Experience

Aega ASA

• Norway
• Financial Services

• Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  Oslo, Norway • Key member of the senior leadership team responsible for setting the overall funding strategy of a stock-listed company, aiming to reach business performance while assuring that internal and external stakeholder expectations are met • Guaranteeing proper day-to-day operations by overseeing the work of divisional executives; timely, accurate and complete reporting procedures; budget management processes; and the implementation of systematic controls, work flows, and people in place to… Show more • Key member of the senior leadership team responsible for setting the overall funding strategy of a stock-listed company, aiming to reach business performance while assuring that internal and external stakeholder expectations are met • Guaranteeing proper day-to-day operations by overseeing the work of divisional executives; timely, accurate and complete reporting procedures; budget management processes; and the implementation of systematic controls, work flows, and people in place to improve the operational efficiency, effectiveness and strategic position of the company • Monitoring and analysing monthly/yearly operating results vs. budget • Identification and evaluation of opportunities for value creation from large-scale PV plants development and acquisition • Preliminary/in-depth technical due diligence on focused PV assets • Execution of multiple high impact initiatives to motivate and lead a high-performance management team and help establishing the achievement of a climate of professional excellence

• Head of Acquisitions

  • Feb 2017 - Apr 2018

  Oslo, Norway • Director of all stages of sourcing, market assessment, price negotiation and acquisition of target large-scale solar power plants • Preliminary/in-depth technical due diligence on focused PV assets • Implementation of systematic M&A processes, acquisition strategies and success criteria; staff and externals work-stream coordination; evaluation of key issues and elaboration of pre-/post-closing plans • Development of organisational strategies: information flow, long-term planning… Show more • Director of all stages of sourcing, market assessment, price negotiation and acquisition of target large-scale solar power plants • Preliminary/in-depth technical due diligence on focused PV assets • Implementation of systematic M&A processes, acquisition strategies and success criteria; staff and externals work-stream coordination; evaluation of key issues and elaboration of pre-/post-closing plans • Development of organisational strategies: information flow, long-term planning, policies and practices geared towards the achievement of operational excellence in a stock-listed company environment

• Head of Operations Norway

  • Mar 2014 - Feb 2017

  Oslo, Norway • Screening, pricing, acquisition, operation, and optimisation of a pipeline of profitable large-scale, ground-mounted, solar power plants • Negotiation of partnership opportunities, new commercial structures and financially attractive investments within the Italian secondary PV market • Preliminary/in-depth technical due-diligence on over 500 MWp of solar assets • Supervision of asset management (production monitoring and reporting); O&M (availability, performance ratio, best practice… Show more • Screening, pricing, acquisition, operation, and optimisation of a pipeline of profitable large-scale, ground-mounted, solar power plants • Negotiation of partnership opportunities, new commercial structures and financially attractive investments within the Italian secondary PV market • Preliminary/in-depth technical due-diligence on over 500 MWp of solar assets • Supervision of asset management (production monitoring and reporting); O&M (availability, performance ratio, best practice and compliance with safety and maintenance manuals); and security (theft prevention) • Daily contact with bank institutes, leasing and insurance companies, legal and tax advisors, investors, co-owners and Board of Directors



Guidepoint

• United States
• Information Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Energy Advisor

  • Jul 2020 - Dec 2023

  New York City, USA • Advisory on EU small-scale solar PV markets and installations



University of Calgary

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Peer Reviewer

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

  Calgary, Canada • Evaluation of manuscripts for an international scientific journal within the field of Renewable Energy in Polar environments, to be judged according to their scholarly and academic merit • Arctic is North America's premier journal of northern research. Now in its seventh decade of continuous publishing, Arctic contains contributions from any area of scholarship dealing with the polar and subpolar regions of the world. Articles in Arctic present original research and have withstood… Show more • Evaluation of manuscripts for an international scientific journal within the field of Renewable Energy in Polar environments, to be judged according to their scholarly and academic merit • Arctic is North America's premier journal of northern research. Now in its seventh decade of continuous publishing, Arctic contains contributions from any area of scholarship dealing with the polar and subpolar regions of the world. Articles in Arctic present original research and have withstood intensive peer review. Arctic also publishes reviews of new books on the North, profiles of significant people, places and northern events, and topical commentaries Show less



