Freed Akhter, M.Eng, P.Eng Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

• Provided strategic policy advice, expertise to senior management, on energy sector issues related to conservation.
• Advised and interpreted for stakeholders how ministry policy, legislation and regulations will affect stakeholder interests.
• Processed and distilled information from a range of sources, including research and scientific data, trends analyses, and independent research, to identify issues and discern salient points.
• Supported the development and presentation of an in-depth analysis of policy options and recommendations to ministry senior management for decision making purposes.
• Assessed both qualitative and quantitative information in developing proposals, evaluated the implications and impact of proposed policy options, and made changes to mitigate identified potential risks.
• Assessed both qualitative and quantitative information in the 2019 Integrated Achievable Potential Study (APS) and evaluated the implications and impact of the proposed scenarios, and suggest modifications to match.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Worked to analyze, recommend and manage approvals process for over 15 new products in the recent amendments to Ontario's efficiency regulation O.Reg 509/18.
• Worked with the conservation policy branch on an initiative to have in-house modelling of energy use and forecasting.
• Well versed in energy efficiency standard regulations across all North American jurisdictions.
• Well aware of standards and test development processes and participated/contributed to multiple Canadian Standards Association (CSA) technical committee meetings.
• Attended multiple CSA Technical committee meetings and provided feedback on technical/regulatory issues for relevant energy efficiency standards.
• Well versed in procurement methods as applied in OPS; from business case to awarding the contract to managing and closing active projects.

Cambridge, Ontario

• Learned agile methodology and it's relevance in software development. Have been working on a long-term agile project since April 2014.
• Experienced in C++ coding for embedded systems. Currently, working on a multi-year project to develop a System on Chip (SOC) platform from scratch.
• Good understanding of Real-Time operating systems. Have functional knowledge of Green Hills Integrity OS.
• Learned best-practices and software development techniques like static code analysis, doxygen and unit testing. Worked regularly with PC-Lint and Python based unit testing framework.
• Working knowledge of Python language. Used python extensively for scripting, compiling C++ source code, unit testing and doxygen.
• Understanding of continuous integration (CI) software practices. Successfully implemented a CI system comprising of, TeamCity (automated build and testing), Artifactory (artifact repository) and IBM ClearCase (revision.

Cambridge, Ontario

• Developed very good understanding of electric drives and switchgear UL standards. Worked on ULcertifications for PowerFlex 7000, PowerFlex 6000 and Center-Line products.
• Gained deep technical knowledge of medium voltage equipment having worked on various engineering design projects for Electric Drives, Switchgear and transformers up to 7.2 kV for more than 3 years.
• Hands-on knowledge of DC-DC power supply design. Successfully calculated and determined power and operational requirements for a DC-DC flyback converter based power supply design.
• Acquired working knowledge of functional safety and TUV safety certifications by helping certify PowerFlex7000 drive for Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL) and Performance Level 3 (PLe) rating.
• Familiar with CSA Canadian Electricity code.
• Aware of marine electrical equipment requirements, standards and good practices after working on PowerFlex7000 drive Wärtsilä marine project.

Cambridge, Ontario

• Provided active input in design and improvement process for control boards in PowerFlex 7000 drives.
• Designed and built prototypes to verify technical parameters and functionality for new designs and equipment.
• Compiled thorough and methodical engineering reports to satisfy UL and CSA product certification requirements.
• Responsible for researching and purchasing new components and equipment as required per test.
• Maintained existing equipment and managed accredited equipment calibration process for electrical equipment.
• Gathered feedback about existing products from product support and replicated the issue in testing lab for investigation and offered solutions.

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electrical Engineering

• Pursued energy systems specialization with emphasis in Sustainable Energy. • Also completed the ELITE, Sustainable Energy and.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical Engineering

Specialization in Energy Systems with 2 year internship