Bio – Martina Repikova

I have more than 18 years of professional experience working in the international organisations, energy industry and public authorities on wide range of topics from energy – oil markets, renewables, energy use in ICT, transport, smart city – to knowledge and data management, big data, internet of things, financial analysis, website development and application of new IT technologies. You can find more about my professional background below or at LinkedIn.

Career Focus

• Energy Markets & Climate Change
• Strategy, Development, Sustainability
• Municipality development, Project management, Public participation
• Data Analysis & Forecasting
• Development and maintenance of climate and energy models

Work Experience

• Independent Consultant, Piešťany, Slovakia (09/2023-now)
• City of Piešťany, Slovakia (10/2020-08/2023) – Leader, Strategy and urban development department 
• Ministry of Economy of Slovak Republic, (09/2018-09/2020) – Senior Analyst at Centre for Economic Issues (analytical unit) 
• Independent Consultant, Piešťany, Slovakia (08/2015-09/2018)
• International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (09/2013 – 01/2015) – Programme Officer (P3), Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre
• Statoil ASA, Stavanger, Norway (01/2012 – 06/2013) – Senior Oil Market Analyst, MPR SBD AN MA OIL
• International Energy Agency (IEA), Paris, France (06/2006 – 11/2011)
  • Oil Market Analyst (A2), Oil Industry and Markets Division (2010-2011)
  • Research Assistant/Statistician (B5), Oil Industry and Markets Division (2008-2010)
  • Statistician, Monthly Oil Statistics (B3), Energy Statistics Division (2006-2008)
• Wood & Company, a.s., Bratislava, Slovakia (09/2005 – 05/2006) – Investment Banking Intern (part-time), Corporate Finance and M&A
• Generali Vita, Mogliano Veneto, Italy (2005) – Intern, Actuarial department
• Sparkasse Passau, Passau, Germany (2003) – Intern, Marketing and Communications Department

Published work

• IEA’s monthly Oil Market Reports
  • Statistics, End-user product prices, FSU oil exports, Commodities traders’ positions, Crude oil and refined product onshore and offshore inventory levels (2008 – 2011)
• IEA’s Medium-Term Oil and Gas Markets Reports
  • FSU Exporters branching out / The evolution of crude oil production by quality (2009)
  • Financial market regulation (2010)
  • Asian Storage Expansions (2011)
• REN21 UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report (December 2015)
  • questionnaire collection, data gathering and quality assessment for the report
• Electromobility and energy needs, a case for Slovakia / Rozvoj elektromobility a jej vplyv na spotrebu PHM a elektrickej energie v cestnej doprave v SR, analysis of energy needs for transport fuels and electricity production; comparison of WTT energy use between conventional ICE vehicles and electric vehicles in Slovakia, Centre for Economic Issues, Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic (January 2020)
• Climate-neutral Slovakia by 2050, Dokupilová, D., Repíková, M., & Korytárová, K., Institute for Forecasting, Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences (2022), contributed to the report and the model designing pathway scenarios to reaching climate neutrality of various sectors in Slovak Republic by 2050
• Climate-energy plan for Piešťany by 2035 (with an outlook for 2050),  (2023), a climatic and energy mitigation strategic plan for municipality assets, including setting strategy, policies, targets and mitigation measures to reach climate neutrality of the minucipality activities by 2050

Education

• Doctoral research (PhD.) in Management, focus on Cyber security and Energy security threats management, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, ongoing
• M.A. in Banking and Entrepreneurship – New Europe Master in Banking and Entrepreneurship, Italy (2004 – 2005)
• B.A. in International Relations and European Studies – Comenius University, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia (2002 – 2006)
• Engineering Degree (M.Sc. equivalent) in Agricultural management, specialisation Quantitative Management and IT – Slovak Agricultural University, Faculty of Economics and Management, Nitra, Slovakia (1998 – 2003)
• Passed Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1 examination in December 2009

Competence and Skills

Economic, climate and energy analyses

• Sustainable energy systems, mobility and climate change adaptation
• Oil, gas, coal, renewable and power knowledge
• Analysis, research, modelling and forecasting of oil market fundamentals, including supply, demand, refining, trade flows, inventories and pricing
• Oil and energy markets in Russian Federation, Caucasus and Caspian countries, Africa, Europe, America and Asia
• Global oil market balances, short- to long-term forecasts of market fundamentals and prices
• Commodities and financial markets regulation
• Energy security, emergency response and international energy and economic affairs
• Renewable Energy, Energy Access and Energy Efficiency in Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Caspian and Balkan countries
• Energy use in Transport sector and in Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) sector
• Energy poverty

Computing and modeling

• Database management
• Data manipulation and quality verification
• Data visualisation, incl. static and interactive charts – Tableau, Qlikview, Power BI
• Statistics – SPSS, EViews
• Business Intelligence analysis – Tableau, Qlikview
• Webpage development, including HTML, CSS, CMS (WordPress and custom made), Google Analytics
• Proficient in MS Office package – Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint, FrontPage, OneNote, including task automation and VBA programming
• Construction of Excel-based models, including time-series forecasting models
• MS SharePoint internal platform
• Research using internet resources, news packages (Reuters, Bloomberg, Factiva), large databases

Communication, drafting and presentation

• Analytical report-writing and editing
• Preparation of short analytical features and articles for publication
• Drafting of briefs and status reports
• Content and contributor management
• Layout design and formatting of publications
• Presenting to small and large audiences
• Social media and blogging

Other skills

• Knowledge and information management
• Development of information, data and knowledge sharing platforms
• Financial analysis and industry research
• Corporate Finance and M&A
• Project management
• IT trainings and mentoring of junior staff

Languages

Slovak: native / English: fluent / German, Italian, French: intermediate / Chinese, Russian, Norwegian, Arabic: beginner