Dhruvkumar Patel
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Dhruvkumar Patel

Dhruvkumar Patel
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EDUCATION
New York Institute of Technology | Old Westbury, NY Dec 2020
M.S. in Energy Management; Advanced Certificate in Energy Engineering
• Related Courses: Alternative Energy Systems, Power Plant Systems, Energy Management, Wind Energy Technology, System Engineering Management, Energy Technology, Climate Change, Hydrology,

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology | Gujarat, India May 2017 Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
NIRMA ltd., LAB Plant | Gujarat, India Dec 2015
Chemical Engineering Internship
• Assisted in project management activities such as cost tracking, material tracking
• Designed Process Flow diagram, calculated mass balance and energy balance of the plant
• Designed a tubular heat exchanger for corrosive liquids.
EQUATE Petrochemical | Ahmadi, Kuwait May 2016
Chemical Engineering Internship
• Trained for safety and health while handling aromatic compounds, toxic gases, hot pipes, mechanical equipment and industrial construction safety measures
• Effectively supported aggressive production schedules while optimizing minimum downtime, yield losses and process delays for two process operating simultaneously

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Analytics & Database: Google Analytics, MATLAB, Tableau, Proficient in MS Excel & MS Word
Design Tools: AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS, Google SketchUp, Revit
Operation Research: Value Stream Mapping, Root Cause Analysis, Simulation Analysis
Technical Knowledge: Energy Audit, Life Cycle Cost Analysis, Implementation Costs, Energy & Building
Standards, Efficient Building Energy Use, Energy Matrix, Energy Fundamentals,
Energy Optimization Fundamentals, Energy Balance, Mass Balance
PROJECTS
Alternative Energy Substituting United States Annual Electrical Demand
• Calculated U.S. annual electrical demand generated from non-renewable sources and cost/viability of replacing them with renewable sources of energy
• Cost analysis, life cycle cost analysis and environmental effects for each source of energy was Diagnosed.

Energy Audit
• Performed energy audit of a 2-bed room apartment, inspected energy use and utility bills
• Heating degree days and cooling degree days were calculated with respect to which short term and
long-term energy saving recommendations were advised with cost estimation and LCCA

Economics of Powerplants
• Access availability of a 600KW wind turbine with a factor of 0.45Conducted economic analysis, cost estimation and Life Cycle Coast Analysis (LCCA) of the project accounting maintenance, power production.

Environmental Impacts of Wind Energy
• Diagnosed deceived impacts of wind turbine on birds and bats, equitized it by correlating the scale of impacts by other technologies. Evaluated exaggerated impacts on humans and consequences of wind energy precipitating warming of planet

CERTIFICATES
COVID-19 Safety at the Workplace, Willdan Clean Energy Academy
Small Commercial Energy Auditing Training, Willdan Clean Energy Academy
• Learned about Agencies involved in the Energy policies for NYC; Prepare for industry certifications
• Their policies and standards; as well as, industry vernacular; Training in HVAC systems auditing
• Studied software tools used in calculating energy consumption for commercial and residential buildings