Experience

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  HYGENCO - The Hydrogen Company

  • India

  • Vice President of Business Development

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • India

    Global Developer of green hydrogen/green ammonia powered scaled-up and commercially attractive solutions working with customers to decarbonize the hard-to-abate industry sectorsEngage closely with Refinery, Fertilizer, Steel, Bulk Chemicals, Bio-Fuels, and CGD

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  Suryadesh Energy

  • Co-Founder

    • Oct 2016 - Mar 2023

    Renewable Energy Developer including Solar, Storage, Wind, Hydro and Green Hydrogen focused on large Industrial, Commercial, and Utility-scale consumersExperience in business development, financial modeling, buy and sell-side due diligence, PPA structuring, capital raising, and asset management in USA, Europe, and IndiaProject development from Concept-to-Construction including Feasibility Studies, Origination, Development, Land & Grid assessment, EPC vendor development, and Investment feasibilityDeveloped 1 GW+ large-scale solar projects currently in India, Mexico, USA, East Africa and the CaribbeanC&I Rooftop Solar in IndiaPV+Storage projects in India, East Africa, and the AmericasAdvisory Board, WowExp Technologies, AR/VR Training/Metaverse, AI, ML, and Digital Transformation for Renewable Energy, Automotive, Industrial, Healthcare, FMCG, and RetailAdvisory Services, Murugappa Group Solar Park, Industrial Rooftop, and Storage, IndiaAdvisory Services, Chennai Petroleum (Indian Oil Corporation), Solar Park and Green Hydrogen for RefineryAdvisory Services, Godi Energy, Battery Cell Manufacturing, Advanced Cell Chemistry, and Supercapacitors

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  DC Solar Holdings B.V.

  • Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

  • Co-Founder

    • Aug 2016 - Mar 2017
    • Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

    Evaluated setting up of 200 MW PV Cell and Module Manufacturing in Malaga, Spain

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  SunEdison

  • Chennai Area, India

  • Global Business Process Management

    • Nov 2009 - Jul 2016
    • Chennai Area, India

    - Developed and Implemented a Global 5 GW+ Solar Assets Platform for Global Business ServicesSet up the platform with operations in the US, India, Malaysia, Mexico, China, and Spain. Developed the strategy for Shared Services, partnerships with Service Providers including TCS and Genpact, and transition and governance of complex processes.- Managed strategic provider relationships, including governance activities and monitoring of partner performance across global business units including Finance & Accounting, Supply Chain & Procurement, Project Risk Management, Design & Engineering, Auditing, Statutory Compliance & Taxation, Operations & Maintenance, and Customer Support- Drive Business Services Roadmap in Finance & Accounting, Global Taxation, Supply Chain & Logistics, and Customer Support- Led project team activities related to contracting and outsourcing activities, including the preparation of Request for Proposals (RFPs), assessment and selection of appropriate vendors, due diligence and development of project scope, contracts and contract deliverables for outsourced work- Developed contracts in accordance with company standards working closely with Legal- Managed scope and partner performance throughout the contract life cycle- Drive business process improvements and centralization initiatives- Led new product qualification at SunEdison's manufacturing plants in Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and Italy. Start-up of semiconductor and solar wafer manufacturing operations at the Ipoh and Kuching plants in Malaysia

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  Airbee Wireless

  • Chennai Area, India

  • Program Manager

    • 2005 - 2009
    • Chennai Area, India

    - Achieved the certification of the “ZigBee Compliant Platform” for Airbee Wireless – first company in India to be granted platform compliance by the ZigBee Alliance- Program managed a team of embedded and RF engineers to build the industry’s first ZigBee “Golden Unit” Reference Platform along with Texas Instruments and Ember Networks in 2008- Directed five teams of 20+ engineers in developing embedded microcontroller independent software for low power wireless sensor mesh networks for building automation, smart energy management / IoT (Internet of Things), asset tracking, remote patient monitoring, and smart metering AMR / AMI systems- Evaluated and enhanced internal CMMI processes, particularly those related to project management including agile technologies, software testing, customer support, technical facilities, training, and documentation- Implemented an on-demand CRM portal hosted by Parature to help sustain relationships with over 400 customers providing technical and post-sale support including customer satisfaction, dashboards to measure success of new and existing features / functionalities- Defined product marketing strategy and messaging including: out-of-box experience, user education / tips, feature nomenclature, product help / tutorial requirements, and feature tours

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  Advanced Metalforming Technologies

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Product Manager

    • 2003 - 2005
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    - Product management responsibilities in Aerospace, Ordinance, & Military segments – responsible for manufacturing feasibility analysis, product pricing & quotations, product definition, sales & customer service functions and new product market research & development- Manage account & business relationship with annual revenues over $1 million- Program management of new product launch & associated machine tool development with engineering teams based in the US, Germany, & India

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  Verizon

  • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • Sr.Engineer

    • 1997 - 2002
    • Dallas/Fort Worth Area

    Network Architecture, Transmission Engineering, Data Networks, Reliability Studies, RFI/RFPs, Optical Performance Monitoring, and Contribution to Industry Standards