Curriculum Vitae: José Felipe De León
Name:
José Felipe De León
Date of birth:
March 8th , 1983
Contact Info:
E-mail: jfdeleond@gmail.com
Mobile: +506 8995-0285
Phone: +506 2289-5049
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Over four years experience with world-class consulting firms with a strong emphasis in
process-based project design and implementation in over a dozen countries including
Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Peru and Puerto Rico. The process-centric character
of Mr. De León’s academic development and professional experience has allowed him to
work in a wide array of fields His endeavors have ranged in subject matter from the
conceptual development of web-based services with Viastra Networks to process
optimization projects in the healthcare sector and gap analysis for Vision and Scope
development for ADFAN, the Puerto Rican family services agency. Over two years of
specific experience in the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol
including the ground-up design of energy efficiency and wind related CDM projects;
analysis of the small-scale and large-scale emissions factors for electric generation in
Costa Rica; comparative analysis of existing legal and fiscal incentives for renewable
energy projects in Peru and current international best practices. In the private sector Mr.
De León has also been involved in the validation of the Project Design Document for a
conventional scale wind-power project in Costa Rica and is leading the development of
the Project Design Documents for a series of small scale hydroelectric power plants in
the same country; his responsibilities in both cases include ERSA/ERPA negotiations.
Pro bono services provided for the public sector have included advisory duties on the
conceptual design of a voluntary market for potential development based on the ISO
14064 standard and representation in a international events including CarbonExpo 2007
and the Austrian JI/CDM Workshop 2008, at which he was a speaker. All of the above
have led to recognitions as a young leader in the CDM by a variety of governments and
government institutions including the Costa Rican DNA, the Japanese government and
the German InWEnt organization
EXPERIENCE
Anaconda Carbon; Haarlem, The Netherlands
Consultant – CDM Project Development Advisor January 2008 – present
Carbon Market specialist of the interdisciplinary team which makes up
Anaconda Carbon, leads CDM activities within the company. Activities included
project prospecting, contract negotiation and PDD development as well as CER
ERPA/ERSA negotiations.
Key assignments include (extended list available on demand):
 San Joaquin HPP, Coopesantos – Costa Rica
 Los Santos WPP, Coopesantos – Costa Rica
 AHPPER Bundle, Asociacion Hondureña de Pequeños Productores de
Energia Renovable – Honduras
Carbon Market Advisor (Independent); San José, Costa Rica
December 2007 – Present
Independent consultant working with private and public sector clients in issues
relating to the carbon markets, particularly the CDM. Services include carbon
asset management strategy development, project evaluation, CDM potential
identification and quantification, among others.
Key assignments include (extended list available on demand):
Fundecooperacion
San José, Costa Rica
Consultant – PIN Development for CarbonExpo 2009
Tasked with conceptualization and Project Idea Note (PIN) development
for Fundecooperacion. The project resulted in the development of six
PINs which will be searching for funding at Carbon Expo 2009. The
projects will be implemented through the Programme for South-South
Cooperation in Costa Rica, Benin and Bhutan and include solar, methane
recovery and forestry projects.
Cooperativa de Electrificacion Rural de Los Santos (Coopesantos);
San José, Costa Rica
Consultant – CDM Potential Identification
Responsible for the analysis of the Coopesantos project portfolio,
identification of CDM potential within the portfolio and recommendation
on course of action to realize CDM potential.
Nórdica de Tecnología y Comercio S.A. (Nordteco); San José, Costa Rica
Project Manager – Chocosuelas II&III HPP CDM Project
Responsibilities include conclusion of ERPA negotiations initiated during
tenure as in-house CDM Consultant for Nordteco, additionality and
baseline scenario development, PDD development, validation
coordination and follow-up.
Interfacing Technologies; San Juan, Puerto Rica
Consultant – Business Process Management Design November 2007
Part of a two-man team brought in to map the macro-processes of the ADFAN,
and identify integration points for the newly developed WISACWIS toolkit
resulting in a Vision and Scope which would maximize positive impact of the
multi-million dollar investment. Activities included macroprocess mapping and
validation with top ADFAN personnel (“As Is”), ADFAN requirement
identification, mapping of WISACWIS integration into ADFAN processes,
validation of WISACWIS-ADFAN integration with top ADFAN personnel (“To
Be”} and gap analysis between “As Is” and “To Be” for ADFAN-WISACWIS
integration.
