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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

• Accomplished financial risk mitigation of $1.5 billion by evaluating rate applications, delivering evidenced based recommendations and ensuring a legislative rate restriction of 1.8%.
• Prevented a $10 billion inter-provincial project by analyzing critical financial and operational risks, providing guidance on long-term sustainability and addressing uncertainties in clean energy affordability.
• Proposing strategic changes to safeguard ratepayers against a potential $879 million loss by conducting a thorough review of Fuel Adjustment Mechanism (FAM) process and 15-year data model, identifying critical loopholes.
• Provided valuable insights on US Clean Air Act S.111, Canada Clean Electricity Regulations, utility performance to departments’ management. Instrumental in formulating Performance Standards Regulations and Clean Power.
• Playing a key role in energy transition by actively contributing in:o Critical regulatory matters: Annual Capital Expenditure Plan (ACE) & Path to 2030, Deferred Decarbonization Account (DDA), and Interconnection.

Canada; India

• (Stern & Wise is a proprietary consulting firm delivering professional services in the energy sector)
• Led strategic matters-risk management, large construction contracts, financial & investment planning, force majeure, change-in-law claims & environment norms; realized $210M.
• Represented tea industry before the regulator, achieved average rate reduction by 4.5% from 2019 up to 2022 and yearly savings: $12M.
• Appraised 13 energy utilities, analyzed technical & financial position for a multilateral financing agency to design investment facility for energy reforms program.
• Advised thermal, hydro, renewable utilities in financial & regulatory reviews, responses-counter replies, business plans and periodic management information system (MIS) reports.

New Delhi, Delhi, India

• (GMR Energy is a leading power generating private utility with a capacity of 4400 MW)
• Led function, ensured mitigation of major policy, legal & contractual risks. Achieved claims: $350M, Annual impact: $160M.
• Independently led business cases, project proposals for generation, transmission, distribution including regulatory petitions for new capital.
• Secured increase in project cost $170M and project delay of 13.5 months due to reasons beyond the control of project developer.
• Lead advisor for 30% stake sale transaction at group level to generate $400M.
• Negotiated tariff rise pending court orders, achieved revenue increase: $6.2M/ year.

Gurgaon, India

• Developed Energy & Resources practice, collaborated with country directors, service partners andconceptualized strategic business leads worth $1.5M each year.
• Led projects on emerging energy sector issues, corporate strategy, capital investment plans, tariff/regulatory, policy impact analysis; ensured client needs are met, milestones are achieved.
• Advised central regulator on business process improvement-design, development andimplementation of Regulatory Information Management System (RIMS).
• Advised World Bank on private sector participation in large projects across generation,transmission and distribution, issues in policies and procurement.
• Independently led thought leadership paper & presentation for Nuclear Summit. Successfullymanaged brand eminence events-Petrotech & FICCI with global partnerships.

New Delhi Area, India

• (Reliance Infrastructure is a major power distribution utility with assets worth $11000M)
• Led team of 5, managed all rate/ regulatory matters, ensured timely compliance. Liaised with regulator, Government agencies, provided critical decision inputs.
• Rewarded for achieving $40M capital investment approval by appellate tribunal.
• Devised and implemented continuous improvement strategies, reduced consumption, achieved loss reduction worth $16M/ year.
• Analyzed Bulk Power Supply Agreement, developed model to re-compute rebate/ delayed payment surcharge on bills, benefited worth $1.6M.
• Reviewed policies, regulations viz. Tariff Subsidy, Supply Code, Electricity Price/ Rate Regulations, advised management in key decisions to mitigate potential risks.

Lucknow Area, India

• Key management consultant, responsible for business development and electricity reforms implementation in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Major responsibilities were to analyze relevant technical information, identify.
• Implemented new policy measure-Availability Based Tariff (ABT) through Load Scheduling, monitoring and Energy Accounting system, saved C$ 9.6M/ year.
• Led design, development & implementation of Remote Metering. Enhanced HT revenues by 17%. Targeted high arrear consumers, addressed fictitious billing. Improved LT revenue losses by C$ 7M.
• Demonstrated Energy Audit, model substation program, theft detection and ensured compliance through penalty & media publicity.
• Analysed impact of metering policies – Time of Day (TOD) and Electronic metering.
• Reviewed bulk PPA, assessed huge potential revenue loss worth C$ 1M from improper accounting of Banking Energy between Captive Power Plant and UPPCL, ensured policy/ regulatory compliance.

Bharuch Area, India

Maintained Electoral Roll database of Government of Gujarat at various districts. Carried out digitisation of supplementary entries, executed database update queries and Pl-Sql scripts. Maintained & troubleshoot Client-Server system and other hardware and software accessories at district node.

Bharuch Area, India

(A 655 MW Combined Cycle Gas Power Project owned by PowerGen, UK. Now with China Light & Power)Independently operated DM water plant, Fire water system, Fuel Handling system and cooling water treatment plants; assisted in main plant operation of a 655 MW Combined Cycle Gas based power plant, complied with health and safety plan.

Bharuch Area, India

Supervised job and material management, maintenance of all kinds of process and power plant systems, equipment and accessories including switchgears & breakers, transformers, motors & protection systems related to all.

Certification Program: (I) Global Markets (Ii) Valuation, Finance

Pgp In Management, Finance

Established in 1981, SPJIMR (Mumbai) is an autonomous management institute consistently recognized as one of the top 10 B-schools in.

Harvard Certification Program, Leadership And Management

1. Harvard Leadership Essentials 2. Harvard Management Essentials 3. Harvard Stepping Up to Management 4. Harvard Leadership Transitions

Harvard Micro-Certification Program, Leadership And Management

1. The Power of Influence 2. Managing Virtual Cross-Cultural Teams 3. Finance Essentials 4. Foundations of Business Communications 5..

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Electrical Engineering, 6.78 / 10.0

Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya (BVM) Engineering College is offering BE, ME and PhD degrees at Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, Gujarat. BVM.