Gabriel Simion, Finance Expert in Bucharest, Romania
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Gabriel Simion

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Bio

Gabriel has extensive experience working in the strategy and operations teams of the two largest consulting firms in the world, Deloitte and PwC. He was involved in many challenging projects, including the elaboration of an important governmental strategy regarding the transition from coal.

Career Highlights

Education Highlights

Master's Degree
The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Bachelor's Degree
Politehnica University of Bucharest

Certification Highlights

Case Studies

Expertise

  • Asset Tokenization
  • Business Plan Consulting
  • Clean Energy
  • Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
  • Financial Modeling
  • Market Studies
  • PowerPoint Design

Work Experience

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

2021 - PRESENT
Hashgraph Technologies
  • Raised a grant of $110,000 in the first 30 days after the idea moment.
  • Built a robust but complex live streaming application, user profile application, 3D pseudo-metaverse, and other automation, all in under six months and for under 50% of the average market cost.
  • Accompanied over ten events and collaborated with over 100 artists before the platform launch, which is still in development.
  • Produced $5,000 in 30 days with the proof of concept before beginning the development of the platform's beta version.
Focus areas: Growth, Clients, Business Development, New Products, Fundraising, Events, Digital, Metaverse, Hedera Hashgraph, Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel 2016, Word 2016, PDF, Google Drive, Discord, Google, X (formerly Twitter), Economics, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Financial Analysis, Data Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Research, Operations, New Business Development, Partnerships, Seed Fundraising, Market Studies, Business Process Optimization, Process Flows, Process Design, Data Visualization, PowerPoint Design, Strategic Planning, Ecosystem, Digital Asset Management, Angel Investing, Capital Raising, Growth Capital Raising, SME/SMB Financing, Presentations, Forecasting, Investing, Valuation, Revenue Strategy, Revenue Analysis, Finance, Letters of Intent, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Equity Capital, Strategy, Risk Management, eCommerce, CFO, Angel/Seed Funding, Pitch Deck Consultant, Business Plan Consulting, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Hashgraph, Cryptocurrency Exchanges, 3D Modeling, Shapespark, Early-stage Venture Capital, Pitch Decks, Think-cell, Revenue & Expense Projections, Venture Capital, Strategic Planning & Execution, Management Consulting, Organization Assessment, Investor Presentations, Storytelling, Debt Raises, Pitch Presentations

Senior Management Consultant

2019 - 2021
PwC
  • Elaborated a complex economic regional strategy for the transition from coal in a region with over 100,000 inhabitants. Multiple documents are publicly available on a ministry website (https://mfe.gov.ro/).
  • Created the context for developing a digital assets practice inside the organization.
  • Offered management consulting services for multiple industrial companies.
  • Provided post-merger integration services for two large industrial players.
  • Conducted public presentations dedicated to digitization and adopting innovative business models based on digital assets registered in distributed ledgers.
  • Promoted asset tokenization and the use of non-fungible digital tokens.
Focus areas: Strategic Planning, Government, Europe, Funding Process, Stimulus, Regulations, Security Policies & Procedures, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Governance, Asset Tokenization, Market Research, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel 2016, Word 2016, PDF, Google Drive, Google, Engineering, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Energy Management, Energy Utilities, Economics, Macroeconomic Forecasting, Statistics, Modeling, Financial Modeling, Power Generation, Consulting, Financial Analysis, Data Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Research, Reporting, Operations, Partnerships, New Products, Market Studies, Business Process Optimization, Process Flows, Process Design, Data Visualization, PowerPoint Design, Fixed Asset Management, Digital Asset Management, Clean Energy, Presentations, Forecasting, Investing, Valuation, Finance, Letters of Intent, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Public Sector, Government Contracting, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Mapping, Strategy, Social Impact, Environmental Investment, Pitch Deck Consultant, Business Plan Consulting, Deal Advisory, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, M&A Modeling, Business Advisory, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Business Strategy, Financial Services, Pitch Decks, Think-cell, Change Management, Organizational Change Management (OCM), Fundraising, Revenue & Expense Projections, Venture Capital, Strategic Planning & Execution, Management Consulting, Organization Assessment, Investor Presentations, Storytelling, Pitch Presentations

Chief Executive Officer

2017 - 2020
The Society of Energy Engineers in Romania
  • Increased the organization's revenues by 500% and the number of members by 300% during the three-year mandate.
  • Planned, organized, commanded, coordinated, and controlled projects that supported the organization's mission.
  • Developed the organization's activity based on strategic projects.
  • Ensured compliance with all applicable regulations.
  • Developed and maintained relations with all the stakeholders.
Focus areas: Operations, Business Development, New Business Development, Partnerships, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel 2016, Word 2016, PDF, Google Drive, Google, Engineering, Energy Storage, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Energy Utilities, Economics, Macroeconomic Forecasting, Power Generation, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Financial Analysis, Data Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Research, Reporting, Growth, Clients, New Products, Events, Market Studies, Business Process Optimization, Process Design, Data Visualization, PowerPoint Design, Strategic Planning, Regulations, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Governance, Digital Asset Management, Clean Energy, Presentations, Forecasting, Revenue Analysis, Finance, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Public Sector, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Mapping, Strategy, Social Impact, Environmental Investment, Risk Management, CFO, Pitch Deck Consultant, Business Plan Consulting, Oil & Gas, Green Energy, Pitch Decks, Think-cell, Change Management, Organizational Change Management (OCM), Fundraising, Revenue & Expense Projections, Strategic Planning & Execution, Management Consulting, Organization Assessment, Investor Presentations, Storytelling, Pitch Presentations

