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Matthew Whalley

Founder

Founder at Passerine Aircraft

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

FoundedPasserine Aircraft · YC

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About

Matthew Whalley serves as Director of Balwin Energy at Balwin Properties. He has a background in the aviation and aerospace industry, with skills in AutoCAD, engineering, and the Microsoft Office suite. Whalley holds a Master's degree in Gas Dynamics from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Founder at Passerine AircraftYC S17

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Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017

Experience

  1. Balwin PropertiesDirector: Balwin Energycurrent2022 — presentCity of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  2. Balwin PropertiesGreen Innovation Managercurrent2021 — presentSouth Africa
  3. Balwin PropertiesRenewable Energy Engineer2020 — 2021South Africa
  4. Self-employedConsulting Engineer2020
  5. Passerine Aircraft CorporationFounder2017 — 2020
  6. Bronberg DynamicsEngineer2016 — 2017Pretoria Area, South Africa

Skills & more

Industry standardsPower Purchase AgreementsPerformance Metrics1Project Finance1VBA ExcelPresentationsProject DevelopmentSkill DevelopmentProject EvaluationExcel ModelingPresentation SkillsDefining Requirements
+12 moreProject PlansFeasibility StudiesTechnical PresentationsCost ManagementSystems DesignFinancial AnalysisKnowledge AcquisitionConceptualizerMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPoint

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Matthew Whalley?
Matthew Whalley serves as Director of Balwin Energy at Balwin Properties. He has a background in the aviation and aerospace industry, with skills in AutoCAD, engineering, and the Microsoft Office suite. Whalley holds a Master's degree in Gas Dynamics from the University of the Witwatersrand.
Where does Matthew Whalley work?
Matthew Whalley is Founder of Passerine Aircraft.
What companies did Matthew Whalley found?
Matthew Whalley founded Passerine Aircraft.
Where did Matthew Whalley go to school?
Matthew Whalley studied at University of the Witwatersrand (Master’s Degree, Gas Dynamics); University of the Witwatersrand (Bachelor’s Degree, Aeronautical Engineering); Y Combinator (W2018).

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