1. N.R. Rao
Flat#106, Sreemukh’s Kontham Towers, Bramhanwadi, Begumpet Hyderabad - 500016 Cell: +91-9492427339
Email: rao.solar@gmail.com
Consultant / Professional Trainer
* Design& Engineering * Strategic Leadership * Global Operations
Accomplished executive with over 45 years of domestic and international experience in Engineering, Marketing
and Business Developmentinvolvingstart-ups and high growthorganizations in RenewableEnergy Technologies.
Result-oriented and adecisive leader witha provensuccess in new market identificationand strategic positioning
foremerging renewable energy business, Solar Energy in particular. Trackrecord of increasing sales and growing
bottom line while spearheading operational improvements to drive productivity and increase compliance of
standards. Excelin dynamic,demanding environments while remaining pragmatic and focused.
Core Competencies
 VisionaryLeadership  Tactical MarketPlanning  SystemsDesign
 ContractNegotiations  Budget/SalesForecasting  ProjectExecution
 Key Partnership
development
 Recruitment& Training  Tenderprep&
Evaluation
Education & Certifications
 Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical& Electronics) – 1979 J.N.T.U Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh
 Diploma in ElectricalEngineering – 1965 Andhra Polytechnic Kakinada Andhra Pradesh
Technical Publications
 “Photovoltaic Industry in Oman - OSS Profile” - Industrial Mission forPhotovoltaic Technologiesin the Gulf
Region Dubai -U.A.E October 9-11 1994.
 “Harnessing the Sun to Good Use” - Gulf Industry July-August 1992.
 “Four year performance summary of 350KW concentrating Photovoltaic PowerSystem” - 18th IEEE
Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, Los Vegas, Nevada U.S.A October1986.
 “PerformanceCharacteristics of 350KW Concentrator Photovoltaic Array Field” - 21st Inter Society Energy
Conversion Engineering Conference San Diego, CA, USA. August 1986.
 “Photovoltaic PowerSystemsProject- Module failure Analysis”-MRI/SOL/0199-19 - SOLERAS Report.
 “Wind-poweredelectric water-pumping system installed in a remote location”-Applied Energy-2000
 “The First Solar Photovoltaic 5KWGrid connected and Passive Tracking PowerSystem in India” - National
Solar Energy Convention- December 1988, Hyderabad

2. Professional Summary
Technical Consultant and Professional Trainer (2008 – Till date)
Lead and build a highly technical and competent marketing team for solar P V products and projects execution.
Create training modules and conduct training programs for Managers, Engineers and Diploma holders in P V
systems, project management and execution.
 Consultant to Techno commercial projects
 Lead TechnicalDiscussions with the clients and provide consultation as required
 Advise and guide Techno-commercialnegotiations with vendors / sub-contractors
 Consultant in Planning, Execution, Operation and Maintenance of P V Projects
Oman Solar Systems Co. LLC. Oman Muscat (1992 – 2008) General Manager
Increased thesales turnoverofthe company from$0.5 million$toover$20million
Lead and manage an effective engineering and marketing team. Spearheaded vision, strategy and execution of
global business operations. Directed international projects in sectors of Telecom, Oil & Gas, and Defense
Organizations. Introduced Q M & Q C systems to improve efficiency and reliability
 Developed marketing strategy based on the nature of the market and customers
 Expanded business by winning high value projects worth more than $20 million
 Established reliable overseas supply chain partners for supply of quality components for the Systems
integration
 Define organizational structure and policies to manage a team of highly competent engineering /
marketing and field teams
 Developed efficientlogistics forexecuting projects at remote, inaccessible sites.
 Developedprocedures forsystem design and shop-flooractivities formanufacturing PVModules and BOS
components forvarious Industrial (Oil & Gas / Telecom), Exploration / Scientific / Water Pumping, Road
Lighting and Public Utility applications.
