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Vincent Katharua

San Francisco Bay Area,CA

Summary

Passionate and experienced ESG professional with expertise in Scope 1, 2, and 3 Greenhouse Gas modeling, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) modeling, and verification processes for fuel pathways.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

GHG Emissions Analyst

APTIM
11.2023 - 08.2024
  • Performed detailed GHG inventories for varied industry clients, verifying accurate and complete data.
  • Employ advanced analytical tools to evaluate carbon footprints and emissions trends.
  • Advise clients on sustainability strategies, including energy efficiency, renewable energy adoption, and carbon offsetting, contributing to significant emissions reductions
  • Ensure client compliance with local, national, and international environmental regulations, facilitating successful participation in carbon markets and emissions trading schemes
  • Manage multiple sustainability projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet project goals within deadlines and budgets
  • Engage with stakeholders through effective communication, presenting complex data in a clear and compelling manner

Technical Specialist

Foxley LLC
02.2023 - 12.2023

Conducted consulting for firms aiming to achieve ISCC certification in accordance with PLUS, EU, and CORSIA standards.

Facilitated audit preparation through comprehensive document creation for ISCC requirements.

Developed and reviewed GHG/LCA calculations for ISCC schemes.

Technical Specialist II

SCS Global Services
03.2019 - 12.2022
  • Led the development of Scope 1,2, and 3 GHG inventories.
  • Conducted technical reviews supporting post-verification activities.
  • This involves reviewing sampling plans, recalculating sampled data, and confirming verification finding logs
  • Assisting organizations in the development of sustainability/ESG programs and related reporting, such as materiality assessments, peer benchmarking, stakeholder engagement, gap analysis, metric/KPI identification, in alignment with common sustainability/ESG reporting standards
  • Verification of Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) Emission Reports
  • Verification of GHG emission reports and carbon intensity (CI) verification projects, in accordance with ISCC EU and CARB regulations
  • Assist companies in understanding their product carbon intensity CI by developing an LCA model under the ISCC EU and ISCC Plus certifications
  • Assist clients in collecting, organizing, and interpreting annual data to develop an annual GHG footprint
  • Validating data by reviewing the SOP's for recording of transactions per the frameworks
  • Conducting Corporate Assurance audits by verifying adherence to AA1000 accountability principles, and other ESG reporting frameworks and their requirements: GRI, TCFD, SASB, GRI, SBTi

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Environmental Engineering

University of Nairobi
01.2015

Skills

    Assurance

    Sustainability consulting

    Audit and Verification

    Power Point Presentation

    Excell based data analysis

    Project Management

Certification

  • ISO 9001:2015 LEAD AUDITOR, SGS
  • EMS ISO 14001:2015, DEKRA Training
  • Mines auditor, IRMA Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance
  • ISCC EU AND ISCC Plus Auditor, ISCC - International Sustainability and Carbon Certification

Languages

English
Full Professional
Swahili
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

GHG Emissions Analyst

APTIM
11.2023 - 08.2024

Technical Specialist

Foxley LLC
02.2023 - 12.2023

Technical Specialist II

SCS Global Services
03.2019 - 12.2022
  • ISO 9001:2015 LEAD AUDITOR, SGS
  • EMS ISO 14001:2015, DEKRA Training
  • Mines auditor, IRMA Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance
  • ISCC EU AND ISCC Plus Auditor, ISCC - International Sustainability and Carbon Certification

Bachelor's Degree - Environmental Engineering

University of Nairobi
Vincent Katharua