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White Plains, Ny, Us

New York, United States

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York, United States

Basalt, Colorado, United States

Basalt, Colorado

• Leading the quantitative modeling on carbon emission reductions, charging and refueling infrastructure assessment, and battery demand for freight transport• Building a total cost of ownership calculator for comparing the economics and feasibility of battery-electric, hydrogen fuel cell and gasoline/diesel trucks and other freight vehicles• Supporting the design and execution of Deliver Electric Delhi, a pilot aimed at electrifying final mile deliveries in Delhi• Leveraging results from the quantitative models to generate thought leadership papers and reports, and offer technical guidance to key government partners on strategies to reduce emissions from the transport sector • Conducting green hydrogen cost and demand uptake modeling to enable a hydrogen roadmap for India

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Identifying future electric vehicle charging patterns through literature review and interviewing relevant stakeholders• Analyzing the electric vehicle market across North Carolina and generating different electric vehicle market penetration scenarios• Creating a user-friendly model to assess the impacts of EV charging on grid and associated emissions

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Supervising a team of 5 students on increasing range of Battery Electric Vehicles with improvement in HVAC systems• Conducting market research on EV batteries and HVAC systems, and mapping suppliers with OEMs• Creating a model for calculating energy savings with improvement in HVAC systems• Developing a business model on OEM and Tier supplier engagement structure

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Leading a team of 5 cabinet members and 11 club members as a part of Energy Club• Supervising 4 consulting projects with companies in diverse fields, assisting students to deliver the projects with high quality and work ethic• Organizing, leading and planning an event - “Research Poster Presentation (RPP)”, to be held during Energy Week at Duke University• Secured sponsorship for the RPP event from two major clean energy companies

Basalt, Co

• Assisted the Government of India on reducing carbon emissions and improving efficiencies in freight transportation in India • Conducted research on freight transportation, identified the problems and recommended solutions to decarbonize freight logistics• Co-authored a report on ‘Efficient Goods Movement in India’ that was published by the Prime Minister’s Office during the Global Mobility Summit in India• Developed an inventory logistics cost analysis model comparing truck and intermodal transportation modes and a carbon emissions reductions model from freight transportation sector• Identified subject matter experts and interviewed relevant stakeholders to understand the freight system in India and incorporated the action points in solutions and recommendations

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Led a team of three on market research and analysis on small electric buses for CA, TX, FL, CO, NY, GA, WA• Analyzed different bus markets and prioritized four markets to target – Schools, Airport Parking, Transit and Last Mile Delivery• Examined the VW Settlement Funds and Plan and incorporated the findings in the NPV analysis• Developed a quantitative model comparing operations of an electric and diesel bus and calculated net present value for each market and state• Recommended top states to target for each market based on NPV analysis, incentive program and favorable policies

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Created maps and graphic contents using ArcGIS Pro to display NOx and SOx emissions from various coal, gas and nuclear power plants and environmental justice areas in various states• Visualized the maps and identified the areas that will benefit the most by installation of Bloom Energy Server• Developed key insights from maps and graphics to deliver the relevant messages to key stakeholders• Analyzed the EPA e-grid database to determine the list of coal and gas fired power plants and documented the associated emissions of SO2 and NOx from these plants• Examined other distributed energy resources such as solar and CHP and compared them with fuel cell technology

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Identified market opportunities and potential market entry strategy in electric bus segment in USA• Analyzed state-wise investment potential, tax credits, charging infrastructure and other incentives for electric vehicles and crafting a list of Top 10 states to target• Conducted competitive research on companies manufacturing short passenger electric buses in USA

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

1) Created an impact assessment calculator to calculate user’s contribution to carbon footprint reduction by using reusable take out containers2) Formulated new marketing strategies to enhance customer acquisition and retention plans

Surat, Gujarat

1) Participated in the mega turnaround of the production plant as a team member of the Rotary Engineers team working on maintenance and reliability of various turbines, compressors and pumps2) Collaborated with the planning team and reliability team during the turnaround to work on the causes of unreliability of various pumps, performed root cause failure analysis and then suggested changes3) Implemented proper work order management through SAP, created work orders and permits and ensured there is no delay due to work permit deficiency4) Supervised operators and monitored regular maintenance activities of the plant to ensure proper functioning and safety of machines and improving their reliability

Lalru, Punjab, India

1) Applied the concepts of Lean Manufacturing, Waste Reduction and Time Study thus reducing setup change time from 52 min to 35 min and increasing productivity by 2.32%2) Formulated a new Standard Operating Procedure thus ensuring that all the operators learn and adhere to the changes in procedures of the Setup Change

Patiala Area, India

Designed and manufactured models of Hydraulic Excavator and Differential Mechanism

Master'S Degree, Engineering Management

Activities and Societies: Club Member - MEMP Energy ClubDuke's Master of Engineering Management Program is an interdisciplinary program.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.8/4