Event
CHBE Seminar: Ravi Khanna, GSE Solutions
Friday, February 21, 2025
11:00 a.m.
Room 2108 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building
Patricia Lorenzana
301-405-1935
plorenza@umd.edu
Abstract: Proven by more than 50 years of experience in the nuclear power industry, GSE has been helping customers deliver carbon-free electricity safely and reliably. Today, GSE Solutions leverages top talent, expertise, and technology to help energy facilities achieve next-level power plant performance. GSE's advanced engineering services divisions and technology solutions offer highly specialized training, engineering design, program compliance, simulation, and technical staffing that reduce risk and optimize plant operations. With more than 1,100 installations and hundreds of customers in over 50 countries, GSE delivers operational excellence. This talk will focus on the roles and needs of chemical engineers in a growing industry focused on combating climate change and decarbonization with engineering, technology solutions, as well as a perspective on essential skills needed for career advancement in dynamic markets and industries.
Bio: Ravi Khanna joined GSE in August 2016 and serves as the President and CEO of GSE Solutions (privately held by Pelican Energy Partners). Mr. Khanna leverages a foundation in Chemical Engineering and over 25 years of industry experience in growing technology organizations serving Defense, Satellite Telecommunications, and Management Consulting sectors. Prior to GSE, Mr. Khanna held leadership positions at Accenture LLP as well as ViaSat, Inc. developing complex military and commercial business lines through expansion and acquisitions, resulting in revenue growth and cost efficiencies through organizational transformation and adoption of technology-driven solutions. Mr. Khanna joined GSE as a senior program manager to grow GSE’s simulation business line through uses of technology resulting in enhanced training capabilities for the power industry. He started his career with Aspen Technology in cost estimation modeling for the process industry while pursuing his master’s degrees before joining ViaSat supporting warfighter and commercial satcom programs through transformation initiatives utilizing cloud infrastructure for BI and big data analytics to drive continuous improvement to products and services. Mr. Khanna joined Accenture LLP in 2015 as a Senior Manager in the Technical Architecture practice supporting technology stack development for DevOps and future state digital solutions to Fortune 500 clients. Mr. Khanna holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering at the University of Maryland, a M.S. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University, and a MBA from UCSD. Mr. Khanna’s experience and educational background enables him to adapt to dynamic roles to add value to GSE.
