Kimenthrie Finlay
Norfolk,VA
Summary
As a young woman from the developing world Kimenthrie is passionate about achieving equitable and sustainable development for both society and the environment. She is particularly invested in eradicating energy poverty in Africa and promoting sustainable development practices in developing economies. Kim hopes to make a difference in the world by bridging the gap between good science and policy to exact well-informed social and environmental decisions.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director and Principal Consultant
THRIE ENERGY COLLECTIVE
01.2017 - Current
- Procured, managed and delivered over 25 energy and research projects
- Conducted energy and climate change work in 7 countries
- Created three mobile apps in data collection, cryptocurrency, education and communications
Business Accelerator Moderator and Advisor
Connected Places Catapault
London, UK
08.2019 - 03.2021
- Facilitated business accelerator program
- Business advisor to TSC Blockchain on operations and expansion of blockchain based housing registry in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
- Specialized consultant on blockchain startups in developing economies.
- Created strategic business partnerships to increase new market penetration
- Established partnerships with companies and local government.
Strategic Communications Consultant
Metabolism Of Cities
Cape Town, South Africa
04.2019 - 04.2020
- Engaged in professional networking to maintain strong relationships with communications and media professionals to drive partnerships and effective dissemination of mass communications.
- Prepared for public relations presentations and plans by gathering information on business objectives, vision, brand strategy, competition and industry trends.
- Studied objectives, promotional policies or needs of organizations to develop public relations strategies influencing public opinion or promoting ideas.
Professional Officer
ICLEI Africa
Cape Town
08.2018 - 03.2020
- Energy, Climate Change and Resilience Unit
- Managed and conducted technical work for the Vehicle Emissions Control Strategy for the City of Johannesburg assessing the extent of vehicle emissions using COPERT 5 model;
- Strengthened the Energy Access Pillar for the Covenant of Mayors Sub-Saharan Africa Phase 2;
- Low Emission Development Strategy development for Rwanda assessing and planning energy, transport and waste interventions,
Project Manager
Project UBU
Cape Town
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Project UBU aimed to create sustainable universal basic income using cryptocurrency
- Managed aspects of Android app lifecycle from research and planning through deployment and post-launch support.
- Tested applications prior to final review to verify issue resolution.
- Onboarded 7000 vendors and 2.5 million citizens to UBU marketplace through strategic marketing and networks
Energy and Climate Change Assistant
City Of Cape Town
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Managed Low Income Energy Services Strategy for the City of Cape Town
- Redesigned energy service delivery strategy for the low income client base in Cape Town - now the Sustainable Energy Markets Department
Education
MICROMASTERS - Data, Economics, And Development Policy
2023
Professional Development: Designing and Running Randomized Evaluations & Data Analysis for Social Scientists & The Challenges of Global Poverty
Master of Science - Energy And Sustainable Development
12.2015
Doug Banks Renewable Energy Vision Scholarship Recipient
- Relevant Coursework: Introduction to energy systems and policy |New & Renewable Energy Technologies |Energy Modelling |Energy Poverty & Development
- Thesis: Crowd sourcing energy poverty data in South African informal settlements: the opportunity of mobile phone technology
- Capstone Project: Sabela Sokwazi Project, Founder and Project lead
BSC Hons - Environmental Science
2013
- Professional Development: Climate Change | Urban Ecology | Research Tool & Statistics | Paleo-environmental Reconstruction Methods | Capital, Politics & Nature
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Sciences
2012
- Ranked in Top 5% of class Scientific Writing and Research
Skills
- Project planning and development
- Advanced problem solving
- Business process re-engineering
- Lean manufacturing and design
- Project Management
- Data Building and Modeling
- GIS Analysis
- Data optimization
- Technical reporting
- Data modeling skills
- Analyzing trends
- Research project design
- Data visualization
- Data validation
Certification
Smart Office Smart Living Educator – City of Cape Town (2016)
Dialogue and Conflict Management – ISFiT (2015)
Languages
French
Elementary
Afrikaans
Limited Working
Timeline
Business Accelerator Moderator and Advisor - Connected Places Catapault
08.2019 - 03.2021
Strategic Communications Consultant - Metabolism Of Cities
04.2019 - 04.2020
Professional Officer - ICLEI Africa
08.2018 - 03.2020
Project Manager - Project UBU
01.2018 - 12.2018
Director and Principal Consultant - THRIE ENERGY COLLECTIVE
01.2017 - Current
Energy and Climate Change Assistant - City Of Cape Town
01.2016 - 01.2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MICROMASTERS, Data, Economics, And Development Policy
University of Cape Town - Master of Science, Energy And Sustainable Development
University of Cape Town - BSC Hons, Environmental Science
University of KwaZulu-Natal - Bachelor of Science, Environmental Sciences