This document is a resume for Venkatesh Yadav Singarao seeking an internship or full-time position utilizing their experience in renewable energy and power systems. Singarao has a PhD in Wind Science and Engineering from Texas Tech University with a focus on power systems and grid integration of wind energy. They have relevant experience from internships at E.ON Climate & Renewables and EDP Renewables, and research and teaching assistant roles at Texas Tech. Singarao also has publications in the field and is proficient in various modeling and analysis tools relevant to renewable energy and power systems.

1. Venkatesh Yadav Singarao, EIT
2902 3rd
Place, Apt B30 (806) 392-5238
Lubbock, Texas 79415 venkatesh-yadav.singarao@ttu.edu
Objective: Seeking an internship/full-time position wherein my experience in application development in the
field of renewable energy, Power Systems and Smart Grid will be utilized and further improved
Education: Multi-disciplinary PhD Program at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
PhD in Wind Science and Engineering, Aug’11- Dec’15
With emphasis in power-systems and grid integration of wind energy
Edward Whitacre College of Engineering- Texas Tech University at Lubbock
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering Aug ’09- Aug’11
Overall GPA: 3.63/4
Passed April 2011 Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (Texas State Board) with a score of 80
Certificate in Technical Wind energy, Texas Tech University, Aug’ 11
Sreenidhi Inst. of Sci. & Tech.-Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Univ. at Hyderabad, India
Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Sep’05-May ‘09
Overall GPA: 3.61
Experience: E.ON Climate & Renewables North America at Austin
Electrical Intern June 2015- August 2015
 Following preliminary design procedure, design a collection system layout for 280 MW
project and estimate the annualized kWhr electrical losses. Also perform power system
studies/modeling such as Load Flow/Reactive Compensation study using ETAP tool
 Provide technical support for various regulatory and compliance related aspects: ERCOT
RFI on Synthetic Inertia, BAL-001-TRE-01, PRC-024, FAC-008, PRC-005, MOD-025-2
 Perform and present technical analysis, and business cases on “Technical Requirements and
Commercial Impacts of Existing/new Policies Toward Grid Frequency Response”
 Support real time operations with root cause analysis and evaluation as needed
EDP renewables North America at Houston
High Voltage Operations Summer Intern June 2013- August 2013 & June 2014- August 2014
 List electrical data required to perform Energy Balance Analysis- estimate losses of wind
farm collection systems as well as transmission systems
 Prepare the Standard FAC-008-3 (Facility Ratings form) for all the 29 wind farms.
 Identify the auxiliaries systems at each substation and collection system and summarize in a
database to support creating appropriate records in CMMS
 Identify and in collaboration with the HV Team, OEM and suppliers create a spare parts list
pertaining to the auxiliary equipment. Create an optimized spare parts purchasing proposal
 Review of engineering studies, design and equipment drawings
 Support categorization of operational documentation, preparation of metadata files and their
input in the EDPR NA Document Control system
National Wind Institute at Texas Tech University
Graduate Teaching & Research Assistant Sep’11-Jun’13; Sep’13 to May’14; Sep’14 to current
 Part time instructing & Grading Assignments and Exams for the wind energy courses
 Provide assistance with equipment and hardware in classrooms, including troubleshooting,
and training to other TA’s and Instructors
 Design of control schemes for Wind Generation Resources to exhibit Grid Frequency
Response – Emulated Inertial Response (EIR) and Primary Frequency Response (PFR)
Dept. of Cell Physiology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Laboratory Student Assistant December 2010-August 2011
 Maintain inventory of laboratory equipment and supplies
 Edit and Manage Professor's Website Content using site studio (LCMS)

2. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Texas Tech University
Graduate Teaching Assistant September 2009- February 2010
 Grading and Tutoring undergraduate students for ‘Linear System Analysis’ ( ECE3303)
Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited, India
Power systems Engineering Intern December 2008-May 2009
 Fault study on 115 KV radial system, 60 Hz, 100 MVA STATCOM coupled with
115KV/25KV three phase two winding transformer
Publications:
Venkatesh Yadav Singarao, Vittal Rao and Mark A Harral, “Review of Engineering and
Regulatory aspects associated with frequency control capabilities offered by wind power
plants”, IEEE Energy Tech Conference, May 21-23, 2013, Cleveland, Ohio.
Venkatesh Singarao, Sandeep, Vittal Rao, “Economic Comparison of Deloaded-Wind and
Wind-Battery Systems”, IEEE Greentech Conference, April 3-4, 2014, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Venkatesh Yadav Singarao, “Review of State and National Renewable Energy Policies”, IEEE
Greentech Conference, April3-4, 2014, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Venkatesh Singarao, Vittal Rao, "Improving Grid Frequency Response using P/Q Control of
Type IV wind power Plants," Windpower, 2014 AWEA, 5-8 May 2014. (Poster)
Venkatesh Singarao, Vittal Rao, “Economic Analysis of Reserve Management Strategies for
Grid Connected Wind Farms” (Accepted to International Journal of Power and Energy Systems,
ACTA Press Publications, October 2014).
Venkatesh Singarao, Vittal Rao, "Frequency Responsive Services by Wind Power Plants"
(Accepted to Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, May 2015).
Training & Certification:
 Engineer in Training (EIT), Texas Board of Professional Engineers, April 2011to
March 2018
 Graduate certificate in Technical Wind Energy, Texas Tech University, August 2011
Academic Projects:
 Perform economic analysis of the performance of the storage system considering
its interactions with Wind Farm and Grid, National Institute of Renewable
Energy (a clean energy development company), 2013-2014
 Design control schemes for Doubly Fed Induction Generator to provide inertial
response and control the dynamic network frequency variations, Texas Tech
University, 2011-current
Scientific Applications: MATLAB/ Simulink, RSCAD, Windographer, Power World, ETAP, DIGSILENT,
PSPICE, LABVIEW, SAS, Maple, PSCAD, IGSS (self-training)
Operating Systems: MSDOS, Windows
Software Tools: MS Office, Adobe Professional, ProjectWise, PI ProcessBook, VB, SQL, SAP-PM
Software Language: C
Hardware: Real time Digital Simulator (RTDS), Phasor Measurement Unit (SEL, GE, NI)
Note: I’m available during anytime of the year