Clean Energy Associates (CEA)
Vinayak Gupta has a strong background in operations and supply chain management. Currently, they serve as the Senior Vice President Operations at Clean Energy Associates (CEA), where they have been in this role since July 2022. Prior to that, they were the Vice President Operations at CEA from November 2019 to July 2022. Additionally, Vinayak has held positions as the Chief Operating Officer at Zero Mass Water from June 2017 to September 2019, and as the Vice President, Supply Chain at SolarCity from November 2014 to October 2016. Included in their previous experience is their role as the Vice President, Supply Chain Operations, Solar Materials at SunEdison from July 2012 to November 2014, where they were responsible for developing and scaling the supply chain department for the Solar Materials business. Overall, Vinayak has a wealth of experience in operations and supply chain management across various industries.
Vinayak Gupta holds an MBA degree in Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, and Finance from Santa Clara University, which they obtained from 1999 to 2002. Prior to that, they completed their MS in Computer Engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette between 1991 and 1993. Vinayak also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Bangalore University, although the specific years of completion were not provided.
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Clean Energy Associates (CEA)
Clean Energy Associates (CEA), a solar and storage technical advisory firm, provides quality assurance and independent engineering solutions worldwide. We serve financial institutions, project developers, EPCs, IPPs, and power plant owners. From our base in China, CEA’s quality control engineers travel worldwide to conduct upstream in-factory technical evaluations, including factory audits, production monitoring and pre-shipment product inspections. Our US-based product management and engineering (IE/OE) teams provide support throughout the project life cycle, from upstream supply chain management and supplier benchmarking, to downstream system design, construction, commissioning, performance assessment, re-power and optimization as well as warranty support. We serve the solar and storage industries through our expertise in PV modules, racking, inverters and energy storage systems. Since 2008, CEA has reduced buyers’ risks and improved returns on investments via quality assurance, technical and financial due diligence and engineering services covering more than 250 GW in over 75 countries.