Nishat Afrin Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Energy Conservation Planning: Developed the 2024 Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan (ECDMP) for two municipalities, ensuring compliance with Ontario Regulation 25/23
• Data Analysis and Benchmarking: Conducted comprehensive analysis of utility bills for 43 municipal buildings to assess energy consumption and GHG emissions reduction achievements over the past five years. Benchmarked.
• Market Research and Studies: Conducted market research, stakeholder engagement, data analysis, and jurisdictional scanning for the non-lighting measures pricing study, updating IESO’s substantiation sheet and Cost.
• Program and Outreach Management: Provided outreach, application assistance, site visits, and QA/QC services for IESO’s Retrofit program. Led BC Hydro’s Business Energy Advisor (BEA) program, performing energy.
• Technical Reviews and Verification: Reviews IEEP Projects, including baseline model setup, Measurement and Verification (M&V) plans, and cost-effectiveness calculations
• Proposal writing: Prepares bids and proposal writing

Vaughan, Ontario, Canada

• Performed technical review of Retrofit projects including baseline setup, design and development of M&V (measurement and verification) plans for customers
• Planned and managed contracts, procurement and operations of local programs

• Provided overall applications and customer support to IESO's province wide Save on Energy Commercial, Industrial and Residential initiatives
• Motivated the operations team and succeeded in reaching the 2018 $13.3M Mid-Term Incentive (MTI) target
• Developed and implemented strategies and plans which increased project approvals by 25% in 2018 compared to 2017, with reduced staff
• Supervised, coached, and managed performance of 9 staff in conducting effective customer communications, understanding of CDM program rules and data analysis for reporting and tracking purposes
• Assisted with the hiring of union and non-union CDM staff by liaising with contacts to identify candidates and participated in screening, interviewing, and selecting them
• Managed the project to transfer customer data to new CRM system during the merger of four utilities

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

• Developed strategies with senior management to manage $5.1M Program Administrative Budget (PAB) in 2014/2015 to achieve $2.6M cost efficiency incentive (CEI) which included close interval control, improved forecasting.
• Administered 2016 Retrofit program budget of $8.7M under the CFF, achieving $0.6M profit under Pay-for-Performance (P4P) funding
• Designed and implemented strategies for Retrofit P4P project closeouts which resulted in 20% increase in the forecasted energy savings and profit margin.
• Reduced Retrofit project turnaround time by 33% in 2016
• Led the small business questionnaire project to gather market insight for both LDC (Local Distributor Company) and the IESO to develop a new cost-effective program.
• Chaired Upstream program design subcommittee to review and provide approval of redesign of province wide incentive programs, in 2015

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Supervised CDM Industrial programs including application process, operations and reporting
• Managed conservation fund pilot program and business case submissions to the IESO for approval
• Collaborated in the design of the MURB -DR (Multi Residential Demand Response) pilot program

Toronto, Canada Area

• Supervised the Save on Energy CDM C&I program operations including application support, internal and external technical reviews, site visits and project closeout processes

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Reviewed and approved over 200 energy assessments for commercial customers with facilities greater than 25000 square feet within the Toronto area
• Managed the CDM program application review, closeout processes and supported the strategic wind down

Masters, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering