A climate policy analyst, lifelong learner, and builder — discover Salsa's story through 54 cards organized into four suits: Origins, Passions, Works, and Places.
Enrolled in merit-based acceleration programmes for both junior high and senior high, completing each in 2 years instead of the standard 3. JUNIOR HIGH — SMP LABSCHOOL KEBAYORAN (2010–2012) - Completed in 2 years (acceleration track) - Highest cumulative score in cohort: 9.055/10 - National exam: 39.35/40 - Participated in a cultural exchange programme at Menai High School, Sydney (2011): performed Saman dance at age 13 SENIOR HIGH — SMAN 78 JAKARTA (2012–2014) - One of the top public senior high schools in Jakarta - Completed in 2 years (acceleration track, Natural Sciences / IPA) - Perfect score in Physics on the national exam - National exam: 54.9/60; final mark: 9.1/10 - Participated in Sunburst Environment Programme 2013 in Singapore: researched coral reef bleaching in Kepulauan Seribu
GPA: 3.85/4.00 (cum laude, top 6% in the major and department). ACADEMICS - Top 5 Most Outstanding Student for five consecutive semesters - Lab assistant for Physical & Analytical Chemistry: conductometric titration module - Tanoto Foundation National Champion Scholar COURSEWORK - Introduction to Bioprocess Engineering - Communication Skill - Calculus - Basic Chemistry - Integrated Character Building Course (Science-Technology) - English - Organic Chemistry - Linear Algebra - Basic Physics 1 - Integrated Character Building (Social Sciences and Humanities) - Islamic Studies - Sports - Cell Biology - Instrumental and Analytical Chemistry - Physical Chemistry - Physical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry Lab - Mass and Energy Balance - Transport Phenomena - Basic Physics 2 - Molecular Biology - Biochemical Engineering - Biochemistry Lab - Fluid Mechanics and Particles - Heat Transfer - Numerical Computation - Statistics and Probability - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection - Cell Culture - Biocatalysis - Separation - Genetic Engineering - Bioprocess Unit Operation Lab I - Bioenergetics - Engineering Economics - Bioprocess System Simulation - Bioprocess Unit Operation Lab II - Bioreactor Engineering - Bioprocess Equipment Design - Product Design - Process Control - Problem Solving Skills - Internship - Research Methodology & Seminar - Bioprocess Waste Treatment - Industrial Project Management - Plant Design - Special Topics 1 - Renewable Energy - Undergraduate Thesis - Capita Selecta COMPETITIONS - Petrobowl captain — 1st Runner Up Asia Pacific Regional Qualifier at Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia (2017): a fast-paced quiz competition on petroleum industries covering geology, geophysics, drilling, production, reservoir engineering, history, trivia, and current events. Advanced to the Sweet Sixteen at the Petrobowl Championship in San Antonio, Texas, raising IDR 128 million (~USD 9,500) in under 2 months for travel funding - 1st Winner, Mud Competition at Integrated Petroleum Week 2017 (ITB): a case study competition to design drilling mud formulations for specific well conditions. Our team designed for a vertical gas well with high bottomhole temperature and reactive clay, shale, coal, and limestone formation, and built the prototype in an oil & gas service company lab - 2nd Runner Up, Schlumberger Petrobrain Competition 2015 at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia: an international oil & gas smart competition against 18 teams - 1st Winner, FORGI Short Writing/Essay Competition 2015: “How to Save Energy in Our Life” - Top 50 Essay, Schlumberger Women & Technology Essay Competition 2015: “How You Plan to Kick-start Your Unconventional Career” - Top 20 Essay, Green Urban Lifestyle Essay and Video Competition 2016 (IYTCC & Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit): proposed the G-R-E-E-N framework and pitched digital waste management app; awarded Best Speaker ORGANIZATIONS & COMMITTEES - IATMI Student Chapter (Society of Indonesian Petroleum Engineers — UI): Head of Training & Competition (2017), 2nd Vice Head (2016). Coached 50+ UI delegates to 11 achievements across 6 national competitions each year in smart, oil rig design, debate, paper, and case study categories - PetroGas Days UI: Vice Coordinator of Case Study Competition (2017), Vice Coordinator of Liaison Officer (2016), Liaison Officer (2015) - Forum Energi FTUI (2015): geothermal division staff. Organized guest lectures and company visits to PLTP Gunung Salak and PT Indonesia Power - IMTK FTUI Chemical Engineering Student Association (2015): social community staff; led CHERRY charity project as HSE Coordinator, training residents of Tapos Village in waste entrepreneurship and building vertical gardens - Ksatria Pengajar at Technique Informal School (2014–2015): taught underprivileged 2nd and 5th grade students every week in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta - Universal Children’s Day 2015: Treasurer - International Workshop on Geothermal Technology and Business UI 2016: PIC of Participant Management for 300+ participants INTERNSHIPS - Core Laboratories, Jakarta (2017): learned core and reservoir fluids analysis, geological sciences, and petroleum chemistry; wrote report on the fundamentals of petroleum services - Lotte Chemical, Cilegon (2017): wrote report on energy savings recommendation using variable speed drives for polyethylene production process - Pertamina Lubricants, Jakarta (2016): wrote report on lubricant fundamentals and future innovations on biodegradable lubricants - Adaro Energy, Jakarta (2018): CSR division. Contributed to a submission that won the Platinum Award in Best Environmental Excellence at the Global CSR Awards 2018 CONFERENCES & EXCHANGES - International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) Education Week 2016 in Bangkok: 67 students from 29 countries, selected by SPE International - Ecosperity Young Leaders’ Dialogue 2016 in Singapore: sustainable living workshop with Temasek - DAAD Group Study Visits 2016 in Germany: presented biosurfactant research at TU Dresden, TU Hamburg, Ruhr University Bochum, and Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy Potsdam - RWTH Aachen summer school on Smart Electrical Power Systems, learning about physical basics of energy storage, power electronics, power plants, and computational engineering tools to automate and manage complex power systems such as smart grids and virtual power plants. Fully funded by DAAD (2018)
