CHARLES NDHLOVU, P.E.
63 Mechanic St., Apt. #1 | New Haven, CT 06511
Tel: (304) 685-8669 | Email: charles.ndhlovu@yale.edu
EDUCATION
YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT New Haven, CT
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Awarded Joseph Wright Alsop (Ph.B. 1898) Memorial Fund Scholarship 2020
• Selected Consortium Fellow (30 of 500)
• Peer-elected Finance Chair: Africa Business Club, Member: Energy and Rugby Clubs
• Top Courses: Sourcing & Managing Funds, Operations Engine, Supply Chain Management, Energy Systems Analysis, Renewable Energy Project Finance, Managing Marketing Programs
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Morgantown, WV
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mining Engineering, summa cum laude GPA: 3.81/4.00; Received 2 Honor Awards 2012
• Selected Research Lead (Top 5 of 30): Responsible for designing time-sensitve experiments in nano-technology laboratory
• Chosen Thesis, “Self-Humidifying Polymer Electrolyte Membranes”: Selected to be one of presentation finalist
• Peer-elected President: NSBE, Club Secretary: African Student Association
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PEPSICO, $63 Billion American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation Purchase, NY
MBA Intern, Global Procurement Summer 2019
• Assessed efficiency of a $20 million capex spend for PepsiCo’s North American Bottles category; led price audit analysis
• Co-led productivity project “Capital Tooling Guidelines Refresh”; requested RFQs from suppliers to review and compare historic price-paid to ensure supplier competitiveness; identified price discrepancy and recommended supplier prepaid procurement
• Collaboration across various cross-functional teams, bottle industry converters, PEP bottling network, and equipment suppliers
• Presented findings to senior leadership teams and incorporated new price guidelines into NAB procurement system
CLD | FUSS & O’NEILL, Civil engineering consulting firm with office locations in 5 states White River Junction, VT
Project Engineer II, Consulting Engineering 2015 – 2018
• Consulted and oversaw over 50 private and 6 public clients on infrastructure development projects; engineering design, permits and regulations, construction costs and project management
• Researched and steered innovative design solutions for 2 Federal dams and 5 highways; designed engineering plans, feasibility and risk studies, provided end-to-end consulting support, and on-site project management
Project Engineer I, Project Management
• Collaborated with team members and regional offices on 2 complex multi-discipline civil engineering projects
LAURITA ENERGY, LLC, Energy startup focusing on exploration and resource optimization Morgantown, WV
Project Engineer, Mining and Natural Gas Projects 2014 – 2015
• Directed business startup and development. Managed natural-resources asset portfolio comprising of 5 coal reserves, 1 limestone mine and 3 shale gas wells, researched current industry extraction methods and technologies
• Monitored energy commodity prices weekly, estimated mine exploration and development costs, and modeled surface coal mine production for an output of 10,000 tons/month
• Facilitated in oil and gas reserve leasing and mineral ownership acquisitions of 2 Marcellus shale gas wells
• Supervised contractors and monitored exploration progress of over 1,500 mineral acres in Pennsylvania
MORGANTOWN ENERGY PRODUCING COMPANY, Vertically-integrated mining and utility company Morgantown, WV
Mining Engineer, Mining and Mineral Exploration 2012 – 2014
• Measured mine reserve quantities, and forecasted production output for 2 mines
• Developed business and financial models for coal leasing and royalty payment
• Ensured reliable supply of coal to Longview Power, a 685-Megawatt plant, by planning 2 stockpile areas
Intern
• Coordinated mineral exploration of 5 potential reserve properties and presented feasibility studies to Vice-President
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• New Hampshire board of licensure for licensed professional engineers
• GIS, CAD, Civil3D, MATLAB, Self-taught (SQL, Tableau, Python, C)
• Interests: avid reader (Game of Thrones series), nano-technology research, infrastructure design