Venkateswara Rao
About Venkateswara Rao
Venkateswara Rao is the Chief Engineer at QuEST Global in Belagavi, Karnataka, India, with over 20 years of experience in Aviation and Industrial Gas Turbines.
Title and Experience
Venkateswara Rao currently serves as the Chief Engineer at QuEST Global in Belagavi, Karnataka, India. He also holds the position of Principal Engineer at the same company. With over 20 years of experience, his expertise spans across Aviation and Industrial Gas Turbines. He is responsible for managing the Center-of-Competence for 'Remote Asset Management Solutions,' focusing on AI-based data analytics for real-time equipment monitoring.
Previous Roles in Engineering
Before joining QuEST Global, Venkateswara Rao worked at GE Power as a Manager in Engineering & Proposals from 2011 to 2016, based in Hyderabad. Prior to that, he held the position of Group Head – Site Support and O&M Documentation (Gas Turbines) at Alstom Power, where he worked from 2005 to 2011. He began his professional career at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited as an Assistant Engineer in the Project Management group from 2003 to 2005.
Educational Background
Venkateswara Rao holds an M.Tech in Energy & Environment Management from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, achieved between 2007 and 2010. Additionally, he earned a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from J.N.T.U Hyderabad, where he studied from 1998 to 2002.
Specializations
In his current role, Venkateswara Rao specializes in deploying Asset Management and Monitoring solutions. These solutions are aimed at proactive maintenance strategies to enhance plant operational expenditure (OPEX). His areas of specialization include Gas Turbine engineering, services, operations & maintenance (O&M), and component refurbishment.