[Development of Integrated Renewable Energy System Model for Rural Productivity Zone in East Nusa Tenggara](https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/543/1/012070) *Presented at the International Symposium of Indonesian Chemical Engineering (ISIChem). Thesis advisor: Prof. Dr. Ir. Widodo Wahyu Purwanto, DEA.* CONTEXT - East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) had a 78.3% electrification ratio and 74.8% underdeveloped villages, among the lowest in Indonesia, despite abundant solar, wind, and biomass potential - Rural communities lack reliable electricity for both household use and post-harvest processing of local commodities, limiting economic productivity METHODS - Techno-economic analysis using HOMER Pro for hybrid power system optimization - Simulation for household biogas using SuperPro Designer - Evaluated three ownership scenarios: separate, cooperative, and integrated - Assessed multiple financing schemes combining concessional loans, grants, and tax incentives, compared with business-as-usual scenarios - Assessed policy barriers to rural electrification - Evaluated environmental comparative analysis of mitigated CO₂e emissions FINDINGS - Designed a hybrid power system: 95 kW photovoltaic, 78 kW wind turbine, 200 kW diesel generator, and battery storage - Integrated power generation with a post-harvest cocoa processing facility (250 tons wet cocoa/year, 32.9% yield) and biogas generation from cattle waste - The integrated ownership scenario, where one entity manages both power generation and productive use, was the most economically feasible, making 3 additional financing schemes viable - The hybrid system reduces diesel dependence by 130,163 L/year and GHG emissions by 80% compared to diesel-only generation; the cocoa processing system reduces firewood use by 96,800 kg/year and emissions by 23% - The publication's novelty lies in the business integration of productive zones based on local commodity potential, and the energy provision for productive purposes (income-generating activities) to foreground socio-economic co-benefits RECOMMENDATIONS - Bundle energy access with local economic development to improve rural electrification outcomes - Reconsider PPA capping price policy and explore Feed-in-Premium mechanisms to attract renewable energy investment - Divert fossil fuel subsidies or impose carbon taxes to finance rural renewable energy projects - Design multi-commodity processing units and expand productive zones from village to sub-district level to improve project economics
Minor in Sustainable Energy Use. Overall GPA: 5.5/6.0. ESOP SCHOLARSHIP - First Indonesian awarded the Excellence Scholarship and Opportunity Programme (ESOP), a merit-based scholarship by ETH Zürich Foundation worth CHF 24,000 per year and full tuition waiver COURSEWORK - Climate Policy - Corporate Sustainability - Policy and Economics of Ecosystem Services - Basic German 3 (A2) - Advanced Discussions and Vocabulary Extension C1–C2 English - International Environmental Politics - Energy Economics and Policy - The Economics of Climate Change - The Role of Finance in Tackling Climate Change - Food Security: From the Global to the Local Dimension - Governing the Energy Transition - Principles of Macroeconomics - Biology III: Essentials of Ecology - Environmental Regulation: Law and Policy - Resource and Environmental Economics - CO₂ Capture and Storage and the Industry of Carbon-Based Resources - Principles of Microeconomics - Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis - Master's Thesis - Carbon Mitigation - Diffusion of Clean Technologies - Inter-/Transdisciplinary Integration in Science, Policy and Practice - Quantitative Policy Analysis and Modeling - Strategies for Sustainable Business - The Sustainable Development Goals in Context - Principles of Management for Sustainability STUDENT ASSISTANT - Transdisciplinary Lab (TdLab), ETH Zürich (May–August 2022): supported the editorial team for GAIA's special focus section on transdisciplinarity, checking editorial requirements and synthesizing bibliometric analysis. The issue, titled [Creating spaces and cultivating mindsets for learning and experimentation in transdisciplinarity](https://www.oekom.de/_files_media/zeitschriften/artikel/GAIA_2023_01_102.pdf), was published in 2023. COURSE PAPERS - [Assessment of DualSun Hybrid Solar Panel](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hhNeLz2LLtJrV3HTFBlIIw4BC-ipI0_4/view?usp=sharing) — Diffusion of Clean Technologies assignment - [Carbon Price: Does It Help Low-Carbon Technologies to Survive Crossing the 'Valley of Death'?](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-MGR7tuLcNqYpgfU1VMF5dUyrkDwKJnF/view?usp=sharing) — Climate Policy assignment - [Global Climate Treaty: Do We Really Need It?](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UB5Eeeu6PJeT6_RRiat1k1tfGzZjvkJO/view?usp=sharing) — Climate Policy assignment - [Policy Brief – Ending Indonesia's Addiction to Coal: Key Recommendations for Accelerated Phaseout](https://drive.google.com/file/d/18534kDhKp-Ny16UWzuQG9nvKuAYWMFe5/view?usp=sharing) — Environmental Regulation: Law and Policy assignment - [Reviewing the Effectiveness of Permanent Moratorium (Primary Forests and Peatlands) in Indonesia](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lEi6hfJxakp2ynZG4jn9dlevZZsS1JQ3/view?usp=sharing) — Policy and Economics of Ecosystem Services assignment - [Towards Swiss Carbon-Neutral Aviation: Cost-Effectiveness and Prospects of Sustainable Aviation Fuels](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pbiQzzzdQ4TcnUNzytLzmfy1XSUs-z5D/view?usp=sharing) — final project for Quantitative Policy Analysis and Modeling - [Would the World be in a Better (or Worse) State without the Paris Agreement?](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I4BfqKIpnKQYamnSt--A85U5L6_c0t2D/view?usp=sharing) — Climate Policy assignment