Nórdica de Tecnología y Comercio S.A. (Nordteco); San José, Costa Rica
In-house Consultant – CDM Specialist March 2006 – November 2007
Tasked with developing and leading CDM as a business line for Nordteco; in
charge of all CDM activities within the company as well as support activities for
the Windpower Department. CDM activities included project prospecting,
contract negotiation, baseline and PDD development as well as CER
ERPA/ERSA negotiations and company representations at international events.
Windpower support activities included wind resource monitoring equipment
and services proposal, wind resource monitoring equipment installation and
maintenance support.
Key assignments include (extended list available on demand):
 La Tejona WPP, Essent Energy – Costa Rica
 La Joya HPP, ClimateFocus – Perú
 Guatemala Wind Resource Map, CNEE – Guatemala
 El Salvador Wind Resource Prospecting Project, CEL – El Salvador
 CR CNeutral, CNCC – Costa Rica
 Small Scale Baseline Study for CDM, CAF – Costa Rica
Sanigest International, San José; Costa Rica
Project Management Support May 2005 – December 2005
Embedded into Sanigest International from EPCG to identify and evaluate
Business Process Management-related opportunities in the health sector for joint
development. Responsible for project opportunity identification, prioritizing,
consultant team selection and proposal coordination.
Enterprise Performance Consulting Group; San José, Costa Rica
Consulting Assistant January 2005 – December 2005
Performed various duties in support of the EPCG team. These included
translations, tech-support, proposal elaboration, logistics, planning and minor
consulting support, among others.
Viastra Networks; San José, Costa Rica
Director Investor Relations July 2003 – December 2004
Developed and maintained strategic relations and partnerships for the Viastra
Networks Services and Products Platform.
ACCREDITATIONS AND LICENSES
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Interfacing Technologies Enterprise Process Center Designer Certified
Interfacing Technologies FirstStep Designer Certified
Brainbench Certified E-Commerce Analyst
EDUCATION
Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas – INCAE
InWEnt Scholarship recipient, Sustainable Management Program
June 2007
Universidad Interamericana de Costa Rica (transfer)
Student, Industrial Engineering
2006 – 2010 (est.)
Academic Awards received
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National Hispanic Recognition Program Honorable Mention (USA)
Harvard MUN Honorable Mention
HACIA Democracy Solution Development Award
Presidential Classroom Honorable Mention
SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
“Austrian JI/CDM Workshop 2007” – Speaker
January 23-25, 2007; Vienna, Austria
Organinzed by: Kommunalkredit – Austrian JI/CDM Programme
“I Misión Comercial sobre el Cambio Climático” (I Comertial
Mission on Climate Change)
September 20-21, 2007; San Jose, Costa Rica
Organized by: British Embassy in Costa Rica, CCPO
“Latin American Carbon Forum 2007”
September 5-7, 2007; Lima, Peru
Organized by: CD4CDM, OLADE, IETA, The World Bank
“Financiamiento de Proyectos para el Desarrollo Sostenible:
Agua y Energia” (Financing for Sustainable Development
Projects: Water and Energy)
June 28 – July 4, 2007; Alajuela, Costa Rica
Organized by: INCAE, InWEnt
“CarbonExpo 2007” – Exhibitor in World Bank booth
representing Costa Rica
May 2-4, 2007; Cologne, Germany
Organized by: IETA, The World Bank, Koelnmesse
“Mecanismo de Desarrollo Limpio en América Central:
Seminario sobre Proyectos MDL” (Clean Development
Mechanism in Central America: Seminar on CDM Projects)
March 7-8, 2007; San José, Costa Rica
Organinzed by: CEAC-SIEPAC (Central American Electrification
Council)
“Invitation Program for Young Leaders in FEALAC Member
Countries”
January 30 - February 9, 2007; Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan
Organized by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
“El MDL en Guatemala: Aspectos de Implementación y
Negociación de Proyectos” (CDM in Guatemala: Implementation
and Project Negotiation Aspects).
November 23-24, 2006; Guatemala City, Guatemala
Organized by: MARN (Guatemala Ministry of the Enviornment
and Natural Resources), Fundación Solar, UNEP-RISØ and
Fundación Bariloche.
“Oportunidades Nacionales en el Mercado de Carbono: Como
acceder una transacción exitosa” (National opportunities in the
Carbon Market: How to carry out a successful transaction).
February 14-15, 2006; San José, Costa Rica
Organized by: Oficina Costarricense de Implementación ConjuntaOCIC (Designated National Authority for CDM) and the Canadian
Embassy in Costa Rica.
LANGUAGES
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