Sudarsan Krishnan

Sudarsan Krishnan has an extensive work experience spanning over several years. Sudarsan is currently serving as a Partner & Business Head at Illumine-i since May 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a Management Consultant at the same company from January 2022 to May 2022.

Before joining Illumine-i, Sudarsan worked at Black & Veatch from January 2020 to December 2021, where they held the position of Senior Solar PV Performance Engineer/Consultant. In this role, they supported the company's Renewable Energy Solar Performance & Technology group, providing EPC, IE, and OE services. Sudarsan evaluated over 1GW of projects and provided technical leadership for performance consulting on independent engineering work.

From 2017 to 2019, Sudarsan worked at SGC Power as a PV Engineer 2. Sudarsan was involved in early stage project development for solar energy projects, ranging from 500kW to 5MW. Sudarsan's responsibilities included designing solar PV systems, evaluating bids, and working with procurement and technology partners. Sudarsan'snotable contribution was the engineering and project delivery of a 1.4MW system at NATIONALS Stadium parking garage in Washington, DC.

Prior to that, Sudarsan worked at Sunrun as a PV System Designer from August 2015 to June 2017. Sudarsan also gained teaching experience at Arizona State University, where they worked as a Teaching Aide from August 2013 to May 2015, and as a Teaching Assistant from September 2014 to December 2014. Additionally, Sudarsan served as a Graduate Research Aide at the School of Earth & Space Exploration in 2014.

Earlier in their career, Sudarsan worked as an Engineer - R&D at TVS Electronics from July 2011 to July 2013. Sudarsan also worked as an Undergraduate Researcher at SASTRA University, focusing on modeling and simulation analysis of manufacturing systems. Sudarsan gained engineering intern experience at Ashok Leyland and served as an Engineering Trainee at TVS - SUNDARAM BRAKE LININGS.

Overall, Sudarsan Krishnan's work experience includes roles in management consulting, solar energy performance engineering, PV system design, teaching, research, and engineering across various industries.

Sudarsan Krishnan holds a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University, which they completed from 2013 to 2015. Prior to that, they obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Supply Chain Management from Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, completing the program from 2012 to 2013. Sudarsan'seducational background also includes a Bachelor's Degree in Mechatronics from Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy, where they studied from 2007 to 2011. Sudarsan Krishnan has additionally earned certifications in 40-Hour Advanced Solar PV Installer Training from HeatSpring in September 2019, and Six Sigma Green Belt from the Management and Strategy Institute in July 2014.