Desired employment / Occupational field: Development Manager/ Renewable _Energy Storage_VPP_DG
Work Experience
Dates: From October 2012 – ONGOING
Occupation or position held: International Project Manager (PMP®) –Power Project Development (Worldwide)
Main activities and responsibilities: Business origination and structuring projects in the energy sector till the financial close. In charge of the following activities:
• Market Studies
– (Market Structure, Supply/Demand analysis, SMP vs BP and Merit Order, etc)- Analysis of new investments and acquisitions in generation portfolios
• Bankable Feasibility Study
– International Regulation, Permitting and Environmental Standards;
– Costs evaluation (CapEx and OpEx) and Technology Benchmarking (LCoE);
– Financial Models ( DER, Project IRR, Project NPV, Equity IRR, Equity NPV, DSCR);
– Risks Analysis and Mitigation
• Commercial Agreements
– Commercial Negotiations for Off – Taker (PPA) and Feedstock/ GSA contracts (coordinating Financial and Legal advisor).
• Tendering
– Basic Design Specifications and O&M strategy definition (LTSA +/or O&M);
– Tender documentation;
– International Prequalification and Tendering Negotiation for EPC, LTSA and O&M (IFI Standards).
Name of employer: TRACTEBEL Engie – ENGIE (Brussels)
Type of business or sector: Engineering & Consulting – Renewable & Thermal Generation
From January 2011 to August 2012
Occupation or position held: Project Manager
Main activities and responsibilities: Lead international projects in the Energy Efficiency and Distributed Power Generation field.
• Products: DG Renewables (PV, Wind, Biomass), Energy Efficiency (C&I)
• Services: Technical Advisor (Permitting, Due Diligence, Basic Design)
• Clients: IFIs (WB, EBRD), Utilities, IPPs, Developers, C&I.
Name of employer: MWH Global Inc. (Milan)
Type of business or sector: Engineering & Consulting – Energy, Renewable & Sustainability
Dates: From December 2007 to December 2010
Occupation or position held: Project Engineer / Project Manager
Main activities and responsibilities: Lead of EPC projects for small-medium (DG) biomass fired CHP/Power plants (tailor made, turn-key). Responsible of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & control and closing phase during:
• Basic Design & Detail Engineering
• Procurement and Quality Manufacturing:
• Shipment on field;
• Construction and Erection;
• Commissioning, and Performance Tests;
Name of employer: BONO Sistemi S.p.A. / CANNON Group – BONO ENERGY & ECOLOGY (Milan)
Type of business or sector: Plant Design – Engineering Procurement and Construction
Dates: From June 2006 to July 2007
Occupation or position held: Pipeline Optimization Manager
Main activities and responsibilities: Determination of set of projects in the portfolio. Alignment of decision-making process for estimating and selecting new capital investment projects with the strategic plan:
• Market Analyst/ Business development:
– Due diligence and business cases for ‘throughput’ optimization costs among the different shell oil depots all around the south east of Europe, based on new commercial agreements and acquisition strategies. Proposal of revamping, debottlenecking, upgrading of existing depots, or new depots acquisition.
• Asset Management support:
– Optimization analysis for depots operations, contract management and negotiation with join-venture shareholders and third parties in Shell depots. Goods off-take, fuel supply, Concession Contracts, O&M.
Name of employer: Shell Italy S.p.A. (Milan)
Type of business or sector: Supply & Distribution Business Line – Oil &Gas (Downstream)
Qualifications
Date / Title of qualification awarded: November 2007 / Post master degree certificate in Italy (Engineering License)
Date/Title of qualification awarded: March 16th 2006 / Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Date/Title of qualification awarded: December 23 rd 2004 / Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineering
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered: Production and Mechanical Design
Name and type of organization providing education and training: Polytechnic of Turin, Faculty of Engineering
Personal Skills & Competencies
Languages Skills:
Mother tongue(s): Italian
Other language(s) Listening/Reading/ Spoken interaction/Spoken production/Writing
English C2 Proficient User C2 Proficient User C2 Proficient User C2 Proficient User C2 Proficient User
French C1 Proficient User C1 Proficient User B1 Independent User B1 Independent User A2 Basic User
Spanish B1 Independent User B1 Independent User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A1 Basic User
(*) Self-assessment, Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Social skills and competences: Negotiating between individuals and groups; Organizing projects people and ideas; Persuading and motivating individuals or groups
Organizational skills and competences: Memorizing, retaining and learning information; Provide alternative strategies to solve problems and optimize systems; Analytical skills; Ability to work in autonomy and in team; Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Technical skills and competences: Project & Business Development; Program & Project Management; Engineering Procurement & Construction;
Computer skills and competences: MS Project; Office programs; Mathcad; Thermoflow (Basic User); AutoCAD (Basic User); Matlab (Basic User); Homer (demo); BLAST BTM Lite (demo)
Other Skills & Competencies
• Project Management Professional [PMP ®] Certificate (Project Management Institute) [2015]
• Desalination with Solar Energy (European Desalination Society) [2015]
• Project & Infrastructure Financing Course (SDA Bocconi) [2011]
Additional information:
As Project Manager (certified PMP®), I led different projects, managing and coordinating team of international experts with different backgrounds (technical, legal, environmental, and financial), for new investment in power generation.
Some key points of my background are listed below:
• Energy Economics and Planning;
• Knowledge of Regulated and Deregulated Electricity markets ;
• Understanding of international regulations, permitting, and environmental standards (both IFI and Local standards);
• Knowledge of project financing in the energy sector.
• Knowledge of mechanisms of bankability and technological benchmarking;
• Knowledge of public and private international Tendering principles for EPC, LTSA and O&M;
• Knowledge of commercial agreements in the electricity sectors (PPA, GSA, National Subsidies Schemes, others.);
• Technical knowledge of generation units, transmission and distribution.
