Sarah Chatterjee
Director, Electrification Strategies and Program Delivery at Electric Power Engineers- Claim this Profile
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Jenna McDavid
Sarah oversaw my consulting team's work on a challenging assessment related to EV adoption forecasting and the needs of specific utility customers. The project had a tight timeline and many moving parts that required considerable input and feedback from Sarah. Her guidance to our team was timely, clear, and actionable. I appreciated Sarah's willingness to dig deep into issues to ensure everyone's shared understanding, and to provide thoughtful and creative solutions when we encountered challenges. Sarah's insight and collaboration improved our ultimate work products.
vaidhyanathan venkatraman
I reported to Sarah during my tenure at NV Energy as an IT program manager for around 2 years. Sarah is very diligent, visionary and always supportive to her team. I have always amazed at how quick she can grasp the technical, functional and management aspects of all the programs that she handled which includes some complex data migration programs, Regulatory and Renewable Energy programs like AB405, Infrastructure and Application Upgrades etc., Sarah has also played her part in defeating the famous "Question 3" of Nevada energy deregulation by analyzing the pricing data for a decade and building the case against the de-regulation. It was wonderful working with her and I hope I get a chance to work with her again sometimes.
Jenna McDavid
Sarah oversaw my consulting team's work on a challenging assessment related to EV adoption forecasting and the needs of specific utility customers. The project had a tight timeline and many moving parts that required considerable input and feedback from Sarah. Her guidance to our team was timely, clear, and actionable. I appreciated Sarah's willingness to dig deep into issues to ensure everyone's shared understanding, and to provide thoughtful and creative solutions when we encountered challenges. Sarah's insight and collaboration improved our ultimate work products.
vaidhyanathan venkatraman
I reported to Sarah during my tenure at NV Energy as an IT program manager for around 2 years. Sarah is very diligent, visionary and always supportive to her team. I have always amazed at how quick she can grasp the technical, functional and management aspects of all the programs that she handled which includes some complex data migration programs, Regulatory and Renewable Energy programs like AB405, Infrastructure and Application Upgrades etc., Sarah has also played her part in defeating the famous "Question 3" of Nevada energy deregulation by analyzing the pricing data for a decade and building the case against the de-regulation. It was wonderful working with her and I hope I get a chance to work with her again sometimes.
Jenna McDavid
Sarah oversaw my consulting team's work on a challenging assessment related to EV adoption forecasting and the needs of specific utility customers. The project had a tight timeline and many moving parts that required considerable input and feedback from Sarah. Her guidance to our team was timely, clear, and actionable. I appreciated Sarah's willingness to dig deep into issues to ensure everyone's shared understanding, and to provide thoughtful and creative solutions when we encountered challenges. Sarah's insight and collaboration improved our ultimate work products.
vaidhyanathan venkatraman
I reported to Sarah during my tenure at NV Energy as an IT program manager for around 2 years. Sarah is very diligent, visionary and always supportive to her team. I have always amazed at how quick she can grasp the technical, functional and management aspects of all the programs that she handled which includes some complex data migration programs, Regulatory and Renewable Energy programs like AB405, Infrastructure and Application Upgrades etc., Sarah has also played her part in defeating the famous "Question 3" of Nevada energy deregulation by analyzing the pricing data for a decade and building the case against the de-regulation. It was wonderful working with her and I hope I get a chance to work with her again sometimes.
Jenna McDavid
Sarah oversaw my consulting team's work on a challenging assessment related to EV adoption forecasting and the needs of specific utility customers. The project had a tight timeline and many moving parts that required considerable input and feedback from Sarah. Her guidance to our team was timely, clear, and actionable. I appreciated Sarah's willingness to dig deep into issues to ensure everyone's shared understanding, and to provide thoughtful and creative solutions when we encountered challenges. Sarah's insight and collaboration improved our ultimate work products.
vaidhyanathan venkatraman
I reported to Sarah during my tenure at NV Energy as an IT program manager for around 2 years. Sarah is very diligent, visionary and always supportive to her team. I have always amazed at how quick she can grasp the technical, functional and management aspects of all the programs that she handled which includes some complex data migration programs, Regulatory and Renewable Energy programs like AB405, Infrastructure and Application Upgrades etc., Sarah has also played her part in defeating the famous "Question 3" of Nevada energy deregulation by analyzing the pricing data for a decade and building the case against the de-regulation. It was wonderful working with her and I hope I get a chance to work with her again sometimes.
