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25
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Experience

 
Michaela Ballek Consulting Management Consulting
Principal
01/2013 - Present
Strategy consulting: strategic advice, analysis, market research, marketing and market entry strategies, new business development.

Focus areas: energy efficiency, smart grid, renewable energies, clean technology, corporate sustainability, as well as related education and behavior change.

Special expertise: connecting businesses and markets between the US and Europe (particularly Germany).

BAUM Consult Management Consulting
Consultant
06/2011 - 07/2012
Achievements included:
• Project Management – Coordinated input from 35 partner organizations in 12 countries to create research reports on smart grid projects for the EU; managed the creation of a database of smart grid pilots and use cases.
• Proposal Writing – Co-led seven partner organizations in the creation of a successful proposal for a new European smart grid project on behavior change (project size about $3.5 m).

McKinsey & Company Management Consulting
Practice Manager
12/1997 - 06/2010
Program Management: Managed strategic and operational projects including growth and market strategies, communication, knowledge sharing and events, working with cross-functional and global teams. Researched, validated and analyzed data on markets, organizations, consumers and products. Communicated and presented strategies and research results to consultants and partners worldwide. Repeatedly built expertise in new areas quickly, became recognized as a qualified source of advice within months.