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Raleigh, NC, US

Zurich, ZH, CH

• Business development and marketing with a focus on product lifecycle management for medium voltage outdoor products – dead tank breakers, reclosers, fuse cutouts, instrument transformers and sensors.
• Responsible for defining and implementing go-to-product marketing strategy, defining product value preposition and product positioning in accordance with global marketing strategy. Product scope include outdoor.
• Achieve product targets and budgets through regular oversight and refine or improvise product strategy as needed.
• Support business development by leading the product approval process with utility customers. Grow product market share while ensuring profitability and sustainable growth.
• Support bid strategy and offer market intelligence to maintain competitiveness. Identify and quantify the legal, technical, and commercial risks and oversee activities as a part of the contract negotiation process.
• Act as an interface between external market and internal factory functions (product management, R&D, engineering, operations, and procurement) for marketing and customer support. Forecast volume trends regularly to.

Zurich, ZH, CH

• Product lifecycle management, technical support, commercial offerings and product development for the reclosers and grid automation products - OVR, Grid-Shield and Eagle.
• Maintain competitive base of knowledge and serve as technical expert on reclosers and controls.
• Work with Research and Development (R&D) to resolve product quality design issues with validation of L4 reporting and communication to customers.
• Support product launches - provide and coordinate technical support on new products, support creation of publications and training aides in collaboration with Marketing communications team.
• Participate in the specification of new products in conjunction with internal ABB product management by the application of first hand knowledge of competitive products and customer preferences.
• Conduct customer training seminars to help customer personnel in the application and the operation of the products and services.

Munich, DE

Responsible for developing comprehensive solutions and generating customized proposals for Medium Voltage Power Distribution products and third party buyouts to meet customer needs, business goals, and project requirements. Key products of expertise include GMSG, SIMOVAC, SDV7-SE, SDV7-MA and SDV-R. Analyze customer’s technical, commercial, and contractual.

Zurich, ZH, CH

Working on research, analysis and design innovations in the Electromagnetic aspects of Power transformers focussing on design and theoretical evaluation of large power transformers with impact analysis of potential system level and individual unit performance. The job duties are,> Developed a MATLAB/Simulink model of a novel power transformer developed and.

Zurich, ZH, CH

Currently working with ABB on Techno-economic analysis of a new distribution automation concept apparatus as a part of the requirements for the Capstone project (ECE 583). The job duties are,> Perform techno-economic analysis of a novel distribution transformer patented by ABB, by testing its operational functionality in an IEEE 8500 node test feeder as a.

Worked on project titled "Numerical relay protection and related power system", where I configured relays for a for an oil refinery in Abu-Dhabi using E-TAP software.(*)Recieved hands on experience on MODBUS protocol extensively used for relay communication and co-ordination.(*)Tested L&T numerical relays for their over-current/over-voltage and other power.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

Worked on a project entitiled "Manufacturing Processes of a Transformer" where I was involved in all the manufacturing departments like Design and Technology, Reasearch and Development, Quality Assurance and Testing and Dispatch.> Worked on Designing the Power windings and Core laminations for a 460 MVA OLTC Autotransformer.> Was involved in research.

Masters' In Electric Power Systems Engineering (Ms-Epse), Power Systems

Renewable Electric Energy Systems Certificate, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech), Electrical Engineering