[Towards Sustainable Banking in Indonesia: Identifying Challenges and Enabling Factors for Setting and Achieving Net Zero Targets](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tzI0tsRpWcHCpVH-WcHAp7llM8Nmjzo2/view?usp=sharing) CONTEXT - Indonesian banks lag behind global peers in setting and achieving net-zero targets, despite their pivotal role in bridging the investment gap needed for a low-carbon transition - Limited research exists on these gaps in one of the Global South's biggest emitters METHODS - 17 semi-structured interviews with representatives from major Indonesian banks, financial regulators (including OJK and Bank Indonesia), and think tanks - Thematic analysis of interview data FINDINGS - Classified challenges into two categories: external (outside banks' control) and internal (within banks' control) - External: lack of supportive policy and regulatory frameworks; inherent challenges related to green project financing; weak public pressure and poor market demand for green financial products - Internal: lack of internal capacity and climate-related expertise; operational challenges related to data collection, reporting, and Scope 3 emissions calculation RECOMMENDATIONS - Major banks should strengthen internal and client-focused sustainability strategies - OJK and Bank Indonesia should shape a supportive ecosystem through green microprudential, macroprudential, and monetary policies - The Ministry of Finance should provide strategic support through fiscal policy reforms - Systemic change demands collaborative efforts from all stakeholders, given the banks' intermediary role and interdependencies between the real economy and financial sectors
*I was an ex-enthusiast of oil and gas who moved to tech, then found my way back to climate policy.* THE BEGINNING - Studied Bioprocess (Chemical) Engineering at UI, but spent most of my extracurricular energy in oil and gas: Petrobowl, leading IATMI student chapter, interning at petroleum labs and an energy company - Graduated cum laude, but by 2018 I was questioning whether the industry aligned with where energy systems needed to go THE SWITCH - Joined Traveloka, one of Southeast Asia’s biggest travel tech companies, in product management, completely unrelated to my engineering degree - Learned product thinking, cross-functional coordination, stakeholder management, and design thinking, all skills I use every day in policy work THE BRIDGE - Resigned in early 2020 to prepare for my Master’s application. Then the pandemic hit - That year became a bridge: pivoted fully into climate by joining Climate Policy Initiative, then Recycling Technologies as their first Indonesian hire - In parallel, started coordinating Student Energy’s Global Youth Energy Outlook across Southeast Asia, which led to presenting at COP26 in Glasgow THE JOURNEY - Pursued my master’s at ETH Zürich (2021–2023) as the first Indonesian on an ESOP merit scholarship - McKinsey sustainability internship and Climateworks Centre consultancy for OJK - Since September 2023: NewClimate Institute in Berlin, co-authoring the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor, leading Indonesia’s Climate Action Tracker assessment, and proposing frameworks for aligning private finance with the Paris Agreement
INDONESIAN - Native ENGLISH - C1 Advanced; IELTS 8.0; working language; language of most of published work GERMAN - B1/B2; sehr gut score on TELC examination; daily life in Berlin FRENCH - A1
Most people are T-shaped: deep in one domain, broad everywhere else. I aspire to have an M-shaped profile where several domains go deep, and I can synthesise and find connections across them: a jack of all trades but also master of all. ENGINEERING - This is where it all started. Graduated cum laude in Bioprocess (Chemical) Engineering, published a Scopus-indexed paper on hybrid renewable energy systems, and captained my university’s Petrobowl team to the Sweet Sixteen in San Antonio. I don’t work in engineering anymore, but the way it trained me to think never left PRODUCT MANAGEMENT - I joined Traveloka with little PM experience and no one told me I couldn’t do it. Spent 2 years owning international train and airport transfer products across Southeast Asia, balancing what users actually needed with the company’s profitability targets using limited engineering resources CLIMATE & ENERGY POLICY - The thing I care about most. Lead author for Indonesia and Egypt at Climate Action Tracker; co-author of the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor; spoke at COP26, CEM-10, ECPR General Conference, Aspen Ideas: Climate, and Indonesia Sustainable Energy Week SUSTAINABLE FINANCE - Banks have a massive role in the climate transition but most of them aren’t doing enough. I wrote my master’s thesis on this, tracked climate finance at CPI for Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance, analyzed corporate sustainability disclosures for OJK via Climateworks Centre, and lead-authored the “impact levers” framework for aligning private finance with the Paris Agreement AI & CLIMATE - I got into this through my husband, who works as an AI workflow architect, and it quickly became something I wanted to understand properly. Attended the Mila Climate Change AI Summer School in 2024, now co-leading NewClimate’s AI working group, and building my own projects using AI-assisted development DESIGN & BUILDING - Building things is one of those skills I picked up from my product management days and never let go of. I like building things from scratch and seeing them come to life. Conceptualized, designed, and shipped independently: sparking.chat, a wedding invitation, a personality quiz, and this website
Advocating for energy transition, climate action, and sustainable development through research that holds powerful actors accountable and amplifies underrepresented voices. WHY THIS WORK - I had an epiphany that the climate crisis is an intergenerational injustice. With the current rate of emissions, my generation faces an unprecedented environmental crisis, and I refuse to believe that our destiny is predetermined to be at stake. I believe that young people deserve to co-design the systems that shape their future. - The repercussions of the climate crisis disproportionately affect vulnerable and lower-income communities in developing countries. The wealthiest 10% of the global population, primarily from North America and Europe, are responsible for approximately 50% of cumulative carbon emissions, while the poorest 50% have contributed less than 10%. This highlights the responsibility of wealthy polluters not only to reduce emissions but also to provide financial and technological support for developing nations. - I come from Indonesia, one of the world’s largest emitters and most climate-vulnerable countries. That duality drives my conviction that climate finance, mitigation targets, and accountability frameworks must reflect historical responsibility and equity.
