VGA EC is headed by Veerasamy 'Ven' Venkatesan, a well known energy professional, who has made positive contributions towards energy cost reduction in many countries besides USA. Mr. Venkatesan is a CEM & a DoE approved specialist capable to assess both Steam systems & Process Heating systems, which is an unique capability possessed by only very few professionals in USA. He was listed in the UNIDO roster of international energy experts.

Ven has offered professional services in the field of energy management in many countries like India, Netherlands Antilles, USA, UK, China & Malaysia. He is one of the very few energy experts in the world, who has served in all the five energy intensive process industry sectors namely:

1. Steel & Metallurgical Industries
2. Petroleum refineries
3. Chemical, Fertilizers & Petrochemical Industries
4. Cement & Building material industries
5. Paper & Forest products industries towards improving their energy efficiency & utility cost reduction

Ven has a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering plant design and has field experience in plant operation & process engineering areas. His specialized services include trouble-shooting and solving energy system related problems. Some of his successful trouble-shooting jobs are listed below:

• Solving the flame impingement problem in a boiler that had frequent tube failures
• Flow stabilization in high temperature Asphalt circulating pipe lines
• Elimination of water hammer in a Texas refinery that was threatening the condensate piping system integrity & reliability
• Elimination of water hammer in a Texas Chemical plant
• Elimination of water hammer in a large MTBE plant in Malaysia

In addition to Ven’s capability, VGA EC is supported by many internationally renowned professionals in the field of process and utility optimization in industries. With the knowledge & experience of associates, VGA EC can offer the best technical services that a client can get from any where in the world.

Mr. Venkatesan's complete resume is available upon request.