Engineering Management, PV Design Engineer, Product Management

MEGHNA CHOWDHARY

**** ****** ***., ***. *, San Mateo, CA 94403 ● 714-***-**** ● ******.***********@*****.*** Summary

I have five years experience in renewable energy technology at Tesla/SolarCity. I am passionate about bringing forth cost effective and innovative energy solutions to the climate challenges of our time on a global scale. I am an analytical thinker, excellent in communication and interpersonal skills and have extensive experience in working with cross-functional teams. In my leisure time I love solving rock climbing problems, cooking and painting. Skill Building & Travels March 2017 – Present

• Python, Product Management

• Travelled to Hawaii, Alaska, England and North India Professional Experience

Engineering & Design Manager, SolarCity/Tesla, San Mateo, CA October 2014 – February 2017 Accomplishments

• Product Management:

o Launched PV Design software for New Homes market lowering design cost from 16 to 2 cents/watt o Launched Sales Engineering software with international vendor lowering SLA from 10 to 5 business days

• Developed installation hotline providing immediate phone support to New Homes install crews for on-site complications

• Built & maintained PV sizing & PV production estimation tool in Microsoft Excel for variable on-site PV install conditions Responsibilities

• Supervised 7-member Design Engineering & Sales Engineering teams in the New Homes market supporting Sales & Operations as below:

o Provide pre-contract engineering support to in house Sales & Operations teams, Builder clients, client’s subcontractors & vendors

o Estimate accurate PV sizing & PV production on neighborhood level prior to construction o Design 25+ MW PV annually for new construction neighborhoods in various states in the country

• Managed small & medium business solar project designs

• Built & maintained PV design standards, rolled out new PV products in collaboration with Products team

• Built work flow tools and SOP’s for process development, improvement and to support growing demand

• Tracked & maintained team’s production using SQL

• Collaborated with PE’s, Supply Chain, Sales, Operations, Clients & their vendors for successful & timely PV installation

• Co-ordinated with Utilities & AHJs regarding NEC, other code compliance applicable for master & individual PV plansets

• Built Microsoft Excel based PV sizing tool per new home’s square footage studying installed systems’ energy consumption in collaboration with System Diagnostics

• Capacity planning per quarter

PV Designer – New Homes, SolarCity/Tesla, San Mateo, CA July 2013 – September 2014

• Cited by senior leadership as a designer with highest design quality on the entire team

• Developed national Builder database for builder specific PV preferences & design requirements

• Managed portfolio of various new homes developments & designed 500+ new homes for PV

• Co-ordinated with builders, architects and structural engineers, project managers from design to install for successful project completion

• Prepared documentation for city, utility and install team for PV permits & construction including module layout, roof structure analysis, electrical schematics, PV production estimates, bill of material PV Designer – Residential, SolarCity/Tesla, San Mateo, CA February 2012 – June 2013

• Cited by senior leadership as a designer with highest design production for 3 consecutive months

• Integral part of Supply Chain - improved inventory forecasting by developing inventory availability tool for design team

• Improved permit approval timeline, co-ordinated with Utilities & AHJs regarding NEC & other compliance and built processes to lower design team’s PV permit rejection rate

• Designed 700+ residential PV systems & managed drafter's work for efficient & quick design turn around to the customer Intern - Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, Los Angeles, CA October 2011 – January 2012

• Worked with start-ups in clean technologies domain helping them coordinating with LADWP, SCE per project needs

• Provided clients with market research and connected them with venture capitals

• Built datasheet database for clients’ products

Education

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA January 2010 – December 2011 Master of Science – Green Technologies, Emphasis: Alternative sources of Energy, Sustainability Chandigarh Engineering College, Mohali, India May 2005 – December 2009 Bachelor of Technology – Electronics and Communication Engineering

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