Project Engineer - Energy Efficiency

HAMMAD S. CHAUDHRY

**** ***** ****** *****

Iselin, NJ-08830

*************@*****.***

954-***-**** (cell)

Objective

Seeking a position with focus on Energy Management Policy analysis, Energy Efficiency programs development, Business and Data Analysis, Performance Management, Reporting and Project Management in the Energy sector. I am open to Relocation.

Technical Skills

• Performance Dashboards, Analytics & Business Metrics (KPI) Scorecards development.

• SAS, Minitab, Excel Data analysis tools for Statistical modeling and analysis.

• Business Intelligence tools (QLIKVIEW, COGNOS, Discoverer and Business Objects XI)

• Dynamic Reporting in Crystal reports XI and BO XI.

• Advanced Programming / Development experience with Dot NET (VB & C#) and SQL

• EXPERT EXCEL skills (Pivot tables, VBA Macros, Lookups, Offsets), ACCESS (Querying, Importing data through ODBC), MS PROJECT and VISIO.

• Conceptual understanding of SDLC, Systems Analysis & design, Database concepts, Data warehousing that are tactically applied for Requirements gathering and Specifications development. Exposure to Hyperion ESS BASE, Call mgmt systems, KRONOS

• SAP R-3 reporting / accounting, PO creation.

Project Management Skills

• Process Improvement using six sigma techniques.

• IPECC, DMAIC / LEAN techniques for Project Management

• Advanced experience in MS Project and Project Server 2007

• Working towards PMP Certification. ( Exam to be scheduled in early May)

• Working towards Certified Energy Manager (CEM) Certification (April 20-24, AEE CEM seminar)

Experience

Analyst III / Project Manager

March 2008 – Present

ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS - GLOBAL PROCESS EXCELLENCE

HESS Corporation Woodbridge, NJ

• Utility BILL auditing, Analyzing Utility Rates, Regulated and Deregulated Tariffs for Predictive Modeling of Consumption.

• Project Manager for gathering Organization wide (i.e. Hess C Stores, Terminals, Refineries, Labs) consumption (kWh), gas (Therms) and cost data in central repository / database with Vendor.

• Researching REBATES and Energy Policy of the Utility Companies and development of Energy Efficiency Project Plans.

• Development of Statistical models to predict Energy Consumption for Hess C-Stores that Improved Consumption at around 20%.

• I have extensively performed financial and NPV analysis to determine Project feasibility, determine accurate turn around time, rank projects by IRR and supply decision makers with the information to select projects with highest ROI.

• Project Manager for Efficient lighting Installation, Energy Management Systems (EMS) Installation, and Solar Panel Installation projects at the Hess Convenient Stores nationwide.

• Lead the EMS software programming changes, analyzing and identifying optimal set point for HVAC, OVEN and other high Consumption devises to be controlled by EMS in accordance with the Building codes.

• Reviewed and approved Built Drawings, Sensors placements, contract management and Service provider trainings for the EMS installation.

• Determine Creative Financing options such as Operating lease and NPV analysis for the Project Feasibility.

• Measuring energy usage of several QSR / equipment at Hess Stores, Terminals and Refineries and determine best solution towards Energy Efficiency.

• Responsible for QA, Data Integrity, Web based Consumption and Cost reports availability following Service Level Agreement.

• Gathering, Analyzing and Interpreting the Data obtained from energy management projects for development of optimal consumption models.

• Implementation of Model into Excel Based Performance dashboard for monitoring excess consumption and improving the poor performers.

• Lead Responsible for Gathering Requirements, Design and Development of all Business Intelligence and Analytics needs of Department

• Development of Performance Metrics to manage Vendor and Supplier performance.

• Apply LEAN, IPECC and DMAIC techniques to effectively manage ongoing Projects.

Business Intelligence Analyst

Aug 2006 – Jan 2008

Business Intelligence – Performance Management

PRC, LLC

Plantation, FL - 33324

- Development of BI Performance Dashboards, Operational and Financial Scorecards and Reports. Lead Developer for Financial and Operational reports using CRYSTAL Reports XI for executive group.

