Junaid Yasin Email & Phone Number

Scituate, Ma, Us

Massachusetts, United States

Design, fabricate and market combine harvesters in Bangladesh, as the only local designer and fabricator of combine harvesters in Bangladesh, approved by the Government of Bangladesh, after comprehensive field testing. Import a limited number of parts from countries such as China. Also provide harvesting services to farmers in Bangladesh. Most of the harvester parts are made at our own fabrication facilities.

Built a full service electric power company in rural South Asia under challenging regulatory, financial and technical conditions, comparable to Private Equity efforts.President of a MinGrid company in rural South Asia, energy industry development and management consultancy, with a focus on distributed and sustainable/clean power sources.• Managing Director of electric MiniGrid in Bangladesh serving multiple villages with wholly owned generation and distribution system. Direct all construction and operation while building internal capacity to manage all construction and operations.• Developed and consulted on multi megawatt, utility scale Photo Voltaic (PV) solar projects in New England and mid Atlantic states, on multiple sites. Evaluated PV technology choices and suppliers for the New England region.• Participated in government regulatory hearings to influence rule making by government agencies.• Assisted communities to implement alternate energy projects in Mass.• Assisted local town to develop and operate utility scale wind and solar power projects with mimimum financial risk to community. • Advised a Non-Government Organization (NGO) in Bangladesh on conceptualizing and creating detailed implementation plan for market-priced electric MicroGrids to serve thousands of villages.• Active in trade associations promoting solar power

Managed start of real estate/infrastructure project under conditions comparable to Private Equity efforts.Led business and project development, as well as start-up construction for infrastructure project of unprecedented scope: a joint venture with Bahamian government for a 10,000-acre master-planned, mixed-use real estate development on a remote island with very poor supply chain and minimal infrastructure. Total investment to date: $35 million. Total build out value: over $5 billion

Managed development, startup and intial operations of a enterprise class internet based procurement and workflow management system, under conditions comparable to Private Equity effortsCutting-edge Internet-based project management/collaboration system for complex procurements in electric power and construction industries. Managed staff of 100; $24 million in financing. Procurements executed: excess of $100 million• For first time in technology-challenged industry, developed software for knowledge/workflow management systems incorporating exhaustive library of technical specifications for plant equipment and materials, using engineers and programmers from the U.S., India and Russia to manage and reduce costs.• Proved effectiveness of software, potential cost savings from pilot programs with major engineering companies and utilities. Marketed system internationally, but encountered resistance to change within large industry organizations.

Managed development of utility scale electric power/industrial projects in the USA and Asia for a Private Equity company.Innovative energy group that developed or provided operating support for electric power/infrastructure projects, valued between $300 million to over $1 billion in the U.S., Indonesia, China; India, Malaysia, Bangladesh, France and Germany.• Developed industry-leading expertise in energy development funding, educating financial institutions (US Exim Bank JEXIM, IFC, MIGA) of $100 million-plus projects’ true value and risk profile.• Negotiated numerous off take, engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), fuel supply and partnership agreements, and managed challenging relations with government officials, some at cabinet level.

Developed and supported operations for a broad range of power projects across the U.S. and U,K, with fuels including biomass, black liquor, natural gas and coal.

Managed engineering and procurement of utility scale electric power projects worldwide. Pioneered projects in Indonesia and China.Worked on a broad range of new and existing power generation projects of up to 4,000 megawatts, including coal, gas, nuclear and renewable energy in the U.S., Indonesia, Thailand and China.• Led company from small consulting assignments to design and procurement projects for more than $300 million worth of projects in China, and Japanese trading company relationships for $100 million-plus in Southeast Asian projects.• Developed expertise in global plant and equipment procurement including as head of international staff of 50 in Indonesia for three years. Projects included two 400-megawatt coal-fired units.• Headed Advanced Technologies section to evaluate coal gasification/clean coal, renewables such as thermal solar with storage, and advanced gas turbines and associated cycles.

Mba, International

Ms, Energy, Electric Power

MS thesis on liquid metal coolants, which is applicable to solar thermal storage technology

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Organized the first reduced emmissions devices ralleye from UC Davis to Northrop in response to clean air initiatives in 1971.