GENUINENESS - I don’t like it when I get to know someone and they’re straight up transactional, like they already have an agenda. I need to feel that you’re being real with me and that I can trust you RESILIENCE - I’ll make it work no matter how difficult. Fake it till you make it, figure it out along the way. I just refuse to believe it can’t be done CURIOSITY - I’m wired to ask why the world works the way it does, and I won’t stop until I find the answer AUDACITY - I hope my life is full of “I can’t believe I did that” instead of “I wish I had done that.” I believe life meets you at the level of your audacity. *Boleh takut, tapi jangan lupa latihan untuk berani* –@pinotski INTEGRITY - Dishonesty doesn’t sit well with me. I follow my moral compass, and I sleep soundly knowing I did the right thing LOYALTY - My closest friends are my family. I keep them close and I don’t take those relationships for granted. I’d rather have a few people I deeply trust than a hundred I barely know GROWTH - Change, no matter how small, compounds. I believe in getting a little better every day
AN EXAMPLE - I might not have known Student Energy if I had not volunteered at their Summit in Bali in 2015. Ever since, the chain reaction happened: CEM-10/MI-4 Youth Leaders Forum in Vancouver, Student Energy Summit in London, Southeast Asia Regional Coordinator for the Global Youth Energy Outlook, which led to presenting at COP26 in Glasgow and joining the Global Covenant of Mayors Youth Policy Innovation Team. BEYOND THAT - From NGOs in Malaysia to youth-led startups in Fiji, these connections required me to reconnect with old colleagues and extend the network from mutual acquaintances - Being a part of a passionate and inspiring community has taught me the value of collaboration, people power, and diverse perspectives *Whom we choose to surround ourselves with reveals a lot about our values and characters. Most of the connections that I fostered were essentially the result of participating in numerous international competitions or conferences since attending university. Like dominos, I hope to keep opening doors of opportunities and rooms for contributions.*
*I’ve never been as articulate speaking as I am writing. There’s a clarity that comes when it’s just me and my thoughts, no one else in the way. I can say everything first, reorganize later, build the storyline I actually want. And when the words are carefully chosen, they can be powerful enough to move someone’s heart.* *I’ve been writing since I was 12, from a scientific paper in junior high to personal essays and policy briefs. I write poems too, but only when I’m extremely happy or extremely sad. The in-between doesn’t inspire anything.* *I like that writing can outlive me. Long after I’m gone, my thoughts are still gonna be there, waiting to be read by someone I’ll never meet.*
PROGRAMMES - Accenture Women Mentoring Program (2018): a 3-month self-development and mentorship programme by Accenture women executives; mini-project on integrated public transport app for Jakarta - Wedu Global Rising Star (2020): a leadership development programme for women across Asia with one-on-one mentorship from global professionals - Women Deliver Young Leaders Program (Class of 2020): a 3-year global programme connecting young advocates with platforms, networks, and resources to advance gender equality and the health and rights of girls and women. Includes a digital university curriculum, speakers bureau, grants for advocacy projects, and regional workshops - McKinsey Next Generation Women Leaders Asia-Pacific (2021): a 3-day programme for women building leadership skills, professional networks, and learning from trailblazing women leaders - Schneider Electric European Women Mentoring Programme (2025): a 6-month mentorship programme pairing young women with Schneider Electric professionals in engineering, digitization, and sustainability
Coming soon. This card is under construction. I’m putting together a list of books that shaped how I think, work, and see the world. Check back later.
2025 - Global Engagement Summit at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois 2023 - Aspen Ideas: Climate + Future Leaders Climate Summit, Miami Beach 2022 - European Youth Energy Forum, Lisbon: co-authored policy proposal “The Role of Youth in the Future of the European Energy Transition” - ClimateScience Olympiad: 3rd Runner Up (4th place) among 55,000 participants globally; proposed “Net-Zero by 2050 Strategy for Omaha, Nebraska”; invited as panelist at COY17 2021 - COP26, Glasgow: presented Global Youth Energy Outlook findings; BBC Minute interview on Cities, Regions, and Built Environments; intergenerational dialogue with Canada’s Natural Resources Minister; spoke at SEforALL’s “Powering Past Coal” session - Co-facilitator, IRENA Youth Forum working group: led “Promoting Youth Voices and Work on Renewable Energy” 2020 - IRENA Youth Forum, Abu Dhabi: first-ever edition; contributed to “Adaptation and Mitigation Efforts and the Role of Renewables” working group 2019 - Clean Energy Ministerial-10/Mission Innovation-4 Youth Leaders Forum, Vancouver: participated in Policy Hackathon; co-authored youth position statement to world leaders - One Young World Summit, London: BP Advancing Energy Scholar; fireside chat with bp CEO Bernard Looney on the climate crisis - Student Energy Summit, Imperial College London - Young ASEAN Leaders Policy Initiative, Bangkok: co-authored policy recommendation “The Enhancement of Compulsory Education in Underdeveloped Areas of ASEAN Countries” 2017 - ASEAN Youth Exchange, Bangkok: 100 students from 10 ASEAN countries 2016 - Ecosperity Young Leaders’ Dialogue, Singapore: sustainable living workshop - Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung speaker, Depok: proposed triple helix synergy for renewable energy in Indonesia at age 17 2013 - Sunburst Environment Programme, Singapore: researched coral reef bleaching in Kepulauan Seribu; presented findings at age 15
THE WORLD OUTSIDE - I’ve wanted to see the world since I was a kid. Something about learning the seven wonders made me restless. By 20, I was solo-travelling across Europe for 26 days, and that only made me believe there’s so much more out there to explore. THE DIVERSITY - Different races, cultures, languages, ways of eating, praying, grieving, celebrating. All on the same planet that also has auroras, glaciers, cherry blossoms, and deserts. Like, how do you not want to see all of it? THE BUCKET LIST - Latin America, Africa, Australia. Haven’t touched any of them yet. China, the US, Russia: these countries are so massive I could spend years and still miss things. And honestly? Indonesia has 17,000 islands and I haven’t even explored my own country properly. THE MATH - 35+ countries. 200+ cities. One life. Nowhere close to done.