- Business requirements gathering and development of functional specs for in house off the shelf performance management applications and tools. Authored MD 60 and MD 70 documents. Facilitate several JAD sessions for requirement gathering among users and developers.

- Data warehouse Analysis for data integrity and resolving Data Anomalies.

- Working with end-users, Cross-departmental staff and higher management within the Finance, HR and Operations departments to develop System Enhancements, writing System change and enhancement requests and manage the change process.

- Gathered requirements and developed System Enhancement Requests to accommodate changing business needs on day to day basis.

- Tested several reports prior to production roll out for data integrity. Provide production support of the reporting and analytics environments.

Actuarial Programmer / Analyst (VB.NET, PL/ SQL) Aug, 05-Aug, 06

Product Development, Actuarial and Pricing Department

Bristol West Holdings

Davie, FL-33314

- Followed complete SDLC for development of projects.

- Development of off the shelf segmentation tools using VB.net for HR, Marketing and Product Development.

- Created several stored procedures in PL/SQL running complex Mathematical algorithms to calculate reserves, minimum distance travel, revenue optimization and cost reduction. Created Multivariate, CRM, Market Baskets and Rating Variables Analysis reports

- Created Web based and Windows based Applications using Dot Net and Crystal Reports for Product Managers and Execs for monitoring company Performance, Reserves, Quarterly Performance of Agents, Quote and Business written information.

- Created web based agent scorecard to manage agent sales performance.

- Automated Rater software’s that rate company’s rates versus competitors. Used send keys for this project. Results are exclusively used by PM to revise rates in their States.

- Created Geographical tools for efficient route planning for Marketing Managers using VB.net and MS Map point.

- Developed reports under supervision of Actuaries for loss modeling, earned premium by state and several loss ratios.

- Extensive Customer service experience by working directly with end users of applications (Higher management, Product Managers, Product analyst, Marketing Managers)

Graduate Assistant (Part Time)

May, 2002 – Aug 2005

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

• Performed design of experiments study to determine optimal experiments to be conducted for pavement materials Quality Assurance Study. (Florida Dept of Transportation Sponsored research)

• Statistical Data Analysis on experimental data obtained from Laboratory testing of Pavement materials, development of regression models to facilitate FDOT engineers with a Quality Control tool.

• Publish the study into Scholarly Journals (National Society of Research, Transportation Research Board, Please see Publications section in Resume)

Trainee Engineer

Sept, 2000 – Nov 2001

SIEMENS – Karachi, Pakistan

Building Automation Group

• Project Engineer on Power Line Communication Projects ( SCADA, AMR, Home-Bus)

• Project Engineer on Intelligent Building Projects facilitating automation and control of the several devices in the Clients Building

Education

MBA

(Saturday Only Accelerated Program – AACSB accredited)

Montclair State University – NJ Expected graduation (2011)

Masters of Science (MS – Industrial & Systems Engineering)

Engineering Management, Operations Research

University of Florida, Gainesville Aug 2004

Bachelors of Engineering (Electrical Engineering)

NED University of Engineering & Technology Jan 2001

Karachi, Pakistan

Introduction to Project Management & MS Project- CERTIFICATE

Howe School of Tech. Management - STEVENS INSTITUE OF TECHNOLOGY

Hoboken, NJ

Advance Project Management & Project Server - CERTIFICATE

Howe School of Tech. Management - STEVENS INSTITUE OF TECHNOLOGY

Hoboken, NJ

Published Research (Refereed Journals & Proceedings)

• “Assessment of Flowable Fill Strength in Pavement Construction” (Transportation Research board, 85th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C,). The paper was referred by several federal and private agencies. A Google search (Hammad Chaudhry, TRB) can show the agencies and references.

(http://www.trb.org/am/ip/assembly_detail.asp?id=6300&e=68 )

• Introducing Practical City Management to Undergraduate Students through the Course ‘Public Works Engineering and Management Practices’,” Proceedings, 2005 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition (June 12-15), Portland, Oregon, International/Global Division, Session 2160, CD ROM, 2005, 6 pgs

• Aktas, MT, Najafi, FT, Chaudhry, HS, Web Based Integration of Pavement Management & GIS, Proceedings, 2003 CSCE Conference, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

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