Rohan Sachdev Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

This is a Secondment opportunity that I worked on while working at SSE within the Distribution sector.Within this role, my responsibilities included working on connections at the distribution interface. Two DNOs operated by SSEN including SEPD in the South of England and SHEPD in the North of Scotland were in my purview. Working with the policy team, I was responsible for ensuring that all connection processes were in line with regulations set out in the RIGS, licence… Show more This is a Secondment opportunity that I worked on while working at SSE within the Distribution sector.Within this role, my responsibilities included working on connections at the distribution interface. Two DNOs operated by SSEN including SEPD in the South of England and SHEPD in the North of Scotland were in my purview. Working with the policy team, I was responsible for ensuring that all connection processes were in line with regulations set out in the RIGS, licence conditions, as well as the Energy Act. I also liaised with Ofgem and industry bodies on various policy decisions and targets within RIIO ED2. Escalated customer complaints were reviewed by me to test against regulations and industry practices.Apart from this, I also worked with colleagues at SSEN, Ofgem and technical suppliers to progress on solutions required for islanded networks on the SSEN portfolio. In this role, while providing support to a team that required it, I was also able to gain knowledge, skills and experience in a field that was new to me within the Energy Sector. Show less

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

In this role, I advise multiple business units on navigating the regulatory frameworks specific to their operational jurisdictions. This demands a consistent commitment to stay updated on a broad spectrum of regulatory policy in the energy sector. Types of stakeholders I advise include generation businesses such as Solar & Battery, Heat pumps, Interconnectors and other BtM generation, as well as large demand projects such as business parks and data centres.A significant part of my role… Show more In this role, I advise multiple business units on navigating the regulatory frameworks specific to their operational jurisdictions. This demands a consistent commitment to stay updated on a broad spectrum of regulatory policy in the energy sector. Types of stakeholders I advise include generation businesses such as Solar & Battery, Heat pumps, Interconnectors and other BtM generation, as well as large demand projects such as business parks and data centres.A significant part of my role involves the drafting of consultation responses, a task that requires collating a wide range of perspectives from key internal stakeholders. My expertise lies in seamlessly negotiating and reconciling differing viewpoints across various business units, fostering collaboration while ensuring a unified and comprehensive response.A key responsibility I have in this role is to apply my economic and analytical skills in assessing the viability of policy changes on our businesses, and engaging with industry bodies to develop a fair and commercial operating environment. Show less

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

In my role as an Agricultural economist, I worked on various projects which are linked to various government departments, primarily, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. I have worked on building IO databases and CGE models for Northern Ireland Agriculture, and analysed a wide range of policy including migration and net zero carbon.In my time at AFBI, I have worked to upskill myself through undertaking various training courses, and have applied these to further develop… Show more In my role as an Agricultural economist, I worked on various projects which are linked to various government departments, primarily, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. I have worked on building IO databases and CGE models for Northern Ireland Agriculture, and analysed a wide range of policy including migration and net zero carbon.In my time at AFBI, I have worked to upskill myself through undertaking various training courses, and have applied these to further develop inhouse CGE models at my firm. I have a strong understanding of public sector processes and policy framing. Having delivered presentations to a range of stakeholders, I am skilled at simplifying complex data to meet the needs of my audiences.Numerous policy briefings and statistics produced by me have been published by AFBI and DAERA. Show less

Glasgow, United Kingdom

My research aims at informing the debate on the impact of Fiscal policy on the consumption of alcohol in Scotland.Advanced modelling techniques such as Input-Output (IO) modelling, Social Accounting Matrices (SAM) and Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models are being employed.I use the methods above to examine the macroeconomic impacts of changes in consumption patterns of alcohol, and the health side impacts of absenteeism and presenteeism are being quantified, and… Show more My research aims at informing the debate on the impact of Fiscal policy on the consumption of alcohol in Scotland.Advanced modelling techniques such as Input-Output (IO) modelling, Social Accounting Matrices (SAM) and Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models are being employed.I use the methods above to examine the macroeconomic impacts of changes in consumption patterns of alcohol, and the health side impacts of absenteeism and presenteeism are being quantified, and macroeconomic impacts checked.The thesis aims at finding a way to accurately examine the usage of fiscal policy in sectors with high negative externalities.The research also covers analyzing policy like Minimum Unit Pricing and forecasting its impact on the Scottish economy. Work has been carried out to analyze the costs of alcohol consumption in Scotland such as absenteeism and presenteeism using CGE models, something that has never been done before. Show less

Glasgow, United Kingdom

In the academic year 2017-18, I worked as a part-time tutor at the University of Strathclyde. I was responsible for teaching students at the undergraduate degree level. I taught the tutorials for Year 1 students for the class "Introduction to Economics". I was responsible for grading reports and presentations, as well as ensuring students in my tutorials had a good all-round knowledge of the course.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

In the Academic years 2017-18, and 2018-19, I worked as a Tutor at the University of Glasgow. The class taught by me was Economics and was taught at level 3 as a part of the Higher Education Diploma. I was wholly responsible for setting out the course plan, lecture and tutorials, alongside single-handedly preparing and marking of Course Work. Along with Grading of the course. I have received several pieces of positive feedback from students taking this class.

Bengaluru Area, India

In this 8-week internship, I was inducted to the logistics team. I was involved in the launch of a new delivery channel and was responsible for implementing the vision of the top-level management in one of four regions of the city. This role required an effort to integrate this new channel into the existing logistics structure of the firm while causing minimum disruption. I was also responsible for developing the channel by adding new capacity and training staff to operate it. This internship… Show more In this 8-week internship, I was inducted to the logistics team. I was involved in the launch of a new delivery channel and was responsible for implementing the vision of the top-level management in one of four regions of the city. This role required an effort to integrate this new channel into the existing logistics structure of the firm while causing minimum disruption. I was also responsible for developing the channel by adding new capacity and training staff to operate it. This internship was very fruitful as the program I worked on was featured in the Wall Street Journal for its success. Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics

My research aims at informing the debate on the impact of Fiscal policy on the consumption of alcohol in Scotland. Advanced modelling.

Master’S Degree, Economics And Finance, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Class Representative This Masters-level course has helped me understand the interactions between the disciplines.

Bachelor'S Degree, Finance, General, First Class

Activities and Societies: Core committee, Business Fests for Entrepreneurship and strategy, This Bachelors level course has been essential.

High School Graduation, Science, First Class