Sebastian Belcher

Sebastian Belcher

Kiteboarding Instructor, Seasonal

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Innovation Business Partner at NESO | Delivering a Net Zero Energy System Through Innovation

  • Education

    • IMECHE

      2021 - 2021
      APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ) Project Management

      Training course being undertaken through IMECHE. Contributes 15 CPD hours and results in internationally recognised certificate.

    • UDemy

      2018 - 2021
      Python Programming Masterclass with Tim Buchalka Computer Programming

      Complete Python programming course covering computer science basics, object orientated programming and databases using SQL. Project based learning.

    • St Andrew's College, Grahamstown

      2009 - 2013
      Matric Various
    • University of Exeter

      2018 - 2020
      Energy Engineering Renewable Energy 2.1

      Activities and Societies: RES, EWBFXU, Fal surf

    • The University of Edinburgh

      2014 - 2019
  • Experience

    • 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.

    • Mt Elgon Orchards

      Jun 2017 - Nov 2017
      Mechanical Engineer intern
    • 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

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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
    • 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.

    • 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
    • National Energy System Operator

      Oct 2024 - now
      Innovation Business Partner
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Engineers Without Borders UK on Apr 2022
      Engineers Without Borders UKAssociated with Sebastian Belcher