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Mr. David Barrett email: dbarett2(at)gmail.com; d.barrett(at)finderexp.com
David Barrett is a professional specialising in energy for over 16 years, and is the principal consultant of ENBAR Consulting, an energy and environment service consultancy.

In his private consultancy David has successfully executed renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and energy and environmental audits funded by the Global Environment Facility/United Nations Environment Programme, Environmental Foundation of Jamaica, EU ProInvest and African, Caribbean and Pacific nations and the Inter-American Development Bank.

David was previously the Manager, Energy and Environment at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (1994 – 2006), with technical and policy roles involving the national energy policy, renewable energy projects, environmental standards, environmental remediation and oil and gas exploration.   Since 2006 he has been employed as country manager for Finder Caribbean Ltd a subsidiary of an Australian junior independent exploration company, providing management, administrative and environmental services.

David is Vice President and founding executive member of the Jamaica Solar Energy Association, Deputy-Chairman of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica’s Energy and Environment Committee, member of the Jamaica (National) Energy Council, the Consumer Advisory Commission on Utilities and the Energy Subcommittee of the Partnership for Transformation a national private-public partnership initiative. He is also a part-time lecturer in the areas of energy, environment and project management.

He has earned his MSc. in Energy and the Environment from the University of Calgary, M.Phil. in Zoology from the University of the West Indies and has received professional training in various disciplines. 

Over the years David has been an invited guest speaker and chairman at conferences in Europe, UK, North America, Latin America and the Caribbean on various energy and environmental topics and has various publications with the UN, Commonwealth Secretariat, Caribbean Energy Information Systems and Caribbean energy magazines.

David’s mission is to positively influence national and regional development with regards to energy security, energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.

 

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