Directors
Sridhar B. Samudrala, CEO
Sridhar B.Samudrala , Founder and CEO of IECC was the former Deputy Program Manager for Asia at the U.S. Energy Association for over 11 years. In this capacity he oversees over 35 utility and regulatory partnership activities in Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Nepal, Philippines, and Sri Lanka). Sridhar has over 18 years extensive experience and knowledge in US and international energy/electricity regulation, distribution, generation and privatization of power in developing countries.
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering along with a U.S. Coast Guard Third Assistant Engineering License in motors, gas & steam turbines from the State University of New York at Maritime College. Sridhar has worked for ICF International and several consulting firms on developing projects in Asia particularly in India
He has co-authored a reference book on the worlds top private power markets for. In addition he has also written the Health Physics Vacuum, Selective Alpha Air Monitoring, and Breathing Air Safety Evaluation Reports for the Department of Energy's (DOE) Rocky Flats Facility in Colorado.
Wendell F. Holland, Director
I will bring valuable skill sets, expertise, reputation, and client relationships to an Energy & Utilities practice. My energy and utility company expertise includes exposure to virtually all types of issues involving electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water, railroad, and transportation utilities.
As Chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, I oversaw the implementation of three major pieces of Pennsylvanian legislation that represented comprehensive and sweeping changes to renewable energy, telecommunications reform and consumer services. I also chaired the Commission at a time of utility mergers and acquisitions of historic proportions, and, restructurings in the energy, telecommunications and water industries. I also have served as an Administrative Law Judge for Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, a partner at a NYC based international law firm, and on the Board of Directors for large corporations.
I served as treasurer of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), on NARUC¹s Executive Committee, Board of Directors and as chairman of the Association¹s Investment and Audit committees. I also served as President of regional organizations including the Mid Atlantic Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the Organization of PJM States, Inc. (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland). In both organizations, I worked with state utility regulators and industry stakeholders on regional solutions to complex utility issues such as implementation of the federal Energy Policy Act of Œ05, competitive markets, transmission siting, telecommunications inter-carrier compensation and consolidations in the water and wastewater industries.
I have extensive international experience as well. I have advised clients or lectured on energy law in over 25 countries. Under my tenure as Chairman, the Pennsylvania Commission was recognized as regulatory Agency of the Year by the United States Energy Association for its involvement in regulatory reform and energy sustainability in several countries around the world. Previously, while at LeBoeuf, Lamb, I was retained by the multinational Southern African Development Community to draft its Energy Protocol and served as lead energy counsel.
I have developed and maintained very strong relationships with a variety of energy & utility companies and industry professionals throughout the country. My previous experience, skills, and relationships will help an organization expand its existing client base and improve its, reputation, visibility, and market position in the energy and public utility industries.
Darshan L. Goswami, Director
Darshan Goswami has over 35 years of engineering, supervisory and managerial experience in the energy field. Until recently, he was the Chief of Energy Forecasting and Renewable Energy at the Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Washington, DC. Earlier, he worked for 30 years at Duquesne Light, an electric utility company in Pittsburgh, PA. He held various supervisory and managerial positions at Duquesne Light. He was responsible for heading, planning, organizing and implementing numerous and innovative technology projects at Duquesne Light.
Darshan has provided a leadership role as Chief for the Rural Electric Program at the USDA to develop and promote the use of renewable energy resources such as Wind Power, Solar Power, Hydro Power, Geothermal Energy, Biomass, Biogas and Fuel Cells; and develop and implement standards and specifications for renewable energy systems. He has also served as a member of the Interagency Hydrogen Research & Development Task Force Team to support President Bush’s Initiative on the development of hydrogen as the fuel source of the future. He was also responsible for preparing and publishing a strategic plan for “Eliminating America’s Addiction To Oil.” He also served as a Board Advisor (volunteer service) for Sinclair College, Dayton, Ohio, to develop new courses in Alternate Energy Resources for the Electronics Technology Degree Program.
He has extensive experience and knowledge in project management; research and development; generation, transmission, distribution, capacity planning, reliability, capital budget project procedures; fuel cell developments; renewable energy resources; regulatory requirements; and solving operating problems with cost-effective improvement programs. He was responsible for restructuring and reorganizing of Kerala State Electricity Board, an Electric Utility Company in India, including being a consultant and project team member to Nexant (a subsidiary of Bechtel Corporation).
During his career, he has published many articles on electric utility power infrastructure improvement; restructuring and reforms; and innovative technologies issues. He has made presentations extensively in regional, national, and international conferences.
Darshan earned his Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (specializing in electrical power system and reliability). He is a registered Professional Engineers, in the State of Pennsylvania since 1973. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. As a teaching assistance, he taught for two years at the University of Washington School of Engineering. He also taught Electrical Engineering and Math courses in the evening at Duquesne Light and Point Park College in Pittsburgh, PA.
Darshan is actively engaged in volunteer work to help the poor. He is the founder and co-president of a non-profit organization “India Foundation (IF) for Children Education and Care.” The IF goal is to eliminate poverty in India through the education of underprivileged children, and elevate the standard of living of poor women through empowerment.