 Marketing of Industrial Batteries and UPSSystems manufactured by EXIDE Tech.,USA and BPC, UK
Suryatronics India Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh (1987 – 1992) Technical Consultant
Consultancy for project execution and performance evaluation of Solar P V systems
 Designed, installed and commissioned the India’s first 5.0KW grid connected PV system funded by DNES
for Engineering Staff College of India(ESCI - Institution of Engineers), Hyderabad
 Installed and commissioned a 20 kW stand alone PV system for a Sports School, Rai, Haryana, forBHEL
 Installed and commissioned several PVpowered waterpumping systems forBHEL and CEL
 Monitoring and Evaluation of PV powered water pumping systems installed under Danish aid program
 Prepared project proposals for installing mini power plants in tribal villages for NEDCAP
 Conducted training programs in P Vand other Renewable Energy Technologies formiddle level managers
and engineers as a consultant forESCI, Hyderabad

3. Saudi Arabian National Centre for Science and Technology (1980 – 1986) Electrical Engineer
Govt sponsored initiative for Solar Energy utilization in Saudi Arabia in collaboration with Midwest
Research Institute, USA
 Installation, Operation & Maintenance of 350 kW Solar power plant in Al Uyaynah,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-
Solar Concentrated PV Array 350 kW(p) + 3.4 MW DG sets with standalone / grid interactive / hybrid
modes of operation. The power plant was designed to feed power to three villages located close to the
capital of Saudi Arabia. Incidentally this was the world’s largest Concentrated Photovoltaic Array Field
(using Fresnel lens) at that time. The plant has advancedtechnology with computercontrolled operations
and data logging systems for R & D activities. The plant was connected to the SCECO grid after few years
of operation in standalone / hybrid mode.
 Assisted in R & D activities of the SOLERAS (100 m$ program - Solar Energy Research America- Saudi
Arabia) program and co-authored Technical Papers.
 Executed O & M activities related to PVpowered Weather Station and analysis of weather data
 Conducted Training Programs forEngineers and Technicians (multinational).
South Central Railway, Secunderabad (1968 – 1980) Electrical Foreman
 Maintenance of Sub-stations, Power and Distribution Transformers, Oil Circuit Breakers, Distribution
Panels, Diesel Generating Sets.
 Planning and procurement of spare parts required for electrical power maintenance organization of the
centralized railway workshophaving 1200 KVA maximum demand.
 Maintenance and trouble shooting of Lead Acid Batteries, Battery Charging Rectifiers and High
Frequency Invertors forfluorescent lamps used in passenger coaches.
 Maintenance and trouble- shooting of Brush-less Alternators and Electronic Regulators of 3KW, 4.5
KW, 12 KW and 18 KW used on rolling stock (Passenger Coaches).
 Established ElectricalTest Laboratory fortesting of ElectricalEquipment and Components generally
used in Railways as per specifications.Responsible fordeveloping meters / instruments repair facility.
Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board, Hyderabad (1965 – 1968) Electrical Supervisor
 Periodicaltesting of HT / LTEnergy Meters, ProtectiveRelays, Oil Circuit Breakers and commissioning
of Sub- Stations (6.6 KV to 132 KV) CTs / PTsincluding PowerTransformers. Also responsible fortesting
and calibration of H.T and L.T. metering equipment.
OVERSEAS BUSINESS VISITS
 SolarWorld / Siemens Solar / United Solar manufacturing facilities in USA and Germany.
 Exide Technologies Battery manufacturing plants in USA and Germany.
 Spire Corporation facility in Bedford, USA
 Solar Test And Research (STAR) Center, APS, Phoenix, USA / NREL,Golden, CO, USA
 MorningStar Corpn., R & D facility,Philadelphia, USA , Digital Solar Technologies, Bolder, CO, USA
 STECA Manufacturing facility,Germany
 EUDOSIAPassive Cooled Shelters manufacturing facility,Italy
 International Center forScience and High Technology-UNIDO,Trieste,Italy
 Executed Projectsin Kuwait, UAE,Qatar, Yemen, Senegal, Mali and Bangladesh
 Visited Jordan, Egypt,Libya, Rwanda, Tanzania for exploring business opportunities