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Engineer Power Plant

Location:
Santa Clara, CA, 95050
Posted:
August 22, 2012

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Summary

o Over *+ years of experience in the energy sector, climate change

and sustainability

o Expertise in energy analysis, economics, renewable energy, building

systems and HVAC

o Strong technical background coupled with quantitative and

programming skills

o Efficient team player, ability to multitask with excellent

communication and interpersonal skills

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST, MA, USA

SEP 07-SEP 10

M.S. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GPA - 3.8

Vellore institute of technology, Vellore, India

Aug 03-Jul 07

B.TECH MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GPA - 3.9

Skill Set

PROGRAMMING: C, C++, JAVA, PERL SCRIPT, VISUAL BASIC, VISUAL

STUDIO, MATLAB

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX, Linux

CAD/CAM: Catia, SolidWorks,

Pro/Engineer, AutoCAD, Ansys, Fluent, Flow-

3D, Flotherm, Icepak

Energy Modeling: eQuest, DOE-

2, Revit, Trace

Professional Experience

ALCATEL - LUCENT BELL LABS, MURRAY HILL, NJ, USA

MAY 09-JUN

12

. MODELING AND DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY MODELS FOR

POWER ANALYSIS AND GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS ESTIMATE.

IMPLEMENTED DATA AND POWER MODELS FOR GLOBAL ESTIMATE OF

WIND SPEED, SOLAR INSOLENCE AND TEMPERATURE ESTIMATE BASED

VARIOUS TIME STEPS OF DATA AVAILABILITY AND GEOGRAPHY

. LCA ANALYSIS AND POWER MODELS FOR SOLAR PV, WIND, BATTERY

AND FUEL CELL BASED DISTRIBUTED GENERATION SOLUTIONS

. ENERGY ESTIMATE AND CARBON FOOTPRINT MODELS FOR NEW

EMERGING WIRELESS AND WIRELINE NETWORK CAPABILITIES USING

EXCEL AND JAVA

. PROJECT MANAGEMENT, FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS FOR CLEAN

TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS, ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS, CARBON

CREDIT POLICY MAKING AND SUSTAINABILITY

. ENERGY AUDIT TOOLS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT OF

TELECOM EQUIPMENT BUILDINGS USING EQUEST. PROVIDED

CONSULTATION FOR BHARTI-AIRTEL INDIA ON ENERGY EFFICIENT

USAGE OF HVAC SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT LEADING TO 37%

IMPROVEMENT IN ENERGY SAVINGS AND A PAYBACK PERIOD OF 2

YEARS

. TCO ESTIMATION TOOLS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL

BUILDINGS, PROVIDED EFFICIENCY PROPOSALS, SUMMARY REPORTS

TO THE CUSTOMERS ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES, HVAC

SYSTEMS AND FINANCIAL ESTIMATES

. ENERGY EFFICIENCY TEST MEASURES FOR COMPRESSORS, CHILLERS,

PUMPS, FANS AND CENTRAL PLANT SYSTEMS AND PROVIDED A FIRST

HAND REPORT ON EFFICIENCY, COST MINIMIZATION AND

IMPROVEMENTS FOR BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM ANALYSIS

. ANALYZER TOOLS FOR POWER ESTIMATION AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

SYSTEM DESIGN OF TELECOM STATIONS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY

POWERING. COMPARISON WITH PVSYST, HOMER AND HYBRID2 FOR

PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES OF PV PANELS, WIND TURBINES AND

HYBRID POWER SYSTEMS

. FINANCIAL MODELS, PROJECT CONSULTATION FOR LIFETIME

ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOLUTIONS PROVIDING COSTING

MODELS, LCOE ANALYSIS, IRR AND NPV ESTIMATES USING VBA FOR

EXCEL AND C++ FOR ORANGE, VERIZON AND KPN

. ANALYZED VARIOUS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY OPTIONS, UTILITY

MARKETS, METERING AND PRESENTED A SUMMARY REPORT TO THE

CORPORATE SALES TEAM ON VIABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGE

OPTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL INSTALLATIONS, ENERGY

MARKETS, CARBON CREDITS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

. WORKED WITH SALES TEAMS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSULTING

PROJECTS FOR TELECOM BASE STATIONS AND PROVIDED

CONSULTATION ON SOLUTION DESIGN, ENERGY POLICIES,

GOVERNMENT MANDATES, SUSTAINABILITY STUDY AND FINANCIAL

ESTIMATES

. ON/OFF GIRD BASED ENERGY SOLUTION SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRIAL

LOCATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES COMPRISING OF ALTERNATIVE

ENERGY SOLUTIONS WITH A 55% REDUCTION ON TCO BASED ON GRID

COSTS, CARBON CREDITS, INCENTIVES AND LOCATION TOPOGRAPHY

BASED ANALYSIS

. ARCHITECTURE, POWER MODELS FOR TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK

CAPABILITIES AS A PART OF "HIGH LEVERAGE NETWORK MODELING

TOOL"

. MODULAR COOLING SOLUTION ANALYSIS FOR EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY

SAVINGS IN DATA CENTER COOLING USING R-134A AND OPTIMIZED

SOLUTIONS FOR OPTIMIZED DESIGN OF EQUIPMENT UP TO BOARD,

PCBA'S, CHIPSETS, HEAT SINKS. PERFORMED THERMAL ANALYSIS

AT COMPONENT, BOARD LEVEL USING SOLIDWORKS AND ICEPAK

. Thermal simulations, CFD analysis models, cooling systems

for cell site electromechanical equipment like rack

enclosures, fan trays and assemblies using Pro/Engineer

Wildfire, Flotherm and Ansys

EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, ROCHESTER, NY, USA

JUN 08-SEP 08

. "JETTING ANALYSIS IN PRINTING INKS" AND VISCOSITY ANALYSIS

OF NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS USING FLOW-3D

. CUSTOMIZED VISCOSITY MODELS FOR SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF JET

BREAKUP, THERMAL EFFECTS USING VISUAL STUDIO

. STRUCTURAL MODELING TECHNIQUES, TWO PHASE HEAT TRANSFER AND

FLOW ANALYSIS FOR PRINT HEAD SETUP

BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED, HYDERABAD,

INDIA

MAY 06-JUL 06

. ENGINEERING INTERN IN THE PROJECT ENGINEERING DIVISION ON

TURBO MACHINERY PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS

. DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF BOILERS, HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR PLANT

DESIGN AND FOULING ANALYSIS USING PRO/E AND UNIGRAPHICS.

PROPOSED NEW PLASTIC, SHEET METAL DESIGN PROCESS AS A PART

OF WORK FLOW TO REDUCE MANUFACTURING COSTS BY 30%

. WORK FLOW DEVELOPMENT FOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, MATERIAL

SELECTION, AND GD&T LEADING TO IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CAD AND

WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Renewable Energy Research Laboratory, Amherst, MA,

USA Jan 08-

Aug 10

. "Design and Analysis of Hybrid Power Systems" tool for

remote locations with limited to no grid availability

. Developed load profile, data monitoring and power system

design, analysis tools for system optimization using C++

and VBA

. Project techno-economic analysis and performance estimates

of various alternative energy resources

. Turbine blade design and analysis for offshore and onshore

structures

. Site assessment and data processing using Matlab for DOE

and MTC projects

. Analyzed various energy storage technologies for various

power resources to determine optimized storage mechanisms

and performed site data analysis for economic viability

Projects

. CFD ANALYSIS OF MICROJET GAS TURBINE USING FLUENT 6.3,

PRO/ENGINEER AND ANSYS.

. Cooling system development for on-chip micro channels cooling

using Comsol and Icepak.

. Financial models for O&M, energy savings, life time analysis

of various energy storage systems

. Performance and Economic analysis of renewable energy systems

using C++

. Techno-Economic and CHP performance estimates for a 5kW

Thermal power plant

. Design, development and performance analysis of BioMass

powered CHP plant

ACHIEVEMENTS

. UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FOR

THE ACADEMIC YEARS 2007-08 & 2008-09

. MERIT SCHOLARSHIP AT COLLEGE LEVEL FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE

YEARS

. MEMBER OF ASHRAE, SAE AND IEEE

PUBLICATIONS

. PICKLESIMER, D.; BOJJA, H.; ROWLEY, P.; PARISH, D.; CARROLL,

S.; WHITLEY, J., 2010, TECHNO-ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION OF

SUSTAINABLE POWER FOR TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES USING A

SYSTEMS APPROACH, ISSST 2010.

. NAGENGAST, A.; BOJJA, H.; PICKLESIMER, D.; MATTHEWS, S.,

2010, THE BUSINESS CASE FOR ECO-SUSTAINABLE FACILITIES BASED

ON RENEWABLE RESOURCE AVAILABILITY, ACEEE 2010.

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