Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 24 years of experience, the expert specializes in renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate change, and environmental management. With 18 years of strategic and operational project management, the expert has led multi-disciplinary teams, successfully implementing international and local initiatives. Career highlights include establishing demand-based vocational training programs and leading the reform of public TVET systems. Responsibilities have included building strategic partnerships, securing additional resources for training, and demonstrating thought leadership in aligning stakeholders and building coalitions with government and industry.

Project experience and donor exposure

Worked across diverse projects involving collaboration with international donors such as AFD, EU, GIZ, UNDESA, UNICEF, USAID, and WHO. The expert's involvement includes project implementation, technical assistance, evaluations, and capacity building in renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate change, and vocational training. Projects have been both regional and national in scope, taking place in countries like India, Nepal, and Nigeria. Previously held roles have included leading initiatives to reform public TVET systems, developing clean energy courses, and securing additional resources for training through strategic partnerships.

Sectors and geographic focus

With a background in key sectors including renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate change, environmental management, and vocational training, the expert has held leadership roles such as team leader and senior advisor. Responsibilities have included project implementation, strategic management, and capacity building. The expert's interdisciplinary expertise includes integrating renewable energy solutions in development projects and reforming vocational education systems. The geographic scope of work has had a regional and country-specific impact in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in India, Nepal, and Nigeria. The expert has demonstrated deep familiarity with local governance and regional development issues through long-term assignments in these regions, contributing to significant regional development and reform initiatives.

Languages and education

The expert is a native German speaker and is proficient in English, utilizing these language skills in professional contexts, including in-country work in Germany, India, Nepal, and Nigeria. The expert holds an M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering/Renewable Energy from Fachhochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft, Berlin, Germany. Additionally, they are a Certified Engineer in Environmental Conservation, Renewable Energy, and Energy Efficiency from Fachschule für Technik, Butzbach, Germany. The expert is also a qualified vocational trainer from Fachschule für Technik, Butzbach, and a certified electrician from the Nuclear Power Station, Greifswald, East Germany.