Sam Syed

**** *. ********** ***, *******, IL ****5 773-***-**** (C) faemt3@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Solar installations Project Manager with strong engineering, procurement & installations experience and the ability to manage installation teams, subcontractors and equipment seeking a new position.

Value Offered

I bring Project Management experience with technical expertise in every aspect of commercial & residential PV electric and Solar hot water projects. Outstanding ability to direct a team of engineers, field installers for project controls, quality assurance, craft supervision, material expediting, and all other project administration tasks including planning, budgeting, permitting, scheduling, health and safety initiatives.

Education & Certifications

• Bachelors in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Osmania University, India -1992

• NABCEP PV Installer (EL)

• ETA PV Installer (L1)

• Six Sigma

• Microsoft Certified Professional

Work Experience

Project Manager

Green Brilliance, Herndon Virginia www.greenbrilliance.com Aug 2009 – Mar 2011

Green Brilliance is a solar modules manufacturer and a vertically integrated turnkey solutions provider headquartered in Virginia. I efficiently managed multiple PV and hot water system projects in Virginia, Washington DC and Maryland.

Project Management Experience

• Meet with clients and explain entire project road map, advise project status and resolve any issues.

• Review system designs, civil engineering drawings, electrical line-diagrams, and other related documents to identify potential problems ahead of time and proactively implement solutions.

• Estimate and create budgets for construction projects.

• Procure hardware and effectively manage supply chain. Work with multiple vendors for best pricing.

• Obtain permits and approvals for new jobs. Be present during post-installation city/county inspection.

• Oversee all on-site project activity to ensure projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with engineering design and manufacturer specifications.

• Perform inspection of construction activities to ensure conformance with approved designs/plans.

• Coordinate and communicate between engineers, field crews and client.

• Approve sub-contractor and vendor invoices.

• Ensure that construction plans are in agreement with customer expectations and identify points at which contractual obligations will have been met.

• Scheduling the project and coordinating with different teams for a smooth timely completion.

Technical Skills

• Designed & installed multiple commercial and residential Grid-tied PV systems.

• Installed 50kW to 1kW grid-tied systems. Multiple 10kW-3kW residential systems on all roof types.

• Experienced with central inverters, micro inverters, charge controllers, batteries and entire BOS.

• Hands-on experience in installing roof mounted, ground mounted as well as pole mounted systems.

• County Permitting process

• Electrical line diagrams and module/panel layouts

• Post installation testing and commissioning

• County/AHJ inspections

• HOA meetings and approvals

• Individual customer system manual

• SREC processing

Electrical Engineer and Team Lead

Motorola, Schaumburg, Illinois www.motorola.com Nov 2000 - July 2009

Years of solid Digital Hardware engineering experience in designing communication products like base stations, hand held radios, voice processing modules etc.

Responsibilities:

• Designed and engineered new hardware.

• Supervised engineering teams in Penang, Malaysia.

• Oversaw proto and production product builds both in USA and Motorola Mexico.

• Coordinated with engineering and non-engineering teams to facilitate on-time product shipment.

• Published white papers

• Tested and troubleshot new products

IT Skills

• AutoCAD

• Google SketchUp

• Microsoft Office

• MS Visio, MS Project

• Windows and Mac OS

• Internet savvy

Willing to travel

References available upon request

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