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Fatou Kine COULIBALY

Fatou Kine COULIBALY

Dakar

Summary

Determined Regional Representative adept at assigning tasks to team members based on individual strengths. Communicated with key project stakeholders to ascertain project requirements.

Professional Project Management Specialist with experience working with teams to accomplish short- and long-term project goals. Managed budgets and monitored project costs, skilled in managing functional operations and development projects.

With a passion for clean energy solutions and an advanced understanding of organizational strategies, budget management, procurement and contracting.

With more than eight years of experience, my personal goal is to develop renewable and clean energy projects in Senegal and West Africa, specifically understanding the Paris engagement to reduce emissions using clean energy and clean cooking and National strategies that need to be implemented locally while supporting local jobs that has positive impact on carbon print and are valuable as carbon credit.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

West Africa Regional Coordinator

EED Advisory
02.2023 - Current
  • Coordinating projects: Provide leadership support to managers towards overseeing successful implementation of projects primarily in their jurisdiction but also in other jurisdictions as may be required.
  • Coordinating business development: Spearhead business development efforts by conducting market research in energy, water, and climate change consulting to inform the Company’s business development outlook, and contributing to identify, develop, and submit competitive bids in response to calls for proposals.
  • Cultivating client and partner relationships: Build long-standing and meaningful relationships with clients and implementation partner. Manage over 20 renewable energy partners and other water and climate change partner the first months.
  • Represent Company interests: Act as liaison person in the region of jurisdiction including participating in meetings, conferences, and other networking events.
  • Providing quality assurance: Ensure that outputs submitted meet highest quality standards and are delivered within agreed timelines.
  • Providing thought-leadership: Contribute to the Company’s positing as the source of consequential analysis that contributes to, and influences, decision-making in the development and environment spheres.
  • Entered data, generated reports, and produced tracking documents.
  • Gathered and organized materials to support operations.
  • Evaluated operational practices and identified improvement opportunities to develop revisions for systems and procedures.
  • Financial Analysis of Power Sector Projects
  • Developed and implemented project plans and budgets to ensure successful execution.
  • Researched potential clients and markets to prepare for appointments.
  • Enhanced success of advertising strategies by boosting engagement with public and private sector.
  • Technica advisor on: development and integration of clean energy and clean cooking projects, regional interconnection projects, private sector engagement...
  • Understanding of West Africa context and advise on how to engage with governments and private sectors as well as different stakeholders

Biomass and Clean Energy Unit Manager

Cabinet EDE International
10.2021 - 02.2023
  • Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time.
  • Daily, weekly monthly and annual reporting to stakeholders.
  • Working on Public-Private partnership propositions for solid waste to energy projects.
  • Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
  • Led projects on energy/ solid waste plants and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Initiative to improve green energy in Senegal in at 3 regions by researching new technologies for transformation and reuse of fecal sludge.
  • Make sure that every project has positive carbon print impact and are economically attractive for carbon credit market;
  • Working with government to push industrialization of waste treatment plant by proposing sustainable way to build new and future generation units that produce renewable energy.
  • Working with households and government officials on energy, solid waste and hygiene promotion, behavior change, and awareness campaigns.

Biomass and Clean Energy Consultant

Cabinet EDE International
11.2020 - 10.2021
  • Develop strategy for sustainable biogas units management in Ziguinchor and Louga.
  • Coordination of teams, public sector and financial partners.
  • Feasibility studies for biogas units set up using fecal sludge and solid waste.
  • Feasibility studies for connexion of the plant to the energy grid
  • Negotiations with energy utilities
  • Proposal to government officials for a public-private partnership for these projects.

Business Development Representative

CONAV Mecanique
07.2020 - 09.2021

Business related to: Energy projects studies, Energy plants, O&M for Energy Plants, Solar projects by working with regulation, utilities, government, private sector

  • Directed changes to IPP project scope and cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep projects on track.
  • Executed IPP projects and acted as senior project manager for public and private partners and actively coordinate different aspect of projects.
  • Negotiations with Energy Ministry, Senelec, Private Utilities, Other energy players, Group of lobbyist , Regulation...
  • Responsible of social aspects of projects by overseeing that solid waste management and environmental issues is up to date and every possible outcome and strategy are overseen including competitive intelligence and hiring aspects.
  • Identification and negotiation of potential sites to implement projects.
  • Networked among local businesses and community organizations to develop leads and generate business.
  • Expanded business through effective network development, identifying new, and prospective clients.

