Based in St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Fidel supports the Global South program’s integrated resource planning, project development and project management activities across the Caribbean.
Fidel is an electrical engineer and project manager with more than 20 years of experience. He has a varied professional background, having worked in the construction, telecommunications, and electric utility sectors in the Caribbean and the United States.
Prior to his engagement with RMI he worked for 10 years in the engineering division of St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited, the public electric utility of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, where he managed various technical studies, pilots, and full implementation projects including several related to hydropower, wind energy, solar PV, LED street lighting, and energy efficiency.
Advanced Certificate in Project Management, Florida International University
International MBA, Florida International University
Eng., Electrical Engineering, McGill University
“I have the opportunity to work with a tight-knit, highly skilled team on projects that would have a lasting impact on the Caribbean energy landscape”.
On April 9th, the La Soufrière volcano erupted in St Vincent and the Grenadines and has continued to spew harmful ash and gas across the nation and to neighboring countries. An estimated 25,000 citizens have been displaced, the entire agricultural sector destroyed, several villages deeply impacted, and electricity…