Ash Sharma
Mount Kisco,New York
Summary
Experienced engineering leader with a strong track record in team leadership, international management, and project execution. Skilled in building and managing collaborative teams, optimizing productivity while minimizing overhead costs. Demonstrated expertise in power electronics, leading the development of innovative solutions for various applications. Proven success in grant acquisition and partnership, securing high-value projects and driving exceptional results. Proficient in sales and brand building, driving remarkable revenue growth through strategic marketing techniques.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Technology
Westhill Innovation
01.2021 - Current
- Built and managed local and international teams, fostering collaboration and productivity
- Implemented strategies to minimize costs and maximize team productivity
- Demonstrated strong leadership skills in task delegation and team motivation
- Executed multiple projects within budget and timelines, optimizing resource allocation
- Led development of innovative power electronics solutions for V2V, V2G, V2H, and V2L applications
- Oversaw product lifecycle, from concept to market, ensuring success
- Led $7 million ZEV NGen project, achieving objectives and exceptional results
- Secured CARB Core grant vouchers, acquiring solar electro-mobility solutions from Westhill
- Developed off-grid utility-scale storage solution for African gold mine, enabling reliable power access
- Spearheaded sales initiatives, driving 2000% revenue growth
- Actively built brand and established market presence
- Collaborated on revenue generation strategies based on market insights and expertise
- Created persuasive sales pitches to showcase product value
- Achieved 50% reduction in COGS through optimization and process improvements
- Identified and capitalized on emerging opportunities for business growth
- Led research for groundbreaking, highly engineered products
- Improved operational efficiency and resource allocation
- Stayed at forefront of technological advancements, driving product innovation.
Tech Lead
Westhill Innovation
- Responsible for overall research, design and development of mobile system integration projects of average complexity/size
- Lead projects and coordinate meetings with internal team, external consultants, owner and contractor, and subcontractors
- Accomplish solutions through application of industry standards and electrical/mechanical engineering design principles specifically in renewable energy systems, including photovoltaic (PV), Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Inverter, communication and power systems
- Assist in developing compelling value proposals, system development, monitoring and evaluation activities
- Designed and verified single-line drawings, elementary and wiring diagrams, equipment specifications (including transformers, MCC; power plans, conduit plans, cable schedules, system studies and protective relay settings and design and operation of off-grid and on-grid power systems ranging from 600VDC to 35kVAC
- Worked with universities and partners to develop, design and manufacture custom inverters that are suited for BEV application
- Launched 3 new innovative solar mobile products to penetrate deep in market and expand into other industries
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
Electrical Design Engineer
Leoni Elocab
02.2020 - 01.2021
- Design, specify, and calculate new cable solutions for more than 200+ projects in accordance with technical characteristics, manufacturing capabilities, and customer requirements
- Analyses of customer technical documentation and proposes design to meet customers' requirements
- Calculations for electrical, mechanical, and safety performance of cable system including current carrying capacity, overload, induced voltages, short-circuit currents, impedances, etc
- Optimizes 60+ technical offer to maximize technical performance while reducing costs
- Developed manufacturing work papers for cables and assemblies, ensuring smooth production processes
- Supported QA in responding to customer complaints, implementing corrective actions, and maintaining quality standards
- Additionally, provided necessary information for new product qualification and proposed testing programs
- Conducted continuous R&D to explore new technologies, materials, and processes for ongoing improvement.
Electrical Arrangement Designer
FNX-Innov
02.2019 - 01.2020
- Prepared substation plan and profile view, grounding, lightning protection, lighting, cable trench, cable trays, conduit layout, and detailed installation drawings
- Conducted field inspections for Distribution and Transmission stations to observe, investigate, evaluate, and report on plant conditions
- Managed to successful completion assigned multiple, short and long projects from concept to in-service, which are related to rehabilitation, replacement, or upgrade of electrical and P&C equipment and systems
- Identified and conducted engineering and financial evaluation of alternatives and prepare recommendations on repair, replacement, up-gradation, or modification procedures
- Designed electrical and Protections and Controls (P&C) equipment, fire alarm system, auxiliary power systems to meet client performance expectations and comply with safety and engineering standards.
MV Designer
Canadian Solar Inc
04.2016 - 02.2019
- Design and System Engineering for Global MV Station design
- Creating and developing new concept designs for containerized MV station class for global market (UL/CSA and IEC standard)
- Feasibility studies & power systems evaluation for global medium voltage station designs
- Product engineering for China-based MV manufacturing partner for Cafayate project (80MWac, Argentina)
- Production-Support & inspection of manufacturing line with China-based partner for Dafeng project (30MWac, Shanghai/China)
- Manufacturing and Design Engineering for MV Station
- Complete electrical and mechanical design for 2 utility projects in California with combined 250MWac
- Creating & maintaining enterprise resource planning(ERP) including Bill of Material(BOM), routing, control cycle, and non-BOM purchase requisitions
- Coordination with engineering, purchasing, and planning department to meet production schedule and delivery
- Developing complete mechanical and helping electrical MV Station design layout for open skid platform for various US locations (~600MWac)
- Maintaining and modifying on-going enclosed skid MV stations for Canadian projects, specifically for Ontario, Canada (~500 MWac)
- Designed 100+ concept design for various projects across world according to geographical conditions, customer requirement and electrical equipment's
- Helped sales team in customer meetings, running change requests and quotation for over 3GW of worldwide projects
- Developing and implementing new designs and components based on customer requests and field analysis
- Developed and managed manufacturing work instructions, product information boards, and O&M manuals for global projects
- Established process maps, ECNs, and led continuous improvement, 5S, and lean manufacturing initiatives
- Worked with 3rd party engineering firms to get professional engineering approval for specific regional counties.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Industrial Automation
Conestoga College
Canada04.2016
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Punjabi University
India06.2014
Skills
Project Management and Leadership:
- Team Leadership and International Team Management
- Project Management and Innovation
- Grant Acquisition and Partnership
Sales, Marketing, and Brand Building:
- Sales and Brand Building
- Business Strategy and Growth
- Sales and Proposal Development
Problem-Solving, Innovation, and Quality Management:
- Innovation and Problem-Solving
- Research and Development
- Quality Control and Process Improvement
Administrative and Organizational Skills:
- Administrative, Organizational, and Planning
- Manufacturing work papers development
Engineering and Technical Skills:
- Mechanical and Electrical Design Engineering
- System-Level Multidisciplinary Design and Integration
- LV, MV, HV systems
Technical Tools and Software Proficiency:
- MS Office, Bluebeam, MS Planner
- Solidworks, AutoCAD, Draftsight
- PVsyst, Homer, Sundat
- PLC Programming, SBD, SFC, Ladder logic
- ERP - SAP, Navision, Keytech
- QGIS, Google Earth
- HMI Design and SCADA
Languages
English
Hindi
Punjabi
Timeline
Director of Technology
Westhill Innovation
01.2021 - Current
Electrical Design Engineer
Leoni Elocab
02.2020 - 01.2021
Electrical Arrangement Designer
FNX-Innov
02.2019 - 01.2020
MV Designer
Canadian Solar Inc
04.2016 - 02.2019
Tech Lead
Westhill Innovation
Post Graduate Diploma - Industrial Automation
Conestoga College
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Punjabi University
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