Erwin Edwards

I have has worked in ICT for over 25 years and energy for the last 10 years. I possesses a Bachelor of Science Degree in Natural Sciences with a double major in Computer Science and Physics from the University of the West Indies. I went on to complete a Masters in Philosophy from the Department of Physics in the special area of alternate energy and completing my PhD in the department of Economics in Energy Efficiency. I am also trained in negotiation at the Ivey School of Business, University of Southern Ontario and ISO standards on carbon reduction in the UK.

I have completed energy consultancies for major companies and institutions in Barbados including air and sea ports, major private and government buildings, the new Barbados Judicial Complex, UWI Cave Hill campus and others. I have also completed consultancies for several regional government and international agencies in the area of ICT, Energy and Environment, including the IDB, UNDP, World Bank, CARICOM, ITU, OLADE, Regional governments and the UN Economic Commissions of Latin America and the Caribbean.

I am the winner of the Barbados Coalition of Service Industries’ Service Exporter of the Year Award for 2009 and one of the first graduates of the BCSI SECEP export readiness programme. I have written for the Eco-Scope column of the BIDC Catalyst and have published with Elsevier (Renewable Energy Journal) for which I have been a volunteer reviewer for the last three years.

I have presented at seminars regionally and at the University of Sussex in the UK and have an excellent track record in the ICT and Energy industries.

I sat on the team to develop a Green Council in Barbados and currently chair the National Electro-technical Committee (NEC) under the BNSI. I am also a founding member of the Barbados Energy Professional Association and the Barbados ICT Association.