Genice Jacobs :

About Me

Basic Information
Gender
Female
Birthday
04/02/1964
Hometown
Oakland, California
About me
I am working as a volunteer to promote a solar lighting program developed by The Cooper Union in New York City. The system is called SociaLite, Lighting System in a Suitcase. The system is currently in technical pilot stage in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Ghana. We are planning to roll it out as a microenterprise toward the end of the year in villages in Uganda. We see this system as having the potential to be a microfranchise. Following are a couple of links regarding the project. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-inventors-solar-lighting.html http://solarlantern.blogspot.com/ I am also working with Blueflex Solutions, a technology sourcing and trading company to provide cost efficient manufacturing services to NGOs, for profits and development organizations looking to deliver renewable energy products to the developing world. More information about Blueflex Solutions is listed below.
Microfinance Experience
Personal interest. I've read several books on the topic
Technical Experience
Fundraising (grassroots and major gifts) Social Networking Recruiting Volunteer Development and Management Microenterprise
Goals/ Organizational Mission
Blueflex Solutions is a San Francisco Bay Area-based company with full-time dedicated manufacturing and materials acquisition resources in the U.S., Taiwan, China, and India. We are looking to partner with product inventors, MFIs, NGOs and relief organizations in the delivery of green products designed for the needs of the rural poor throughout the world. We are interested in connecting with individuals involved in Green Microfinance initiatives and renewable energy product development and delivery to off-grid areas of developing countries. Our company is able to design and manufacture or source a wide range of products, including solar panels, solar cooking, solar and LED lighting, wind systems and off grid lighting equipment. We can manage comprehensive supply chain solutions and have electrical, and mechanical design and distribution capabilities. Collectively, we have over 50 years of experience managing end-to-end high tech and low tech design, manufacturing, marketing, VC/non-traditional funding, and sales. The president and founder of Blueflex Solutions, Dan Grassetti, was the senior manufacturing executive for Cyras Systems, which was purchased by Ciena corporation for over $2B, one of the largest IPOs of all time. Dan is an environmental activist in his hometown of Berkeley, California and is the founder and president of the Hills Conservation Network. Vice President of Business Development Genice Jacobs has an executive search, research, marketing, web 2.0 and nonprofit fundraising background. She is a long time supporter of the Global Fund for Women and an advisor to and early adopter of www.pulsewire.net. BlueFlex Solutions is committed to the principles put forth by GreenMicrofinance. We are very passionate about finding solutions to eliminating poverty and are interested in exploring how we might collaborate to bring down the cost of green product production and delivery. Please contact me to begin a dialogue.

Contact Information
Email
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Mobile phone
415-298-0679
Land phone
510-530-6687
Address
4060 Oakmore Road
State
California
City / Town
Oakland
Country
United States