Experience

Deloitte Consulting

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Delivery Lead

  • Feb 2021 - Present

• Specialist Leader

  • May 2019 - Present

  Team Lead and Advisor for private sector investment of on-grid generation and transmission and for Distribution Performance Optimization for the USAID's Power Africa’s Nigeria Power Sector Program (NPSP). As Team Lead, responsibilities include coordinating a range of initiatives and transactions to increase private sector investments into Nigeria’s energy sector, enabled by public sector regulations, policies and practices with the goal of eliminating overall capacity constraints to generation and transmission of power. As Advisor, responsiblities include the overall coordination of activities and initiatives focused on Distribution Performance Optimization with the goal of increasing sector liquidity through distribution companies operational improvements

• Utility Financial Specialist

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Senior advisor to the Nigerian Power Sector assisting the Federal Government of Nigeria with developing solutions to power sector issues ranging from private sector investment activities to advising on operational performance improvements within generation, transmission and distribution.



AECOM

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief of Party

  • Oct 2016 - May 2018

  Chief of Party, Palestinian Energy Project (PEP), Palestine, September 2016 – May 2018 Mr. Sedestrom led this $13 million USAID funded start up energy project for the Palestinian Authority, which is working to improve the environment for clean energy adoption and expansion, improve the commercial operations of the West Bank electric distribution companies, support the development of the national transmission company, as well as develop laws, policies and practices supporting the expansion of the Palestinian energy sector.



International Resources Group

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief of Party - Power Distribution Program

  • Aug 2014 - Nov 2015

  Chief of Party, Power Distribution Program, (PDP) July 2014-November 2015 (project completion). Mr. Sedestrom leads this $218 million USAID-funded energy project for the Government of Pakistan, which is working to commercialize and privatize electric distribution companies located throughout Pakistan. He is responsible for the overall management of the project and its work streams, including development of privatization policy and regulation, implementation of infrastructure projects including advanced metering systems and distribution networks, installation of ERP, CIS, HRIS, improving meter data collection and management systems and practices, improving revenues, as well as establishing institutional capacity building and governance programs across the energy sector. In addition, Mr. Sedestrom manages a multinational expat team of technical advisors supported by a local national technical staff.

• Deputy Chief of Party - PDP

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2014

  Deputy Chief of Party, Power Distribution Program, (PDP) July 2012-July 2014. Mr. Sedestrom co-led this $218 million USAID-funded energy project for the Government of Pakistan, which is working to commercialize the 9 electric distribution companies located throughout Pakistan. He was responsible for the overall co-management of the project and its operational work streams, including the installation of ERP, CIS, HRIS, improving meter data collection and management systems and practices, improving revenues, as well as establishing institutional capacity building and governance programs across the energy sector. In addition, Mr. Sedestrom managed a multinational expat team of technical advisors supported by a local national technical staff.



Tetra Tech

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief of Party - KESIP

  • Oct 2009 - Jul 2012

  Chief of Party, Kabul Electricity Service Improvement Program (KESIP), Afghanistan, October 2009-July 2012 (project completion). Mr. Sedestrom led this $55 million USAID-funded project for the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA), which is working to commercialize the newly formed national electric utility. He was responsible for the overall management of the project and its individual work streams, including the installation of ERP and customer information systems, installing a meter data collection and management system, improving revenues, as well as establishing institutional capacity building and governance programs across the enterprise. In addition, Mr. Sedestrom managed a multinational expat team of 30 technical advisors supported by a local national staff of 125.



PA Consulting

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Consultant

  • May 2007 - Sep 2009



Navigant

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Energy Consulting

  • Jan 2004 - May 2007



UMS Group

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director

  • Jan 1996 - Dec 2003



DTE Energy

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Administrator

  • Mar 1978 - Dec 1995