Contact by email: darshan2008@gmail.com
Sridhar B.Samudrala , Founder and CEO of IECC was the former Deputy Program Manager for Asia at the U.S. Energy Association for over 11 years. In this capacity he oversees over 35 utility and regulatory partnership activities in Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Nepal, Philippines, and Sri Lanka). Sridhar has over 18 years extensive experience and knowledge in US and international energy/electricity regulation, distribution, generation and privatization of power in developing countries.
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering along with a U.S. Coast Guard Third Assistant Engineering License in motors, gas & steam turbines from the State University of New York at Maritime College. Sridhar has worked for ICF International and several consulting firms on developing projects in Asia particularly in India
He has co-authored a reference book on the worlds top private power markets for. In addition he has also written the Health Physics Vacuum, Selective Alpha Air Monitoring, and Breathing Air Safety Evaluation Reports for the Department of Energy's (DOE) Rocky Flats Facility in Colorado.
Wendell F. Holland, Director
I will bring valuable skill sets, expertise, reputation, and client relationships to an Energy & Utilities practice. My energy and utility company expertise includes exposure to virtually all types of issues involving electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water, railroad, and transportation utilities.
As Chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, I oversaw the implementation of three major pieces of Pennsylvanian legislation that represented comprehensive and sweeping changes to renewable energy, telecommunications reform and consumer services. I also chaired the Commission at a time of utility mergers and acquisitions of historic proportions, and, restructurings in the energy, telecommunications and water industries. I also have served as an Administrative Law Judge for Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, a partner at a NYC based international law firm, and on the Board of Directors for large corporations.
I served as treasurer of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), on NARUC¹s Executive Committee, Board of Directors and as chairman of the Association¹s Investment and Audit committees. I also served as President of regional organizations including the Mid Atlantic Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the Organization of PJM States, Inc. (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland). In both organizations, I worked with state utility regulators and industry stakeholders on regional solutions to complex utility issues such as implementation of the federal Energy Policy Act of Œ05, competitive markets, transmission siting, telecommunications inter-carrier compensation and consolidations in the water and wastewater industries.
I have extensive international experience as well. I have advised clients or lectured on energy law in over 25 countries. Under my tenure as Chairman, the Pennsylvania Commission was recognized as regulatory Agency of the Year by the United States Energy Association for its involvement in regulatory reform and energy sustainability in several countries around the world. Previously, while at LeBoeuf, Lamb, I was retained by the multinational Southern African Development Community to draft its Energy Protocol and served as lead energy counsel.
I have developed and maintained very strong relationships with a variety of energy & utility companies and industry professionals throughout the country. My previous experience, skills, and relationships will help an organization expand its existing client base and improve its, reputation, visibility, and market position in the energy and public utility industries.
Darshan L. Goswami, Director
Darshan Goswami has over 35 years of engineering, supervisory and managerial experience in the energy field. Until recently, he was the Chief of Energy Forecasting and Renewable Energy at the Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Washington, DC. Earlier, he worked for 30 years at Duquesne Light, an electric utility company in Pittsburgh, PA. He held various supervisory and managerial positions at Duquesne Light. He was responsible for heading, planning, organizing and implementing numerous and innovative technology projects at Duquesne Light.
Darshan has provided a leadership role as Chief for the Rural Electric Program at the USDA to develop and promote the use of renewable energy resources such as Wind Power, Solar Power, Hydro Power, Geothermal Energy, Biomass, Biogas and Fuel Cells; and develop and implement standards and specifications for renewable energy systems. He has also served as a member of the Interagency Hydrogen Research & Development Task Force Team to support President Bush’s Initiative on the development of hydrogen as the fuel source of the future. He was also responsible for preparing and publishing a strategic plan for “Eliminating America’s Addiction To Oil.” He also served as a Board Advisor (volunteer service) for Sinclair College, Dayton, Ohio, to develop new courses in Alternate Energy Resources for the Electronics Technology Degree Program.
He has extensive experience and knowledge in project management; research and development; generation, transmission, distribution, capacity planning, reliability, capital budget project procedures; fuel cell developments; renewable energy resources; regulatory requirements; and solving operating problems with cost-effective improvement programs. He was responsible for restructuring and reorganizing of Kerala State Electricity Board, an Electric Utility Company in India, including being a consultant and project team member to Nexant (a subsidiary of Bechtel Corporation).
During his career, he has published many articles on electric utility power infrastructure improvement; restructuring and reforms; and innovative technologies issues. He has made presentations extensively in regional, national, and international conferences.
Darshan earned his Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (specializing in electrical power system and reliability). He is a registered Professional Engineers, in the State of Pennsylvania since 1973. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. As a teaching assistance, he taught for two years at the University of Washington School of Engineering. He also taught Electrical Engineering and Math courses in the evening at Duquesne Light and Point Park College in Pittsburgh, PA.
Darshan is actively engaged in volunteer work to help the poor. He is the founder and co-president of a non-profit organization “India Foundation (IF) for Children Education and Care.” The IF goal is to eliminate poverty in India through the education of underprivileged children, and elevate the standard of living of poor women through empowerment.
Contact by email: darshan2008@gmail.com
