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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Interdisciplinary executive with 35+ years of leadership experience in the energy and construction sectors, with cross-functional expertise across contractor, consultancy, and owner environments. Key skills and competencies: ▪ All-rounder with a proven track record in engineering, techno-commercial project development, project execution, operations, business development, marketing and sales, P&L ▪ Leading interdisciplinary and multicultural teams ▪ Strategy and implementation (development and implementation of new concepts) ▪ Business acumen with commercial and technical intuition, and experience in small to big enterprises in an international/multicultural environment ▪ Process/performance improvement and change management (development and implementation of new processes, methods and their continuous improvement) ▪ Structured problem solving (e.g. based on Root Cause Analysis) with an emphasis on creative solutions that result in higher reliability and profitability ▪ Risk assessment ▪ Managing complex international projects up to billion-dollar range ▪ Experience with industrial services and asset/portfolio management (e.g., maintenance, troubleshooting, overhaul, refurbishment, optimisation, decommissioning, relocation) ▪ Results: Successful completion of various complex construction projects | successful business development concepts & business transactions| improvement of operational efficiency COUNTRIES OF EXPERIENCE: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Nigeria, Poland, Germany. https://zemelka-consulting.com/
▪ Head of Power Generation Division at PRIOS ▪ Providing advisory services for complex and unconventional projects, with a focus on Project Development, Management, Facilitation and Stakeholder Integration. ▪ Managing international relocation and brownfield projects involving industrial plants ▪ Based in Dubai (UAE) since July 2026, engaged in international assignments across the Middle East, Africa and Asia
▪ Contract Manager at De Smet Engineers & Contractors (www.dsengineers.com) Project Contract Management (EPCM-Project, construction of Ethyl Acetate Plant)
Industrial holding company operating an investment platform for start-ups ▪ Advisory services to the management of various subsidiaries (Start-ups) in business development, risk assessment, project management, budget planning ▪ Advisory services in specific technical fields (e.g., thermal energy storages charged with renewable el. energy, pyrolysis of biomass)
ACWA Power: Developer, investor and operator of power plants and sea water desalination plants. ▪ Led technical development of IPP coal fired power project (USD 2.3 billion) involving various contracts (e.g., EPC, PPA), actively assisting the financial, commercial & legal team ▪ Successfully led a recovery of IPP power project (USD 500 million), administrating various contracts (EPC, O&M, PPA), incl. claim management ▪ Managed selection and implementation of Document Management System (SAAS) for company-wide use, improving projects management effectiveness ▪ Facilitated problem solving activities (e.g., based on RCA), incl. coaching ▪ Led activities aimed at improving availability, efficiency and profitability of internal assets ▪ Member of Board Technical Committee (USD 3.4 billion coal fired IPP project)