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Jersey City, Nj, Us

Serving as the Chief Technical Officer of the Company, responsibilities include: Corporate management of strategic system design and operational plans (Asset Management & Asset Operations) for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) and Energy Storage Systems including leading the strategic review of technologies, (emerging and existing), and assets (greenfield and acquisitions) for potential investment. Managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders for project planning and development requirements. Oversight and management of contracts, company-wide, for the procurement of control platforms & services, equipment and EPC services. Corporate oversight and team building of Engineering, Project Management, Procurement, Asset Management and Asset Operations divisions. Collaboration with other members of the leadership team to support the identification of new markets and opportunities. The creation and management of risk strategies to mitigate development, construction, and operational issues.

New York, Us

Responsible for implementing operations strategies to grow the Company. Primary function is to oversee the development, engineering, design, and construction of Convergent’s fully-integrated energy storage and solar PV assets. Responsibilities include all aspects of project execution, including, design, scheduling, budgeting, supplier management (both system and EPC), permitting and interconnection coordination, as well as all aspects of on-site construction management and oversight, on-going maintenance requirements and strategic planning of the implementation of the Company's future project pipeline.

New York, Ny, Us

Project Engineer with Con Edison's Central Engineering department responsible for large capital infrastructure projects from concept and feasibility through construction and commissioning. Typical projects included multi-million budget substation upgrades, sub-transmission feeder design / construction, substation transformer replacements and circuit breaker replacements (13.8kV up to 345kV).

New York, Ny, Us

Responsibilities include developing complex engineering design specifications, standards and working instructions for the design and implementation of customer sited medium voltage substation and distributed generating equipment projects. Responsible for the management of projects from concept / feasibility to implementation including evaluation of proposed designs for their functionality and compliance with company specifications and a complete review of all equipment documentation including layouts, electrical single / three line diagrams, short circuit analysis, relay co-ordination, grounding, utility metering, equipment shop drawings and final trip checks and compliance testing. Was responsible for the design and procurement of Con Edison's first BESS project as part of the BQDM program. Also conducted electrical load flow analyses (CESIR studies) associated with Distributed Generation projects for their suitability. Development of effective relationships with project stakeholders to produce effective designs, track areas of non-compliance, mitigate risk and make improvements where necessary. Maintain an up to date knowledge of both new technologies and equipment / interconnection standards. Represent Con Edison at the IEEE 1547 distributed generation interconnection standard working group.

Zurich, Ch

Temporary Position while looking for employment after emigrating to the USA - Business Analyst within the Operations group. Responsibilities included analyzing Client and Account (CAI) database system errors, developing solutions and the identification of gaps in the system. In addition, responsible for supporting the project management of enhancements to the CAI database, which included developing detailed business requirements, test plans and cases, risk management, Quality Assurance (QA) checks and coordinating / managing System and User Acceptance testing.

Milton Keynes, Bucks, Gb

Implemented processes, standards and quality controls for managing multiple traction power product development projects and their budgets throughout the project system life-cycle. Accountable for design, project planning, reporting, financial management, resource allocation and vendor management. Established processes to track and report on new initiatives. Facilitated weekly management reviews to discuss status, priority, risk, budget and cost saving initiatives. Communicated with technical leads and developers to solve problems and translate ideas into business specifications. Developed effective relationships with key stakeholders and users to facilitate design, manufacture, acceptance testing, quality assurance, product trials, training and post implementation support. Successfully delivered multiple projects on time and to budget.Developed complex engineering designs, specifications, standards and working instructions for the design and implementation of railway electrical distribution and transmission systems. Evaluated functionality of proposed electrification designs through mathematical analysis and implemented improvements where necessary. Evaluated traction power substation design including, grounding, line diagrams / equipment layouts, short circuit studies and relay co-ordination. Reviewed 25kV overhead catenary design including grounding and bonding. Conducted risk assessments and represented the company’s requirements at hazard analysis and operability seminars. Gave presentations to strategic business partners and provided technical vision, project prioritization and resource support.

Epsom, Surrey, Gb

Developed and produced design specifications, standards and working instructions for the design and implementation of both AC and DC railway electrification traction systems. Evaluated traction power substation designs including, equipment layouts, short circuit studies and relay co-ordination of both distribution equipment and traction feeders. Managed software modelling of electrified networks including building models, timetable editing, simulation running, load flow and voltage drop analysis, basic Macro, UNIX & MATLAB programming and report writing. Coordinated hazard and operability seminars, produced hazard reports and managed hazard databases for various projects. Developed and implemented the management problem solving methodology Weighted Factor Analysis (WeFA).