SSEN Transmission 

Developing future energy scenarios and insights for the North of Scotland to develop and plan electricity network requirements within the GB Net Zero energy pathways.

Lead Manager, Energy Insights

As the leader of the Energy Scenarios team at SSEN Transmission, I manage a multidisciplinary team of analysts, engineers, and data professionals. Our collective efforts are focused on turning complex data into actionable strategies. Our focus is on forecasting and strategic planning, ensuring we stay ahead of future energy demand and supply scenarios. This critical insight informs our planning and investment decisions, enabling SSEN Transmission to navigate the complexities of the energy transition towards Net Zero effectively. 

Key Highlights:
•	Insights: We provide detailed insights into markets, policy, technology, and regulation, supporting informed decision-making and strategic initiatives.
•	Strategic Industry Engagement: Our team builds strategic relationships with the Electricity System Operator (ESO) and other important stakeholders, promoting effective collaboration in energy planning.
•	Innovation in Planning Tools: We are focused on developing new tools and methodologies for energy scenario planning. These innovations, which include spatial targets, improve our strategic planning processes and underscore SSEN Transmission’s role in achieving a Net Zero future.

Energy Scenarios Manager

Mott MacDonald

•	Headed a team of five consultants managing team resource capacity and project prioritisation, learning and development, and building team growth potential through business development, selective recruitment, and software procurement.
•	Provided techno-economic expertise on a diverse range of projects, advising on expansion planning, energy market modelling, and renewable energy integration, which supported strategic investment decisions, including asset transaction due diligence and allocation of innovation funding.
•	Guaranteed delivery of high-quality and high-impact technical reports and presentations, reinforcing the company's position as a trusted advisor to esteemed clients. 
•	Spearheaded the integration of Machine Learning in forecasting; the use of advanced modelling tools, including PLEXOS; and developed custom Excel tools, to enhance predictive analysis capabilities.

Team Leader | Economics & Modelling Consultant

Senior Consultant for net-zero enabling decarbonisation strategies and innovation in upstream energy and downstream power markets through cutting-edge modelling and data analysis. 

•	Directed specialized advisory services, offering technical insights on energy and storage cost analyses, market modelling, and asset due diligence.
•	Managed multiple high-value projects, leading multi-disciplinary teams to deliver strategic insights for investment decisions and practical solutions to renewable energy system integration challenges.
•	Advised on the strategic distribution of innovation funds for energy sector innovation projects.
•	Managed high-value complex projects, leading multi-disciplinary teams and expanding the service offering, thereby enriching the client portfolio and the company's market presence.
•	Made key contributions to the development and deployment of smart energy solutions, enhancing the product suite with Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings for the energy sector.

Senior Energy Strategy and Innovation Consultant

Consultant for evaluating strategic policy and investment decisions across upstream energy and downstream power markets focused on delivering innovative approaches to the challenges of 21st century energy systems.  Providing focused and efficient thought leadership services through detailed techno-economic modelling.

Energy Strategy and Innovation Consultant

Specialist Advisory - Advised on and contributed to a large number of  projects providing key technical inputs on Levelised Cost of Energy and Storage Analysis, Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch modelling, Long-term expansion planning and investment decisions, operational modelling for renewable energy integration and island systems, ancillary services, energy storage technologies, multi-criteria decision modelling, due diligence. Built a number of excel-based modelling tools for client use (featuring VBA supported functionality); authored technical reports and literature reviews for high profile clients. 

Project Management - Successfully managed teams of experts on several projects ranging from smaller assignments to larger projects with fee values up to £ 250k, in full compliance with business management systems.

Business Development - Authored a number of successful proposals, up to fee values of £ 200k.

Energy Advisory Consultant

Contributing to the Energy Advisory Business in the Power Sector.

•	Joined multidisciplinary teams of economists, accountants, and engineers, supporting power projects with techno-economic analyses and optimisation modelling.
•	Contributed to the development of bespoke analytic tools and models.

Graduate Economist

The University of Edinburgh

Lecturer on macro- and energy economic questions of sustainability.

Presented outcomes of Master's thesis at the 1st Vienna Conference on Pluralism in Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Guest Lecturer

ThyssenKrupp Nirosta GmbH

•	Conducted economic and industry analysis to inform strategic sales management and planning for multinational corporation.
•	Performed process and data analysis to derive actionable market insights.
•	Implemented analytical findings to drive sales growth and market expansion.

Sales Services Intern

IAA Covent Garden

•	Managed and maintained data integrity for central business information systems.
•	Conducted comprehensive research to support the production and dissemination of online publications.
•	Facilitated client relations by engaging the community of existing and prospective partners.
•	Organized and conducted meetings to foster business relationships and promote membership growth.

Marketing Intern

Schoellerwerk GmbH & Co. KG

•	Served as a management apprentice in an industrial business, rotating through various departments.
•	Gained comprehensive exposure to all facets of business management.
•	Applied hands-on experience in operational, financial, and strategic departments.
•	Complemented on-the-job training with formal vocational school education.

