dwaraka padimiti

Accomplished electrical engineer with electrical design, product development and management experience spanning over sixteen (16) years. Worked on multi-faceted projects in Oil, Gas and Chemicals and Renewables industry. People leader with uncompromising work ethic. Registered Professional Engineer in State of Texas and Louisiana. NCEES Certified.

2022 – Present BLOOM ENERGY HOUSTON, TX
Principal Solution Architect
 

• Strategic Leadership: Provide strategic leadership as a subject matter expert for Bloom Energy's microgrid solutions.
• Engineering Standards: Develop engineering standards and best practices for microgrid solutions, ensuring excellence in design and implementation.
• Operational Efficiency: Oversee the creation of sequence of operations documents for seamless integration with customer power distribution systems.
• Complex System Simulations: Lead power system studies using tools like PSCAD for dynamic simulations, translating results into actionable insights.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align projects with company growth strategies.
• Technical Authority: Serve as a technical authority, making critical decisions and guiding microgrid solution design and deployment.
• Innovation: Drive innovation by staying updated on microgrid technology trends and influencing future projects.

2015 – 2022 ABB Inc. HOUSTON, TX
Field Application Engineer/ Business Development Manager
 

• Strategic Leadership: Demonstrated strategic leadership as a Field Application Engineer and Business Development Manager, driving ABB Inc.'s MV and LV products and services growth in the EP business unit, aligning for incremental expansion.
• Client Relationship Management: Cultivated strong client relationships, addressing complex electrical design challenges, resulting in cost-effective, optimized solutions across diverse projects.
• Business Development: Formulated and executed effective business development strategies, account plans, and product pursuit plans, collaborating seamlessly with Front End Sales and other ABB business units. Significantly contributed to the expansion of ABB's market presence through strategic management.
• Technical Support Leadership: Provided critical technical support leadership for large-scale pursuits, including the Rio Grande LNG project, where Next Decade LLC entered into an exclusive $125 million agreement with ABB for the supply of electrical and automation equipment, showcasing a strong technical acumen and decision-making skills in a managerial capacity.
• Project Design and Optimization: Directed project design and optimization efforts for datacenter projects on behalf of major end-user companies, ensuring the highest standards of operational efficiency and reliability in critical infrastructure systems under management.
• Product Development Specialist: Acted as the US local technical resource and product development specialist for the innovative ABB-DS1 product. Managed key projects with industry leaders such as LyondellBasell and SoCal Gas, presenting groundbreaking research at PCIC that significantly influenced industry adoption while demonstrating strong management capabilities.

2014 – 2015 BURNS & McDONNELL HOUSTON, TX
Senior Electrical Engineer
 

• Led a high-performing team of electrical engineers and designers, overseeing the design and successful delivery of three 15kV MV substations for a refinery located in Corpus Christi, TX.
• Managed a fast-paced project with minimal room for error in the design phase, resulting in seamless plant construction and immediate operational readiness.
 

2011 – 2014 BECHTEL OIL, GAS & CHEMICALS HOUSTON, TX
Senior Electrical Engineer
 

• Led the design of an Electrical substation package, including 13 substations with 11kV/6.6kV/0.4kV switchgear, MCC, UPS, MV, and LV VFD, awarded to Schneider Electric, Australia, valued at ~ $180M for an LNG project in Onslow, Western Australia.
• Interpreted IEC and ANZ standards for electrical equipment design on the project.
• Supervised a team of electrical designers, reviewing HV and LV switchgear, MCC single-line and schematic diagrams, area classification drawings, substation layouts, cable tray routing, and cable sizing calculations.
• Conceptualized, proposed, and designed a unique Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system valued at ~ $20M, resulting in $4.7M in cost savings for the owner.
• Successfully collaborated with clients, manufacturers, and Bechtel leadership, convincing all stakeholders of the reliability and uniqueness of the UPS system design.
 

2007 – 2011 WORLEY PARSONS HOUSTON, TX
Electrical Engineer I
 

• Responsible for distribution transformers, HV/LV Switchgear (11kV to 0.4kV systems) and UPS systems for an Offshore platform based in Sakhalin Island, Russia
• Read and interpret IEC as well as Russian GOST standards for the design of electrical equipment on this project
• Experience in interfacing with ABB for MV and LV electrical systems and Gutor for UPS systems
• Responsible for design of distribution transformers, AC and DC UPS systems for supporting critical loads during emergency plant operation

2013 – 2015 RICE UNIVERSITY, JONES GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS HOUSTON, TX
Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, May 2015 CGPA: 3.4
Member of Energy Club, Strategy Club and Operations Club
 

2005 – 2006 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, ROLLA ROLLA, MO
M.S., Electrical Engineering GPA: 3.67
IEEE, Member - Industry Applications Society
 

2000 – 2004 OSMANIA UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD HYDERABAD, INDIA
B.S., Electrical & Electronics Engineering GPA: 3.78