Co-Founder and COO

• Aug 2020 - Present

Enabling micro, small, and medium enterprises to thrive in Africa's digital economy Enabling micro, small, and medium enterprises to thrive in Africa's digital economy

Chief Operating Officer

• Sep 2018 - Jul 2020

Head of Global Partnerships

• Apr 2017 - Aug 2018

Program Manager

• Oct 2015 - Mar 2017

Ceniarth is a single-family office focused on funding scalable solutions to the world’s big challenges, particularly around Energy Access and Agriculture. Through our investing and philanthropic activity, we provide capital to accelerate the deployment of products and services that directly impact underserved communities. We aim to support enterprises in ways that lead to long term commercial sustainability Ceniarth is a single-family office focused on funding scalable solutions to the world’s big challenges, particularly around Energy Access and Agriculture. Through our investing and philanthropic activity, we provide capital to accelerate the deployment of products and services that directly impact underserved communities. We aim to support enterprises in ways that lead to long term commercial sustainability

Senior Programme Manager - M4D Utilities

• Oct 2014 - Sep 2015

Responsible for the overall management of the £5.6M DFID funded M4D Utilties/MECS Innovation Fund and leads team delivering advisory services to mobile operators, investors, start-ups, government and NGOs The M4D Utilities programme seeks to mprove access to basic energy, water and sanitation services in underserved communities using mobile technology and infrastructure.

Programme Ops Manager- Mobile Enabled Community Services

• Jan 2013 - Sep 2014

Responsible for managing the £2.4M DFID funded MECS Innovation Fund and leading team delivering advisory services to mobile operators and the MECS ecosystem of organisations. Secured additional £6M for Phase 2 of programme under M4D Utilities banner

Biz Dev Manager- Community Power from Mobile

• Jun 2011 - Dec 2012

Business development in Lat-Am and India including fundraising, delivery of consulting services to mobile operators and organising industry convening events including Mobile World Congress. Secured £4.1M funding for the Mobile Enabled Community Services Programme.

Co-Director/Co-Founder

• Nov 2010 - Mar 2013

Launched made in Africa accessories & clothing website working with African designers and Artisans to increase their market access and gain efficiencies of scale. Launched made in Africa accessories & clothing website working with African designers and Artisans to increase their market access and gain efficiencies of scale.

Project Manager

• Jul 2010 - Nov 2010

Signal Point Partners advises and invests in companies in emerging markets that use mobile phones to deliver basic services. Jack-of-all-trades supporting development of an early pay-as-you-go solution for access to energy using mobile money from concept to implementation. Signal Point Partners advises and invests in companies in emerging markets that use mobile phones to deliver basic services. Jack-of-all-trades supporting development of an early pay-as-you-go solution for access to energy using mobile money from concept to implementation.

Overseas Staff -Energy + Governance & Rural Infrastructure

• Jan 2008 - Jun 2009

Worked with local energy access NGO in project development and developing commerical business models. Developed and facilitated a Leadership Fellowship for 7 high ranking public servants in the Northern Region to increase managerial skills and to create a platform for peer-to-peer sharing of best practices Worked with local energy access NGO in project development and developing commerical business models. Developed and facilitated a Leadership Fellowship for 7 high ranking public servants in the Northern Region to increase managerial skills and to create a platform for peer-to-peer sharing of best practices

Hydro Operations Program Manager

• Jun 2006 - Dec 2007

Part of 4 member business turn-around team created to increase productivity by $60M in 1 year for $400M business -Team lead of programs focussed on business development. Worked with cross-functional team to increase accuracy and competitiveness of bids -Supported on-going quality activities as the Acting Quality Leader

Project Management Leadership Program

• Jun 2004 - Jun 2006

2 year training program: short rotations during 1st year and project assignment for the 2nd year. Youngest and one of 3 women selected to 20 person inaugural class -Assistant Project Manager on GE's largest wind project (over 900, 1.5MW units) -FP&A and financial planning for $300M business -Contract dispute resolution and negotiations and integration of contract management processes -Project planning: facilitated 4 week blitz initiative to fix data integrity of 50 project… Show more 2 year training program: short rotations during 1st year and project assignment for the 2nd year. Youngest and one of 3 women selected to 20 person inaugural class -Assistant Project Manager on GE's largest wind project (over 900, 1.5MW units) -FP&A and financial planning for $300M business -Contract dispute resolution and negotiations and integration of contract management processes -Project planning: facilitated 4 week blitz initiative to fix data integrity of 50 project schedules across 7 international facilities

Project Manager

• Jan 2003 - Jun 2004

Managed 8 hydro equipment and installation contracts worth over $60M Managed 8 hydro equipment and installation contracts worth over $60M

Field Engineer

• Apr 2001 - Aug 2001

On-call 24/7 providing services to drilling rigs onshore in Alberta and offshore in the North Sea. On-call 24/7 providing services to drilling rigs onshore in Alberta and offshore in the North Sea.