Description

💼 Strategy & Business Project Development Consultant with 16+ years of international project structuring and development experience

🔍 Entrepreneurial vision & strategic consulting, combining market analysis and operational execution in complex and uncertain environments.

⚡️ Expertise in Renewable Energies & Energy Transition

Specializing in Offshore Wind, I pivoted to the renewable energy industry in 2020, bringing a decade of experience in large-scale oil and gas infrastructure. My focus is on commercial management/business development and regulatory affairs. I have acquired knowledge in solar and and hydrogen production and storage technology development through interface projects.

* Proven success in managing complex oil & gas and renewable projects throughout their full lifecycle, including origination, development, EPCIC (detailed Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation, Commissionning), and O&M (Operations and Maintenance).

* Demonstrated capabilities in driving business development, commercial management, and ensuring operational and financial performance of multi-million-dollar projects and assets.

* Skilled in policy and regulatory analysis, market development, and advocacy.

* Professional speaker on renewable energies (representing BlueFloat at key global offshore wind conferences).

🤝 Experience with Energy Major Players: Collaboration with TotalEnergies, TechnipEnergies, Saipem, Engie, Air Liquide on high-impact strategic projects globally.

📈 Corporate & Business Strategy

* Business models, strategic plans & market studies

* Emerging market entry strategies

* M&A, partnerships, joint ventures, Technical and financial due diligence

*Government call for tenders, bid strategy and preparation

📊 Project Controls & Financial Acumen

* Contract & procurement negotiation and commercial management of portfolios exceeding $40 million.

* Financial modelling, cost estimation, budget & schedule monitoring.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

London (up to 50km)

BlueFloat Energy,
Senior Business Development Manager
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
March 2022 - May 2024 (2 years and 2 months)
London, UK
• Origination: Led new market entry strategies based on site assessments, power market fundamentals, competition mapping, and regulatory frameworks
• Team Leadership: Built and led project development teams in Taiwan, Philippines, Australia, NZ.
• Commercial management: Directed offtake sourcing strategy, engaging with offtakers (Tech.: Google, AWS, Industrial: Air Liquide) to secure viable revenue stream (Corporate PPAs)
• Piloted bid strategy to optimize scoring for priced and non-priced criteria. GW
BlueFloat Energy,
Head of Government & Regulatory Affairs
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
August 2023 - Today (2 years and 10 months)
London, UK
• Leading global efforts to monitor and analyze policy and regulatory developments contributing to climate mitigation and resilience goals, at the EU level and in key offshore wind markets.
• Developing advocacy strategies to create favorable tender design and viable routes to market (e.g. PPA, Contract for Differences). This involves strong collaborations with NGOs, industry groups, multilateral organizations (WindEurope, GWEC: Global Wind Energy Council, World Bank, IFC).
• Formally presenting policy recommendations to regulatory bodies/government officials (e.g., Energy Regulation Commission, Ministries of Energy and Environment) and Joint Venture stakeholders. Achievement:
• External Relations/Public Affairs: Represented BlueFloat at key global offshore wind conferences
TotalEnergies,
Deputy Technical Manager + Commercial Manager
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
January 2020 - March 2022 (2 years and 2 months)
London, UK
Development of floating offshore wind projects Erebus (100MW) and Valorous (300MW) located in the Celtic Sea, UK
• Led early-stage development activities (10M£ contract; 24 months) across all work packages, including floating foundations, turbines, offshore/onshore cables, substations, and grid connections.
• Managed interfaces with key stakeholders (Owner's Engineer: OWC, Floater designer, Turbine supplier and Environmental consultants) to ensure timely delivery of the engineering design, and submission of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). This ultimately led to the successful securing of consents, making the project eligible to CfD auction.
• Coordinated procurement and operations of major offshore and onshore surveys required to characterize seabed conditions and to carry out a bankable energy yield assessment.
• Prepared contractual documentation for Call for Tender processes to the supply chain to pre-qualify key EPC (Engineering Procurement Construction) contractors and to refine project financial model for the upcoming Contract for Difference (UK revenue support) competitive bid.
• Provided support to landowner negotiations for the onshore cable route and onshore substation land