Ben Kaippallil

Energy systems design (solar pv, batteries), mechanical engineering, project planning and implementation

My role was to create awareness for Solarimpulse's solar aeroplane project. Specifically I had to bring organisations into Solarimpulse's green nergy campaign called #Futureisclean. My skills as an engineer were used by the team to provide technical clarity when required.

Engineering support for mechanical and solar system design. The job also included onsite imlemenation and commissioning in various African countries.

My role at Konecranes was to design special purpose heavy lifting machinery. I was part of a team that would provide technical expertise to the sales and manufacturing teams. My job involved both conceptual design and detailed design of machinery. This included, Finite element analysis, static and dynamic calculations, computer aided design and bill of material preperation.

The job involved the design of special purpose machinery and tools. In this role I have worked on jig anf fixture design, guages, die casting molds and other special purpose machinery.

My role in this firm was to design heavy lifting machinery. I specifically worked on projects involving hoisting machinery for nuclear power plants which would operate in highly corrosive environments.

Management, finance, business modelling

Production technology & manufacturing processes in renewable energy. Solar energineering, Wind energy and energy storage.

Mechanics (Statics and Dynamics), CAD, FEA, Thermodynamics and Numerical methods.