Lara Olsen ATSE is a chemical engineer and sustainable technology leader, working in delivering climate change solutions, and the managing director of South East Water, in Australia.[1][2] She was recognised as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 2023[3] and worked on the Big Battery in Hornsdale, an industrial scale renewable energy battery in South Australia.[4]
Lara Olsen | |
|---|---|
| Education | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Managing Director |
| Employer | South East Water |
| Known for | Sustainability Technology |
Education
editOlsen has a Bachelor of Arts in Chemical Engineering and Japanese from University of Melbourne in 1999 and a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD in 2004.
Olsen graduated with a Bachelor Arts/Engineering (hons) from the University of Melbourne and Tokyo University of Technology, in 1999. where she was on the Deans Honours List. Olsen has also completed an MBA.[5]
Career
editOlsen was the Regional Manager- Business Development for Tesla Energy, Asia Pacific.[6] At Tesla, Olsen was responsible for developing and extending Tesla Energy's commercial and grid-scale storage business in Australia, New Zealand, and the neighbouring regional markets. Prior to this, Olsen was Head of Strategy at CitiPower, Powercor and Head of Strategy at the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).[7] Olsen was also the head of the big battery project, Hornsdale Power Reserve, South Australia.[8][9]
Olsen's leadership roles include strategy around renewables, including at ARENA, as well as Tesla Energy, in the United States.
Olsen has provided keynote addresses on water and sustainable management, in the UK.[10] She has worked in a number of gender equity, inclusion and diversity programs in engineering and technology across industry and high school.[4]
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lara Olsen - Managing Director at South East Water Corporation". THE ORG. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Cook, Kody (2 June 2023). "South East Water recruits new general managers to support new strategies". Utility Magazine. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Globally-recognised engineering, applied science and tech leaders appointed Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering". ATSE. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Lara Olsen FTSE". ATSE. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Find a Scholar". www.johnmonash.com. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ Team, S. W. M. (28 January 2020). "Australia's South East Water appoints Lara Olsen as new Managing Director". Smart Water Magazine. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Lara Olsen". GWI Networks. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Lara Olsen - Managing Director at South East Water Corporation". THE ORG. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Welcome to Engineers Australia Portal". portal.engineersaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Lara Olsen". Global Water Summit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Lara Olsen FTSE". ATSE. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Brookes, Joseph (10 October 2023). "Australian innovators awarded ATSE honours". InnovationAus.com. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "All Fellows". ATSE. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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