
Timeline
About me
Power Systems Optimisation | Electricity Markets Design
Education

St. teresa's college, nsukka
2003 - 2009West african school certificate science 7 distinctions
University of nigeria, nsukka
2009 - 2014Bachelor of engineering (b.eng.) mechanical engineering 1.4Activities and Societies: Student Leadership - Thermac President, Editorial Magazine Board member, Community Volunteer Thesis topic: Effects of Sawdust Blends on the Stability and Thermal Characteristics of Nkpologu Clay as a Pyrolysis Fixed-bed Reactor Lining | Supervisor(s): Dr. Steven Nwaya (main), Dr. Howard Njoku & Dr. Chigbo Mgbemene

Technical university of munich
2019 - 2023Master of science power engineeringActivities and Societies: Volunteer: Ramadana - Munich City Cleaning | Refugee Mentor & Buddy program | The Umwelt Referantin @TUM | Deutschlanstipendium Fellow 2019, 2020, 2021. Thesis Grade: 1.3
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Pauwes - pan african university institute of water and energy sciences (including climate change)
2017 - 2019Master of science - ms energy engineering 1.8Activities and Societies: OpenCon, Jua Jamii, Climate Change and Gender Club, Switch Energy and Water Club, PAU Student Representative. Double degree with the University of Tlemcen, Algeria | Graduate Thesis: Feasibility Study for a Solar-PV-(Hybrid) Mini-grid System for Small Businesses in Lagos, Nigeria | Supervisor(s): Prof. Dr. Ramchandra Bhandari - ITT Cologne & Dr. Carey W. King - Energy Institute, UT Austin.
Experience

Boskalis westminster ltd.
Mar 2013 - Aug 2013Operational base support internMaintenance of Heavy duty Diesel Marine engine(Mercury Mercruiser & CAT)Servicing and maintenance of Heavy duty vehicles, Cranes, excavators (CAT)Servicing and installation of A/Cs both in offices and in heavy trucks(CAT)Basic Machinist practices like Drilling and also the use of the Lathe Machine.Exposure in Welding, fabrication and safety practices in an engineering workshop

Nigerian breweries plc
Sept 2013 - Dec 2013Health and safety internEnforcing work Safety regulations in Engineering workshops and educating workers on safe industrial practices. Assistant to the Brewery's Health and Safety Manager (Mr. Soporuchi)I also managed the Brewery Safety drills and and the entire Brewery Safety Oversight during Mr. Soporuchi's two weeks leave in December of 2013 at the Ama, brewery Enugu, Nigeria.

National youth service corps
May 2015 - Apr 2016Highschool physics teacherAs part of my mandatory national youth service in Nigeria; I worked on Education and Community Development Services at the Community Secondary School Isele-mkptime, Delta Nigeria. My role consist of: teaching high school Physics to seniors and providing voluntary social development services in the community of Isele-mkptime, Delta Nigeria.

Deu solis energy international limited
Apr 2016 - Jul 2017Field maintenance services and sales engineerDue Solis is a clean energy service company that installs, service and maintain off grid solar cell units in homes and offices in different locations in Nigeria. I was a field service engineer in the firm and my job also includes customers relation, support and lead generation for new clients.

Jua jamii
Jan 2018 - Sept 2019Health and safety officerJua Jamii is a startup company that participated in the Solar Decathlon Africa 2019 Competition.--Responsible for developing the team’s Health and Safety Plan. Responsible for developing the Jua house's system's energy efficiency & demand-side management strategy. Responsible for providing health and safety oversight to the project, and advising the project manager and construction manager, as necessary, on project health and safety issues. Responsible for the team’s life safety during the event, including the fire watch, public safety within the team’s solar envelope, and evacuation procedures. Show less

University of north carolina at charlotte
Jul 2018 - Sept 2018Research intern - photovoltaic research laboratory (pvrl)Worked on Solar cell design:Solar cell modeling, Fabrication, Characterization, and analysis: at The Photovoltaic Laboratory of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering under the supervision of Professor Aba Ebong.
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Deutsche gesellschaft für internationale zusammenarbeit (giz) gmbh
Aug 2019 - Oct 2019Electrification planning internNESP - Nigeria Energy Support Program Phase II--Worked with the Electrification Planning team to support the success of the program in its various units like the Sustainable Energy (Off-grid) unit and the Energy Efficiency and Policies Unity.Developed a database of energy access data in Nigeria using primary data from the field, and search optimization for target communities.Conducted studies on (mini-grid potentials, energy demand, electrification status) using GIS and Data visualisation tools like QGIS and ArcGIS Show less

