Saurabh Mishra
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabhm9009
EDUCATION
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
Master of Science in Energy Science, Technology & Policy December 2017 Uttar Pradesh Technical University Lucknow, India
Bachelor of Technology in Electronics & Communication June 2008 RELEVANT COURSES
Data Driven Building Energy Management Data Analytics for Engineered Systems Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis Real Options & Risk Management PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The AES Corporation Arlington, Virginia
Summer Analyst, Chief Technology Office May’17-Aug’17
• Led analysis on new design change on solar project competitiveness; Suggesting revenue increase by 4% ;Results presented in AES 2017 Innovation Congress booth.
• Performed techno-commercial analysis for 38 individual emerging technologies to support CTO’s mission of identifying commercializable opportunities, top technologies included from solar, wind and storage domain.
• Determined the commercialization approach for a new technology and performed Life Cycle Assessment, design assessment and market research as member of the core team.
• Led techno economic analysis for setting up micro grid, Project contains battery optimization, demand response and emission reduction; Project approved worth $ 100,000. U P State Power Generation Corp Ltd. (uprvunl.org ) Lucknow, India Project Manager May’16-Aug’16
• Led a team of 4 people to evaluate various designs of ESPs for 210 MW Power plant; Reported directly to Chief Engineer, Project helped reduce emission by 12%; Potentially saved plant from regulatory penalties. U P Power Transmission Corp Ltd. (upptcl.org ) Varanasi, India Project Engineer Jun’15- Apr’16
• Supervised various pre-commissioning tests for a 500 MVA transformer at a 400KV substation resulting in increased power capacity by 20%; Test included various relay testing, megger testing, short circuit & open circuit testing. U P State Power Generation Corp Ltd. (uprvunl.org ) Lucknow, India Executive Engineer (Headquarters) Oct’14-May’15
• Raised debt capital of about $5 million for procurement of turbine blades; Process included rate justification, technical feasibility, interacting with plant engineers, negotiating with the vendor and presenting the case in front of state’s energy senate to get administrative approval.
• Performed asset valuation for a 270 MW power plant and conducted an e-auction resulting in $20 million revenue to the organization.
U P State Power Generation Corp Ltd. (uprvunl.org ) Lucknow, India Planning & Management Engineer Feb’10-Sep’14
• Performed quantitative analysis on lubricants consumption data and recommended strategies to reduce its demand and overall cost at the power plants saving about $0.075 million per annum.
• Assisted in forming Request for Proposals for public liability insurance and succeeded in getting large number of companies which allowed strong competition and helped organization achieve 35% lower EMI; lowest in the history of the organization. PROJECTS
• SREC Trading in US States & Its Impact on the Economics of Solar Deals for SMEs Apr’17
• California Vision 2030: Constraints and Challenges for Increased Renewable Production Apr’17
• Financial Modeling for Capital Investment in Distributive Power Plant Project in New York Mar’17
• Data Analysis of Energy Demand & Consumption at University Campus Building Dec’16
• Potential of Solar Securities and Investment Tax Credit for Renewable Energy Market Dec’16 SKILLS & TRAINING
• Software & Languages: EXCEL, HOMER, Analytica, Risk Solver, Power BI, Python, Matlab, MySQL, Tableau
• Certification on Business & Financial Modeling Specialization from Wharton Business School on Coursera Mar’17
• 4 weeks’ Financial Management training at Academy of Administration and Management, India Mar’10-Apr’10
• 7 weeks’ Foundation Program at National Power Training Institute, Nagpur, India Dec’09-Jam’10