Natesh S.

Mobile: 91 97044 44986, Email: natesh.solar@gmail.com

Seeking a challenging assignment as….

Sr. Manager / Project Manager
Target Sector: Solar Industry

Professional Brief: A competent and dynamic professional with an enriching experience of over 15 years,
Managing operations and projects in the Solar Energy sector. Currently associated with M/S Surana
Ventures Ltd, Hyderabad.

Core Competencies: Solar Power Plant Operations ~ Solar Module Manufacturing ~ Solar Cells
Manufacturing ~ System Designing ~ Project Management ~ Manufacturing Processes ~ Procurement ~
Erection & Commissioning ~ Quality Management ~ Resource Optimization ~ Team Management

Profile Snapshots
 A technically adept Solar Power Generation professional with expertise in handling a wide range of
technical and administrative functions of solar power plants.
 Thorough knowledge of Solar Energy fundamentals and expertise at designing various solar systems like
solar modules and, solar lantern, home lights, street lights solar fencing & domestic power plants etc
 Experience of managing Projects from Concept to Commissioning, handling project activities like
requirements analysis and planning of utilities, machines, manpower, etc.
 Solid management capabilities with a consistent track record of anticipating consequences of new
designs, initiating solutions intellectually and completing projects to specifications.
 Proven leadership skills involving managing, developing and motivating teams to achieve their objectives.

Technical Skills
 Process and quality control of laser cutting, segregation, tabbing, stringing, bus bar soldering, lay up,
vacuum lamination and module curing operations
 Operation and process of modules testing, and pretesting of soldered cells before lamination.
 Inspection of raw materials for module making processes
 Making of modules as per Indian standards like MNRE Specification
 Erection and maintenance of PV module manufacturing equipments like
• Laser cell cutter – China YMS-50
• Cell Tester - Dhaksha
• Sun Simulator - Dhaksha
• Vacuum Laminator - HindHighVacuum
• Curing Oven – Girimaji Equipments.
 Erection of the following Machineries
• Hem furnace – GT Solar
• PECVD - PWS
• Band saw – GT Solar
• Cell Printing - AMI
• Wire saw - HCT
• RTC Furnace - RTC
• Caustic etch & Texture etch – GT
• Cell Tester - GT
• Diffusion furnace - Tempress
• Laminator - HHV
• Plasma etching Machine - PWS
 Handling following machines of production line:
• Dicing saw
• Laminators Curing ovens
• Cell Tester
• Sun Simulator
 Career Summary

Surana Group, Hyderabad

Production Manager, Jun 2008 – Till date

Company Profile
Surana Telecom & Power Ltd was incorporated as a Private Limited Company in 1989 as Surana Petro
Products Pvt. Ltd and was engaged in the business of manufacturing of Petro Products such as Petroleum
Jelly and Telecom products such as Jointing Kits. In 1992 the Company ventured into the
Telecommunication sector with the production of Jelly filled Telephone Cables and in the year 2008, the
Company has ventured into Solar Photovoltaics (SPV) Sector by establishing a SPV Modules manufacturing
Plant (a 100% EOU) at Cherlapally, Hyderabad with an installed capacity of 40MW. The Company has also
made a strategic investment in solar energy sector by formation of a Joint Venture Company M/s. Surana
Ventures Limited jointly with M/s Bhagyanagar India Ltd.

Significant Contributions
 Key role in setting up a 40 MW Solar Module production Line & Monitoring EPC contract works at
plant.
 Installed the small range of off-grid solar power plants (5kw – 25kw)
 Involved in design and production of various Wattages of Modules (3watts - 240watts)
 Handled Erection and Maintenance of various PV Module Manufacturing Equipments
 Responsible for raw material procurement & inspection, and manpower planning.
 Monitoring process breakage and rejection levels.

Maharishi Solar Technology, Chithoor, A.P

Asst.Prod.Manager-SPV Modules & Cells, Sep 1999 – May 2008

Company Profile
Maharishi Solar, a part of the worldwide Maharishi Organization was established with a vision to provide a
natural source of Energy at affordable prices. Its presence in the Solar Industry as it completes nearly ten
years of successful operations. It is an ISO 9001:2000 accredited company and has set up a vertically
integrated manufacturing facility at Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh, India for manufacturing solar grade
Polysilicon, Multicrystalline Ingots, Wafers, Multi & Mono-crystalline Solar Cells, Modules and SPV systems.

Significant Contributions
 Played a key role in setting up a 10 Mw Solar Cell Production Line & 12 MW Module Production Line.
 Monitored EPC contract works like turnkey projects – 12MW cell line(GT Solar,USA)
 Installed stand alone Power Plants (3kw – 30kw)
 Handled the Process Optimization for Cell Production Line (Mono Crystalline and Multi Crystalline) and
Module Production Line.
 Responsible for implementing Quality Management System.

Solker Industries Ltd, Chennai

Engineer - R & D, Dec 1995 – Aug 1999

Company Profile
Solker Industries Limited, now Solker Solar Industry Limited, was started in the year 1985, for
manufacturing of Solar Water Heating Systems for domestic and Industrial use. In the year 1993, the
company entered into a partnership with a German professor Dr.Schwarzer, for the manufacturing of Solar
Meal Maker for the world market, and in 1996, the company was converted into a closely held public limited
company and entered into manufacturing of Solar Photo Voltaic Modules with the State of the Art
machineries imported from USA. It manufactures solar PV modules from 1 W to 70 W capacities and has a
manufacturing base of about 500 kW per annum production capacity.

Significant Contributions
 Handled setting up operations of Solar Domestic Power Plants (off Grid)
 Involved in Designing of Solar Lanterns, Home Lighting System, Street Lighting System, Domestic Power
Plants etc. as per MNES Specifications.
 Worked in Module Production Line for making various wattages of Modules.
 Involved erection and commissioning of various solar systems-street lights, Home lights.
 Education
 B.Tech - Electrical & Electronics, Rajasthan Vidhyapeeth University.
 Diploma In Electrical & Electronics Engineering (Industrial Electronics), Institute of Road Transport
Polytechnic, 1995
Project: Automatic Solar Street Lighting System

Trainings
 Attended Training Program on "Photovoltaic System Design, Operation, Maintenance and repair of solar
PV systems" conducted by MNRE, Solar Energy centre, Gurgaon.

 Attended training with GT Solar Technologies, USA.

 Attended Training for Quality management System and ISO 9001:2000

Personal Details
 Date of Birth: 12th May 1975
 Languages Known: English, Telugu, Tamil
 Passport No: J2716401
 Address: Plot-342, Transport Nagar, PTC (PO), Madurai-625 022,Tamilnadu.
 Location Preference: Southern India

(Natesh.S)