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Yazmin Leon

Yazmin Leon

Global Carbon Manager
Lausanne

Summary

Sustainability professional with proven track record in environmental and carbon consulting and sustainable practices. Recognized for delivering impactful solutions and fostering collaboration within teams. Demonstrates adaptability and strong focus on achieving results through effective communication and strategic planning.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
4
4
Languages

Work History

Global Carbon Manager

ECOM Agroindustrial Corp.Ltd.
10.2022 - Current
  • Managing the quantification of carbon reductions and removals across our global supply chain
  • Organizing strategical steps for achieving net zero targets on scope 1, 2 and 3
  • Co-creator of a global commodity carbon footprint tool for quantifying emissions reductions and removals at farm and processing level Green Meter
  • Representing and providing technical guidance in global carbon accounting frameworks such us GHG Protocol, WRI and WCF.
  • Maximized performance by monitoring activities and supporting team members.
  • Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits.

Sustainability Consultant GHG emissions & carbon credits

Meo Carbon Solutions
09.2021
  • Managing GHG accounting, reduction and offsetting projects worldwide

Water Companies for Climate Change Mitigation - Intern

GIZ
02.2021 - 07.2021
  • Climate mitigation and resilience plans & tools in developing countries
  • Climate financing, BAU scenarios, climate risk analysis, GHG accounting and reduction for the water industry and NDCs

Ecodesign, Engineering department - Working student

Airbus Defence & Space
04.2019 - 10.2020
  • Reduce the products main environmental impacts considering LCA, circular economy, data analysis tools, materiality assessment, End of Life, policy advocacy, and mitigation solutions

Project Leader - The water conservation program

Amigos de Sian Ka´an
09.2017 - 08.2018
  • Water conservation, modeling with climate change scenarios, data analysis, environmental education, water quality monitoring, NGO representation, workshops organization, water policies, and laws, wastewater treatment
  • Strengthen an alliance and work directly with the GBA (Austria)
  • Design and seek funding for the electrification with renewable energies of a rural community, evaluation of energy plans, carbon credits with VCS

Environmental Consultant

Sylvatica Consultores
01.2017 - 08.2017
  • Environmental impact assessments, environmental, and social mitigation plans for carbon neutrality and sustainable building in the caribbean

Intern in Environmental Management and Monitoring

Red de Energia del Peru
03.2016 - 12.2016
  • GHG analysis and reduction of the carbon footprint (13% in 1 year)
  • Establish a strategic alliance with EPA (U.S), ECOSIA, and NGOs
  • EHS, waste management, ISO 14001, data analysis, and reduction of SF6 gases

Energetic Project Management Assistant

Sunpower
01.2015 - 03.2015
  • Design of new renewable energy technologies: Solar drier for coffee, and a solar irrigation system for rural sustainable development

Education

M.Sc - Sustainable Resource Management

Technische Universitat Munchen
11.2020

Bachelor and Diploma - Environmental Engineering

Universidad Cientifica del Sur
01.2019

Certificate of Completion of Online Course - Management Essentials

Harvard Business School
04.2001 -

Certification of Completion of Online Course - Urban Nature: Nature Based Solutions

Lund University
04.2001 -

Skills

  • Project and Stakeholders Management
  • GHG measument and reduction
  • Corporate environmental management
  • Carbon footprint analysis
  • Climate change adaptation
  • Renewable energy systems
  • Greenhouse gas emissions reduction
  • ISO 14001 implementation
  • Problem-solving
  • Excellent communication

Certification

Certification of Achievement of Climate Kic-Pioneers program

ADDITIONAL STUDIES

  • Climate Pioneers Program - Climate-Kic / European Institute of Innovation
  • ISO 14001, ISO18001 & ISO 9001 - Bureau Veritas
  • Certificate in Health and Occupational Safety - Latin American Chamber of Safety and Health
  • Certificate in Satellite Image Processing - UNALM
  • Nature based solutions (NbS) - Lund University

IT SKILLS

  • MS Word
  • MS Excel
  • MS Powerpoint
  • Vensim
  • ArcGIS
  • Minitab 16
  • SPSS
  • ModelFlow
  • Power BI
  • MS Teams
  • Confluence

Timeline

Global Carbon Manager

ECOM Agroindustrial Corp.Ltd.
10.2022 - Current

Sustainability Consultant GHG emissions & carbon credits

Meo Carbon Solutions
09.2021

Water Companies for Climate Change Mitigation - Intern

GIZ
02.2021 - 07.2021

Ecodesign, Engineering department - Working student

Airbus Defence & Space
04.2019 - 10.2020

Project Leader - The water conservation program

Amigos de Sian Ka´an
09.2017 - 08.2018

Environmental Consultant

Sylvatica Consultores
01.2017 - 08.2017

Intern in Environmental Management and Monitoring

Red de Energia del Peru
03.2016 - 12.2016

Energetic Project Management Assistant

Sunpower
01.2015 - 03.2015

Certificate of Completion of Online Course - Management Essentials

Harvard Business School
04.2001 -

Certification of Completion of Online Course - Urban Nature: Nature Based Solutions

Lund University
04.2001 -

Bachelor and Diploma - Environmental Engineering

Universidad Cientifica del Sur

M.Sc - Sustainable Resource Management

Technische Universitat Munchen
Yazmin LeonGlobal Carbon Manager