Rishikesh Adkar

Rishikesh Adkar is a seasoned electrical engineer with extensive experience in substation projects, currently serving as a Senior Consulting Substation Engineer and Senior Substation Owner's Engineer at Pacific Gas and Electric Company since February 2021. Prior experience includes roles at Black & Veatch from January 2007 to February 2021, where responsibilities ranged from Assistant Project Manager and Engineering Manager to Substation Project Engineer and Lead Substation Engineer, overseeing E, EP, and EPC substation projects from 12kV to 500kV. Rishikesh began a career as a Research Assistant at Tennessee Technological University, modeling FACTS controllers and conducting power system analysis. Rishikesh holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University and a Bachelor’s degree from Savitribai Phule Pune University.