Greengauge AS

• Norway
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Sustainability Consultant

  • Oct 2013 - Mar 2014

  Oslo, Norway • Design and implementation of sustainability management and reporting systems • Verification of GHG inventories • Global Reporting Initiative (GRI-G4) • ISO 14001



Arctos Young Scientist Forum 2012

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2012 - Feb 2012

  Svolvær, Norway • 45-min speech (PhD Workshop) on the perspectives of implementing solar and wind energy in the Norwegian Arctic



Arctic Frontiers

• Norway
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Key Speaker

  • Jan 2012 - Feb 2012

  Tromsø, Norway • 20-min speech within the “Renewable and Alternative Energy Panel” included in the Science Section of the conference, followed by a press conference



Columbia University in the City of New York

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Author

  • Mar 2011 - Aug 2011

  New York City, USA • Publication of a peer-reviewed renewable energy article on an international scientific journal • Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development was founded at Columbia University in 2007. The journal, published biannually, uses an interdisciplinary approach to sustainable development and can be read online at www.consiliencejournal.org. It is a global, online journal dedicated to promoting interdisciplinary dialogue on sustainable development. By providing a public platform for… Show more • Publication of a peer-reviewed renewable energy article on an international scientific journal • Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development was founded at Columbia University in 2007. The journal, published biannually, uses an interdisciplinary approach to sustainable development and can be read online at www.consiliencejournal.org. It is a global, online journal dedicated to promoting interdisciplinary dialogue on sustainable development. By providing a public platform for discussion, Consilience hopes to encourage a global community to think more broadly, thoroughly, and analytically about sustainable development. The journal aims to bring students, researchers, professors, and practitioners from a variety of discipline and geographical regions in direct conversation with each other through an online, academically rigorous medium Show less



Kon-Tiki Museet

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Apr 2010 - Dec 2010

  Oslo, Norway • Sorting, indexing and cataloguing of Thor Heyerdahl's UNESCO Memory of the World archive • Organisation of a scientific conference: “Early Man and the Ocean: Social Significance of Ocean Voyages” • Management of digital/hard collections and exhibitions within the Research Institute for Pacific Archaeology and Cultural History



Various

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Other Work Experience

  • Jun 1999 - Jan 2010

  • Lecturer (24 Ore Business School - “Master in Export & International Business”. Milan, Italy) • Pavilion Director (EXPO Dubai 2020 - Federal Republic of Somalia. Dubai, UAE) • Lecturer (Altalex Formazione-Ipsoa, Wolters Kluwer Italia - “Master in Contrattualistica Internazionale”. Milan, Italy) • Travel Reporter (Globerovers Magazine. Hong Kong, China) • G19 Football Trainer (VIF: Vålerenga Invest Fotball AS. Oslo, Norway) • Campus Driver (SiO: Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo og… Show more • Lecturer (24 Ore Business School - “Master in Export & International Business”. Milan, Italy) • Pavilion Director (EXPO Dubai 2020 - Federal Republic of Somalia. Dubai, UAE) • Lecturer (Altalex Formazione-Ipsoa, Wolters Kluwer Italia - “Master in Contrattualistica Internazionale”. Milan, Italy) • Travel Reporter (Globerovers Magazine. Hong Kong, China) • G19 Football Trainer (VIF: Vålerenga Invest Fotball AS. Oslo, Norway) • Campus Driver (SiO: Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo og Akershus. Oslo, Norway) • Volunteer (Oslo 2012: World Snowboarding Championships. Oslo, Norway) • Exam Inspector (University of Oslo. Oslo, Norway) • Editing Project Lead, Copywriter, Interpreter (Stiftelsen Skansen. Stockholm, Sweden) • Co-Founder and Director (Camelot Wine Bar. Montescaglioso, Italy) • Private Teacher, Newscaster, Tour Guide, DJ (Bari-Taranto-Matera-Potenza, Italy) Show less