Industrial Management Assistant

After a fulfilling period focused on family and personal growth, I've resumed my professional journey, now with SSEN Transmission. I'm honoured to contribute to their mission of developing the network essential for Scotland and the UK's Net Zero ambitions. 

As an Energy Economist with a solid foundation of over 8 years in power market modelling—particularly in production cost modelling—I bring extensive experience with PLEXOS to the table. My professional journey has been driven by applied linear programming for optimization using financial and economic appraisal methods, specifically in energy-related decision-making.

I take pride in my analytical abilities and my deep understanding of energy markets, energy generation technologies, and power system operation. As a key advisor to public and private sector clients globally—including the Department of Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy in the UK and the Abu Dhabi Transmission System Operator—I have championed the use of innovation and data-led decision-making.

I've developed proprietary tools for forecasting and optimization. Recently, I have ventured into the realm of AI to learn how to effectively utilise this new technology to innovate in advancing the energy sector.

Christian Kaufmann

Great application of AI that I am excited to see bringing big benefits in practice. 

Open Climate Fix’s Quartz Solar tool now powers the National Energy System Operator with hyper-accurate solar forecasts, updating every 15 minutes. The result? Forecasting errors cut in half and £30 million saved annually in grid balancing costs.  

Innovative use of machine learning, satellite imagery, and weather data is making our energy system smarter, greener, and more efficient.  

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Energy Economist & Modelling Professional | Planning Net Zero with SSEN Transmission 🌱 | Family-time enthusiast

-Advisory work for M&A and Private Equity clients, with a primary focus on strategic, commercial, and technical due diligence for both buy-side and sell-side clients.
-Portfolio of projects in the energy sector, with a particular emphasis on low-carbon assets and technologies such as Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS), Hydrogen, Biogas, and Energy from Waste (EFW).
-Business development and proposal preparation.

Principal Consultant - Energy & Infrastructure - Transaction Advisory

-Technical & commercial transaction advisory services working primarily within energy assets (e.g gas & electricity distribution networks, LNG terminals, refined products terminal, underground gas storage and transmission pipelines).
-Building and auditing project level financial models (DCF and cashflow evaluation).
-Cost estimate and capital budgeting (schedule, timing, contingency, CAPEX and OPEX benchmarking).
-Monitoring of project execution from construction to operation.
-Regulatory assessment (legislation, tariffs, pricing, local content specification).
-Infrastructure Master Planning and negotiation support on behalf of governments.
-Review of key commercial agreements (cargo scheduling, inventories management, storage, transport, vessel chartering, construction, terminal regasification agreement, tolling contracts, time charter party, LNG sales purchase, offtake, and power purchase). 
-Assessment of the value chain and logistics risks.
-Benchmarking of selected GHG emissions against similar operating projects.
-Coordinating internal resources for successful assignment execution.  
-Managing and mentoring of junior economists.
-Fundamental market analysis (levelized cost evaluation, supply-demand modelling, pricing outlook, netback analysis, trade pattern, value drivers market participants).
-Capacity building and training for government and state-owned companies in Africa.
-Preparation and costing of technically complex high value bid proposal.

Senior Economist 

FGE - Facts Global Energy United Kingdom

-Responsible for oil & gas market forecast modelling, downstream investment outlook and analysis for Latin America and the Caribbean.
-Managing complex dataset (macroeconomic, price, production, sales, imports-exports and storage data).
-Responsible for the analysis of oil & gas country and product trade balance for Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America, Head of Analysis

Rio de Janeiro Trade Office Ubifrance - French Embassy in Brazil

-Responsible for industry and market analyses covering the Brazilian energy sector.
-Strategic planning and support services – business start-up, business internationalisation – for different French energy companies in the Brazilian and Latin American markets.
-Marketing and business development support for the French Embassy and French energy companies and investors in Brazil.

Trade Advisor

SCA PETROLE & DERIVES

-Responsible for procurement, stock management and optimisation of physical position, shipping & logistics of several energy products – including diesel, gasoline, biofuels.
-Responsible for analysis of regulatory framework, taxation and technical specification of energy products.

Products Trading & Purchaser Assistant

TOTAL Exploration and Production Congo

-Drafting and analysis of market and regulation related to Exploration & Production oil contracts in Africa.
-Development of economic and financial models to simulate Production Sharing Contracts (PSC), Joint Ventures initiatives, taxation and royalty regime.
-Analysis of the financial impact of the decommissioning of offshore structures in Africa.

Financial & Tax Analyst

Dynamic and results-oriented consultant with over 18 years of experience in advising global developers and investors on LNG, biogas, hydrogen, CCUS, and gas-to-power projects. Expertise in delivering comprehensive commercial analyses and economic models that facilitate informed decision-making throughout all project phases, from feasibility studies to construction oversight. 
Skilled in navigating the intricate landscape of energy transition, assessing policy implications, and analyzing market dynamics to uncover growth opportunities and mitigate risks. Committed to advancing sustainable energy solutions through data-driven strategies and industry-leading insights.
Fluent in four languages (French, Portuguese, Spanish, English) and has international experience in Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique, France, Republic of Congo, South Africa, UK and Spain.

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