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About Jada
ENGINEER | CONSULTANT | LEADER
Welcome! My name is Jada Ferreira. I have a passion for providing high impact strategic advisory for clients, leading teams to develop creative solutions, and growing through feedback-driven professional development. I'm an outgoing and driven individual who loves to laugh and make everyone around me better.
I was born and raised in Houston, Texas and earned my Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Pittsburgh. I completed my MBA at Rice University in 2022. I now work in M&A and Corporate Development at Calpine, a Constellation company.
I have 12+ years of experience across M&A, Business Strategy and Management Consulting, Energy Management, and HVAC Design. I have expertise in M&A, Enterprise Transformation, and Strategic Planning.
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It is my mission to provide the best technical and strategic advisory for my clients, and usher them into a more sustainable future.
SEPTEMBER 2024 - PRESENT
Calpine
Manager, M&A and Corporate Development
Advisor on sell-side transactions and creating value across the data economy pipeline.
NOVEMBER 2022 - SEPTEMBER 2024
McKinsey & Company
Associate
Strategy consultant to Fortune 500 companies.
APRIL 2021 - APRIL 2022
Jones Lang Lasalle
Energy & Sustainability Manager
Consultant for two global clients providing expert advisory on energy conservation measures and reducing carbon emissions. Trusted advisor in areas of energy savings, carbon offsets, renovations/upgrades, science-based targets, and latest trends in sustainability.
AUGUST 2016 - DECEMBER 2020
AlliantGroup
Director - Energy Services
Leader to 35 consultants in identifying federal incentives for clients in the AEC industry. Utilized energy modeling analysis to create 3D models of our clients’ projects and applied expert knowledge to assess building performance. Analyzed hundreds of construction projects which included cogeneration plants, geothermal systems, lab exhaust, chilled beams, radiant heating, and dual-duct systems.
JANUARY 2021 - SEPTEMBER 2022
Rice University
Master of Business Administration. GPA 3.8
AUGUST 2010 - AUGUST 2014
University of Pittsburgh
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering as a Full Tuition Scholarship Recipient. Served as the Academic Excellence Chair for the Award-Winning National Society of Black Engineers Pittsburgh Chapter.
Education
JANUARY 2012 - JULY 2012
University of New South Wales
Participated in the Global 3E Exchange program in Sydney, Australia for a full semester. Interned in the Material Hardness Testing lab.
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