CV Profile No.32520

Experience in the following industries :

• Associative activities
• Banking, insurance, finance
• Electricity, water, gas, nuclear, energy
• Engineering, development studies
• Services other

Professional experience

• Senior manager - Business Processes
• Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) MCC / MCA-L, Liberia
• Since 06.2019
• Senior manager as part of an ESBI executive team currently managing Liberia Electricity Corporation under a Management Service Contract (MSC) funded by MCC/MCA-L • Under my leadership and working with the Heads of Departments in LEC commercial and financial developed & implemented policies, corporate governance & departmental processes • Aligned these processes with the LEC change management & overall business strategy • Completed the transition to mobile money payments and direct bank payments; moved away from cash payments to settle bills and prepay for electricity

• Support to Project director responsible for EU funded Network upgrade projects
• Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) MCC / MCA-L, Liberia
• 07.2018 - 01.2020
• • Implemented a design approach to upgrade existing urban electrical networks in Monrovia (€19M Project value) as part of an EU funded project • Developed a concept to mix Solar Home Systems with stand-alone solar-powered grids • Developed a model to sub-concession an industrial feeder to a private operator

• Senior manager - Revenue Protection
• Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) MCC / MCA-L, Liberia
• 07.2018 - 05.2019
• • Established and managed a Revenue Protection Unit (RPU) to increase revenue and reduce losses. Managed 5 department managers in charge of 40 plus field personnel • Successfully implemented a system of penalties and deterrents to deter culprits from stealing energy or not paying bills. Revenue target $3,5M a month • Created RPU focussed business processes aligned with the billing and revenue module integrated in a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.

• Chief Operating Officer
• 2019 Power Control Limited and RISE
• 05.2015 - 06.2019
• PCL (Sollatek) is one of the largest suppliers of batteries and PV panels in Dar es Salaam. PCL developed various projects from the solar / battery system that supplies power to the Swiss embassy in Dar es Salaam to the Elon Musk X-Prize where 134 Solar and battery powered teaching stations were supplied in schools in Tanga District of Tanzania. • Co-founder of RISE, a Solar Home System (SHS) company (Sold 15,000 plus SHS) • Responsible for the restructuring of the engineering department of PCL • Introduced administration and management systems to improve performance • Established the center of operations in Kyela, Southern Tanzania. • Developed and launched a prepaid system with a mobile phone aggregator

• Technical Adviser to CEO of ECG
• (ECG), MCC / MIDA, Ghana
• 11.2017 - 06.2018
• Worked closely with the relevant ECG departments and I improved co-ordination between the ECG call center and fault dispatch center and mobile field teams that restore power. New systems were introduced and operational procedures

• Business Developer & Country Manager
• ESBI, East Africa, (Dar es Salaam)
• 06.2014 - 10.2017
• • Engage power utilities in the region to promote the ESBI brand of services and networking in the region and building relationships with energy stakeholders • Prepared bid strategies and work with bidding teams on potential projects in East Africa. Identify key strategic national local partners to bid with on projects • Managed the ESBI branch office and engineers in Dar es Salaam

• Project Manager for the Zanzibar PSP Project
• International Finance Corporation, Zanzibar – Zeco Zanzibar power utility
• 02.2015 - 11.2015
• • Completed a strategic assessment and financial analysis of Zeco in Zanzibar • Recommended strategies to improve operational and technical efficiency • Managed a team of 15 specialists from various backgrounds to deliver a financial and private sector model (Scenario-based) used to identify the private sector participation options for the Zanzibar energy sector. Delivered a feasible option that was adopted by the Zanzibar government

• Project Manager and ESBI Tanzania Branch Manager
• Millennium Challenge Account Tanzania (MCC-MCA-T)
• 06.2014 - 03.2015
• • Assessed reported failures, investigated and co-ordinating system repairs • Closed off projects to the value of $207M and supported the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team to finalise all compact reports and M&E data metrics

• Project Manager & Coordinator
• Millennium Challenge Account Tanzania (MCA-T), Tanzania & Zanzibar
• 11.2008 - 12.2014
• ESBI was appointed to manage the MCA-T energy projects (project value: $207M), construction of the Zanzibar interconnector project (132kV submarine cable and Overhead line and six substations); 21 substation projects and the construction of 2,564km of distribution networks in 7 regions in Tanzania • Project manager for the electrification project ($54M). Completing 50,000 plus house connections. Over and above this role, I was also responsible for the following: • Responsible for overall project programming and project budgets for all the projects • Managed a team of 18 supervisors, 6 engineer managers, and 50+ engineers • Delivered a Distribution Networks Management and GIS system • Implemented and managed a Quality Assurance and Quality Construction program • I was the overall Project Director responsible for all of the projects (from 1/2012 to end)

• Senior Strategic Pricing Manager
• ESB Independent Energy, Republic of Ireland
• 03.2007 - 10.2008
• Managed and prepared the ESBIE pricing team for the Single Electricity Market (SEM). Successfully concluded pre-launch market trails a requirement to enter the SEM

• Executive Director of Supply,
• KEK, Kosovo
• 01.2004 - 12.2006
• ESBI was engaged as management contractors on a three-year turn-around contract to manage KEK and turn it into a financially sustainable self-sufficient utility • Managed the Supply division (640 plus employees and 11 Managers), the commercial division of KEK a vertically integrated electricity utility post-war Balkans • Directly responsible for a revenue increase of 28%, and loss reduction of 19% in 3 years • Responsible for average energy sales of €100M plus per year • Reorganized the Supply division, and created new business processes & policies • Developed a full bespoke customer billing and Information Management System (IMS) • Responsible for metering (Post- and prepay), billing, revenue collection, audits, disconnections, customer services, energy balance and load shedding • Reported quarterly to the Board of Directors and monthly to the Regulator

• Project Manager responsible for Investments in GSE
• Worldbank/KFW, Republic of Georgia
• 09.2002 - 04.2004
• ESBI Change Management Contract for the management of the Georgian State ElectroSystem (GSE); the Transmission and Dispatch utility of the Republic of Georgia. • Managed the transmission system investment program • Managed a team of 3 finance specialists and 4 engineers