Sai Gomath Subramanian

Experience

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  ROOTS INDIA COMPANY

  Aug 2014 - Sept 2014

  Research Intern

  -Hands-On experience on Progressive assembly and assisted with assembling of various automobile components.-Evaluated various performance parameters through testing, helped with packing and dispatch of the components.

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  Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.

  Feb 2015 - May 2015

  Manufacturing Intern

  -Manufactured pressure vessels and boilers and supported product development on the shop floor.-Certified the safety of pressure vessels by checking for leaks with post weld heat treatment and hydrostatic testing.-Acquainted myself with various state of the art welding processes like Shielded metal arc welding(SMAW), Submerged arc welding(SAW), Gas tungsten arc welding(GTAW), Flux-cored arc welding(FCAW), Gas metal arc welding(GMAW) .

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  Arizona State University

  Aug 2015 - May 2017

  Graduate Project Assistant

  - Fabricated Solar PV mobile training toolkits (MTT) that includes all components needed to assemble, operate and troubleshoot a complete stand-alone solar home system, such as PV modules, charge controllers, battery, inverter, wiring, measurement and troubleshooting equipment, assembly tools and training materials.- Performed several manufacturing operations like milling, drilling, grinding, boring and punching.- Maintaining optimal stock levels to ensure timely availability of products.- Creating and maintaining spreadsheets to report and analyze data. Show less

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  ASU Photovoltaic Reliability Laboratory

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

  Graduate Research Assistant

  1.Evaluated the performance of PV modules according to IEC 61215 standards by conducting tests like IV curves, Baseline IV curves, Bypass diode test, Electroluminescence, Infrared imaging, Quantum Efficiency, Transmittance and reflectance.2.Tested the performance of the modules undergoing temperature cycles, damp heat, humidity freeze also conducted reliability tests like HIPOT test and Wet leakage current test.3. Working on determining the soiling loss factor and model the soiling loss for solar modules by evaluating the soiling on modules using indoor and outdoor soiling stations.- Designed, Constructed and Automated the Indoor soiling deposition station.- Determined the advantages and disadvantages of soiling stations as compared to commercial soiling stations.4. Working to determine the Browning effect on Solar modules with the climatic data of the place where the module is located and without the need of accelerated testing.- Finding the acceleration factor using the degradation rate of the module which is directly proportional to the browning effect on the modules. Show less

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  ABB

  May 2016 - Jul 2016

  Summer Intern

  -Supervised scheduling and routing of assembly parts for Low voltage motors and inverters.-Performed assembly of shafts and bearings in the rotor by shrink fitting and tested the balancing of shafts.

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  NeRD

  Aug 2017 - Feb 2021

  • Managed over 1200 solar projects successfully, covering all aspects of projects including site survey, system design, energy yield, permits/licenses, contractual agreements, and financing.• Provided technical direction and support to the sales team, PV design team, install team and performance monitoring team according to the scope of the project.• Managed various solar and energy storage projects in various states (CA, AZ, TX, NV, NM, UT) by delegating project tasks among the team members and completed it well before the deadlines.• Reviewed solar permit plans to be in accordance to NEC, IFC, IBC and other solar permitting requirement based on the utility, AHJ requirements and provided NABCEP stamp before permitting. Show less • Designed over 600 solar and storage permit plans for roof mounted, ballasted and ground mounted systems creating site plan, single-line diagrams, three-line diagrams using computer-aided design (CAD).• Trained and mentored fellow team members on solar design guidelines, main panel upgrade savings (Supply side interconnection, Derates), Load calculations and determination of method of interconnection based on project requirements.• Performed energy production modelling using PVsyst and Aurora to create efficient designs considering obstructions and shading.• Performed economic analysis of residential and commercial solar and energy storage systems with respect to the utility rates to determine the most cost efficient system and estimate baseline project budgets. Show less

  • Director Of Engineering

    Oct 2018 - Feb 2021

  • Lead Solar Engineer

    Aug 2017 - Sept 2018
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  Qcells North America

  Feb 2021 - Aug 2022

  Project Development Engineer
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  ICF

  Aug 2022 - now

  Manager - Technical Advisory