Lily M.-Energy Management & Data-Centre Efficiency
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Experience
Manager, GDC Energy Management & Governance
NTT Global Data Centers
- Manage global energy-management governance and performance reporting across EMEA, APAC, the Americas and India.
- Run the monthly tracking cycle for efficiency initiatives (kWh and cost savings, forecast vs actual, KPI definitions) with regional energy and operations teams.
- Built a multi-region anomaly and query tracker and an ISO 50001:2018 internal-audit preparation workbook.
- Designed the technical assessment and scoring rubric for hiring an EMEA metering energy specialist.
Energy Analyst / Reporting Specialist
NTT Global Data Centers EMEA
- Produced and improved EMEA energy-performance reporting (PUE, utilisation, efficiency initiatives) and co-developed the Power BI performance views.
- Validated and interpreted operational data with technical and site teams; supported ISO 50001-aligned energy-management activities.
Project Manager Energy
Inform (indoor vertical farming)
- Led project delivery for a five-person energy and HVAC engineering team across monitoring, optimisation, prototypes and operations support.
- Introduced the team's project plans, progress reports and budget tools; led an energy-management pilot designed for group-wide rollout.
- Delivered an HVAC validation project and defined the R&D → operations → installation workflow.
Guest Lecturer
Stellenbosch University
Sustainable Design Technologies
Project Portfolio Manager, New Energy Solutions
ENERTRAG AG
- Created the PMO structure and ran working groups and workshops for an international hybrid renewable-energy and hydrogen consortium.
- Managed portfolio budgets, timelines, risk analysis and board reporting for South Africa, Vietnam, South America and Ghana; supported the set-up of the Vietnam office.
Project Development Support Engineer
ENERTRAG South Africa
- Created the project-development standards and trained the team in project-management practice; built the market-intelligence database.
- Reported permitting, budget and risk status of utility-scale wind and solar projects to the executive team.
Course facilitator
Stellenbosch University
Renewable Energy Systems and Renewable Energy Policy
Engineer-in-Training
Tongaat Hulett
- Acted as interim engineering supervisor reporting to the factory manager; carried out a plant energy audit and supported a boiler installation.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Energy, Information Technology, Education, Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, and Agriculture.
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Experienced in Project Management, Sustainability Management, Business Intelligence, Audit, and Operations.
Summary
Energy management engineer with 12 years across data centres, renewable energy development, agri-tech and industrial plants. I manage global energy-management governance and performance reporting for a data-centre portfolio spanning EMEA, APAC, the Americas and India, working closely with regional operations and engineering teams. I build the structures energy teams run on, from PMOs and reporting standards to KPI dashboards and audit-ready ISO 50001 documentation, and take improvement initiatives from analysis and pilot through rollout.
Skills
- Data-Centre Energy Performance, Pue, Metering
- Electrical Distribution And Hvac
- Governance, Kpi Definitions, Audit Preparation
- Portfolio Planning, Budgets, Risk, Board Reporting
- Pilots To Rollout, Process Design, Standardisation
- Executive Reporting, Workshops, Training
Languages
Education
Stellenbosch University
MEng Technology Management · Energy Systems · Stellenbosch, South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand
BSc Mechanical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Johannesburg, South Africa
Stellenbosch University
PGDip Sustainable Development & Renewable Energy · Sustainable Development & Renewable Energy · Stellenbosch, South Africa
Certifications & licenses
Certified Data Centre Energy Professional (CDCEP)
CNet Training
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
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Lily is based in Berlin, Germany.
Lily speaks the following languages: Afrikaans (Native), English (Native), German (Advanced), Southern Sotho (Advanced), Xhosa (Advanced), Zulu (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary).
Lily has at least 10 years of experience. During this time, Lily has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 3 months. Note that Lily may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Lily would be well-suited for roles such as: Manager, GDC Energy Management & Governance, Energy Analyst / Reporting Specialist, Project Manager Energy.
Lily's most recent position is Manager, GDC Energy Management & Governance at NTT Global Data Centers.
In recent years, Lily has worked for NTT Global Data Centers, NTT Global Data Centers EMEA, Inform (indoor vertical farming), and Stellenbosch University.
Lily is most experienced in industries like Energy, Information Technology, and Food and Beverage. Lily also has some experience in Manufacturing, Education, and Agriculture.
Lily is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Sustainability Management, and Audit. Lily also has some experience in Operations and Business Intelligence.
Lily has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Agriculture, and Education.
Lily has recently worked in business areas like Sustainability Management, Business Intelligence, and Project Management.
Lily holds a Master in Energy Systems from Stellenbosch University and a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from University of the Witwatersrand.
Lily has 2 certificates. These include: AI Manager and Certified Data Centre Energy Professional (CDCEP).
Lily is immediately available for suitable projects.
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