Managing Partner (Nature-Based Solutions & Carbon Finance Strategy) at ATR (Carbon Project Developer) (2025-02 – Present)
- Drafted and negotiated a USD 4 million CORSIA-aligned credit sale agreement with a commodity trader, co-developing the pricing model to manage volatility in a market with limited price references.
- Secured Korean public funding for a feasibility study on a Cambodia mangrove afforestation project targeting removal-credit buyers in compliance markets, including ETS-linked markets.
- Built commercial proposals with the finance team using P/L and cash flow analysis, defining upfront investment needs, revenue-sharing options, and stakeholder allocation structures for a long-cycle nature-based project.
- Developed investment and cash-flow models covering project costs, credit issuance, validation and monitoring requirements, delivery risks and stakeholder revenue allocation, supporting funding and investment discussions.
Team leader (Sustainability & Innovation) at Mocha-Company (Carbon Project Developer) (2024-02 – 2025-02)
- Originated electric-vehicle charging carbon projects in Korea by identifying and engaging major charging operators, assessing project feasibility, negotiating revenue-sharing arrangements and formalising development partnerships.
- Developed Project Design Documents for EV charging projects expected to reduce approximately 2.2 million tCO₂e over ten years, translating international carbon methodology requirements into project boundaries, emissions calculations, monitoring plans and stakeholder-engagement processes.
- Assessed recycling credit project partners in Indonesia for a proposed programme targeting the recovery of 136,000 tonnes of plastic waste over 14 years, reviewing operating capacity, permitting, labour conditions, value-chain controls and local regulatory risks against project registration and implementation requirements.
- Coordinated third-party validation and registration processes for carbon projects, including site visits, emissions-data review, responses to validator findings and preparation of supporting technical and compliance documentation.
Project Development Manager (Global Carbon Business team) at SK Forest (Korean Corporate) (2022-10 – 2023-12)
- Developed a 200,000-unit improved-cookstove project in Timor-Leste, identifying the local operating partner, securing government authorisation, and coordinating project registration requirements; contributed to the investment proposal and investor due diligence for USD 1.4 million in project financing.
- Contributed to a KRW 2 billion SPV-based project-financing deal with a Korean financial institution, securing a Letter of Authorization from the Timor-Leste Ministry of Environment to support project implementation.
- Secured KRW 10 billion matched funding from development aid agency for carbon project across Vietnam and Philippines, conducting P/L and carbon price scenario analysis to optimise project cost and revenue structures.
Senior Manager (Product Manager) at National Information Society Agency (Government agency, Ministry of Science and ICT) (2020-08 – 2022-10)
- Managed a USD 45 million public funding portfolio under Korea's Digital New Deal, overseeing RFP design, proposal appraisal, delivery-partner evaluation, matching-fund allocation, performance monitoring and reporting for healthcare-data projects and a climate-data project.
- Led the development of a USD 120,000 cloud-based data access platform for sensitive healthcare datasets, overseeing delivery and reporting to the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Assembly.
Geographic Information System Officer (Vulnerability Analysis Mapping Unit) at World Food Programme (WFP, United Nations) (2019-11 – 2020-08)
- Published WFP's Agro-Climate Outlook for Timor-Leste, translating climate, rainfall and agricultural production risks into decision-useful analysis, and briefed director-level officials at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries while sharing the report with development funding agencies.
Administrative Assistant (Resource Management Unit) at International Organization for Migration (IOM, United Nations Migration Agency) (2016-12 – 2018-07)
- Supported resource management and project operations for refugee and asylum-seeker support programmes, coordinating administrative, financial and client-facing processes.
Expert Mentor at Global ImpactPreneur (2026-01 – Present)
UNDP-backed Asia-Pacific impact start-up accelerator programme
- Mentored the founding team of Nicha Carbon Capture, a Thailand-based CCUS start-up selected for the Global ImpactPreneur accelerator, on carbon-market positioning, green finance mobilisation and commercialisation pathways.
Expert Mentor at SDG Sprint programme (2025-01 – Present)
UNDP Youth Co:Lab accelerator for Asia-Pacific impact start-ups
- Advised the senior leadership of Alterno, a Vietnam-based thermal energy start-up selected for SDG Sprint, on green finance strategy, carbon-credit monetisation, policy-linked pilot opportunities and public procurement pathways.
Research Consultant at National Information Society Agency (NIA) (2024-01 – 2024-12)
- Co-authored a public policy brief for NIA on digital-sector carbon emissions and mitigation efforts, which attracted approximately 8,000 online views.