Management Consultant

2017 - 2019
Deloitte
  • Elaborated multiple business strategies for some of the largest energy companies in Eastern Europe with activities in all verticals.
  • Built multiple financial models together with the clients' financial departments, helping them with improving the assumptions used.
  • Obtained new insights about various markets based on secondary data correlated with historical events and context.
  • Analyzed and evaluated the Sustainable Development Solutions for 2017-2030 in relation to the market context and the place and role of the company in the energy field for a large oil company.
  • Offered consultancy services for better commercial and technical conditions for access to poles owned by distribution system operators as support for electronic communication networks.
  • Optimized the connection process to a distribution system operator's network.
  • Collaborated on the study titled "Impact of the Black Sea Oil & Gas Offshore Projects on the Romanian Economy."
  • Engaged in a secondment of 2.5 months in a large telecom operator's financial controlling and reporting department.
  • Wrote a brief analysis of the privatization process for a large oil and gas company.
  • Analyzed the market conditions for renewable energy producers in Romania.
Focus areas: Market Studies, Business Process Optimization, Process Flows, Process Design, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, PowerPoint Design, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Market Research, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel 2016, Word 2016, PDF, Google Drive, Google, Engineering, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Energy Management, Energy Utilities, Economics, Macroeconomic Forecasting, Statistics, Modeling, Financial Modeling, Power Generation, Consulting, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Research, Reporting, Operations, Partnerships, Strategic Planning, Government, Regulations, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Governance, Fixed Asset Management, Digital Asset Management, Clean Energy, Presentations, Forecasting, Investing, Valuation, Finance, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Government Contracting, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Mapping, Strategy, Social Impact, Pitch Deck Consultant, Business Plan Consulting, Deal Advisory, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, M&A Modeling, Business Advisory, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Business Strategy, Financial Services, Pitch Decks, Think-cell, Change Management, Organizational Change Management (OCM), Fundraising, Strategic Planning & Execution, Management Consulting, Organization Assessment, Pitch Presentations
2017 - 2019

Master's Degree in Entrepreneurship and Business Administration

The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania

2014 - 2017

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Politehnica University of Bucharest - Bucharest, Romania

DECEMBER 2020 - PRESENT

Udacity Nanodegree - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Udacity

DECEMBER 2020 - PRESENT

Udacity Nanodegree - Business Analytics with Alteryx, Tableau and Power BI

Udacity

Finance

Financial Modeling, Data Analysis, Fundraising, Forecasting, Business Advisory, Market Research, Revenue & Expense Projections, Debt Raises, Capital Raising, Growth Capital Raising, Revenue Modeling, Equity Capital, CFO, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Seed Fundraising, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Debt Structuring, Value Investing, Debt Restructuring, Creative Financing, Valuation, Angel/Seed Funding, M&A Modeling, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Capital, Deal Advisory, Funding Process, Debt

Output Software

Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel 2016

Industry Expertise

Oil & Gas, Aircraft & Airlines, Telecommunications, Government, Aviation, Consumer Products, Financial Services, Venture Capital

Geographic Expertise

Romania, Europe, Eastern Europe, Moldova, United States, Australia, Bulgaria, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Data & Analysis Software

Tableau

Other

Microsoft Office, PDF, Google Drive, Google, Green Energy, Energy Storage, Economics, Macroeconomic Forecasting, Financial Forecasting, Research, Events, Metaverse, Hedera Hashgraph, Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), Market Studies, Data Visualization, PowerPoint Design, Strategic Planning, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Clean Energy, Presentations, Finance, Letters of Intent, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Mapping, Social Impact, Environment, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Hashgraph, Pitch Deck Consultant, Pitch Decks, Business Plan Consulting, Global Distribution Systems (GDS), Think-cell, Business Strategy, Pitch Presentations, Strategic Planning & Execution, Management Consulting, Investor Presentations, Storytelling, Engineering, Energy Utilities, Modeling, Power Generation, Consulting, Financial Analysis, Reporting, Business Development, Partnerships, Growth, Clients, New Products, Digital, Business Process Optimization, Governance, Asset Tokenization, Ecosystem, Revenue Strategy, Revenue Analysis, Public Sector, Strategy, Environmental Investment, Risk Management, Manufacturing, Investment Funds, Early-stage Venture Capital, FMCG, Change Management, Organizational Change Management (OCM), Organization Assessment, Investment Banking, Word 2016, Discord, X (formerly Twitter), Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Statistics, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Operations, New Business Development, Process Flows, Process Design, Regulations, Security Policies & Procedures, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Fixed Asset Management, Digital Asset Management, Acquisitions, Angel Investing, SME/SMB Financing, Investing, Newsletters, Government Contracting, Smart City Technology, Machine Learning, eCommerce, Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Shapespark, 3D Modeling, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Reports, Thought Leadership, Cryptocurrency, Crypto, Regulatory & Tax, Pitch Books, Pitch Preparation, Sales Pitches, Digital Graphics, Business Analysis, Alteryx, Microsoft Power BI, Stimulus, Equity

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