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Waleed Nasr

Cary,NC

Summary

Passionate and self-driven Electrical Engineer in the field of Sustainability with 4 years of full-time experience working with renewable energy, SCADA systems, and EV charging.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

EVCI Programs & Proposals Manager

Eaton
12.2022 - Current
  • Led a series of a customer centric opportunities that often require strategic and multidisciplinary efforts.
  • Led a team of Solution Architects in delivering competitive bids.
  • Involved in bid-no-bid decisions.
  • Qualified Eaton’s EVCI portfolio to over 100 utility/state programs across the U.S.
  • Collaborated closely with product managers and business developers to translate the utilities' needs and requirements into a concise plan/strategy that would eventually align our next-generation chargers with market demands and industry trends.
  • Entrusted with a stretch assignment to manage Eaton’s business relationship with one of the largest vehicle OEMs globally, supporting our expansion into the V2X market.

Microgrids Proposal Manager

Siemens
10.2021 - 12.2022
  • Acted as the liaison between the engineering and sales departments to deliver comprehensive documentation that highlighted both the proposed technical solution and its commercial implications.
  • The focus was on the Siemens SICAM A8000 Microgrid Controller and SCADA system, designed to balance supply and demand, enhance resiliency during grid outages, integrate renewable energy sources, and provide “Level 2” controls in accordance with IEEE 2030.7 standard.
  • Worked closely with engineers, business developers, project managers, product managers, legal teams, and customers to address challenges and create competitive bids effectively.

Graduate Research Intern

DNV
11.2020 - 08.2021
  • Investigated and mitigated the impacts of EV charging infrastructure on Dutch residential grids by developing a local voltage control strategy utilizing real AMI data and IoT technology.
  • The technical findings were integrated into DNV’s Next Generation Grid Operations (NextGen GridOps) Knowledge Framework, which encompasses various SCADA, DERMS, ADMS, and EMS use cases.
  • This work was part of a joint master’s thesis between the Intelligent Electrical Power Grids (IEPG) group at TU Delft and the Digital Grid Operations department at DNV Energy Advisory.
  • Portions of this thesis were published as a conference paper at IEEE’s Fifth International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (2022).

President

Delft SEA
04.2020 - 04.2021
  • Delft Sustainable Energy Association (Delft SEA) is a student organization that is affiliated with students enrolled in the Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Technology (SET) at TU Delft.
  • We facilitated connections between students and industry leaders through site visits and lunch lectures, organized events linking classroom theories to real-world applications, and planned engaging activities to enhance student morale.

Design Engineer Intern

DC Opportunities R&D
07.2020 - 10.2020
  • Led the design, engineering, and manufacturing of a Printed Circuit Board DC-DC converter for EV charging applications in DC microgrids.

Undergraduate Intern

Nidec
07.2018 - 08.2018
  • Exposure to different departments such as R&D, Sales, Proposals, Production, Quality Assurance & Control, and Testing for various Nidec products such as Variable Frequency Drives, Solar Inverters, Battery Energy Storage Systems, Synchronous and Asynchronous Motors.

Education

Master of Science - Sustainable Energy Technology

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Netherlands
08-2021

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

American University of Sharjah (AUS)
UAE
06-2019

Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Excellent Communication
  • Strategic Planning
  • Project Management
  • Cross-Functional Teamwork
  • Business Development
  • Organizational Skills
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Training and Development
  • Professional and Courteous
  • Adaptability

Accomplishments

Master thesis, in collaboration with DNV Energy Advisory, has been partially published on IEEE Xplore as part of IEEE's 5TH International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST).

Certification

Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute (in progress)

Timeline

EVCI Programs & Proposals Manager

Eaton
12.2022 - Current

Microgrids Proposal Manager

Siemens
10.2021 - 12.2022

Graduate Research Intern

DNV
11.2020 - 08.2021

Design Engineer Intern

DC Opportunities R&D
07.2020 - 10.2020

President

Delft SEA
04.2020 - 04.2021

Undergraduate Intern

Nidec
07.2018 - 08.2018

Master of Science - Sustainable Energy Technology

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

American University of Sharjah (AUS)

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