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Delhi, India

• Leading the delivery of quarterly power price forecasts for all North American markets, providing detailed 25+ year On & Off Peak hourly price curves, gen-weighted prices for solar/wind, capacity prices, and ELCC. Offering in-depth market analysis, insights into regulations, and decarbonization trends, assisting asset owners, investors, and developers in making informed investment decisions with consistent assumptions and strategic insights.• Conducting Nodal Price Forecasts and… Show more • Leading the delivery of quarterly power price forecasts for all North American markets, providing detailed 25+ year On & Off Peak hourly price curves, gen-weighted prices for solar/wind, capacity prices, and ELCC. Offering in-depth market analysis, insights into regulations, and decarbonization trends, assisting asset owners, investors, and developers in making informed investment decisions with consistent assumptions and strategic insights.• Conducting Nodal Price Forecasts and Congestion/Curtailment Assessments, delivering hourly nodal Locational Marginal Price (LMP) forecasts for targeted nodes. Providing comprehensive market assumptions and conducting historical price volatility analysis, offering invaluable insights into localized constraints and project viability for project developers and investors.• Providing comprehensive energy market advisory services, including transmission due diligence for energy projects, buy-side and sell-side advisory support, pipe line assessment for early stage projects and integrated analysis of renewables, storage, transmission, congestion, and curtailment risks.• Performing production cost modeling utilizing PROMOD model and internal Capacity model, analyzing power flows through TARA deriving base case and sensitivity case long-term price forecasts and assessing asset valuations through extensive qualitative analysis.• Delivering sub-hourly price forecasts and revenue analysis based on user-specific input modeling for battery energy storage systems. Customizing solutions for developers and operators to optimize configurations, enhance revenue projections, and improve operational efficiency.• Successfully driving project proposals and contributing to company’s revenue growth through strategic business development. Preparing detailed market and transmission reports offering critical insights for investment decisions. Show less

Folsom, Ca

• Integrated, enhanced, improved, tested and supported Day-Ahead Market (DAM), Real-Time Market (RTM), Integrating Renewable Energy resources and Network Applications (State Estimator (SE), Real Time Contingency Analysis (RTCA)) as well as other advanced applications that are related to electrical market operations.• Lead as a subject matter expertise on many design considerations and implementations of Market enhancements to fully utilize the market operations and reliability of the grid… Show more • Integrated, enhanced, improved, tested and supported Day-Ahead Market (DAM), Real-Time Market (RTM), Integrating Renewable Energy resources and Network Applications (State Estimator (SE), Real Time Contingency Analysis (RTCA)) as well as other advanced applications that are related to electrical market operations.• Lead as a subject matter expertise on many design considerations and implementations of Market enhancements to fully utilize the market operations and reliability of the grid through the use of Power System Technologies. • Optimized the Power market systems - Works closely with Power Systems Development, Market Design, Operations and IT team to stabilize and mature the new market systems. Maintained action plans, worked closely with the vendors and close open gaps that cause market disruptions, dispatch issues, price anomalies, etc.• Supported Monthly implementation of Full Network Modelling into the CAISO Power Markets.• Developed and presented market software trainings for operators about core market and upcoming features. • Pioneered automation of regression and functional testing cases with SQL queries improving testing quality.• Validated and tested Post-Market Analyses to address market participant's disputes and inquiries (CIDI/Incident tickets), evaluates the problems and obtain required solution.• Improving the market technology quality and availability by helping defect backlog reduction, patch releases, key interface, and setting priorities that match with the ISO's overall goals.• Lead in the upfront market product design phases and provide input on best options given implementation implications. Performs all functional testing of existing applications and new features to ensure error free implementation and maximize effectiveness.• Proficient in Software application and tools that support grid operations and market operations. Show less

Lisle, Il

Designed half-loop and full-loop schemes for improving the reliability of the 12kv distribution systems.Installed Line reclosers, Tie reclosers and Sectionalizers in accordance with the ComEd's standard practices and construction standards.Provided marked up pole maps to the distribution automation to conduct radio survey for the new devices.Provided marked up sidwells and prepares a real estate request for ComEd Real Estate to verify existing easement or ROW for new poles… Show more Designed half-loop and full-loop schemes for improving the reliability of the 12kv distribution systems.Installed Line reclosers, Tie reclosers and Sectionalizers in accordance with the ComEd's standard practices and construction standards.Provided marked up pole maps to the distribution automation to conduct radio survey for the new devices.Provided marked up sidwells and prepares a real estate request for ComEd Real Estate to verify existing easement or ROW for new poles, installations or equipment.Ordered long lead material, prepares TED prints, passport design, long lead material requests, and permits. Show less

Merrillville, Il

• Designed protective relay & control schemes for 345KV and 138KV systems and developed relay settings for protecting and monitoring the performance of the NIPSCO facilities (Transmission Lines, Transformers, Capacitor banks) while demonstrating compliance with NIPSCO’s policies and procedures, and all laws and regulations. • Updated transmission and distribution system models and databases with survey data and customer information.• Performed system studies for the available fault… Show more • Designed protective relay & control schemes for 345KV and 138KV systems and developed relay settings for protecting and monitoring the performance of the NIPSCO facilities (Transmission Lines, Transformers, Capacitor banks) while demonstrating compliance with NIPSCO’s policies and procedures, and all laws and regulations. • Updated transmission and distribution system models and databases with survey data and customer information.• Performed system studies for the available fault current, circuit breaker interrupting capability, transmission limitation, system losses, system harmonics and system reliability, then verifies and analyzes results.• Developed test procedures related to protective relay control systems and their associated elements, troubleshoot relay control schemes in a logical manner using Doble and ProTest Software.• Analyzed existing protective schemes for substations and generating stations and initiated changes, improvements in relay settings, modifications or addition of equipment to improve system integrity, security and reliability. • Determined accurate coordination of relay settings and fusing while answering requests in connection with 13.8kV, 4.16kV and 480V switchgear and motor control centers and motors.• Worked with high voltage customers and interconnecting companies on relay coordination problems, protection requirements, supply problems and system studies. Show less

Kansas City, Missouri Area

· Tutored 'Systems Lab' course, offered quality education to students by providing them effective and hands-on experience. · Assisted students with understanding concepts and solving problems in Control Systems and Power Systems. Organized review sessions, prepared practice problems and evaluated exams.

· Performed system studies to identify/forecast future system planning criteria violations and prepared mitigation plan to address anticipated deficiencies. Studies include power flow, short circuit studies, contingency analysis and protection.· Optimally solved the system problems achieving 10% reduction in cost estimates and prepared project documents.

Master Of Science (Ms), Electrical Engineering With A G.P.A: 3.71

Activities and Societies: Design, development and testing of the department website. Improved programs, services, application materials.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Electrical & Electronics Engineering With A G.P.A: 3.75

Activities and Societies: IEEE Team Member, Power Electronics Team Leader. Worked as “Electrical Component” trouble-shooter for Power.