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Energy & climate scientist/ consultant
More than ten years of experience in Government agencies combined with Development banks, Private companies & Research entities
Expertise in research, R+D+i management, grant writing and management, project management, lecturing
Fluent in Spanish (Native), English and competent French speaker
Open to work in hybrid/remote with occasional travels |
 Contact Ricardo Narváez
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Area of Expertise: |
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
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Infrastructure, Technology, Engineering, Science
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Professional Experience: |
Instituto de Investigación Geológico y Energético – IIGE (National geology & energy research institute of Ecuador)
- Deputy Technical Director (Sep 18 – Jan 23)
* Supervision & operational management of R+D+i management mechanism & technical/ research-related processes. Average technical staff of 150 people, including 6 technical directors
* Supervision & operational management of geology, mining & energy-related research groups
Instituto Nacional de Eficiencia Energética y Energías Renovables - INER (National energy efficiency & renewable energy laboratory of Ecuador)
- Executive Director (Jun 18 – Aug 18)
* Legal representation of INER – Average staff of 86 people
* Report institutional performance to the Chair Committee
- Deputy Technical Director (Sep 15 – May 18)
* Supervision & operational management of R+D+i management mechanism & technical/ research-related processes. Average technical staff of 60 people, including 3 technical directors
* Supervision of energy-related research groups
- Director of Scientific & Technological Research (Aug 14 – Aug 15)
* R+D+I strategies & indicators management – Average technical staff of 15 people
- Technical Expert (May 12 – Jul 14)
* Grants, cooperation & public funds management
* Renewable energy & energy efficiency (ISO 50001) advisory
IDB Invest – Development bank
- Freelance – Energy efficiency & waste-water consultant (Nov 19 – Oct 20)
* ISO 50001 gap analysis & waste-water disposal improvement for INDUGLOB S.A. – Home appliances producer
* ISO 50001:2018 implementation & certification
Working Up – Coworking & entrepreneurship office
- Science & technology mentor (Jul 16 – )
* Scientific & technology mentorship through the incubation service.
Universidad Central del Ecuador - Faculty of Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
* Lecturer – postgraduate level (Dec 20 – Jan 21) – Energy efficiency in industrial facilities
* Lecturer – undergraduate level (May 16 – ) – Automatic Control, Unit Operations
Bureau Veritas Ecuador – Verification & certification services
- Freelance - Technical expert (Aug 19 – )
* Auditing tasks support in electricity & steam generation, water utility operations, power electronics equipment manufacturing
Universidad Internacional SEK Ecuador - Faculty of Architecture & Engineering
- Industrial Eco-Efficiency Master Program
* Lecturer – postgraduate level (Apr 18 – Oct 20) - Energy & environment, Writing workshop
Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST) Loughborough, UK
- Research associate/ PhD researcher (Mar 13 – Sep 19)
* Renewable energy for development research group – Artificial intelligence application for gasifiers
Renssnature Consulting Co.
- Freelance – Climate change consultant (Nov 22 - )
* Carbon footprint calculation for PLUSPETROL S.A.
- Freelance - Cleaner production consultant (Jan 14 – Dec 14)
* Energy, & water optimization advisory at textile & poultry industry
Corporación para la Investigación Energética – CIE (Ecuadorian NGO)
- Freelance consultant (Jan 2012 – Apr 2012) & intern (Jun 11 – Dec 11)
* Wind resource assessment (Manabí, Ecuador) & biomass gasification – Techno-economic assessment
Secretaría Nacional del Agua – SENAGUA (Water Authority of Ecuador)
- Water quality analyst – Irrigation water quality in water-use permits above 50 litres per second (Apr 10 – Sep 10)
* GIS basins analysis
* Water sampling, testing & water quality information analysis
* Environmental quality of local water bodies
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Education: |
* Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) – Loughborough University (UK)
* European Master in Renewable Energy - Master of Science (M.Sc.) – Loughborough University (UK)
* Bachelor's in chemical engineering – Universidad Central del Ecuador (Ecuador)
* Certified in ISO 50001 implementation & auditing
* Trained in blockchain, strategic planning, mining operations, ISO 46001, 9001, 45001, 14001
* Highly skilled in Phyton, Matlab, LabView, Aspen HYSYS, MS Office, remote work platforms, ISO 14064
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Achievements & certifications
ISO 50001 Senior Lead Implementer – Certification granted by PECB (Canada)
ISO 50001 Senior Lead Auditor – Certification granted by PECB (Canada)
Universidad Central del Ecuador prize (Category STEM – Web of Science/ Scopus indexed publication) 2019
Universidad Central del Ecuador prize (Category STEM – Web of Science/ Scopus indexed publication) 2020
Universidad Central del Ecuador prize (Category STEM – Web of Science/ Scopus indexed publication) 2021
Doctorate studies grant – Open call SENESCYT 2013
Master studies grant – Open call SENESCYT 2010
University Council Representative of the Chemical Engineering Students Union - Universidad Central del Ecuador (2007 - 2008)
Head of the Chemical Engineering Students Union - Universidad Central del Ecuador (2008 -2009)
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Professional achievements
Start the biomass research group and co-start the energy efficiency for industry in IIGE (formerly INER) and get research grants for above USD 4.5 millions?
Obtain financing for geophysical surveying through IDB (USD 26 millions) as part of IIGE managerial staff
Obtain the first patent granted to public research institutes of Ecuador in 2016?
Lead the technical aspects of the merging deployment between INER (national renewable energy lab) and INIGEMM (geological survey) for creating IIGE?
Lead the technical and scientific areas of IIGE to reach an H Index of 24 (dec/2022) from a baseline value of 10 (sep/2018)?
Create the Automatic Control Teaching Laboratory in the Faculty of Chemical Engineering of the Central University of Ecuador and the experimental course?
Participate in the implementation team of the second ISO 50001 certified energy management system in Ecuador
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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