AI has become a thread that runs through my interest, my workplace, and my personal projects, and I’m increasingly interested in where climate and AI intersect. HOW IT STARTED - My husband works as an AI workflow architect at a creative agency. Watching him build complex automation systems up close, shipping fast with this can-do attitude that anything is possible if you just start. That changed how I saw what was within reach. I didn’t need to be a traditional developer to build real things. - My love for building started at Traveloka, where I owned the full product cycle end-to-end. That growth mindset stuck: I stopped seeing problems as things to complain about and started seeing them as things to build for. WHAT I’VE BUILT - Conceptualized, designed, and shipped this website, sparking.chat, a wedding invitation, a skincare personality quiz, and a climate policy observatory, all using AI-assisted development - I treat each project like a product: what’s the user need, what’s the simplest version that works, how do I make it feel intentional? AT THE OFFICE - Co-leads NewClimate Institute’s internal AI working group: establishing org-wide guidelines for responsible AI use - Supported testing and refinement of the ChatNetZero AI model under the Net Zero Tracker project - Co-authoring CCRM 2025 assessing technology companies’ climate commitments, including the environmental implications of the AI boom THE CLASSROOM SIDE - Selected for the Mila – Climate Change AI Summer School 2024 in Montréal (fully funded, competitive admission) - Group project: analyzed crop dynamics in Kenya using satellite imagery and machine learning
*“Genius is eternal patience.” — Michelangelo* IN THE CLASSROOM - Took 20 graduate courses at ETH spanning carbon capture, macroeconomics, to food security, because why pick one lane? - Studied bioprocess (chemical) engineering in undergraduate, plus a summer school at RWTH Aachen on the topic of Smart Electrical Power Systems OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM - Landed a product management role at a tech company with zero prior experience and figured it out on the job - Taught myself web design, prompt engineering, and AI tooling on my own time - Went from oil and gas quiz bowls captain to product manager to climate policy analyst. Not exactly a straight line
Climate policy, corporate accountability, sustainable finance, product management, and engineering, across think tanks, consultancies, startups, and tech. CURRENT - Climate Policy Analyst, NewClimate Institute (Berlin, 2023–present) PREVIOUS - Consultant, Climateworks Centre (2022) - Summer Intern – Sustainability, McKinsey & Company (2022) - Southeast Asia Regional Coordinator, Student Energy (2020–2021) - Research Intern, Climate Policy Initiative (2020–2021) - Manufacturing Project Engineer, Recycling Technologies (2021) - Associate Product Manager, Traveloka (2018–2020)
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION - NewClimate Institute is an independent non-profit organisation based in Berlin that develops solutions to tackle climate change and drives their implementation worldwide, through research, policy advice, and knowledge sharing CORPORATE CLIMATE RESPONSIBILITY MONITOR (CCRM) - Co-authored [CCRM 2024](https://newclimate.org/resources/publications/corporate-climate-responsibility-monitor-2024) and [CCRM 2025](https://newclimate.org/resources/publications/corporate-climate-responsibility-monitor-2025) on electric utilities, technology, and fashion sectors. The reports evaluate the transparency and integrity of major companies’ climate commitments across disclosure, target setting, mitigation measures, and responsibility for residual emissions against global benchmarks - CCRM 2024 looked at 51 major companies and found that their 2030 targets would only cut about 30% of their full value chain emissions, nowhere near enough for 1.5°C. Many still rely on offsetting and carbon capture instead of actually reducing emissions - CCRM 2025 expanded to 55 companies with deep dives into food & agriculture, tech, fashion, and automotive. The verdict: not a single company in the deep dives scored ‘reasonable’ or ‘high’ integrity. Even the best performers (H&M, Stellantis, and Apple) only reached ‘moderate’ - Co-authored [Evaluating Corporate Target Setting in the Netherlands](https://newclimate.org/resources/publications/evaluating-corporate-target-setting-in-the-netherlands-2026), commissioned by Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands), assessing climate strategies of 28 Dutch companies. Key finding: none of the 28 companies is on track for a 1.5°C pathway, and three-quarters have inadequate or highly inadequate climate plans. The findings feed into the Climate Crisis Index CLIMATE ACTION TRACKER (CAT) - CAT is an independent scientific project by Climate Analytics and NewClimate Institute that tracks government climate action against the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal. It covers 34 countries plus the EU (~85% of global emissions), and is widely cited by the Financial Times, BBC, The Guardian, The Economist, and in government policy documents - Lead author of [Indonesia’s](https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/indonesia/) and [Egypt’s](https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/egypt) annual assessments, evaluating national climate policy alignment with least-cost and fair-share 1.5°C pathways - Authored [blog on Indonesia’s SNDC draft](https://climateactiontracker.org/blog/indonesias-new-climate-goals-positive-developments-but-some-red-flags/), [Bonn sessions briefing](https://climateactiontracker.org/documents/1322/CAT_2025-06_Briefing_1-5CompatibleTargets_Indonesia.pdf), and contributed to the [progress of major emitters report](https://newclimate.org/resources/publications/progress-of-major-emitters-towards-climate-targets-2025-update) - Provided ad-hoc feedback on JETP Comprehensive Investment and Policy Plan draft CLEAN, AFFORDABLE, AND SECURE ENERGY FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA (CASE) - CASE is a project funded by Germany’s International Climate Initiative (IKI) and led by GIZ, aiming to drive change in the Southeast Asian power sector towards increased climate ambition. It focuses on Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines, which together represent nearly three-quarters of the region’s total power generation. CASE proposes evidence-based