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I am an engineer turned strategist with 7+ years of international work experience working at the interface of technical complexity, strategy and business development. I have supported large projects in the energy transition for F100 companies and high-tech scale-ups across the globe. I bring extensive experience in strategic planning, investment case preparation,

and partnership building across technology-intensive industries, being able to translate technical and commercial inputs into actionable strategies that build trust from the boardroom to the factory floor. I connect easily across all levels of an organisation, and colleagues know me as someone who asks the right questions, learns fast, and doesn't settle for good enough.

Languages

Portuguese
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Native or bilingual
German
Fluent
Italian
Basic
English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Saint Gallen (up to 50km)

Self-employed,
Independent Energy Consultant
August 2025 - Today (10 months)
Switzerland
Led the business case development and investment analysis for a national-scale renewable energy infrastructure project for the Kingdom of Bhutan, engaged by a UK-based policy advisory firm.
• • Built the asset-level business case and valuation model to assess value, risk, capital structure, offtake constraints, and financing options across ~15 scenarios
• • Advised on technology selection & strategic procurement of major capital equipment, discovering ~50% CAPEX reduction vs. initial estimates through supplier discovery and business development
• • Analysed national power demand and renewable generation capacity to structure PPA and energy import deals
Pexapark AG
Corporate Renewable Advisory Manager
February 2025 - August 2025 (6 months)
Switzerland
Advised large industrial clients on procurement strategy, portfolio evolution, and long-term commercial structuring.
• • Managed competitive procurement tenders for industrial clients, achieving prices 20% below target in half the typical timeline, owning the relationship and coordinating with legal, technical, and commercial stakeholders
• • Delivered CxO-level workshops on market trends, stakeholder management, and strategic sourcing, improving client decision-making on requirements for long-term contracts
• • Originated projects representing over 50% of team's annual commercial target within first 6 months, advising industrials on sourcing strategy
• • Supported multiple proposals and ongoing mandates, developed new and improved ways of representing complex quantitative analysis results to clients, improved internal processes (knowledge management, CRM)
Relocation to Switzerland
McKinsey & Company,
Sr. Knowledge Analyst (client facing technical expert)
May 2022 - January 2025 (2 years and 8 months)
Poland
Technical expert embedded in client strategy teams, supporting investment decisions, technology evaluation, and value engineering for multi-billion-dollar projects across specialty chemicals, energy, and sustainability.
• • Drove value engineering for a $1B green ammonia plant, identifying $120–170M in CAPEX savings through process and technology evaluations under different business models. The plant is now under construction in two countries
• • Led techno-economic modelling workstreams for green hydrogen, ammonia, energy storage (BESS and TES), and industrial decarbonisation, feeding board-level investment memos
• • Built 20+ bespoke financial and analytical models under tight timelines for global strategy engagements. Facilitated CxO-level workshops on technology selection and strategic priorities for capital-intensive projects
• • Led workstreams on technology assessment and investment analysis across multiple sectors, providing insights used in board-level investment memos and capital allocation decisions
• • Managed small teams of 3 to 4 analysts on content generation sprints for product development of McKinsey Sustainability offerings (UK);

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MSc Renewable Energy
Royal Institute of Technology KTH
2021
MSc Renewable Energy
Energy Engineering
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya UPC
2021
Energy Engineering

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Strategy in Energy Transition Technologies

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