Talented Mechanical Engineer with solid experience in alternative energy sources and an expertise in managing complex projects and solving problems.
Skills
Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Experience with PV System Energy Modeling tools
Energy Production Estimation
Inverter stringing
Single Line Diagrams
NEC 2014 Guidelines for Solar
Structural Code (CEC 2013)
Cal Fire Code (2014)
Solar Finance Structures
Value Engineering
Work History
Design Engineer Intern, 08/2016 to Current Vista Solar – Santa Clara, CA
Creating proposal layouts of Solar Power System on commercial rooftops, parking spaces and open land
Carry out electrical calculations, energy production estimation and pricing of designed systems
Daily correspondence with local AHJ and other contractors for quotes, pertaining to project in-hand
Provided technical support as needed to the project managers and sales team
Provide value engineering to the projects under construction
Designed 20 projects with system size varying from 40 kW to 600 kW, totaling approximately to 4 MW.
Research Fellow, 09/2015 to 12/2015 The Solar Foundation – Washington, DC
Analyzing various policy changes and relevant news stories of solar market across country
Examining new and ongoing solar project in 2015
Contacting solar vendors in each state for required information
Collecting, cataloging and analyzing all information in Google spreadsheets
Drafting reports from the information collected and assisting census team in all possible ways.
Design Engineering Intern, 07/2015 to 08/2015 WDC Solar – Washington, DC
Designing and implementing detailed construction drawings.
Providing technical support to the installation team as needed.
Responsible for electrical calculations
Learned and performed electrical wiring
Intern, 01/2014 to 04/2014 Siemens Ltd – Chennai, India
Fault Analysis Department
Education
Professional Master of Engineering: Sustainable Energy, May 2016 University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering College - College Park, MD
Coursework includes Photovoltaics Solar Energy, Solar Thermal Engineering, Renewable Energy Applications, Advance Fuel cells and Battery, Design for Reliability, Life Cycle cost and System Sustainment Analysis, System Concept Issue and Processes, Project Procurement Management
Worked on Ghana Solar project at Engineers without Borders at UMD
Part of the Solar Decathlon 2017 UMD team as a design engineer
Bachelor of Technology: Mechanical Engineering, May 2014 Vellore Institute of Technology - India Mechanical Engineering