solutions through research, transparency, stakeholder dialogue, technical assistance, and communication - Authoring a report urging ASEAN policymakers to move beyond GDP-centered planning toward well-being (Decent Living Standards) and affordable energy access - Shaped the agenda and spoke at Indonesia Sustainable Energy Week 2025 in Samarinda, East Kalimantan: delivered presentation on economic diversification pathways during the session “From Potential to Action: Kalimantan’s Economic Pathway in the Energy Transition,” bringing together national-provincial planning agencies, academics, private sectors, and civil society - Co-led a full-day event at Mulawarman University with over 200 students, presenting “The Future of Jobs is Green” and facilitating a “Green Ikigai” workshop helping students map sustainability career pathways - Reviewing a study on women-centered well-being in coal mining regions - Updating the SIPET power transition progress tool for Indonesia and Vietnam ALIGNING PRIVATE FINANCE WITH THE PARIS AGREEMENT - Lead-authored [Fixing the broken governance chain: Aligning private finance with the Paris Agreement](https://newclimate.org/resources/publications/fixing-the-broken-governance-chain-aligning-private-finance-with-the-paris), a report that proposed an “impact levers” framework identifying four mechanisms through which financial institutions can influence real-economy emissions: engagement, exclusion, sustainable finance, and systemic intervention - Mapped promising practices across the EU, UK, and US to show what effective implementation looks like in different regulatory contexts - Built on [prior research revealing critical limitations in the voluntary approach](https://newclimate.org/news/net-zero-or-zero-sense-three-reasons-to-rethink-financial-institutions-voluntary-targets): financial institutions’ net-zero targets often lack credibility, and self-regulation alone is insufficient to shift capital flows at the pace required by the Paris Agreement - Concluded that mandatory frameworks that combine regulatory requirements with credible transition planning are needed to move private finance from pledges to measurable impact - Presented findings at the ECPR General Conference 2025 NET ZERO STOCKTAKE 2024 - Contributed to the [Net Zero Stocktake 2024](https://zerotracker.net/analysis/net-zero-stocktake-2024): evaluated subnational climate governance across all 38 Indonesian provinces; analyzed transparency and integrity of net-zero targets TEXTILE DECARBONIZATION - Co-led comparative analysis of decarbonization initiatives among top 10 textile manufacturers in South Asia; [presented findings](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sustainable-development-policy-institute_pgcep-cbam-espr-activity-7355521223289647104-WbhS/) to GIZ Pakistan, Director General of Textile, and industry stakeholders AI WORKING GROUP - Co-led the establishment of the internal AI working group, co-developed the survey and org-wide guidelines - Developed training materials and delivered AI training across the organisation - Serve as the go-to person for AI-related inquiries, collecting feedback and contributing to formalising the working group - Supported testing and refinement of [ChatNetZero](https://chatnetzero.ai/) AI model (Net Zero Tracker project)
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION - Climateworks Centre is a non-profit organisation that develops independent, evidence-based solutions to assist the transition to net zero emissions. The consultancy served OJK (Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority) as the client WHAT I DID - Performed policy stocktake and analysis on Indonesian corporate sustainability disclosure regulations, examining OJK Regulation 51/2017 and related frameworks - Researched Indonesian financial institutions’ climate action, benchmarking their climate transition plans against international standards - Assessed the current state of sustainability disclosure requirements, identifying gaps in penalties, independent verification, and mandatory integration of climate risk into fiduciary duties - This work directly informed my Master’s thesis on sustainable banking in Indonesia and continues to shape my current research on financial sector climate accountability at NewClimate
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION - McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm serving leading businesses, governments, and institutions WHAT I DID - Advised clients on sustainability engagements to support decarbonization goals - Contributed to the launch of a new sustainable business in the Future of Mobility domain for a top automotive sales company in Indonesia, working with Leap by McKinsey, McKinsey’s venture-building arm that helps corporates build new businesses from scratch - Developed pitch decks on two sustainability ideas covering problem statements, customer pain points, business models, competitor landscape, value propositions, and revenue projections - Validated business concepts during incubation phase through market research, user interviews, and stakeholder consultations
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION - Student Energy is a global youth-led NGO based in Canada dedicated to empowering the next generation of sustainable energy leaders SOUTHEAST ASIA REGIONAL COORDINATOR, GLOBAL YOUTH ENERGY OUTLOOK (2020–2021) - The [Global Youth Energy Outlook](https://studentenergyoutlook.org/) conveys youth’s energy and climate aspirations, along with the demanded course of action at political, technological, financial, and societal levels. In total, the Outlook reached 41,652 respondents across 129 countries. - Co-created strategy to engage 5,000+ youth in Southeast Asia and the Pacific on their energy and climate aspirations - Recruited and managed 22 Country Ambassadors from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, and Fiji, ensuring to include underrepresented groups such as indigenous or rural youth - Co-led regional dialogues with partner institutions: Green Economic Recovery Post-COVID-19 in ASEAN (REN21), The Role and Perspectives of Youth on Heavy Industry Transition (LeadIT/SEI), Energy Access to Rural and Remote Communities (SEforALL), and Energy, Jobs, and the Just Transition (FES Asia) - Spoke at virtual events to raise climate awareness, particularly for audiences not yet engaged in the energy and climate space - Presented findings and