Credentials
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Certified Measurement and Verification Professional
Association of Energy EngineersJan, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Energy Manager
Association of Energy EngineersJan, 2012- Nov, 2024 -
Professional Engineer
Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land SurveyorsJan, 2013- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Electric Power Engineers
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United States
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Utilities
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200 - 300 Employee
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Director, Electrification Strategies and Program Delivery
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Sep 2022 - Present
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Austin Energy
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United States
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Director Energy Efficiency Services
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Oct 2020 - Aug 2022
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NV Energy
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United States
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Director, Renewable Energy Programs
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Mar 2018 - Sep 2020
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IT CIS Manager
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May 2017 - Apr 2018
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Supervisor, Demand Response Engineering and Operations
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Jun 2013 - May 2017
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Engineer, Demand Response and Distributed Energy Resources
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Oct 2010 - Jun 2013
• Enhanced system benefits for the overall Demand Response system. Built interdepartmental relationships to develop the system into a marketing product for Resource Optimization. Aided the Balancing Authority to qualify the system for operating reserve. Administered all necessary system configuration changes. Contributed to data requests responses to Staff. Held responsibility for system operation and maintenance.• Acted as principal engineer for certifying ZigBee enabled products on NV Energy’s smart grid network. Developed test strategies that delivered a solution that guaranteed performance and high availability. Led internal testing team by performing tests, evaluating/documenting results, reporting schedule impacts and handling issue resolution. • Supported program and technology transition by participating as the technical subject matter expert for the development of the Request For Proposal (RFP) for In-Home Displays and load controlling thermostats. Developed, reviewed, enhanced, and conducted hardware and software test cases. Formally documented testing procedure and results using HP Quality Center. • Assisted in the specifications and implementation of the Demand Response Management System. Participated in detailed workshops as a subject matter expert to explain device management, device grouping, event configuration, and event execution. Performed acceptance testing and held a decision-making position for issue identification and resolution.• Served as project lead in a DOE funded grant project with UNLV and Pulte Homes that targets 65% peak demand reduction for a green community utilizing multiple Energy Efficiency and Demand Response measures. Participated in program design, budgeting, system specification, load analysis, contracting, project management, permitting, and implementation. Evaluated available battery energy storage technologies for stationary, community, and residential applications. Show less
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Associate Engineer, Demand Response
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May 2008 - Oct 2010
• Contributed to 600% growth of direct load control system over 2 years working as the principal engineer for the company’s direct load control system. Expanded the system monitoring by implementing and maintaining communication and networking monitoring devices connected to SCADA at twenty substations with PI displays. Troubleshot company owned transmitter and ancillary equipment. Performed frequency reconfiguration on one of the load control systems in response to frequency rationalization.• Aided in the creation of a Business Requirements Document for a Business Intelligence software for reporting system performance. Explained detailed system size calculation equations. Integral to the development of system interfaces. • Inherited operation and maintenance responsibilities for an irrigation pump control system in Northern Nevada. Incorporated operation of this system into existing system processes. Participated in onsite installation troubleshooting of wireless pump controllers. Performed installation and training of client software for the ESCC operators. Developed detailed procedural documentation for system operation.• Applied technical knowledge to lead an effort to decrease the latency of measurement and verification results. Researched potential technical solutions and created a Request For Proposal (RFP) for available wireless technologies. Participated on the RFP evaluation team and worked with internal personnel and field contractors to execute deployment. Collaborated with project team to troubleshoot multiple site installations and recommended solutions to improve coverage. Show less
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Engineering Intern, Demand Response
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Nov 2007 - May 2008
• Operated and maintained all load control systems. Organized a data consolidation and integrity effort. Developed, documented and implemented detailed business processes and IT projects. Facilitated process implementation with internal personnel and contractors. Gained a detailed understanding of HVAC systems and controls. Studied one-way and two-way paging protocols and system architecture.• Collaborated with Distribution Planning personnel to target load reduction for congested circuits. Developed a three-tier system dispatch configuration and implemented changes in the company’s GIS system, customer information system (Banner), and various load control systems. Participated as a speaker for the Spring Advanced Load Control Alliance to present GIS integration project.• Supported system measurement and verification by managing data logger deployment and field inspections. Executed pre-season and daily checklists to verify system capacity and availability. Show less
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Sustainable Environmental Resource Group, LLC
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Owner
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2004 - 2006
Renewable Energy company focused on Biomass implementation projects integration anaerobic digester technology with water filtration and natural gas generation. Renewable Energy company focused on Biomass implementation projects integration anaerobic digester technology with water filtration and natural gas generation.
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Citi
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Associate
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Jan 2003 - Jun 2005
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C3 / Source One Communications Asia
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Manila, Philippines
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Customer Service Representative
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Jan 2002 - Jun 2002
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Education
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2014 - 2014
National Technical Institute
EPA 608 Universal Certification, Residential and Commercial Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) -
2013 - 2013
University of Nevada-Reno
Graduate Renewable Energy Certificate, Renewable Energy -
2003 - 2008
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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