An entrepreneur, intrapreneur and business professional with three decades of experience in clean technologies, renewable energy, microgrids, VPPs, semiconductor equipment, IoT, software, energy policies, sustainable development, and smart communities. Global experience in USA, India, Taiwan, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Over fifteen years of full-cycle entrepreneurial experience at SunMoksha in developing and deploying distributed renewable energy solutions, microgrids, IoT controllers, and cloud software for remote monitoring, control and management of the energy and water systems for the grassroots, off-grid, underserved, remote areas. Bootstrapped the company, developed cutting-edge technologies, deployed the solutions, developed business models, expanded the business, brought in investment. Diversified from smart microgrids for rural electrification to smart water management for agriculture. Developed models for sustainable livelihood, smart villages/communities. Received multiple national and international awards & recognition for the innovations and impacts. Prior to SunMoksha, worked for a decade at Applied Materials, Bay Area. Guided the design, optimization, and improvement of semiconductor manufacturing equipment through modeling & simulation. Reduced development cost by millions of dollars and design-cycle time by months-to-years. As an intrapreneur, started initiative on modeling and simulation, established a center of excellence for simulation, and made simulation a key step in the product development process. Following that, headed the India operations of Aquest Systems, a start-up in Bay Area, USA and Bangalore, India. Developed automation enterprise software & embedded hardware. Built and managed a multi-disciplinary global team to achieve this.Consulted to the World Bank, UNDP, ADB, UK-DFID, KfW, GiZ, IUCN, Climate Parliament, on microgrids, renewable energy, finance and policy development for climate change entrepreneurs and rural communities. Over a decade of experience in developing entrepreneurial ecosystem for clean technologies and social sectors through Private Fund Advisory Network (PFAN) and TiE.
Listed skills include Solar, Renewable Energy, Semiconductors, Photovoltaics, and 46 others.