recommendations at COP26 in Glasgow: BBC Minute interview on Cities, Regions, and Built Environments, intergenerational dialogue with Canada’s Natural Resources Minister, and spoke at SEforALL’s “Powering Past Coal” session. The COP26 event was livestreamed on YouTube, attracting 1,500 viewers. - Published: [Youth Perspectives on Industry Transition](https://www.industrytransition.org/insights/youth-perspectives-on-industry-transition/), joint publication with Stockholm Environment Institute GCOM YOUTH POLICY INNOVATION TEAM (2021–2022) - Analyzed the Outlook data and synthesized city-level climate and energy recommendations with the University of Melbourne’s Connected Cities Lab - Published: [Youth Regional Recommendations for the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy](https://studentenergy.org/launch-of-youth-policy-innovation-team-recommendations-for-the-global-covenant-of-mayors-on-climate-energy/) OGCI YOUTH CHALLENGE (JULY 2020 – APRIL 2021) - SE Asia & Pacific representative in a diverse team of 9 for the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), a CEO-led consortium of 13 major oil and gas companies accounting for 30%+ of global production - Co-authored [10 policy recommendations](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LD7MPxeya1znBL1RYFH8G3cJPccGL59X/view): urged all member companies to commit to net-zero Scope 1/2/3 by 2050, invest in climate adaptation and youth-led startups, and diversify offset portfolios with blue carbon credits - Presented to OGCI’s Executive Committee and member companies’ Board of Directors CAREER TRAINEE, 1ST COHORT (2022) - Co-authored a policy brief on the geopolitics and geoeconomics of the European Green Deal with Enel Foundation, focusing on EU–China and EU–US dynamics LIAISON OFFICER, INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENERGY SUMMIT 2015 IN BALI - First exposure to Student Energy: selected as a volunteer liaison officer on a partial scholarship, coordinating between the committee and high-level speakers.
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION - Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) is an analysis and advisory organization with deep expertise in finance and policy, helping governments, businesses, and financial institutions drive economic growth while addressing climate change WHAT I DID - Contributed to the Climate Change Fiscal Framework for the Fiscal Policy Agency under Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance by tracking private and public climate mitigation and adaptation finance flows in Indonesia and interviewing government and business leaders to model Indonesia’s climate financing gaps - Reviewed and mapped Indonesian law and regulation, including the Draft Law on New and Renewable Energy, Mineral and Coal Law, and State Budget, to assess implications for renewable energy deployment barriers. Published: [Leveraging fiscal stimulus to improve energy transition: Case of South Korea and Indonesia](https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/leveraging-fiscal-stimulus-to-improve-energy-transition-case-of-south-korea-and-indonesia/) - Delivered [data analysis and visualization of energy efficiency market trends post-pandemic](https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Response-to-COVID-19_Energy-Conservation-and-Efficiency-Survey.pdf) - Co-authored publication on blended finance for large-scale solar PV
*First Indonesian remote hire. Assigned to the Project Manta team partnering with the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, a global nonprofit investing over USD 1.5 billion to eliminate plastic waste from the environment.* ABOUT THE ORGANISATION - Recycling Technologies is a UK-based company that develops advanced chemical recycling solutions that convert mixed plastic waste back into feedstock for new plastics, tackling the global plastic pollution crisis WHAT I DID - Evaluated the feasibility of using chemical recycling technologies to build an integrated waste recycling facility in East Java, Indonesia - Provided technical insights from the Indonesian context, including local waste composition, regulatory landscape, and infrastructure constraints, while bridging communication between the UK team and local suppliers and government partners - Contributed to deliverables across multiple workstreams: human resources and organization, waste input analysis, facility and site assessment, products output, and financial strategy
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION - Traveloka is one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing travel tech companies and Indonesia’s first unicorn, valued at over USD 1 billion - Currently expanding across Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, and Australia, providing airline ticketing, hotel booking, and a growing range of travel and lifestyle products and services WHAT I DID - Assigned to the International Train and Airport Transfer business unit, handling agile, fast-paced end-to-end product development and post-improvement - As the “hub” combining business, technology, and design perspectives, I drove initiatives with cross-functional teams across Product Design, Software Engineering, Data Analytics, Business Development, Customer Operations, Marketing, and Revenue Growth Management - Developed products to address users’ pain points while meeting the company’s profitability goals with resource-constrained engineering teams by applying the design thinking framework throughout the product cycle - Built vision and mission, proposed strategic initiatives, executed on a prioritized roadmap, established partnerships with external parties, conducted in-depth user research, oversaw implementation, ensured timely deliverables, and collaborated with diverse stakeholders
