Sohel Patel

I, Sohel Patel , have more than 12+ years of continuous  experience in the field of Solar PV and have worked as a project Engineer , followed by Project Management Consultant and Senior Project Manager in the field of Solar Energy. I work for Kanoda Energy PVT Ltd. which is directly owned by Reliance Industries limited , the largest private workforce company in India having annual profit of more than USD 4 billion . I have got Bachelors and Masters from United Kingdom with Distinction in the field of Energy and Environmental Engineering.I have also obtained a Master trainer Certificate in solar PV from the Federal Government of India.

For this financial year, I am currently project lead on 200 MW distributed solar projects for onsite captive consumption which will supply solar power to 21,000 remote mobile telecom towers and also on 3x 250 MW of centralized power projects for captive consumption having a target to complete by this financial year. I am Additional General Manager at my company kanoda.

1. Additional General Manager- Design & Engineering
Kanoda Energy Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Jan 2019 - Present (2 years 5 months +)
Continuing all previous duties with an overall mandate of  
• Streamlining Designing and operations for solar photovoltaic systems
• Making design templates for ease of implementation in projects

2. Senior Project Manager 
Kanoda Energy Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Dec 2016 – Dec 2019 (3 years)
Involved in all projects being undertaken by the company and report to directors
• Leading and developing the project management department in the company
• Assist in the review and negotiation of contracts
• Develop and monitor budgets and expenses to ensure projects is delivered withi n budget
• Prepare monthly invoicing and monitor payment receipts
• Negotiate, award and prepare Subcontractors Agreements, purchase orders and variations Review the Subcontract billing and approve payment 
• Creating projects plans and schedules and ensure projects is delivered on time
• Monitor and report progress and issues relating to safety, quality, schedule and budget 
• Regularly inspect project construction sites to ensure appropriate field operations from a quality,
safety and workmanship perspective
• Ensure the project is constructed in strict adherence to quality requirements, and to the design
plans and specifications 
• Provide project status reports as required by the clients and directors
• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management
• Create the detailed construction schedule
• Leading and coordinating the project team during all phases of project
• Controlling project
documentation such as submittals and approvals

• Involved in designing the Solar Photovoltaic projects and reviewing drawings & engineering
documents 
• Coordinating labor force required to handle tasks of a project 
• Develop quick solutions to solve project problems

 3.Master Trainer- Training Advisor
Gujarat Institute of Solar Energy

Mar 2012 - Sep 2017 (5 years 7 months)
Part of National Certification Program for Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Program Designed course in Solar
Energy and I am a founder member of the Course Committee. Course committee involves people from
GERMI, ITI Gujarat, GPCL, GPERI and GEDA. Working as a Visiting Faculty in Gujarat Institute of
Solar Energy where my duties and responsibilities is to teach Solar Energy Related subjects to
students. Specialized certificate course in India where students are trained to become Certified
Installers, Supervisors Developers and Designers in Solar Industry 
4.  Project Management Consultant
Kanoda Energy Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Jan 2012 - Dec 2016 (5 years)
Responsibility Includes Project Management, Project Development & Business Strategy of the Solar
Energy Business Developing MW & KW scale and MINI grid projects in PAN India. Adding new
businesses and technologies in Solar PV and applications, preparing and executing business plans.

Handling a team responsible for: 

•Technical evaluation of Pre-feasibility report, Site Survey, Project requirements and Pre-execution
Plannings and analysis, Techno-Commercial Feasibility of Projects, Commercial Closure and
Preparing DPR's 
•Private customer engagement and technical presentations
•Developing the solar business portfolio for the company in the sector
•Regulatory compliance's & operating plans
•Interface with governments, industry bodies on policy and regulatory matters
•Relationship Building with Central, State and Clients for Commercial Rooftops Segment
•Gained hands on experience with SAP (Purchasing, Materials and Project Management Modules)
•Reduced project maintenance costs by 5% by developing just in time (JIT) delivery process. 
•Created work instructions and standard operating procedures (SOP) for production and maintenance crew.
 

The University of Sheffield
Master’s Degree, Environmental and Energy Engineering [Grade: Distinction]

2010 - 2012

Dissertation based on Performance Characteristics of I-V curves of Silicon based Solar Cells. 
Modules learnt include, Nuclear Reactor Engineering, Gaseous Emissions, Low Carbon Technologies, Liquid
Effluents, Solar PhotoVoltaic Technologies