NEIL MASCARENHAS
Chicago,IL
Summary
Energy Finance, Deal Strategy, Business Development, Financial Modeling, Renewables (Solar, Storage, Microgrids) Valuation, Talented Senior Project Manager brings proven abilities in end-to-end project management. Expert in identifying and mitigating risks, reaching milestones and managing deliverables. Highly organized leader with great attention to detail.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager, Transaction Services
Black & Veatch Management Consulting, LLC
San Francisco, CA
01.2017 - Current
- Developed internal tools to manage and grow project pipeline and maintain client relationships
- Managed end-to-end technical and commercial due diligence review for the financial transaction of critical infrastructure assets of up to $23.7 billion, including 5.6 gigawatts of solar photovoltaic assets, totaling $6.6 billion, 3.1 gigawatts of combined heat and power assets, totaling about $9.2 billion, biomass assets with combined production output of up to 1.4 million MMBtu per year, totaling about $282 million, and various water/wastewater technology projects with combined treatment capacity of 1.2 trillion gallons per day, totaling $4.8 billion
- Leveraged client relationships with key energy market leaders, including one of the world's largest infrastructure asset managers and two of the largest U.S
- Solar PV developers, to grow technical advisory services for construction debt financing and tax equity financing of solar PV and storage, as well as microgrid portfolios
- Delivered value by helping clients to navigate through critical investment landscapes, including access to clean energy investment tax credits under the IRS inflation reduction act (IRA) and brainstorming contingency strategies around Section 201 tariff imposed on solar PV modules and Public Law 117-78 (UFLPA)
- Managed a team of ten subject matter experts across U.S., India, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia, to provide due diligence services and technical advisory on assessing water treatment assets of one of the largest water treatment companies in South East Asia, totaling more than $1.1 billion
- Developed a distributed energy resources management (DERMS) strategy for one of the major investor-owned utilities in California, and provided a roadmap for implementation of a DERMS system operator, incorporating DERs into grid reliability and dispatch algorithms.
Senior Consultant / Clean Energy & Sustainability
ERNST & YOUNG
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
07.2010 - 08.2015
- Executed feasibility assessments, benchmarking, carbon advisory, energy strategy, technological capability development and management systems projects for major oil & gas, power & utilities and renewable energy clients
- Identified energy saving opportunities and performed cost and benefit analysis to generate $4 million in savings, in 2014
- Secured financing of up to $4 million for small-scale solar and waste energy recovery projects in Saudi Arabia, in 2011-2012
- Led efforts to conduct energy audits of multiple buildings, including the world's largest LEED Gold mall, to identify up to 20% in energy cost savings compared to energy baseline in 2013-2014
- Built green building practice and competency in LEED energy and atmosphere, as well as water standards and generated leads for an annual pipeline of US$2.3 million in 2012-2013
- Collaborated with a team of energy consultants to design toolsets for financing green building upgrades, energy savings programs, projects eligible for carbon market financing mechanisms, and corporate sustainability programs in line with Global Reporting Initiative and Equator Principles.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
Hult International Business School
San Francisco, CaliforniaBachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (BSc) -
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MISkills
- Data Analysis
- Project Development
- Project Management
- Project Scope Analysis
- Performance Improvements
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Data Review
- International Business
- Risk Management
- Contract Management
Websites
Certification
MBA
Languages
- Hindi, Professional
- Arabic, Limited
Timeline
Project Manager, Transaction Services
Black & Veatch Management Consulting, LLC
01.2017 - Current
Senior Consultant / Clean Energy & Sustainability
ERNST & YOUNG
07.2010 - 08.2015
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
Hult International Business School
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (BSc) -
Michigan State University
MBA
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