Business and Finance
Planet Verde provides Sustainable, Local, Organic and Whole products and services. Formed in 2010, the company operates in multiple locations in Oregon. I was CFO of the company and helped secure new fundings, managed company’s finances, responsible for financial reporting, projections and developing strategy.
I Co-founded R2B Microgrid Solutions in 2016 to make distributed energy mainstream, bring equality in access to power and eradicate energy poverty. Our work with native american tribes was presented on the UN Global Compact Website.
Green Energy Corp developed a microgrid controller which can communicate with any energy production asset using OpenFMB protocol. I analyzed new microgrid projects and looked at different variables, including asset generation & usage profile, cost & revenue of energy generation, and various geo-political variables. This analyses helped us understand financial feasibility of a microgrid project and what the Internal rate of return would be.
Asian Celebration in Oregon is a big event celebrating diversity. I helped solve the cash management issue by transitioning sales to digital platform using a combination of Paypal and Square readers. We implemented payment system at the event point-of-sales and on the website. Post-event financial reporting was easier using this online system.
The University of Oregon Foundation launched the UO Foundation Seed Fund to make investments in emerging local companies. My team went through company pitches and interviewed company founders. Based on the research, I provided an investment proposal and recommendation to the Foundation.
Cognitopia develops web applications for self-management that help people with cognitive disabilities be more independent. I did market research and developed initial Product Requirements Document after speaking with potential users, customers and caregivers.
Willamette Angel Conference (WAC) is an investment conference, connecting early stage and seed startups with angel and venture investors. WAC has invested over $3 million in these businesses and attracts around 200 people to the conference each year. I was a consultant for their 2016 conference, analyzed startups by due diligence process and provided recommendation for investment.
App, Software & Website Development
CASLS is one of sixteen National Foreign Language Resource Centers that work to increase the nation’s capacity for language teaching and learning. I was part of the team which developed software for language research using PHP Yii framework, javascript, jquery & ajax. I was also involved in developing Android App and wordpress websites.
Developed touchscreen and RFID kiosks at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History using Python and Arduino.
Developed websites for 5 Research Core Facilities in the University using Drupal.
Developed first iteration of Aquatic Animal Care Facility database software for zebra fish management using PHP Laravel.
Helped develop virtual platform for conferences with over 10,000 attendees and more than 300 exhibitors.
IT Services, Network and Data Center Management
Cisco Systems introduced a new Network Management System as part of their Advanced Services, to manage all network device configurations in client’s Data Center. I was leading a team which provided technical support for the product. I also did product demonstration for major clients and training new tech support team members.
I was the NOC Manager for Kerala state government data center in South India. I had a team of 7 members, including electrical engineers, network administrators and security professionals. We worked with many third party vendors for WAN connections, electrical backup, Diesel genset, HVAC, security and access control, to keep the NOC running without any downtime.
Reliance Communication was one of the main telecom company in India. They were also a data center development company. I was involved in a project to develop Data Center for a commercial bank in Cochin, Kerala. We did network design, layout, procurement, racking, cabling and setting up servers for the bank.
