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IED Consulting LLC is a woman-owned small business that was born from the integration of many years of previous engineering experiences from multiple geographies. Our journey began in 2006 with the establishment of International Engineering Design (IED) in Armenia as an engineering firm. Headquartered in Yerevan, IED provided technical assistance for 15 years in the areas of energy, water, environment, and climate change to Governments, private clients, donors, and financial institutions. Many architectural and engineering projects in the gold, energy, retail, and construction industries were successfully completed.

In parallel, IED Georgia, a engineering firm located in Tbilisi, Georgia, supported various “energy nexus” projects including renewable energy, water, and waste water projects in collaboration with United Water Services Company, facilitating cost effective water and waste service delivery throughout Georgia.

After many years of working on the ground and interacting with various stakeholders, we started to notice the gaps in the infrastructure development. A range of issues, owing to the rapidly growing world population surfaced, including the pressures in town and city infrastructures. There was an increase in demand for clean drinking water; the need for water security and water safety; the push on clean affordable energy; and concerns with resource availability.

Harbouring a vision to address these rising challenges, in 2020, IED branched out it’s consulting services, with the opening up of IED Consulting LLC. We leverage on extensive experience to build a future with clean energy, clean water, process digitalization and cyber security. Being privately owned and independent, we are able put our full focus on delivering added value for our clients and addressing those most pressing challenges faced by societies today.

IED Consulting has supported USAID, US Department of State, US Department of Interior, The World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Commission funded projects in North America, Europe, Africa, Eurasia and Asia.

Our management team’s diverse set of skills and experience bring years of successful project development. Along with our highly skilled experts across the globe, we cover a wide range of client needs and to guide them to success.

It is our passion to better the quality of life, worldwide. This is the drive we wake up to every morning.

Vision

To be acknowledged globally as a premier provider of strategic consulting, driving the development and execution of growth strategies worldwide.

To establish ourselves as renowned experts in the advancement of clean energy and clean water solutions.

Mission

At IED Consulting, we deliver actionable and practical recommendations to empower our clients in making informed decisions that drive their business or government initiatives to success.

Respect

At IED, everyone is treated with respect and dignity, regardless of position, ethnicity, religion, or gender. This equally applies to IED’s affiliates and third party contractors.

Honesty

At IED, honesty is thought to be crucial for professional relationships. This is how we walk the talk.

Reliability

At IED, all employees take ownership of their assignments and feel accountable for their actions. It is understood that keeping commitments regarding project scope, service quality and time schedule is highly important. Reliability is a prerequisite for developing trustful and lasting relationships within IED and with third parties.

Fairness

At IED, everyone is treated with fairness. Fairness is also a guiding principle in IED’s decision making.

01. Advisory Service Excellence

Rather than seeking growth alone, IED aims for market leadership through quality. Therefore, IED is constantly striving for Engineering Excellence. This is achieved by:

  • a holistic approach to problem-solving
  • high level of ingenuity and creativity
  • a constant desire for improvement
  • strong motivation and dedication
  • diligence and great persistence
  • continuing programs for staff development
  • knowledge management and competence development

02. Seamless Cooperation

In order to best serve their client’s needs, IED’s employees collaborate across regionally spread offices to work as one team. Distance, time zones, and cultures are successfully bridged. Sharing of competence, experience, tools, and capacities is highly important to best serve clients.

03. Great People

IED’s great people are the ones that make the difference! Our highly motivated employees want to excel and contribute to the overall success of IED. Problems are considered challenges, and finding the best solution is the goal. IED strives for long-term relationships and for employees to see themselves as ambassadors of IED.

04. Complete Independence

IED is fully privately owned and has no obligations to banks, suppliers, or any other third parties. Actions are always based on purely objective considerations and are in the best interest of the client.

05. Sustainable Conduct

IED is committed to sustainability. This commitment is fulfilled in IED’s day-to-day business activities and in IED’s continued effort to reduce its carbon and waste footprint.

Why Us?

Global experience in the industry

Our executive team brings over 100 years of high-level advisory experience, specializing in diverse issues related to clean energy and water. Through close collaboration within the IED network, we leverage the expertise of international specialists and utilize their advanced processes and tools.

