Majdi Rabia

Entrepreneur | Ex-Founder @Fairphonic | Building with Data for Growth-Obsessed Teams

I turn data into clarity and action into results.
Always learning. Always shipping.

Senior Data Analyst

SOFRECO

SOFRECO is a consulting company specialised in Official Development Aid around the world.  
Within the Energy Department, I am in charge of managing several projects. It goes from their offer stage to their completion, and includes bid preparation, technical follow-up, team management, budget management, client and partners relationship, report reviews.
The main projects I led are the following:
- Study for the integration of solar power into the electrical grid up to 2035, for Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania 
 - Technical Assistance for enabling NREA (Egypt) to develop long-term energy plans and models (drafting of scenarios, set up of an energy model for Egypt on Antares and strong training to the NREA's team)
- Drafting of the Strategy for Energy Access for All in Mali (PASEM)
- Owner's Engineer for LV and MV electrification works, in rural and urban areas, for Guinea (CLSG / VER), Côte d'Ivoire (PRETD) and Senegal (PEAEE 2)

Project Manager - Energy Department

ORYGEEN Energy Performance & Sustainability

As part of a five-member team, we developed the 2030 climate strategy for a global company operating more than 400 factories, specializing in cleaning services. Our task involved creating a roadmap to reduce CO2 emissions for scope 1 and 2 by 50% by 2030, compared to the levels recorded in 2019. 
Specifically, I took the lead on matters related to energy supply.

Decarbonisation Expert (part-time)

Direction générale du Trésor (French Treasury)

Within the Economic Department of the French Embassy in Vietnam, in charge of economic analysis, official development assistance projects and support to French companies. 

• Produced economic studies and sectoral watch: 20+ sectoral studies (energy, transport, environment) published online and in newspapers (some referenced by OECD); responsible for the weekly economic newsletter 
• Developed bilateral aid: overseeing the Hanoi metro line 3 project (370 M EUR loan, 4 donors, 9 contractors); provided grants for 2 new projects and studied 10+ more
• Set up three ministerial partnerships between France and Vietnam (energy, environment)
• Supported French companies in Vietnam through B2B meetings and lobbying

Economic Officer - Sectoral Policies and Official Development Assistance

Smart Energies

Smart Energies is a 15 people company which develops, finances, builds and operates renewable energy production sites in Europe, Africa and Middle-East. I was part of the Africa and Middle-East team (4 people)
·	Identified more than 500 MWp solar power projects in Iran, South Africa, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Congo (including technical, financial and legal analysis)
·	Implemented 5 projects in Iran and South Africa through discussions with developers, legal experts, financial investors and contractors

Solar Specialist

Bureau Veritas Nederland

Part of the Marine & Offshore Department, my task was to streamline the method used to calculate the strength of the hull of general cargo vessels
·	Developed a VBA code, based on force results obtained with a 3D-beam analysis program and a finite element program

Mechanical Engineer

UC Berkeley

Department of Ocean Engineering, Theoretical & Applied Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, with Professor Reza Alam. I conducted research on how to reduce the forces acting on ships when they impact water:
·	Created a small scale ship model and carried on experiments with a tunable elastic layer attached on it. In parallel, conducted simulations on a finite element program named Ls-Dyna (CFD)
·	Compared empirical and numerical results, which led to an optimized design for the ship

Fluid Dynamics Researcher

WavEC - Offshore Renewables

Conducted structural assessment of an underwater compressed air energy storage (UWCAES) system being developed by WavEC.

Scientific researcher in renewable energies

Ristorante Alfonsina

Waiter in a restaurant in Cordoba, Argentina, for one month.

Waiter

I am a versatile engineer with a proven track record in energy sector, bringing a proactive approach, along with strong synthesis and interpersonal skills, to every project. Over the past three years, I have successfully managed various energy access projects across Africa. Seeking a more technical focus, I recently completed a three-month course in Data Science. I am now enthusiastic about applying this new skill set to my upcoming projects.

taplio

The Battle

Majdi Rabia

Mathieu Kretz

Followers

Posts

Engagements

Likes

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?