Technical university of munich
Mar 2020 - Jan 2022Technische Universität MünchenStudentische VertretungMitglied des Umweltreferats Research Internship at the Chair of Energy Economy and Application Technology. Worked on: Short-term electricity forecasting using the multiple-seasonal ARMA model. Validated the results of the ARMA model developed by Taylor et al in MATLAB by replicating the results using Python. Compared the resulting model with the performance of the double-seasonal Holt-Winters method developed by Taylor et al. and implemented by Hyndman in the forecasting package developed in R.
Studentische Vertretung - Mitglied des Umweltreferats
Jan 2020 - Jan 2022Research Intern
Mar 2020 - Jul 2020

Tscnet services gmbh
Aug 2020 - nowWorking on Net Position Forecast of Week-Ahead and Day-Ahead Common Grid Models:Towards improving the coordinated capacity calculation and outage planning coordination process of transmission system operators in Europe by means of machine learning forecast modelling and load flow calculation – A case study of the coupled German, Danish, and Luxemburg bidding zones. Completed my Masterarbeit on the topic under the supervision of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Vedran Perić at the ENS Chair of TUM and continuing the research co-op into a dedicated project within TSCNET and the EEN Chair at TUM as an industry promotionskandidat Show less
Service Analytics & Quality Analyst III
Oct 2024 - nowResearch Associate - Net Position Forecast Algorithms
Dec 2022 - nowService Analytics & Quality Analyst II
Jul 2022 - Sept 2024Data Quality Analyst
Aug 2020 - Jun 2022

Ilf consulting engineers
Jul 2021 - Dec 2021Database formulation for energy systems modelling with plexosFlexible working schedule: focusing on the optimization model of the Uzbekistan Gas transmission infrastructure:- Prepare input data sets for PLEXOS Gas transmission and Electricity models- Creation of accurate energy systems model- Analysis of model results and reports drafting of analysed use cases.

Technical university of munich
Oct 2024 - nowWissenschaftlicher mitarbeiterPromotionskandidat am Lehrstuhl für Elektrische Energieversorgungsnetze
Licenses & Certifications
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Learning matlab
LinkedinMar 2020 - View certificate

Ireb cpre advanced level requirements management - practitioner
CertibleNov 2024 - View certificate

International summer school - school of mathematics and sciences, institute of physics
Carl von ossietzky university of oldenburgSept 2018 - View certificate

Ireb certified professional for requirements engineering - foundation level
CertibleDec 2023 - View certificate

Eighth international school on materials for energy and sustainability
CaltechJul 2019 - View certificate

Ferienakademie summer school | tum - fau - univ. of stuttgart
Technical university of munichOct 2021 - View certificate

Certificate of completion award in evolution of electricity markets in europe - 2023
Florence school of regulationNov 2023 - View certificate

Code in place - a free, human-centric, intro-to-coding course with python
Stanford universityMay 2020
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Chidera AbonyiGerman National Scholarship at TUM – Deutschlandstipendium 2019-2022 Deutschlandstipendium TUM | Herr & Frau Lechner '19 | ILF Foundation '20 Oct 2019 The Deutschlandstipendium fellowship benefits both students and business partners of the TUM. Young talents have the opportunity to funding and focusing on their studies to achieve their full potential. And the sponsors get to know future specialists and executives with excellent training at an early age. At the TUM, this exchange works particularly well, because industry and committed foundations are traditionally closely linked with the university.
- Awarded to Chidera AbonyiPan African University Scholarship 2017-2019 African Union and the German Government Oct 2017 Full Master's degree scholarship in Energy Engineering at the Pan African University.
- Awarded to Chidera AbonyiOutstanding Leadership Award 2014 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria Aug 2014 In recognition of my contribution to the Department and to my fellow students as the Department's student union president for the academic year of 2013/2014.
- Awarded to Chidera AbonyiFaculty of Engineering Scholarship 2012-2014 University of Nigeria Oct 2012 Full tuition scholarship for Engineering Students at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka for two years.
Volunteer Experience
African Outreach Campaign Assistant
Issued by Switch Energy Alliance on Jul 2018
Associated with Chidera AbonyiVolunteer Tutor (Evening Tutorial Classes)
Issued by University of Nigeria, Nsukka on Oct 2011
Associated with Chidera AbonyiResearch Assistant
Issued by Power for All on Oct 2017
Associated with Chidera AbonyiEditorial Team member Students Magazine Faculty of Engineering, University of Nigeria
Issued by University of Nigeria, Nsukka on Aug 2014
Associated with Chidera AbonyiMapping villages, roads and buildings in rural Tanzania to protect girls from FGM
Issued by Tanzania Development Trust on Apr 2019
Associated with Chidera AbonyiMember - NYSC
Issued by Nigeria Federal Road Safety Corps on Jul 2015
Associated with Chidera AbonyiDrug Admister
Issued by World Health Organization on Nov 2012
Associated with Chidera Abonyi
Languages
- enEnglish
- igIgbo
- geGerman
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