Project Developer Engineer Energy and Environment

Sococim Industries.
08.2017 - 07.2020
  • Quality control manager and support to operational departments to gather needs and translate them into operational and concrete solutions: Increase of clean energy substitution rate from 17% to 43% between 2018 and 2020.
  • Manager and advisor to several biomass and energy projects and support and coordination of field teams to develop and implement operational plan for all biomass related to operation of the cement plant.
  • Follow-up of tenders and suppliers invoicing.
  • Initiation and organization of awareness and behavior change campaigns events, daily-weekly-monthly-annual reporting on outcomes and supporting logistics.

Associate Project Engineer

Sénélec, National Electricity Company of Senegal
01.2016 - 06.2016
  • Advisor on the solar plant project and responsible for the study of the influence of fuel quality on the output power of the gas turbine generator.
  • Engage with plant managers to collect and analyze data while working with field teams.

Biogas Project Manager Advisor

i-NES ( INTEGRATED-NEGAWATT ENERGY SERVICES)
02.2015 - 08.2015
  • Pre-feasibility study, searched for partners and executed daily activities of energy projects; and transformation of animal feces into energy using cogeneration .

Education

Higher Education - Applied Engineering

ENSIATE
Paris
2016

Chemistry

Lycée Pierre-Gilles De Gennes, ENCPB
Paris
2013

University Degree of Technology - Chemical Engineering and Process Engineering

University Institute of Technology Lyon
Lyon
2012

Skills

  • Project planning,development and management
  • Leadership and analytical skills
  • Multitasking abilities
  • Advanced problem solving
  • Team management
  • Strategic and financial
    planning
  • Strategic negotiation
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Communication skills
  • Relationship building,
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Regional Office Management
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Organization and Time Management
  • Decision-Making
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Flexible and Adaptable

Dance, travel, circular economy and interior design

Dance club in high school.
Traveled to Spain, New York, New Jersey, Miami, Morocco and London.

08 weeks course on circular economy in 2020
Online software for interior design: kozikaza

Additional Information

The Resource Exchange - Philadelphia, Pensilvania - Mandela Washington Fellow

  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
  • Conducted research into different sustainability plans to identify useful solutions and develop deployment plans adapted for Senegal.


Personal Project: Textile Waste, a golden Opportunity for Senegal and West Africa

Project Part 1: collaboration with talibes (mendicants) to train them in sustainability, that way they will have a useful skillset needed for the future of Senegal.

Train low-income women on how to sort and treat fabric waste

Certification

Rutgers University New Brunswick,New Jersey, USA

Leadership in Business Focused On Sustainability - July 2022

  • Introduction to businesses focused on sustainability in New Jersey: Energy, Sanitation, Waste management and Water management technologies.
  • Sustainability Leadership Certification.


Mandela Washington Fellow

Leadership in Business - August 2022


African Management Institute (AMI)

Management - May 2021

Empowering Energy Managers


YALI Young African Leaders Initiative

Public Management - December 2020

Session 9 online Public Management

Work Availability

monday
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morning
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Quote

There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins

Timeline

West Africa Regional Coordinator

EED Advisory
02.2023 - Current

Biomass and Clean Energy Unit Manager

Cabinet EDE International
10.2021 - 02.2023

Biomass and Clean Energy Consultant

Cabinet EDE International
11.2020 - 10.2021

Business Development Representative

CONAV Mecanique
07.2020 - 09.2021

Project Developer Engineer Energy and Environment

Sococim Industries.
08.2017 - 07.2020

Associate Project Engineer

Sénélec, National Electricity Company of Senegal
01.2016 - 06.2016

Biogas Project Manager Advisor

i-NES ( INTEGRATED-NEGAWATT ENERGY SERVICES)
02.2015 - 08.2015

Higher Education - Applied Engineering

ENSIATE

Chemistry

Lycée Pierre-Gilles De Gennes, ENCPB

University Degree of Technology - Chemical Engineering and Process Engineering

University Institute of Technology Lyon
Fatou Kine COULIBALY