THINK POLICY SOCIETY BOOTCAMP VOL. 3 (2020) - 3-month [online public policy bootcamp](https://thinkpolicy.id/thinkpolicy-bootcamp) covering market failure, inequality, game theory, ethics, decision science, negotiation, and adaptive leadership - Won Best Capstone Project on [COVID-19 crisis governance and management](https://thinkpolicy.id/thinkpolicy-bootcamp/tata-kelola-bencana-pandemi-covid-19-di-indonesia), partnering with BAPPENAS and Knowledge Sector Initiative Y-BANK / OJK (2019) - Financial course by Asian Development Bank and the Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) - Conducted interviews with micro enterprises at Tanah Abang Market to understand financial inclusion barriers - Pitched end-to-end product concept to improve Indonesian youth financial literacy via gamification - Final project: co-founded Impact Investa, a social enterprise fostering financially inclusive community through value and impact investment PURPOSE IN MOTION / HUAWEI SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE (2022) - Facilitated and mentored student cohorts from 150+ countries in an 8-day [Tech4Good](https://www.huawei.com/minisite/seeds-for-the-future/tech4good.html) startup programme by [Purpose in Motion](https://www.pimglobal.org/), guiding teams from cause selection to final pitch
All conceptualized, designed, and shipped independently. DECK OF SALSA (THIS WEBSITE) - A 54-card interactive personal website mapping fragments of my life onto a standard playing deck: 13 cards each for Origins (♠), Passions (♥), Works (♦), and Places (♣), plus 2 Jokers - Inspired by classic playing card design, with hand-crafted court figures and a 4-color palette. Every card is clickable, flippable, and tells a different story. Shuffle the deck to explore SPARK: LIFE-CHANGING CONVOS - A web app with 1,000+ curated conversation starters designed to move people beyond small talk into meaningful connection - 10 relationship contexts: Couples, Married, First Date, Besties, Squad, Reconnect, Family, Siblings, Coworkers, and Solo/Self-reflection, plus a DIY Mode for any custom situation - Customizable sessions: choose intensity level (light to profound), filter by topics, and set how many questions per session - {{Play Spark}}(https://sparking.chat) WEDDING INVITATION - A fully interactive, illustrated digital wedding invitation - Ghibli-style illustrated room scene: users tap on objects (scroll, gift box, map, window, camera, book, photo wall) to reveal wedding content - {{See Invitation}}(https://salsa.izzatr.com) PEELSONALITY - An AI-powered skincare personality quiz in Indonesian, asking about lifestyle, age range, skin concerns, and budget to build a personalized profile - Assigns a skincare personality type with personality traits, and essential skincare product recommendations - {{Try Peelsonality}}(https://peelsonality.fit) ARTICLE 6 OBSERVATORY - An independent platform for transparency and accountability in the operationalization of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, the framework governing international carbon markets - Features detailed timelines of key developments, resource hubs, events, and newsletter briefings - {{Visit Observatory}}(https://article6observatory.org)
I’ve written personal essays, reflections, and opinion pieces across multiple platforms since 2012. MEDIUM - [How Can One Be So Sure?](https://nabputsal.medium.com/how-can-one-be-so-sure-5f89bf93be5e): the first 24 hours of heartbreak, a letter to someone who said they couldn’t see a future together - [Semesta, aku sudah mati dan kehilangan rasa](https://nabputsal.medium.com/semesta-aku-sudah-mati-dan-kehilangan-rasa-e0f49d307d83): a poem about losing the ability to feel, written during the pandemic - [Tentang Hal-hal yang Tidak Bisa Kita Kendalikan](https://nabputsal.medium.com/tentang-hal-hal-yang-tidak-bisa-kita-kendalikan-123247349503): on letting go of things beyond our control - [Tentang Menjadi Fanatik yang Buta dan Tuli](https://nabputsal.medium.com/tentang-menjadi-fanatik-yang-buta-dan-tuli-11859350b7d7): on blind fanaticism and the danger of always thinking you’re right - [Manusia dan Konsep Bahagia, Keduanya Lelucon Kosmik](https://nabputsal.medium.com/manusia-dan-konsep-bahagia-keduanya-lelucon-kosmik-109867ffb4f0): an open letter to God and the universe asking what happiness actually is SUBSTACK - [I Love My Kids So Much That I Choose Not to Give Birth to Them](https://nabputsal.substack.com/p/i-love-my-kids-so-much-that-i-choose-not-to-give-birth-to-them): a reflective personal essay on marriage, parenthood pressure, and why choosing not to have children can be an act of love and responsibility TUMBLR - [Tembok-tembok Buatan Manusia](https://nabputsal.tumblr.com/post/187620971295/tembok-tembok-buatan-manusia-potongan-konversasi): a fictional dialogue about human-made walls and labels that divide us, inspired by Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s Bumi Manusia - [Surat untuk Ken](https://nabputsal.tumblr.com/post/167643137565/surat-untuk-ken-potongan-konversasi-ken-dan): a letter asking whether love fades with time, written as a fictional conversation between Ken and Dione - [Menikahi Isi Kepala](https://nabputsal.tumblr.com/post/154882497725/menikahi-isi-kepala): a poem about wanting to marry someone’s mind - {{Read on Medium}}(https://nabputsal.medium.com) - {{Read on Substack}}(https://nabputsal.substack.com) - {{Read on Tumblr}}(https://nabputsal.tumblr.com)
Some cards are left undealt. Life is a work in progress, and I’m reserving this spot for whatever exciting things the future has in store, be it new roles, new adventures, or new chapters. They’ll find their way here when the time is right.
“God told me not to die before travelling the world.”
PLANNING - I plan trips thoroughly by looking up itinerary recommendations, read blog posts, watch videos, and build a rough itinerary on Google Maps before I go - Before booking anything (a hotel, a tour, a restaurant), I read the reviews. Especially the lowest ones, to see if the complaints are things I can live with PACKING - I keep a master packing list so I can do it on autopilot and never miss anything - Always pack: power bank, universal adapter, first aid kit, ID card. DOCUMENTS - Screenshot your passport, visa, insurance, and hotel confirmations; if possible, print a copy. - Purchase a comprehensive travel insurance, better safe than sorry. STAYING SAFE - Keep your awareness and caution at a normal level: not paranoid, not careless. It applies everywhere, not just when traveling solo - Share your live location with someone you trust, and let them know where you’re going every day
You’ve been going through my deck, now try the one that I made for everyone. Try it at sparking.chat. WHAT IT IS - A digital conversation starter platform that helps people move beyond small talk and into more meaningful conversations with their partners, friends, families, themselves, and everything in between. - Create and customise your own deck: pick intensity level (from light to profound), filter by topics, and choose the language.
Surprise me!