Consulting inspired by Innovation

Water and Energy for a sustainable Planet: our contribution is to enable promising projects and to promote forward-looking policies.

Vision at Macs

Innovate Life for a Global Future

MACS Energy & Water is an independent consulting company providing expert advice for infrastructure financing.
Our competencies cover water and sanitation, energy efficiency and renewable energy. We are active primarily in
Central and South-Eastern Europe, Latin America, Central Asia and the Middle East.

Mission at Macs

Enable People to Realize
Sustainable Investments

Dr. Ognjen Šćekić

Director IT Department

Dr. Ognjen Šćekić

Director IT Department

+49 69 943188

ognjen.scekic@macsonline.de

Software Development

Ognjen is a senior computer scientist and IT consultant with over 12 years of experience in commercial, academic and management activities. He holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Computer Science from TU Wien, Austria.

Prior to joining MACS, Ognjen has been working as a software developer for major international software companies, managed and participated in academic and commercial research projects, taught advanced Master courses at the Vienna University of Technology in the fields of Distributed and Cloud Computing, and headed a university spin-off startup company.

At MACS Ognjen is responsible for designing, planning and overseeing the development and maintenance process of the entire portfolio of MACS software tools, as well as for managing and coordinating a team of remote developers.

Besides his native Serbian, Ognjen is also fluent in English, German, Italian and Spanish.

Julio Sanchez

Senior Solar PV and CSP Consultant

Julio Sanchez

Senior Solar PV and CSP Consultant

+49 69 943188-0

julio.sanchez@macsonline.de

Renewable Energy

Julio Sanchez is a mechanical engineer holding a M.Sc. in Renewable Energies with over 23 years of combined experience with renewable and conventional power generation. Mr. Sanchez was active as a consultant during the privatization of the energy sector in Colombia and between 2004 and 2017 en-gaged by the main German international energy consultancy firms as a Senior Project Manager and Lead Expert for solar and wind projects.

Mr. Sanchez has performed studies and due diligences for more than 300 MW of solar power deals, alongside with technical support for the development of wind parks in Central America and Asia. He is experienced in the preparation of tenders for large solar projects totaling over 500 MW and ambitious renewable energy master plans in the order of several GW, as well as independent engineering for concentrating solar power projects with a total capacity of about 500 MW in different countries includ-ing Kuwait, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Morocco.

Marina Ilić

Financial Consultant

Marina Ilić

Financial Consultant

+381 11 245 0013

marina.ilic@macsonline.de

Financial affairs advisory

The financial analyst and financial affairs advisor Marina Ilić holds a degree in Marketing and has almost 19 years of professional experience in placements, debt collecting, accounting and balancing, financial reporting, financial and client analysis, in diverse management positions.

She advised the credit committee of a factoring company in Belgrade as a financial analyst, developing, negotiating and implementing repayment schedules and controlling interest rates. She is assigned to the verification of RE-EE loans, provides permanent support for eSave and to respective updates of the MACS eSave online tool. Ms. Ilić is a native Serbo-Croatian speaker and speaks English and French, too.

Matthias Hitzel

Managing Director

Matthias Hitzel

Managing Director

+49 69 943188-13

matthias.hitzel@macsonline.de

Management, Chief of Operations

Matthias has a degree in agricultural science and postgraduate honors in rural development and more than 20 years of professional experience in international development projects. At MACS he developed into a prolific Project Manager and Institutional Expert as well as Team Leader who played a major role during the very successful rehabilitation program for water and sanitation in Batumi (Georgia).

In the field of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Matthias has developed a profile for himself and MACS through his work of coordinating the finance division for energy projects in the framework of the Green for Growth Fund (GGF), which has earned a reputation as one of the leading EE/RE funds today.

As one of the Partners and Managing Directors of MACS, Matthias is responsible for operations and financial management at MACS.

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