Xavier Fernandez

Xavier fernandez

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  • About me

    Senior Associate, ESG Operations, Climate @ MSCI | MBA, Chemical Engineer

  • Education

    • University of the philippines

      2006 - 2011
      Bachelor of science (bs) chemical engineering cum laude

      Activities and Societies: Academic League of Chemical Engineering Students, Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Graduated April 2011 with cum laude honors. Undergraduate research on the synthesis of heat exchanger networks using genetic algorithms. DOST-SEI Merit Scholar.Electives: Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Energy Development, Materials Science & Engineering

    • Singapore management university

      2020 - 2020
      Master of business administration - mba gpa 3.96, dean's list

      SMU APEC ScholarElectives: Financial Innovation, Supply Chain Management, International Economics, Supply Chain Risk Management, Business Analytics, Negotiations, Asset Management/Impact Investing, Business Value of Digital Disruptions, Innovation ManagementAttended optional modules on machine learning in Python and R.

    • Singapore management university

      2020 - 2020
      Sigma global virtual course on managing the sustainable development goals

      Societal Impact & Global Management Alliance (SIGMA): alliance of global business schools (Copenhagen Business School, ESADE, Hitotsubashi University, Singapore Management University, University of St. Gallen, Paris Dauphine University and Vienna University of Economics and Business)An 8-week virtual short course on managing sustainability in an organizational context. Includes modules on: Cultural Intelligence, SDGs, Sustainable Business Models, Social Innovation & Value Creation… Show more Societal Impact & Global Management Alliance (SIGMA): alliance of global business schools (Copenhagen Business School, ESADE, Hitotsubashi University, Singapore Management University, University of St. Gallen, Paris Dauphine University and Vienna University of Economics and Business)An 8-week virtual short course on managing sustainability in an organizational context. Includes modules on: Cultural Intelligence, SDGs, Sustainable Business Models, Social Innovation & Value Creation, Clean Energy Business Opportunities, Gender Equality, Sustainability Reporting Show less

  • Experience

    • Petron corporation

      Apr 2012 - Aug 2019

      Leads a team of energy engineers who are responsible for effecting programs and process adjustments towards energy efficiency, combustion safety, and process excellence.Subject matter expert on matters pertaining to fired heater operation and optimization, energy accounting, and process energy conservation.Directs team efforts towards reductions in Petron Bataan Refinery's Energy Intensity Index and yearly fuel consumption thru the evaluation and monitoring of projects which are consistent with company strategic thrusts.Regularly updates management on refinery energy performance through monthly energy KPI presentations and fuel use accounting reports, reflecting the economic impact of operational and project-type improvements. Show less Provide technical services to the Petron Bataan Refinery, particularly in the operation and engineering of refinery fired heaters, as well as other combustion equipment. Develops projects and programs for energy conservation and oil loss control.Performs accounting of refinery fuels and oil losses for monitoring of processing efficiency and reporting to management and finance. Generates monthly refinery fuels use projections based on programmed supply commitments.Assisted in the commissioning of the fired heaters of Refinery Master Plan 2, a project which saw the construction of a Delayed Coker, Steam Naphtha Reformer, among other new units. Show less

      • Chief Oil Loss Engineer

        Feb 2018 - Aug 2019
      • Chief Energy Engineer - Combustion Engineering & Energy Efficiency

        Jun 2016 - Feb 2018
      • Energy Engineer

        Jan 2013 - May 2016
      • Field Technical Services Engineer

        Aug 2012 - Dec 2012
      • Site Identification Assistant

        Apr 2012 - Jul 2012
    • Bhp

      Oct 2019 - Dec 2019
      Specialist, technical marketing

      Performed research on industry trends regarding Scope 3 emissions reductions among the company's peers & customers.Curated a market and customer technical database, used to inform company pricing and sales planning decisions.

    • Vertex holdings

      Aug 2020 - Oct 2020
      Data science intern

      Performed research on machine learning/natural language processing (NLP) algorithms & developed a module for discovering opportunities from company news articles.Designed databases and wrote Python scripts to transform investment databases into competitive intelligence, interfacing with a multinational team of developers & data engineers to facilitate deployment.

    • Msci inc.

      Nov 2021 - now
      Senior associate, esg operations - climate

      As Senior Climate Content Specialist, drives projects geared towards optimizing processes for researching the greenhouse gas emissions reduction performance & climate change mitigation strategy of thousands of publicly-listed companies.Leads and provides subject matter expertise on a project aimed at automating the estimation of Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions within MSCI's research coverage, leveraging Python and data analytics skills in breaking down silos between project sponsor, end users, developers & project managers.As one of the Utilities leads in the team, applies experience in energy management & GHG accounting in assessing the quality of mitigation strategies of carbon-intensive companies and tackling client queries on MSCI's climate data products. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Registered chemical engineer

      Philippine professional regulation commission
      Nov 2011
    • Certification in sustainable investing

      Cfa institute
      Dec 2023
    • Garp sustainability & climate risk

      Global association of risk professionals (garp)
      Nov 2025
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