Prashant Pidaparthi

• Successfully managed the engineering and procurement for a 4.7 MWp ground-mounted solar PV plant, delivering it on schedule due to effective project management, resource planning, and risk mitigation. • Successfully delivered a 3 MWp floating solar PV system in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), adhering strictly to the project's timeline, scope, and budget • Contributed to successful sales activities for both ground-mounted and rooftop solar installations by providing technical and commercial inputs

• Handled customer inquiries, sales talks, and timely quotes for PV systems, storage, and charging stations. • Acquired €2.8M in new business from residential and commercial clients. • Managed diverse solar projects end-to-end. • Managed claims for a PV module recall on a 7 MW plant (90% damaged) using serial number tracking and technical solutions.

• Secured >€1.4M in projects from global institutions (e.g., IFC, GIZ) through successful proposal writing. • Managed diverse international projects (technical & organizational aspects) across Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe. • Conducted project & financial engineering, including sensitivity analysis, for a KfW-funded solar project in Bangladesh.

• Business development and project management for diverse projects across Egypt, India, Jordan, Nepal, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan. • Managed full project lifecycle: execution, control (time, budget, quality), documentation, and reporting. • Developed proposals and coordinated with HQ (Brussels) on project collaborations and staffing.

• Executed 35 MW of solar projects (ranging from kWp to MWp; rooftop and ground-mounted) across India, strictly managing cost, schedule, and quality. • Oversaw construction supervision, commissioning, quality control, and maintenance of the photovoltaic systems. • Engineering: - Design Off-Grid Systems - Vendor Development - Engineering Services • Research: - Solar Resource Assessment - Photovoltaic Off-Grid Products

• Site Assessment with environmental and social impact assessment for 50 MW CSP. • GIS aided Decision Support System for large solar power plants considering technology prospects, and barriers in Chile, Kuwait and South Africa • Conduct indoor-outdoor experiments for Concentrating Photovoltaic (CPV) modules Published Papers: • SolarPACES 2011 Spain • AECT 2012 India

• Developing project plan with risk mitigation while leading a 4-member team • System engineering of software for direct use by American International Group Inc (AIG) • Member of the Quality Assurance (Internal & External) Certifications: • Sun Certificate for Java programmer • Certification of Property and Liability Insurance Principles - AINS 21 • Zertifikat Deutsche-Goethe Institute, Chennai, India

• Visited mines and conducted laboratory sampling of coal to assess quality and ash content. • Gained insight into Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) practices.

• Completed in-plant training on refinery products, focusing on operations. • Gained insight into Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) practices.

• Courses on General Management, Strategy, Innovation • Thesis: International Strategy for Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG • Entrepreneurship Module (Abroad) at Graduate School of Business, Cape Town • Leadership Module (Abroad) at SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan

• Courses on Renewable Energy Management • International Summer School for Renewable Energy (ISUenergy), Falera, Switzerland • Thesis: GIS & Solar Power Plants • Professional Membership:Student Member of International Solar Energy Society

Machines and Design, Engineering Maths, Vibrations, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Engineering Economics, Energy, Mechanical Drawings, AutoCad, ProE, Ansys.