Work experience

• Founder & Managing Consultant

  Sunzest Solar

  2022.08-Current

  (3 years)

  (2 years 8 months) Sunzest Solar provides the ability to asses, procure and produce sustainable, bankable and ethical photovoltaic (PV) modules & battery energy storage systems (BESS) for large scale utility and commercial & industry (C&I) solar projects globally. We work with Independent Power Producers, EU PV module manufacturers, Engineering Procurement Construction companies, technical advisors, developers, investors and banks. Key Contributions: A. Guiding an EU PV manufacturer to become bankable for the C&I and Utility market B. Designing a technology roadmap and implementing IEC62941/Production Quality best practices for a EU PV module manufacturer C. Consultancy on quality requirements for an EU distributor for PV module procurement D. Advising the Dutch government on technical, social and financial bankable PV projects for municipalities and semi-public institutions E. Expert in the Socio-Economic ETIP workgroup on the topic of acceptance of large scale parks and ESG requirements F. Reviewer for the U.S. Department of Energy G. Advisor to an innovative PV module manufacturer
• Technical Asset Manager

  Zonnepark Services Nederland

  2023.03-2023.11

  (9 months)

  Zonnepark Services is a leading O&M provider in the Netherlands. Key Contributions: A. Operate and manage 270MWp of Ground PV projects in The Netherlands B. Low Voltage (up to 1500VDC and 1000VAC) Installation Responsible for all 780MWp of projects 公司:Eneco
• Senior Investment Buyer Solar

  Eneco

  2021.11-2022.08

  (10 months)

  Providing assistance to the Solar PV Asset, Development and Realization department with procurement as to maximize the value of their projects; through quality processes that optimize for the best LCOE. Shortlisting EPCs and management thereof, supporting the PV Quality Working Group, implementing CSR in solar, procurement support for the development, realization and asset management of carport, rooftop, BIPV, utility and floating projects in NL, UK, DE and BE. Key Contributions: A. Assisted the PV Quality Workgroup in developing a QA/QC for PV modules and risk matrix. B. Contributed to the Dutch Solar Buyer Group in procuring sustainable, durable and ethical modules. C. Contracted the first floating solar PV project for Eneco.
• Solar & Storage Expert

  Kiwa

  2020.11-2021.11

  (a year)

  (1 year 1 month) Solar PV Testing, Inspection & Certification (TIC) for module, inverter and battery manufacturers. Technical Advisory (TA) Services & Batch Testing services for IPP, EPCs and investors. Develop the solar & battery TIC (IEC, ISO, EN and UN norms), module & inverter batch testing and TA services in the Benelux. Design & co-implement marketing strategy. Provided technical due diligence services. Speak at Talkshows. Key Contributions: A. Co-launched, developed and analyzed results from the the batch testing service. B. Write expert articles and whitepapers. C. Member of College of Experts for BRL11008. D. Expanded customer base for Battery Testing & Certification in Europe for batteries up to 70kg
• Founder

  Biantemar Solar

  2020.09-2020.11

  (3 months)

  Solar PV consultancy & training for PV manufacturers, developers and EPCs. Key Contributions: A. 150MW consultancy on PV module procurement in LATAM B. Due diligence of a PV module manufacturer for an investor C. Business plan for a third party TIC company
• General Manager

  Solora BV

  2019.05-2020.10

  (2 years)

  (1 year 6 months) Reviewed and analysed technical information & inspected PV parks. Work responsible for the PV parks. Organised maintenance data and oversaw all maintenance. Recruiting and on-boarding of required personnel (techniciansand office employees). Managed a small team of 5. Outbound sales driven and point of contact for complex trouble shooting. Speaker at Solar Future Netherlands (TSFNL) on how O&M can bring investors more internal rate of return through optimization of PR & availability. NEC82 WG2 member on behalf of Solora. Key Contributions: A. Restructured the business plan to growth from 350MW to 1.3GW by 2024 to meet investor demand and executed upon leave +200MW of signed projects for 2020 from the initially planned 180MW. B. Co - implemented HR policy, O&M Best Practices Quality Mark from Solar Power Europe, pension scheme and VCA* accreditation. C. Managed operations for +200MW of 0.3 - 45MW of ground & rooftop projects.
• Technical Product Specialist

  Energyra

  2018.06-2019.05

  (a year)

  Premium residential solar PV module manufacturer Managed all academy training for internal and external personnel. Helped write all marketing, FAQ, datasheet, whitepapers and other customer facing documents. Secondary point of contact for module manufacturing troubleshooting and quality (IV, EL, gel content testing and calibration). Assisted in material selection for the module BOM and testing thereof. Key Contribution: A. Designed a comparative PPA/LCOE/NPV/IRR/ROI calculator B. Re-wrote the sales strategy for Energyra premium modules for the European residential market. C. Co-coordinated golden cell calibration & IEC61215 & 61730 certification.
• Application Expert

  Eternal Sun

  2015.05-2018.05

  (3 years)

  (3 years 1 month) Solar PV solar simulator equipment manufacturer Responsible for technical sales support & marketing in South East Asia, China and Australia with TIER 1 PV modulemanufacturers, research institutes & independent third parties. Set up the WHOFE office in China, sales & technical support team. Primary contact person for fundamental and complicated troubleshooting of IV simulator downtime. Co-designed the market entry strategy, agent network, customer segmentation and competition analysis globally for EternalSun Spire. Trainings for IEC61215 & 61730 module testing. Conference speaker at (SNEC, PVTech) on testing PERx, LID/LeTID. Key Contribution: A. Successfully project managed multiple on site demos to re-position Spire as the leading IV solar simulator tester with TIER 1 PV module production lines in China. B. Wrote a paper on reasoning for LID and testing methodology to testing LID with UNSW. C. Project managed the development of a LED solar simulator with SERIS and IV test lab at UNSW & SIRIM. D. IEC TC82 WG2 and SEMI representation for bifacial & high efficiency module performance and degradation testing in China.

Educational experience

• TU Delft MOOC

  Solar Energy: PV Systems, Photovoltaics

  2016.01-2016.01
• TU Delft

  Solar Energy: PV Energy conversion, photovoltaics

  2015.01-2015.01
• DTU MOOC

  Organic Solar Cells: Theory and practice, photovoltaics

  2015.01-2015.01
• European School of Physiotherapy

  Propedeuse Bachelor of Sciences, Physiotherapy

  2008.01-2010.01

  (2 years)
• Saint Dominics International School of Lisbon, Portugal

  International Baccalaureate, Chemistry HL, Biology HL, History HL, Maths SL tok, english, spanish

  2006.01-2008.01

  (2 years)
• edX
• Coursera

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