Experience

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  Creek Capital Limited

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Vice President

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    - Identifying and assessing emerging trends and opportunities in sustainable investment management- Developing and implementing an assessment framework to drive the decision making in sustainable investment opportunities- Cooperating with cross-functional teams to develop and launch innovative sustainable investment products and services that meet the evolving needs of clients and investors- Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, regulators, and industry associations, to influence policy and regulatory frameworks

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  SirajPower

  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Head Of New Business and Innovation

    • Apr 2020 - Jan 2023
    • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    - Identifying new markets & business models helping clients meet their sustainability goal by leveragingSirajPower's core financed energy services business- Developing commercial strategy for the new business lines by analysing the clients needs, competitors'capability & SirajPower's potential- Originated a new business called hybrid, providing off-grid clients with financed solar-diesel hybrid power- Originated an innovative business called on-demand solar energy, providing off-grid clients with 100% clean power through transporting the containerized battery systems storing electricity generated by the off-site solar PV plants. A new venture called HYPR has been established by a JV of SirajPower, CAFU and CreekCapital: https://gulfbusiness.com/cafu-partners-with-sirajpower-for-on-demand-transportable-lithium-ion-batteries-in-uae/ - Developing complex financial models & draft PPA contracts for the hybrid & on-demand solar energy business lines- Creating a team of technical innovators developing new products and solutions necessary to execute new business models- Creating the customer centric business development teams in charge of hybrid & on-demand solar energy- Lead the sales for the first major PPAs of the hybrid & on-demand solar energy businesses: https://gulfnews.com/business/energy/sirajpower-to-deliver-hybrid-energy-to-abu-dhabis-cleanco-waste-treatment-1.89073988

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  Enerwhere

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Utilities
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Head of Distributed Generation

    • Mar 2016 - Apr 2020

    - Leading the on-grid EPC and the industrial hybrid PPA sales departments by managing 40+ employees in an inclusive environment by training young female engineers reaching senior roles- Achieved over 35% share in Dubai on-grid solar market by offering EPC and O&M services to the C&I clients- Won the tender & lead the execution for the Middle East's largest solar rooftop plant: https://www.mesia.com/2019/02/13/enerwhere-etihad-install-middle-easts-largest-solar-rooftop-plant/- Leading techno-commercial negotiations with customers to close deals in line with target revenue and margin- Reviewing project management plans and providing advice to project managers for improvements for on time delivery of projects- Ensuring smooth transition from commissioning to O&M by setting up the asset management infrastructure- Responsible for P&L management on departments level- Creating shareholder value by performing financial analysis and building relationships with regional regulators

  • Engineer - Off-grid systems

    • Sep 2013 - Mar 2016

    - Commercializing the MSc. Thesis project by originating a new business through developing customer centric solutions- Engaging with the clients by assessing their electricity consumption and de-carbonization constraints to adapt the optimal mix of the conventional and renewable solutions to their specific needs- Providing technical support to the sales team to improve the hybrid PPA proposal through optimizing the hybrid system design and quantifying the environmental savings- Creating processes to integrate technical parameters in the commercial modelling and analysing their sensitivity- Defining the operational structure of complex hybrid PAA contracts- Liaising with the consultants and regulatory stakeholders for aligning the solutions to comply with localauthorities' requirement- Attending international energy exhibitions to keep track of new products and the latest developments in the industry- Identifying and negotiating with vendors, contractors and consultants in relation to procurement of new products and services- Transforming the in-house design of relocatable solar mounting systems for local manufacturing- Planning and budgeting the logistics operation for re-deploying the hybrid plants at clients sites across the MEA region- Setting up the first version of the remote monitoring and billing system for the hybrid plants

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  Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique

  • UAE

  • M.Sc. Thesis Engineer

    • Feb 2013 - Sep 2013
    • UAE

    - Integration of solar PV and battery storage in a diesel mini-grid interconnecting with the grid

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  Ambata Capital Middle East

  • Dubai

  • Hybrid Energy Systems Developer

    • Jul 2012 - Nov 2012
    • Dubai

    - Supporting the creation of temporary off-grid PPA business plan- Modelling the technical performance of solar - diesel - battery hybrid power systems- Proposal preparation for the hybrid PPA

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  Boston University

  • Research and Development

    • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

    - Fabricating new Graphene-based solar cell electrode material Link to the Research (ICAM-I2CAM Fellowship)