Vignesh Ezhil
Berlin
Summary
With over 14 years of successful experience in the renewable energy sector, this Electronics Engineer specializes in energy management, system design, commissioning, fault finding, sales, and technical support. Expertise lies in photovoltaics, energy management, microgrid applications, and energy storage, complemented by training in wind energy for residential, commercial, and industrial renewable solutions. Throughout the career, valuable international experience has been gained across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Consistently recognized for performance excellence and contributions to the success of renewable energy projects.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Regional Product Manager
Sunpower Gmbh
12.2022 - Current
- Reviewed sales, customer concerns, and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions.
- Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.
- Coordinated project planning and execution with team members and team leads.
- Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
- Collaborated with sales, marketing, and support teams to launch products on time and within budget.
- Helped with the product launch in UK, AUS, DE, IT, FR, ES, BE, NL
International Product Manager
Sonnen GmbH
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Product manager for EV charger/ Hybrid storage system for all trading markets
- Responsible for the future proofing the charger market
- Responsible for identifying/ launching into new markets
- Coordinated project planning and execution with team members and team leads.
- Collaborated with sales, marketing, and support teams to launch products on time and within budget.
International Service process expert
Sonnen GmbH
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Established service processes for B2B and B2C
- Stakeholder for various projects in Italy with regards to service and 3rd party components
- Liaised with various third-party vendors for service procedures
- Designed Salesforce service tool to work better as required for the service team
- Designed service structure for EINS project in Italy
International Applications Engineer/Product Training Specialist
SolarWatt
03.2017 - 12.2020
- Designed Storage and PV solutions based on clients requirements
- Provided in-depth technical support for Australia, France, Spain, Italy, UK and Scandinavia
- Onsite support for various projects
- Provided Technical and Sales trainings for new clients
- Created technical documentations, presentations and sales training materials required for the International Market
- Building and maintaining an efficient working relationship with teams all over the globe particularly relating to Product Knowledge
- Created curricula, instructions, documents and written tests for various types of training courses
- Coordinated workshops for internal employees to better understand company mission, streamlining daily activities and aligning worker and company priorities
Technical Project Manager
Solahart
04.2016 - 03.2017
- Managed installation contractors to enable smooth completion of projects
- Product Knowledge expert for end users and contractors
- Asset management
- Energy storage solutions to meet individual customers' needs based on client consumption pattern
Development & Project Engineer
ABB
09.2013 - 04.2016
- Train, lead and supervise a team of highly focused solar engineers to work on projects and potential opportunities
- Supervise Project delivery along with BOQ, BOM for commercial and ground mount installations
- Designed commercial systems within national regulations and the system integration required by energy distributors for both commercial and ground mount projects
Commercial Designer
Mark Group Australia
03.2012 - 09.2013
- Designed 100kw - 300kw systems on rooftops, ground mounted and ballast systems
- Solid working relationship with system installers and designers providing support and contact as required
- Mentored junior engineers and designers
- Monitoring using ABB, SOLAR FOX, FRONIUS and SMA products
Renewable energy consultant
OEH
12.2010 - 03.2012
- Part of a team that worked on community wind farms in NSW
- Involved directly in a A$3.5 billion 3500Megawatt wind farm project
- Was part of a team, responsible for working on a production target of 3500 MW valued at $3.5 Billion
Education
Wind Energy - Coursea online coursea
Technical University Of Denmark (DTU)
BerlinMaster of Engineering - Engineering
The Australian National University
Canberra, Australia07.2011
Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Communication
SRM University
Chennai, India06.2009
Skills
- Salesforce
- AutoCad
- PVsyst
- PVSol
- Visio
- SAP
- Nearmap
- Google Sketchup
Certification
Wind Energy, Technical University Of Denmark (DTU), Coursera, 12 weeks, https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/LHXS892G7PVT
Accomplishments
- Top 5% in graduating class (2016, The Australian National University)
- Experienced in IEC 62108 standards for solar modules
- Excelled in Technical Sales and Customer Satisfaction
- Provided product knowledge training and sales training.
- International and emerging market research
Affiliations
- Australian Solar Energy Society, 2010-Present
- Clean Energy Council, 2012-Present
Languages
English
German
Tamil
Timeline
Senior Regional Product Manager
Sunpower Gmbh
12.2022 - Current
International Product Manager
Sonnen GmbH
01.2022 - 12.2022
International Service process expert
Sonnen GmbH
01.2021 - 01.2022
International Applications Engineer/Product Training Specialist
SolarWatt
03.2017 - 12.2020
Technical Project Manager
Solahart
04.2016 - 03.2017
Development & Project Engineer
ABB
09.2013 - 04.2016
Commercial Designer
Mark Group Australia
03.2012 - 09.2013
Renewable energy consultant
OEH
12.2010 - 03.2012
Wind Energy, Technical University Of Denmark (DTU), Coursera, 12 weeks, https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/LHXS892G7PVT
Wind Energy - Coursea online coursea
Technical University Of Denmark (DTU)
Master of Engineering - Engineering
The Australian National University
Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Communication
SRM University
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