Experience

Koppert

• Netherlands
• Farming
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategic Business Officer

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  The nexus between the strategic view and the standing organization, I am responsible for the strategic planning process of Koppert's Agri division, as well as the third party products strategy.Other responsibilities include: - Supporting directors and senior executives in strategic projects- Ensuring value from strategic meetings by coordinating action points for senior leadership- Working across teams to ensure alignment with the divisional goals- Supporting the business development department with product strategy generation- Evaluation of the R&D pipeline for strategic fit with core Agri market needs- M&A targeting and evaluation- Facilitation of strategic workshops in Koppert's subsidiaries- Maintaining and sharing strategic communication tools to ensure alignment- Start up scouting- Initiating and project managing strategic projects for the Agri division- Building global networks in sustainable Agriculture

• Market Analyst

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2022

  Helping grow biological agriculture by researching, organizing and presenting complex information to decision makers. Responsible for the competitive analysis and Agricultural market analysis at Koppert Biological Systems, the market leader of biological crop protection. - Identified and Characterized potential growth markets by compiling a wide array of qualitative and quantitative data- Designed the M&A evaluation process for Koppert - Identified targets for M&A and making recommendations to Koppert's board- Piloted and ran the annual "state of the market" and "competitor reports"- Coordinated external market research with vendors- Created and maintaining dashboards on PowerBI- Conducted global market research using secondary and primary sources



Innovate@BU and Institute for Sustainable Energy

• Greater Boston Area

• Sustainable Innovation Fellow

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2019

  In partnership with Greentown Labs, the US' largest CleanTech incubator, and their member companies, I created new opportunities for the BU community to engage with this vital innovation community. I also studied commercialization of energy storage startups, looking at ways to accelerate Massachusetts' leadership in the field. In partnership with Greentown Labs, the US' largest CleanTech incubator, and their member companies, I created new opportunities for the BU community to engage with this vital innovation community. I also studied commercialization of energy storage startups, looking at ways to accelerate Massachusetts' leadership in the field.



Greentown Labs

• United States
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Energy Storage Fellow

  • Jul 2018 - Sep 2018

  Working to map the energy storage start up landscape for Greentown Labs, through interviews and desk research in order to accelerate start up development. Working to map the energy storage start up landscape for Greentown Labs, through interviews and desk research in order to accelerate start up development.



Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant - Water Projects

  • Feb 2017 - Jul 2018

  The Integrated Urban Water Management project at the ISE engages with stakeholders in San Antonio and Austin to help secure Texas' water future by promoting a sustainable, resilient water system, with emphasis on revenue and financial sustainability. Helped design and evaluate models that measured demand, supply and project cashflow. I designed a tool for evaluating different business models for various water reuse scenarios. Also co-wrote a literature review summarizing Texas' water challenges, as well as potential solutions.



Sundridge Partners

• Associate Business Development Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Oct 2017

  I worked remotely with a team of investors at a family office that specializes in food and agriculture investments, helping them conduct a market survey of the biological agriculture field. A presentation to the partners capped off the internship, wherein a discussion of market complexities, main players, economics and recent M&A trends was compared to Sunridge's investment strategy to find best fit. The internship was conducted remotely during my penultimate semester of business school. I worked remotely with a team of investors at a family office that specializes in food and agriculture investments, helping them conduct a market survey of the biological agriculture field. A presentation to the partners capped off the internship, wherein a discussion of market complexities, main players, economics and recent M&A trends was compared to Sunridge's investment strategy to find best fit. The internship was conducted remotely during my penultimate semester of business school.



Koppert

• Netherlands
• Farming
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Marketing Analyst

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  Initiated market research, evaluated and improved of global marketing strategy, identified new markets, developed and streamlined information channels, built business cases for new products. Assisted executives with strategic research questions. Monitored of competition, new start ups and other business intelligence activities. Initiated market research, evaluated and improved of global marketing strategy, identified new markets, developed and streamlined information channels, built business cases for new products. Assisted executives with strategic research questions. Monitored of competition, new start ups and other business intelligence activities.