Gaston Quantz
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Professional working proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Data Science
General AssemblyJul, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Principles of Sustainable Finance - Erasmus University Rotterdam
CourseraJul, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Core Skills - Professional Certification
AlteryxNov, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Skyview Ventures
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United States
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Solar Finance Associate
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Mar 2023 - Present
Skyview Ventures invests in environmental commodities, distributed solar + storage, electric vehicle infrastructure, and early-stage startups in North America. Skyview operates three subsidiary companies that act as platforms to drive growth for its venture investments, which are in the grid resiliency, distributed generation, fleet electrification, building efficiency, and carbon reduction sectors.As a Solar Finance Associate at Skyview's solar operating company Davis Hill Development, I drive discovery, financing, and closing of distributed solar + storage project opportunities in the market. I additionally manage relations with tax equity and debt providers and translate my insights into support for Skyview's venture investing activity. Show less
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MBA Venture Associate
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Nov 2022 - Mar 2023
As a part-time MBA Venture Associate, I led investor relations, market research, and due diligence efforts for Skyview's portfolio companies and deal pipeline.
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Davis Hill Development
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United States
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Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Solar Finance Associate
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Mar 2023 - Present
Solar Finance Associate at Skyview Ventures's distributed solar operating company, Davis Hill Development Solar Finance Associate at Skyview Ventures's distributed solar operating company, Davis Hill Development
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Apex Clean Energy
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United States
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Renewable Energy Power Generation
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300 - 400 Employee
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MBA Intern & Summer Associate
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May 2022 - Dec 2022
Strengthened business development and project development initiatives for Apex's Distributed Energy Team: - Led business development and project finance efforts for 13 onsite solution proposals to C&I customers, totaling 106 MWac of capacity and $210M in potential investment; defined and overhauled team's procedures for rooftop, onsite ground mount, and storage solution modeling - Forecasted date that Virginia community solar program would reach capacity; subsequently recommended which projects team should further invest in and which team should drop - Determined best locations for NY community solar and military base solutions based on regional market dynamics, distribution lines, and local policies - Successfully developed single onsite wind turbine in 4-person team for electric vehicle company's manufacturing plant Show less
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Insight Sourcing
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Associate
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Feb 2020 - Jul 2021
Insight Sourcing Group is a premier, boutique management consulting firm specializing in driving client profitability through procurement, operations, and energy costs reduction.- Led various cross-divisional teams for Fortune 500, mid-market, and PE clients and internal firm initiatives, all together introducing over $40M of savings opportunities and 170% division growth over 2 years- Established firm offerings in renewable energy space by helping create center of excellence and sourcing virtual power purchase agreements; client solutions include onsite solar, battery procurement, community solar, and electric fleets Show less
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Experienced Analyst
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Apr 2019 - Feb 2020
Experienced consultant within ISG's post-sourcing management consulting practice leveraging advanced analytics and data visualization to drive greater profitability in central spend categories
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Booz Allen Hamilton
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Consultant
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Jul 2018 - Apr 2019
Senior Consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton's Strategic Innovation Group (SIG) that built and communicated analytics-driven solutions to solve federal clients' greatest technical challenges. Main project focused on implementing human capital, operational, and technology solutions for a 2,000-person DOJ agency.
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Consultant
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Aug 2017 - Jul 2018
IT-focused SIG Consultant working to improve a data warehouse and user interface of a DHS agency's business analytics system suffering from major data integration, data quality, and usability issues.
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Booz Allen Hamilton
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Strategy Consulting Intern
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Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
Summer intern within Booz Allen's SIG charged with developing a proof of concept for how police and health facilities can strategically redirect individuals suffering from mental illness away from incarceration and proper treatment Summer intern within Booz Allen's SIG charged with developing a proof of concept for how police and health facilities can strategically redirect individuals suffering from mental illness away from incarceration and proper treatment
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Uber
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United States
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Internet Marketplace Platforms
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700 & Above Employee
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Growth Strategy Intern
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Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
Summer intern with Uber's Cape Town office that designed three campaign-driven local partnerships (Woolworths, Virgin Active, Navigator Films) to boost app downloads, trip figures, and brand awareness in South Africa Summer intern with Uber's Cape Town office that designed three campaign-driven local partnerships (Woolworths, Virgin Active, Navigator Films) to boost app downloads, trip figures, and brand awareness in South Africa
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Education
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2021 - 2023
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
MBA, Concentrations in Finance & Sustainability -
2013 - 2017
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Science (BS), Systems & Information Engineering -
2015 - 2015
iXperience
Study Abroad, Consulting -
2006 - 2013
The Westminster Schools
Diploma, Liberal Arts and Sciences
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