WindPRO
Kaleel Rahman
Principal Renewable Energy
Riyadh
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Head of Siting - MENA Region
Vestas
Riyadh
09.2022 - Current
- Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
- Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
- Organized and detail-oriented with strong work ethic.
- Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.
- Proved to be Market-facing technical customer advisor ensuring supply of fully optimized onshore/offshore wind power plant layouts and wind turbine configurations on sales projects and development projects.
- Developed project specific siting technical solutions to maximize project value by more than 95% while managing risks
- Secured all necessary permits and approvals from local, state, and federal agencies for construction and operation of wind power project.
- Established excellent efficient interfaces between Sales, Technical Sales, Customers, Independent Engineers, and Central Technical Functions
- Demonstrated knowledge of Wind Turbines and regional wind conditions to provide expertise and support to internal and external stakeholders
- Identified market requirements and trends to promote product, tool, and process development
- Negotiated and manage contracts with suppliers, subcontractors, and other off takers to ensure that project has market for its electricity.
- Monitor and manage project budgets and schedules.
- Conduct communication with various stakeholders (authorities, residents, landowners, etc.), Managed over 20 internal calls per day
- Overseeing operation and maintenance of wind power project, including ensuring that project is performing as expected and addressing any issues that arise.
- Participate in project monitoring meetings and present progress to relevant parties
- Developed tools and collaborate on projects utilizing siting data to create value
- In addition to solid technical, quantitative and analytic skills, been with impeccable customer focus, and have ability to build and handle relationships with customers and their consultants
Assistant Lead Engineer
Vestas
Chennai
04.2020 - 08.2022
- Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
- Identified potential wind power project sites, analyzing wind resources, and evaluating the feasibility of the project.
- Designed, developed and managed large-scale wind projects through all phases of the project life cycle, including site assessment, project design, planning, implementation, monitoring and maintenance.
- Conducted technical, environmental, and economic feasibility studies.
- Demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness through the development of innovative solutions.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
- Resolved problems and ensured project delivery for own portfolio of schemes
- evaluated the financial feasibility of the project and identify potential sources of financing.
- Defended best Siting results, supporting customers with third-party discussions and building a case for bankability of Wind turbines
- Interface with the project development, origination, finance, environmental, and GIS teams/consultants to support project development, marketing, financing, construction and permitting efforts. Interface with the project management and operations teams leading up to and through project commercial operation, including involvement in public hearings and environmental and social assessment activities where necessary.
- Assisted in developing technical deliverables for procurement RFPs, manage EPCs and OEMs in these procurement process including submission clarifications and negotiations, summarize and analyze the received data, propose/rank the submitted responses to management.
Engineer
Vestas
Chennai
04.2017 - 03.2020
- Supported the preliminary technical due diligence of prospective wind energy projects
- Evaluated project constraints and design optimal project layouts utilizing a variety of software in order to maximize project value
- Designed site measurement campaigns, analyze available meteorological datasets, and establish opinion of long-term resource characteristics at multiple project sites
- Monitor/Lead Met Mast construction and/or Remote Sensing Devices (i.e. Sodar and/or Lidar) and installation campaigns as well as wind data gathering, storage and cleaning.
- Modelled expected energy production and affiliated key metrics, including gross and net capacity factors, production profiles (8760s, diurnals), energy uncertainty, and probability values
- Supported pre-construction efforts by maintaining project site plans, inclusive of wind turbine layout, preliminary electrical collection cable and access road siting, and other balance of plant considerations, as well as facilitating preliminary and final geotechnical investigations.
- Conducted site visits to support site evaluation and wind turbine micro siting. Participate in landowner meetings, community outreach events, and construction meetings
- Maintained working knowledge of wind turbine technology and affiliated technical and market trends. Work with wind turbine Original Equipment Manufacturers, to optimize equipment selection for projects as it relates to power curves, operational modes, mechanical suitability considerations, and curtailment strategies
Education
Professional Certificate - Google Project Management
Google
Online 11.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Hindustan University
Chennai 04.2013 - 05.2017
Skills
Deep knowledge of Middle East and Northern Africa region
Advanced WindPro, Openwind knowledge
Team Management and Project Management Tools
Computational Fluid Dynamics and Flow Modelling
Data Analysis Software - Windographer, Matlab Simulink
Power BI and Presentation Proficiency
Stakeholder Management
Training, Coaching and Mentoring
Wind Industry Standards and Turbine Loads understanding
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 20 members, with working in PreSales, AfterSales and Co-development projects
- Achieved effective results through effectively helping with multiple tasks to present to top management.
- Established as a Single point of contact for Global Load Anchor by providing deep-dive analysis of Fatigue and Extreme loads
- Lead various Process Improvement Initiative
- Used Power BI to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Software
WAsP
Global Mapper
QGIS
CFD/Open Foam
Flex 5 - Turbine Loads
Microsoft Power BI
Asana, Jira
OpenWind
Timeline
Professional Certificate - Google Project Management
Google
11.2022 - Current
Head of Siting - MENA Region
Vestas
09.2022 - Current
Assistant Lead Engineer
Vestas
04.2020 - 08.2022
Engineer
Vestas
04.2017 - 03.2020
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Hindustan University
04.2013 - 05.2017