mba degrees in renewable energy - room for growth
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Noah Francis is applying his MBA education to understand and create more value for GE's Wind Turbine Business.TRANSCRIPT
May 11, 2011 / www.albany.edu/business/weekendmba
power up ›› THE WEEKEND MBA PROGRAM
WEBINARValue of an MBA in the Renewable Energy Industry
YOUR Presenter
• Noah J. Francis
• General Electric, Energy, Renewables
• Atmospheric Forecasting Leader
• Wind Turbine Monitoring Specialist
• Background & Experience
• BS Atmospheric & Oceanic Science
• MBA University at Albany
• 11 years – Weather anchor on local television
• 18 months – Business manager AWS Truepower
• 2½ years – Current role with GE
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MY Role Within General Electric
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Energy
Power & Water
RenewablesProduct
Service & Warranty
Monitoring &
Diagnostics
MY Role Within General Electric
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•Diagnose & fix sick wind turbines
• Improve performance by leveraging data
• Data to actionable information
•Manage fleet weather safety
RENEWABLES – Wind & Solar
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•Wind energy continues strong growth
• Drivers
•Challenges
• Integration
• Economic
• Competitive environments
• China
RENEWABLES – Wind & Solar
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•How does my company come out on top?
• Competitive environments
•Think strategically
•Still much to understand
• Global markets
• Integration
• Lifecycle
•Forecast & position
•Quality & continuous improvement
RENEWABLES – Wind & Solar
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• In order to help yourself by helping the business
• Proactive … lead
• Customer-focused
• Understand strategies
• Understand why your company operates the way it does
•Need the complete toolkit
• MBA can provide
•Strategic Management
•Marketing Management
•Quantitative Analysis
•Operations Management
CONTACT Information
• Don Purdy, Program Director
• E-mail: [email protected]
• P: 518.442.4964 | F: 518.442.4975
• Twitter: @UAlbanyMBA
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MARK Your Calendars!
• Monday, May 16, 4:30 p.m.
• MBAs and Recruiting
• Chris Wessell
• Partner, Pinnacle Recruiting and HR Solutions
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QUESTIONS?
We hope to receive your
online application package soon!
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