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Abhijit Das, Ph.D.

Greensboro, NC  ·  abhijit.d80@gmail.com  ·  LinkedIn  ·  U.S. Citizen

Engineering and Energy Systems Leader with 15+ years of experience delivering complex electrification programs in regulated and infrastructure-constrained environments. PhD in Electrical Engineering (4,000+ citations) and Duke Executive MBA candidate. Proven record of $10M+ cost savings, cross-functional leadership, and structured decision-making across high-stakes programs.

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Education

Executive MBA
Duke University — Fuqua School of Business
  • Executive focus on capital allocation and financial decision-making (NPV, IRR, WACC) for technology-driven organizations.
  • Applied strategy and value chain analysis to complex industrial and infrastructure systems.
  • Coursework in organizational leadership, competitive strategy, and market-driven decision frameworks.
Durham, NC
Expected 2026
Ph.D. — Electrical Engineering
University of Texas at Arlington
  • Focus: Nonlinear and Adaptive Control Systems.
  • Recipient of Dean Dissertation Fellowship and STEM Doctoral Fellowship.
  • 4,000+ academic citations across control systems and multi-agent coordination research.
Arlington, TX
2006–2010

Core Expertise

Energy Systems Strategy
Grid-constrained electrification · Transmission congestion awareness · Load growth planning · Zero-emission pathways · V2G infrastructure alignment
Leadership & Governance
Cross-functional program leadership · Executive decision reviews · Agile / DevOps integration · Regulatory compliance · Mentorship
Financial & Strategic Analysis
Capital allocation (IRR / WACC / NPV) · Energy market signals (LMP / ISO awareness) · Risk management under infrastructure constraints
Technical Foundation
Systems engineering · Control systems · Vehicle architecture · Heavy-duty electrification · Functional safety

Professional Experience

Lead System Strategist — Battery Electric & ICE Trucks
Volvo Trucks North America
  • Provide system-level leadership for 5 concurrent BEV and ICE vehicle programs, aligning electrification roadmaps with regulatory milestones, charging readiness, and heavy-duty grid capacity constraints.
  • Direct coordination across engineering, validation, purchasing, and compliance organizations; own prioritization, trade-offs, and delivery sequencing for major platform commitments.
  • Co-chair, SAE Heavy Duty Charging Consortium; influence international standards for vehicle-to-grid interfaces and large-load electrification integration.
  • Replaced legacy decision processes with structured governance workflows, improving transparency, review readiness, and executive decision velocity.
160+ system concepts First BEV truck program 50+ stakeholders aligned SAE co-chair
Greensboro, NC
2021 — Present
Engineering Manager — Electrical
Omni Powertrain Technologies
  • Established and led the North American eMobility engineering function, scaling capability to support fully electric and hybrid vehicle programs.
  • Improved project success metrics by 60% and organizational efficiency by 30% through disciplined Agile and Azure DevOps implementation.
  • Directed cross-regional technical execution to meet customer, regulatory, and maintainability requirements.
Houston, TX
2020 — 2021
Principal R&D Engineer
Halliburton
  • Delivered $10M+ in cost savings by developing predictive modeling and simulation frameworks that reduced physical testing and capital expenditure.
  • Introduced Agile and version control discipline across global R&D teams, accelerating time-to-market and improving cross-team collaboration.
$10M+ cost savings $1M+ deal + patent
Houston, TX
2019 — 2020
Engineering Roles — Controls, Systems, Product Strategy
Danfoss & Caterpillar Inc.
  • Led engineering initiatives that secured $1M+ in new customer contracts across advanced electrified platforms.
  • Optimized validation cycles and compliance processes, improving product reliability and accelerating market entry for energy-intensive equipment.
USA
2010 — 2019

Strategic Engagements & Research

Applied Research — Energy Markets & Innovation
Duke Fuqua School of Business
  • Developed an applied framework for mitigating U.S. transmission congestion using Grid Enhancing Technologies and flexible demand coordination under reliability and market constraints.
2026
Student Consultant — Client Consulting Practicum
Fuqua School of Business · Client: Tapestry Networks
  • Led go-to-market strategy development for executive education initiatives, delivering pricing and positioning recommendations using structured competitive frameworks.
Jan–Jun 2025

Awards & Recognition

  • CERAWeek 2026 NextGen Cohort — selected for Innovators Row poster presentation
  • Technical and Service Excellence Award (2017)
  • Certificate of Appreciation for cross-functional leadership (2016)
  • Dean Dissertation Fellowship & STEM Doctoral Fellowship — UT Arlington

Affiliations

  • Co-chair, SAE Heavy Duty Charging Consortium
  • Senior Member, IEEE