YOGESH BHUSAL, Ph.D.

Merced, CA *****, USA advi7x@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn Profile

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY & EXPERTISE

Co-founder and R&D Engineer of a University of California spin-off startup ‘Winston Cone Optics’. Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with extensive research and development experience in nonimaging optics, Solar concentration, solar thermal energy systems including optical, thermal-fluids and mechanical design, prototyping, experimentation design, data acquisition and characterization of solar thermal systems. Hands on experience in building innovative solar equipment by using interdisciplinary knowledge of geometrical optics, heat transfer in high vacuum systems, material science, control system electronics and industrial process engineering. 10 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering including hydropower, hydromechanical engineering, renewable energy engineering, technical and economical analysis of renewable energy systems.

EXPERTISE

Mechanical design, 2D-3D CAD, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Solidworks, AutoCAD, Autodesk, Siemens NX, ARDUINO

Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Thermal Mechanical Simulation COMSOL Multiphysics, ANSYS, CATIA, MATLAB

Statistical and Technical Data Analysis

MATLAB, PYTHON, R, SAS, STATA, MINITAB, SPSS

Solar power plant design, Performance modeling and analysis (Solar thermal and PV) TRNSYS, Light Tools, System Advisor Model

Project Management

MS Office Package, MS Project

Hands-on Experience

Prototyping and Fabrication of Solar equipment, Thermal and mechanical experimentation, Data acquisition and analysis, Machine shop experience, Fluid systems design and plumbing experience (soldering, brazing, crimping), Basic Electrical Engineering

EDUCATION

University of California Merced California, USA

PhD & MS, Mechanical Engineering (2016-2021)

Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, Nepal

BE Mechanical Engineering (First class division) (2009-2013) WORK EXPERIENCE

Research and Development Engineer (Jan 2022-Present) Winston Cone Optics Merced, CA

Lead research and development activities of nonimaging concentrators and collectors.

Nonimaging optical design, modeling, thermal flow design of collector and its components, solar field design.

Business development, marketing, technology presentation to potential investors or industry partners.

Manage state and federal grant projects, prepare quarterly reports and presentations. Graduate Student Researcher (Jan 2017-Dec 2021)

UC Advanced Solar Research Institute (UC Solar)-UC Merced Merced, CA

Designed, prototyped and experimentally tested and characterized medium and high-temperature solar thermal collectors with high-vacuum receivers.

Involved in writing project reports, quarterly progress reports, and delivering research project presentations to the funding agencies like US – DOE, California Energy Commission (CEC), and Department of Water Resources (DWR). Projects

i) “Novel Solutions to Accelerate Deployment of Small and Micro-Scale CHP Systems” Awarded by: CEC #GFO-16-503 and #PIR-16-007

Role: Optical simulations, fabrication and experimental testing ii) “Hybrid Solar System”

Awarded by: US DOE (ARPA-E) #DE-AR0001102 and the CEC #PIR-17-017 Role: System design, prototyping and development, experimental testing, data analysis, progress report drafting, presentations to funding agency, and publication.

iii) “The Internal Compound Parabolic Concentrator (ICPC) - A Novel Low-cost Solar Thermal Collection System for Desalination Processes”

Awarded by: US DOE #DE-EE0008399

Role: Numerical simulations, prototyping, and experimental testing Graduate Teaching Assistant (Aug 2016-May 2018)

UC Merced Merced, CA

Conducted engineering labs independently for the core courses in mechanical engineering.

Trained students in CAD/CAM independently using SOLIDWORKS in the computer lab.

Proctored exams, graded exams and helped students during office hours. Mechanical Design Engineer (June 2015-June 2016)

Nepal Hydro & Electric Limited Nepal

Designed hydro-mechanical components like hydraulic gates, stop-logs, penstock pipes, trash racks etc for hydropower plants.

Created the detailed drawings and BOM’s for manufacturing/fabrication using CAD tools (AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS).

Quality controlled the parts during fabrication/manufacturing in coordination with the quality department.

Detail cost estimations, material resource planning, make or buy decisions, procurement, bidding and documentation. Mechanical Engineer (Jan 2015-May 2015)

Machhapuchhre Metal Works Nepal

Designed hydro-mechanical components like hydraulic gates, stop-logs, penstock pipes, trash racks, wye bifurcations for hydropower plants.

Created the detailed drawings and BOM’s for manufacturing/fabrication using CAD tools (AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS). Instructor (Oct 2013- Nov 2014)

Universal Science College Kathmandu, Nepal

Instructed classes and labs in courses like thermodynamics, fluid mechanics & engineering mechanics to undergraduates

Assisted students during their minor projects and provided mentorship and counseling services to students. Mechanical Engineering Intern Butwal, Nepal

Nepal Hydro & Electric Limited (24 Sep- 24 Oct 2012)

Learned basic design procedures of hydro-mechanical parts of hydropower and familiarized with the repair procedures of turbines, guide vanes, transformers etc.

Assisted mechanical engineers and service engineers. PUBLICATIONS Google Scholar Link

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