Akhil Yadav

Energy Engineer | Project Management & Process Automation Specialist
Berlin, DE.

About

Energy Engineer with over 4 years of experience in project management and process automation for offshore oil & gas, offshore wind, solar PV, and power plant sectors. Experienced in project delivery for EPC projects, with operational efficiency, and technical solutions that drive significant cost savings and performance improvements. Currently pursuing an MBA in Energy Management to strategically lead future energy initiatives.

Work

ib Vogt GmbH
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Working Student – Strategic Procurement (EPC Solar)

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Summary

Contributed to strategic procurement for EPC solar projects, optimizing supplier agreements and enhancing contract lifecycle management for large-scale renewable energy initiatives.

Highlights

Negotiated framework agreements with key inverter/transformer OEMs (Sungrow, TBEA) for 100 MW PV solar farms, optimizing supply chain efficiency and securing critical components.

Initiated supplier KYC, NDA, and technical compliance (TÜV/ISO 9001/14001) processes to mitigate risks and secure essential EPC contracts.

Utilized SAP Ariba for workflow automation, increasing On-Time Delivery (OTD) by 35% and reducing Non-Conformance Reports (NCR) by 18%, significantly improving contract lifecycle management.

Developed Power BI dashboards to track critical procurement KPIs, including lead time, OTD, and NCR, enabling data-driven on-site decision-making.

ABB
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Product Engineer – Process Automation - Energy Industries

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Summary

Engineered process automation solutions and managed system upgrades within the energy industries, enhancing system reliability and reducing operational incidents.

Highlights

Spearheaded the migration of ProControl P14 custom libraries to ABB 800xA for wastewater treatment plants, boosting Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) by 43%.

Documented Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) reports for Grassim's PCS/RES failures, resulting in a 25% reduction in on-site incidents.

Built Power BI dashboards to monitor ProControl P14 project KPIs, including downtime percentage, progress, and risk, facilitating informed system upgrades.

Yokogawa India Ltd.
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Project Engineer – EPC (Oil & Gas Offshore Integration)

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Summary

Managed and delivered complex EPC projects for offshore oil & gas integration, ensuring high system uptime, optimizing lead times, and implementing innovative control frameworks.

Highlights

Successfully delivered a €250M EPC project for Qatar Energy, integrating 355 RTUs across Bul-Hanine and Maydan Mahzam fields, sustaining over 99.7% system uptime.

Reduced on-site lead times by 35% through Lean Six Sigma DMAIC and Critical Path Method (CPM) methodologies, improving On-Time Delivery (OTD) by 60% for DOPET.

Introduced the CIM framework for Qatar Energy, achieving 40% faster Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), full On-Time Delivery compliance, and €3M in avoided project delays.

Automated the processing of over 5,000 RTU logs daily for Qatar Energy using AWS CloudWatch, enhancing anomaly detection speed by 10%.

Education

TU Berlin
Berlin, Berlin, Germany

MBA

Energy Management

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
India

B.Tech

Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering

Languages

English
German

Skills

Project & Program Management

EPC Delivery, Offshore Integration, Contract Lifecycle Management, Lean Six Sigma (DMAIC, PDCA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), Critical Path Method (CPM), Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), MS Project.

Energy & Power Systems

SCADA, DCS, RTU, PCS, IEC 61850, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Solar PV, Hybrid Systems, HVDC/AC Substations, ABB 800xA, ProControl P14, Yokogawa CENTUM VP, FAST/TOOLS SCADA.

Procurement & Supply Chain

SAP Ariba (S2C, P2P), Supplier Qualification, Framework Agreements, RFQs, TÜV/ISO 9001/14001 Audits.

Data & Analytics

Power BI, Scenario Modeling, SQL, Python, AWS CloudWatch, Financial Modelling, Sensitivity Analysis.

Software & Tools

MS Office, Excel, SAP Ariba, Power BI, Contract Lifecycle Management systems, ABB 800xA, ProControl P14, Yokogawa CENTUM VP, FAST/TOOLS SCADA, AWS CloudWatch, MS Project.

Projects

Offshore Wind Scenario Modeling

Summary

Developed demand forecasting for Dogger Bank to evaluate investment viability and financing strategies.

Antova

Summary

Built a SaaS platform for Scope-3 emissions and supply chain optimization.