Sebastian Belcher

Experience

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  TRIBE WATERSPORTS LTD

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2018

  Kiteboarding Instructor, Seasonal

  Working with a team of instructors and beach crew to provide the most safe and enjoyable experience to kitesurfing learners. Providing good customer experience, building and maintaining relationships and working in a team to ensure safety and effectiveness.

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  Mt Elgon Orchards

  Jun 2017 - Nov 2017

  Mechanical Engineer intern
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  Hitachi Europe

  Apr 2018 - Jul 2018

  Electrical Design Intern

  Internship worked on the Isles of Scilly Car Share project with a view of integrating into the Smart Energy Islands project. At the end of the internship I had produced a comprehensive document detailing sites for development of electric vehicle chargers and solar canopies

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  University of Exeter

  Aug 2019 - Sept 2019

  Project Intern

  Embedded systems design for wave-energy applications. Working at sea for ADCP data retrieval, deploying and retrieving wave buoys, C++ programming to create an open source oceanographic instrument using 9-axis IMU and GPS units.

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  Inyanga Marine

  Oct 2019 - Apr 2020

  Tidal Energy Research Undergraduate

  Undergraduate dissertation project working with Inyanga marine on developing new technologies for tidal energy. Mechanical design, CAD prototyping, electrical circuit design for PTO, FLUME tank testing, data analysis.

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  Mt Elgon Orchards

  Sept 2020 - Jul 2021

  Managed a small team ensuring a 1600 employee farm is meeting it's Environment, Health and Safety requirements. Ensuring compliance of environmental certifications and standards through internal audits. Creating proposals and initiatives for sustainable technologies, processes and systems that would enable the farm to increase it's eco-friendliness Small scale distribution network design, asset registet and energy auditing.

  • Environment, Health and Safety Manager

    Apr 2021 - Jul 2021

  • Electrical Engineering Consultant

    Sept 2020 - Apr 2021
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  Sebastian Belcher

  Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

  Career learning: manufacturing and project management

  Building skills and knowledge in career-related areas. Completed a Python programming course, started a Fundamentals of Manufacturing course (MITx) and started the APM Project Fundamentals Qualification with the IMECHE.

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  Grid Edge

  Apr 2022 - Oct 2024

  Moving forward Research and Development projects to ensure deliverables are met in a timely manner. Working across the organisation to manage resource, budget and time, often in complex projects that involve several partners. Co-ordinating work to minimise bottlenecks and blocking other work due to dependencies.Recently took on the additional role of Scrum Master, which involves helping a team of developers reach high levels of productivity and bring new features to market faster. Taking a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) approach, we break down the work to tangible value increments that produce usable features to the customer as quickly as possible while still meeting quality requirements. Show less

  • Technical Customer Success Manager

    Nov 2023 - Oct 2024

  • Product Manager

    Jan 2023 - Nov 2023

  • Innovation Projects Lead

    Aug 2021 - Mar 2023

  • Scrum Master

    Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
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  National Energy System Operator

  Oct 2024 - now

  Innovation Business Partner