Fumihito Watanabe

Experience

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  PT. KITM Indonesia Textile Mills

  Apr 2005 - May 2006

  Assistant Manager

  ・Quality and schedule management of textile production (50% of company sales)・Line management of 6 assistants

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  Mitsubishi Cable Industries Ltd. (EXSYM)

  Sept 2006 - Mar 2010

  UHV Power Cable Project Engineer

  UAE - Construction management of 400/220kV cable installation ・Cable laying/jointing/termination, schedule and tool management ・Supervision of 30 multi-national peopleQatar - Project engineering of 400kV cable installation ・Contractor selection ・Project cash flow

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  E&E Solutions Inc.

  Aug 2010 - Mar 2012

  Wind Energy Assistant Consultant

  [Part-time job during MEng., 2010-2012]EU offshore wind EIA case study

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  Hitachi Power Solutions Co. Ltd.

  Apr 2012 - Mar 2016

  Onshore Wind Project Engineer

  ・Project development - Met mast, AEP and site suitability, - Grid SIS, Cash flow, EIA, local consenting・Technical key account manager of ENERCON (partner) and design localization

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  ENERCON

  Apr 2016 - Jul 2020

  ・Onshore Wind LCoE optimization: AEP, Load, CAPEX, OPEX・Team leader: Germany, Taiwan and India ・Originator and Project manager of 4MW/2MW Onshore WTG design localization and certification (Typhoon, Earthquake, Lightening, Complex terrain, Hot climate, Local regulation)・Japanese construction permit (>150 WEC, >20 projects)

  • Head of Windfarm Engineering, APAC

    Mar 2018 - Jul 2020

  • R&D Single Point of Contact, APAC

    Apr 2016 - Jul 2020
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  Ørsted

  Aug 2020 - Apr 2024

  Offshore Wind Programme and Project Development (early concept, bid, FID)・APAC Programme technical director (Portfolio solution)・Bid strategy development・IRR, DEVEX, CAPEX, OPEX, ABEX・Development and optimization of all technical packages (WTG, AEP and Wind farm, Site investigation, Foundation, Electrical, Substation, O&M)・Line management of Technical Project Managers in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Denmark

  • Project Development Director, Australia Offshore Wind

    Jun 2023 - Apr 2024

  • Director, Head of APAC Technical Development and Support

    Jun 2022 - Apr 2024

  • Senior Manager, Head of APAC Technical Development and Support

    Aug 2020 - May 2022
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  RENOVA, Inc.

  Sept 2024 - now

  Principal Engineer (Wind)

  Responsible for technical management of overall wind projects in APAC (Japan, South Korea, Philippines)