Julie Rankin-Pérez

Julie Rankin-Pérez has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Julie'smost recent position is as a Project Development Lead at Protium, where they are responsible for leading the development of the company's green hydrogen projects. This includes tasks such as land acquisition, planning and permitting, and financial investment. Julie works closely with various teams within the company to evolve the commercial case for each project. Prior to this, they served as a Senior Development Project Manager at Protium.

Before joining Protium, Julie worked as the Managing Director of Sigma Curve Ltd, where they held a leadership position. Julie also worked at Green Cat Renewables Ltd, where they served as the Head of EMC and Senior Project Manager. Julie'sresponsibilities included leading technical due diligence for various renewable energy projects and acting as the Owner's Engineer for wind and green hydrogen projects.

Julie also gained valuable experience at Senvion UK Ltd, where they held multiple roles. This included serving as the Lean Six Sigma Programme Manager and Lead Installation Project Manager. Julie was responsible for driving a culture of continuous improvement and managing a team of direct reports and contractors. Additionally, they worked as a Senior Project Manager and Project Manager, overseeing the execution and delivery of onshore wind farm projects.

Earlier in their career, Julie had positions at Johnson & Johnson. Julie served as a Quality Engineer & Project Leader, managing new product development and process improvement projects. Julie also held the role of Manufacturing Engineer on a secondment, where they researched and designed manufacturing processes. Julie'sexperience also includes roles as a QA & Laboratory Engineer and Quality Engineer.

Overall, Julie Rankin-Pérez has extensive experience in the renewable energy sector, with a focus on project development, management, and continuous improvement. Julie'sbackground also includes roles in quality engineering and manufacturing process improvement.

Julie Rankin-Pérez has a diverse and extensive education history. Julie completed their Bachelor of Science (Honors) degree in Product Design Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University from 2000 to 2004. Julie then pursued further studies at Heriot-Watt University, where they obtained an MSc in Energy (FLAME) from 2007 to 2008. Julie later pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at Heriot-Watt University from 2007 to 2014.

In addition to these formal degrees, Julie has also obtained several certifications. Julie earned the Lean Green Belt certification from Johnson & Johnson Medical Ltd in October 2008. In December 2018, they obtained the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification from The Knowledge Academy. Furthermore, in March 2019, Julie obtained the prestigious Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute.

More recently, Julie has expanded their knowledge and expertise in renewable energy. In February 2022, they obtained several Galileo Master Certificates from the Renewable Energy Institute. These certifications include Energy Storage, Hydrogen Energy, and Renewable Energy Management and Finance.