Daljit Ghotra Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Ab, Ca

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Leadership role for engineering, implementation, development and management of technology to ensure corporate vision is realized. Monitor technology trends. Work closely with the executive team to ensure resources are available to execute plans on short- and long-term horizons. Build teams of cross-functional engineering including electrical, electronics, mechanical, systems, embedded software and cloud software.- Communicate company's technology strategy to partners, management, investors and employees.- Formulate and execute cost and profit control strategies. - Maintain current information about technology standards and compliance regulations. - Manage research and development of technology, product portfolio and associated revenue.- Analyze how product technology affect the business revenue and profitability, as well as identifying potential areas of improvement.

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

- Develop, update and maintain Electrical/Electronics/Mechanical/Software Engineering expertise for execution of fast-paced projects- APEGA Responsible Member for developing Professional Practice Management Plan and QMP corporate processes to provide direction and supervision to technical team members and wider teams- Key member of corporate Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Team, responsible for presenting Product Management Review covering development progress, budget, risks & assumptions and decision making for efficient business planning- Hold position of authority to ensure engineering practice meets quality control, ethical, professional, and technical standards- Work closely with demand team to identify new projects and create project teams, schedules and budget and obtain executive team's approval- Develop and present product architectures to executive members. Product architectures include higher level product datasheet requirement covering configurations, field operability, diagnosis, support and manufacturability- Provide technical and operational leadership to engineering team and review their annual performance evaluation and create career growth plan- Liaise internationally as Eguana technical ambassador to establish and maintain relationships with key customers and key suppliers- Provide engineering support to installers and distributors by maintaining product technical datasheets and manuals to ensure flawless product installation and safety and accurate commissioning- Prepare technical content of SR&ED tax claim documentation for yearly submission to CRA and host review audits as requested by CRA auditors

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

- Lead and manage a multidisciplinary engineering team (electrical, mechanical, software and test) to deliver bi-directional grid-tie inverters and energy storage systems- Review and approve engineering designs in accordance with company’s quality procedures- Project engineering spanning concept development, architecture, design management, systems engineering, cost modeling, product/project development and customer communications- Plan and assign engineering resources to ensure efficient delivery of project deliverables as per schedule and budget- Work with OEMs to ensure technical specifications are understood before prototyping- Monitor all scope changes and prepare engineering change notices- Ensure engineering designs are performed to industry codes and standards- Work with NRTL for functional, operational and safety compliance- Conduct yearly review of all engineer staff and discuss career goals- Build and manage an engineering execution team to deliver results on an aggressive launch schedule- Hire Engineering personnel, and provide leadership and mentoring to Engineering staff- Assign discipline leads and personnel to work on projects as required by individual as needed- Reallocate discipline personnel from one project to another to suit the fluctuating workloads of projects

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

- Design and develop grid-connected Photovoltaic Inverters- Provide design leadership on new products from a component level to a systems level, and from concept to production - Author and maintain product documentation such as design concepts, requirements, specifications and validation test plans- Application of engineering knowledge in several fields to develop product design architecture, with full consideration of applicable regulatory approvals, manufacturability, purchasing, design verification, and production testing- Re-evaluating existing electrical designs and optimizing for performance and cost- Provide customer support and training as necessary

Ca

- Design and develop AC and DC power supplies, breaker panels, backplanes, surge protection, alarm monitoring, battery management, system cabling for telecom base stations- Design as per Power, Protection and Grounding (PP&G) architectural requirements of the system- Conduct vendor audits of test facilities, witness prototype testing, and evaluate skills and abilities of the test teams- Troubleshoot technical issues at component level as well as system level- Performed and mentored regulatory testing including standards safety, functional, EMC aspects covering CSA/UL, FCC, Telecordia standards- Liaise with internal team members to present and ensure compliance of power consumption budgets and performance of system design, and provide technical guidance to RF, digital, systems teams- Create technical specifications and work with OEMs to develop power systems components- Gather requirements and prepare design verification test plans and reports and present to the internal and external teams for review and approvals

While at Nortel I worked in close association with NTS employees. I have performed and supported system integration teams to prepare and execute test for regulatory compliance, including CSA, EMI, Telecordia, IEEE lightning surge, Thermals, NEMA, IEC.

• Developed and revised algorithms for industrial instrumentation for data capturing, control, and monitoring using DSPs, including verification testing• Troubleshot design issues, supported field installation

M.Sc., Electrical Engineering

B.Sc., Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Grade 12, Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General