About

Mikael Jakobsson · Founder and Chairman Mikael founded CIERCO Corporation in 2001. With 33 years experience in the wind sector Mikael has held senior management roles with some of the biggest and most progressive names in the business including Wind World, BTM, Enron, EDF/Aircole and 2B Energy. His first offshore turbine started turning in 1989 and since then he has built up an unrivalled knowledge of the wind energy sector from development to deeper technology understanding as well as operational experience.

Scott brings 20 years of wide-ranging experience from project development, finance and undertaking strategic projects in developing markets. Over the last 10 years, Scott has been engaged in the offshore wind sector managing technology innovation and project development.

Alex is a technology and supply chain expert with more than 18 years’ experience in the offshore and onshore renewable energy sectors, with over a decade being spent focussing on offshore wind supply chains. Since 2005 Alex has been involved in the development, planning and construction of on and offshore wind projects across the world with a focus on Europe and the UK. Having worked as both a project manager and project developer as well as representing industry leading tier 1 and tier 2 service and equipment suppliers in sales and business development functions. He brings an in depth understanding of the renewable and specifically offshore wind supply chains. Alex joined CIERCO in 2021 to explore exciting new opportunities to unlock supply chain innovations and value for fixed and floating wind projects.

Anish brings extensive technical engineering knowledge to CIERCO, having a background in turbine/substructure modelling and tower/foundation designs. Anish has also developed independently certified new methodologies and models for the design of jacket structures.

Arne is one of the 1970’s Danish ‘Alternative Energy’ pioneers. In the ‘80s he designed that era’s commercial scale wind turbines while joining the California wind boom followed by project development roles and as a self-employed Wind Engineer. Arne has worked with many wind energy companies and developers on numerous projects including, most recently, green field through execution type wind projects in Iowa (~1.2GW) focusing on interconnection, developability and wind resource. These development aspects are the focus of his role at CIERCO.

Ben has spent the last two years carrying out coastal surveying work and recently undertook research focusing on Floating Offshore Wind technology testing requirements in Wales. Ben is currently undertaking a Master’s in environmental sustainability at Edinburgh University whilst working at Cierco. He has a BSc. in Physical Geography and Oceanography from Bangor University.

Cory brings 17 years of experience working in California as an environmental analyst and project manager for a wide range of renewable energy projects. He has been engaged in the preparation of environmental and planning documents in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for projects in the wind, port and marine sectors, as well as transmission work for the California Public Utilities Commission.

David is a Chartered Structural Engineer and brings some 30 years’ experience with unique offshore experience from decades of design, delivery and management of complex projects in a multi-discipline and multi-locational environment delivering cost effective design solutions. David has 10 years of engineering experience in offshore wind projects from concept through FEED, detailed design, manufacturing fabrication to installation and operation, lately with focus on the floating wind sector. As Director of Engineering David leads a highly qualified and experienced team of multi discipline engineers, his remit covers the entire project life cycle.

With a Masters in both mechanical and coastal engineering, David has been operating in the marine renewable and offshore technologies industries in the field of products and activities development since 2005 in Europe, USA and South America. He has extensive experience in business development, mechanical and coastal engineering which has allowed him to gain considerable insight into a large range of the technologies used offshore, alongside developing a large professional network across the globe.

Emilia is civil and structural engineer with 15 years of experience in the offshore renewable and marine energy sector. During her career she managed FEED, detail design and all execution phases for fixed bottom offshore wind structures on key large scale commercial projects in the UK. She has ‘hands on’ experience acquired from working onboard installation vessels, fabrication yards and enhanced with O&M offshore inspections. At CIERCO Emilia is responsible for managing EPCI contractors for floating wind projects, focusing on technical feasibility and delivery, whilst overseeing complete project design verification by independent verification bodies.

Gemma is an EIA specialist with experience managing the consenting process for a wide range of renewable energy schemes involving large, multi-disciplinary teams. She has worked on both offshore and onshore projects throughout the UK from site selection through to EIA and application and on to post consent compliance which has given her a wider understanding of processes and topics in detail.

Jay has over 12 years of experience in the marine environment including a track record of supporting offshore wind farm projects across the UK from early concept through to operational phases. Jay’s experience also includes work in tropical coral reefs and marine projects in California. Jay brings expertise in offshore wind farm consenting, offshore environmental constraints analyses, Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA); Habitat Regulations Appraisals (HRA); stakeholder engagement strategy, coordination, and implementation; commercial fisheries liaison; post-consent compliance; and consenting risk identification & avoidance strategy for offshore renewables.

Jodie is an aeronautical engineer who transferred her skills to the renewable energy industry in 2011 on the back of her passion for the environment. Since then Jodie has developed PEM fuel cell systems, implemented onshore wind farms, and for the past two years focused on the development of offshore floating wind power. She brings experience in project management, DEVEX and CAPEX modelling and technical expertise on wind turbine generator and turbine supply agreement contract negotiations and construction activities.

Kay is highly proficient in the field of administration, spending 17 years of her career in Financial Services. Her exceptional organisational skills mean that she is perfectly suited to coordinate the daily administration of our Directors and Senior Management team, bringing harmonious order to the corporate side of the business as well as ensuring our Financial, HR, and Recruitment processes run efficiently.

With a 20 year track record in managing complex multi-stage energy projects, Marc brings wide-ranging experience of project development in the nuclear, wave energy and offshore wind fields. Marc is responsible for the project development activities within the company.

Miriam is an accomplished analyst with 8 years’ experience in the energy sector across the oil and gas, wave and tidal and offshore wind. With an asset management background and in-depth knowledge of offshore renewables cost modelling, Miriam also has a demonstrated track record of thought leadership and authoring key reports during her time at ORE Catapult. Miriam is responsible for the development of high quality business cases for CIERCO’s offshore wind projects.

Rob brings 30 years of experience in clean energy research, political strategy and communications in the California and US renewable energy sector. As a consultant for climate policy think tanks, academic expert at University of California at Berkeley, and newspaper reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle, he dissected the interlocking webs of policy and politics that have shaped energy decision making on government and enterprise levels. Rob is responsible for governmental relations, communications, and labor and workforce engagement for CIERCO.

Selin has a PhD from The University of California and has unique understanding of the corporate and governmental processes having been responsible for organizations and projects throughout for many years. She brings an in-depth knowledge of corporate structures and has been directly involved coordinating both federal and local grant programs in in various fields. Her expertise in managing organizations in multicultural settings is an asset to our multinational team at CIERCO.

Soraya is an experienced administrator accomplished in bringing co-ordination and structure to projects. Her international work experience brings a diverse skill set to the CIERCO team. Her superb organisation skills combined with an excellent ability to bring people together ensure our projects run seamlessly.

Tess has over 20 years’ experience in the fields of stakeholder relations, communications and events. Having delivered major international events on the world stage, she has for the last decade managed integrated consultation, communications, and public affairs programs for nationally significant infrastructure projects. An adaptive strategic thinker she has considerable experience working with government, business leaders, academics, experts and the community when preparing programs to ensure the long term legacies of new industries benefit those that live in the region where they are hosted.

Will has a mechanical engineering background working in diverse energy industries across North America and Europe, including floating offshore wind, hydrogen, and LNG. He brings extensive experience in engineering design, fabrication, commissioning, and project management, and has most recently supported the design and deployment of 75 MW capacity of floating offshore wind projects in Europe.