Adina Bogert-O’Brien
Chodowieckistraße 36, 10405 Berlin, Germany
[email protected]+49 176 76000326
Objective: Contribute my technical and management skills to the German wind industry.
Skills: ● Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering ● Project Management - Wind Farm Development: projects between 300 MW
and 600 kW in Germany, Finland, Canada, Romania, and England ● Languages:
○ English: Native Fluency ○ German and French: Professional Working Proficiency (C1)
● Written Communication: summarizing key points for C-levels, technical writing ● Data Analysis ● Wind Analysis Software: WindPro, WAsP, Windographer, Microsoft Excel (some
VBA), Sodar analysis tools ● Other Software: Microsoft Office (advanced functions), GIS and CAD software ● Programming: Python, C++ (Arduino) ● Self-sufficient task management: working alone on-site, working from home ● Project Planning and Management ● Relationship Management ● Creative and logical engineering approach to problem solving
Experience Project Manager : Various projects, CPC Germania GmbH & Co. KG February 2014 - Present | Rheine and Potsdam, Germany
○ assisting with tender applications and acquisitions in Germany ○ performing noise, wind, and turbulence studies (Germany and Finland) ○ mapping and pre-feasibility for projects in Germany and Finland ○ streamlining contract generation for a complex project in Germany
Project Manager : 300 MW Romanian Wind Project, Prowind GmbH March 2012 - January 2014 | Osnabrück, Germany
○ managing relationships across a large international team ○ reporting to project shareholders (upper management and C-levels) ○ reviewing and negotiating construction and technical subcontractor contracts ○ keeping track of project objectives and ensuring movement on action items ○ ensuring technical reports meet the needs of the project ○ setting up and co-managing a VDR for project selldown ○ liaison with prospective project investors
Engineering Contractor : Prowind Canada October 2011 - March 2012 | Germany, England
○ environmental and wind reporting for projects in Canada and England ○ independent work in my home office in Germany
Engineer in Training : M. K. Ince and Associates Ltd. April 2008 - August 2011 | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
○ project managed a 600 kW wind turbine project ○ performed wind resource assessments based on anemometer and sodar data ○ co-developed wind resource assessment protocols, meteorological data quality
assurance/quality control protocols ○ performed pre- and post-construction Noise Impact Assessments ○ installed meteorological towers and a sodar unit ○ developed in-house sodar data analysis and presentation tool ○ successfully navigated several significant regulatory changes
Education Bachelor of Science : Mathematics in Engineering with a Concentration in Applied Mechanics (Math and Mechanical Engineering) Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada 2003-2007
○ Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) accredited engineering degree program
○ specialization in fluid mechanics and heat transfer ○ managed a teaching assistant program for first year calculus students ○ developed strong public speaking skills through teaching first year students for
two years
Volunteer Experience President and Board Member : think|haus Collective Inventors Club June 2008 - June 2011 | Hamilton, Canada
○ managed a member-run makerspace ○ led group through moving and construction of our new space ○ organized and co-founded SoOnCon - Southern Ontario’s Maker and Hacker
Convention (2008 & 2011)
Interests ● laser cutting ridiculous pieces of art, including flat-pack wind turbines ● programming: microcontrollers, laser gcode generators, text adventures ● electronics ● learning ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING
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