Local and Cultural Competence

Our team comprises over 50 consultants who have collectively worked on projects in more than 100 countries. With extensive knowledge of market conditions, regulatory landscapes, and working environments in various regions, we are well-equipped to successfully represent and advocate for our clients and stakeholders worldwide.

End to End service depth

We offer comprehensive solutions to our clients, encompassing management and engineering advisory services as well as project management. With a robust physical presence across our operating regions, we ensure close interaction with clients and project stakeholders on site, fostering effective collaboration and successful project outcomes.

Our Team

Our team sits at the heart of our consulting operations. With more than 50 international experts serving clients in projects in more than 70 countries, we bring together many years of experience working with international laws, regulations, building codes, and standard. This enables us to offer highly experienced and knowledgeable support to our clients.

Jake Delphia

Jake Delphia

Chief Executive Officer

Trusted, results-oriented international advisor with 40 years of experience, having supported energy, water and waste water projects in more than 70 countries.

Niara

Naira Delphia

Vice President - Risk Management & Quality Control

Graduate Engineer with Exec MBA, established IED in 2006 driving high quality results for international clients investing in Armenia.

Prashant (1)

Prashant Pundrik

Chief Operating Officer

International expert in project assessments, commercialization of clean technologies and financial promotion of clean energy and clean water projects

An All Rounded Consulting Team

Our consulting team includes experienced financial analysts, engineers, environmentalists, architects, designers, lawyers, economists, IT specialists and other specialists from across the world, capable to properly manage all aspects of energy, energy efficiency, water, and wastewater advisory, with in-depth experiences across research, assessments, regulatory, and economic support.

Araksya Isakhanyan

Legal and Regulatory Expert

Araksya has worked extensively in the areas of public utilities reform and regulation, private sector development and economic/social restructuring. She has drafted laws, regulations and policies for utilities and the energy sector for more than 20 years.

Edward La Farge

Senior Energy Advisor

Mr. La Farge is very experienced in the financial aspects of Utilities, Renewable and Power Sector projects, including energy efficiency and private sector participation. Over 25 years of experience in leading international teams of engineering, financial, institutional and legal experts and managing international energy and infrastructure projects worldwide.

Gagik Hovhannisyan - PMP® and FMVA®

Corporate Governance & Financial Management

30 years of combined experience in state regulation, corporate governance, financial management, and project management for state-regulating, institutional, corporate and natural Clients. He has extensive knowledge of economics, strategic management, financial planning and monitoring, procurement, and accounting.

Dr. Gurgen Hakobyan

Power Sector Expert

Senior Expert with 30 years of experience in system and infrastructure development, energy security and reliability aspects and regulations; power systems, generation, T&D planning, design and construction; system optimization; generation, transmission and distribution operations, maintenance and monitoring; automated control systems, relay protection, electricity metering and loss reduction.

Ankit Patel

Renewable Energy Expert

International renewable energy and investment promotion expert managing financial transactions for large scale, multi-vendor project implementation in over 42 countries.

Hakob Dingchyan

Renewable Energy Expert

Mr. Dingchyan is an accomplished renewable energy expert with over 30 years of experience in the energy sector and is an expert on hydrological analysis and engineering.

Dr. Ruben Abrahamyan

International Energy Sector Specialist

Dr. Abrahamyan has supported restructuring & commercialization of energy sectors and reform of energy markets for more than 25 years.

Valeriy Vlatchkov

Valeriy Vlatchkov

Senior Engineering Advisor

Electricity Engineer with a strong engineering and regulatory experience in the energy sector of Europe, Caucasus, Central America, Central Asia, and Southern Africa.

IED’s consulting team has supported numerous US Government-funded energy and water sector projects across the globe, as funded by private investors, public institutions, international finance, and donor organizations.

IED Consulting Team’s project record is extensive, including but not limited to:

  • Advisory on energy reforms and regulatory frameworks
  • Renewable energy development
  • Policy and strategy development in the energy and water sectors
  • Competitive energy market development
  • Software development for the energy sector
  • Corporate governance in the energy and water sectors
  • Financial structuring and promotion of new investment
  • Engineering and design of new projects across many sectors