Raj Murugesan

📍 Melbourne, Australia

Accelerating the clean energy transition with intelligent energy systems built for the future.

About

Energy. Markets. Intelligence.

I'm an energy technologist with 15+ years of experience building and scaling intelligent energy systems across nine countries. As Head of Technical Solutions (APAC) at GridBeyond, I lead battery storage and demand-side flexibility solutions across Australia and Japan.

I specialise in BESS optimisation and Ancillary/Energy markets, having delivered grid-scale storage, virtual power plants, and demand response platforms reaching over a million participants.

15+
Years Experience
9
Countries
1.2M+
Demand Response Participants
5
Markets — NEM · JEPX · CAISO · ERCOT · NESO
Experience

Where I've worked.

A career across utilities, climate-tech startups, and global energy platforms.

Head of Technical Solutions, APAC
GridBeyond · Feb 2026 — Present · Melbourne, Australia
  • Localised NEM optimisation engine for utility-scale BESS, covering energy and FCAS bidding, dispatch logic, and autonomous trading interfaces
  • Technical lead for commissioning a 5 MW solar + BESS hybrid asset, including SCADA/Modbus mapping and control philosophy for fully autonomous trading
Senior Technical Project Manager
GridBeyond · Jan 2025 — Mar 2026 · Melbourne, Australia
  • Launched 2 MW battery trading operations in Japan, owning the full technical software delivery roadmap across global teams on 3 continents
  • Delivered comprehensive FCAS upgrades coordinating controls, software, infrastructure, and customer SCADA operations across Australian assets
Senior Engineering Manager
Uplight · Feb 2024 — Oct 2024 · San Francisco Bay Area
  • Scaled global engineering team by 50% and pioneered a real-time EV/EVSE pricing integration enabling a first-of-its-kind V2G pilot with a leading California utility
  • Delivered FCAS market participation solutions for large-scale AEMO battery systems, driving increased ARR from key clients
Principal Engineer
AutoGrid · Oct 2022 — Feb 2024 · San Francisco Bay Area
  • Built AEMO wholesale price connector enabling price-based VPP optimisation for residential solar and BESS fleets
  • Conducted simulations of control and optimisation algorithms for solar PV, battery storage, EVs, and load management
Senior Software Engineer
AutoGrid · Apr 2021 — Oct 2022 · San Francisco Bay Area
  • Designed and delivered a Demand Response Settlement application distributing incentives to 1.2M+ participants globally
  • Collaborated with Security, SRE, and Product to meet SOC2 compliance requirements, enhancing system security and resilience
Professional Services Engineer
AutoGrid · May 2019 — Apr 2021 · San Francisco Bay Area
  • Automated configuration management for multi-tenant applications, ensuring scalable and secure SOW deployments
  • Migrated custom software modules from AWS EC2 to Kubernetes (EKS), achieving significant reduction in operational costs
Data Scientist
Axiom Exergy · Aug 2018 — Feb 2019 · California, US
  • Developed stochastic forecasting models for large-scale supermarket energy demand, significantly reducing forecast error
  • Built revenue-grade M&V service using scikit-learn and Statsmodels, outperforming industry benchmarks in RMSE and Mean Bias Error
Senior System Analytic Scientist
Berkshire Hathaway Energy (MidAmerican Energy) · Jul 2013 — Jul 2018 · Greater Atlanta, US
  • Deployed ML pipeline for anomaly detection and failure prediction in residential HVAC units, extending asset life and reducing maintenance costs
  • Built energy forecasting and M&V models for near real-time consumption prediction across large residential portfolios
Student Worker — Energy Analyst
Arizona State University · Feb 2013 — May 2013 · Tempe, US
  • Led energy benchmarking for the City of Gilbert's building portfolio and developed ROI analytical tools for energy retrofit investment decisions
Student Worker — Building & Event Operations
Arizona State University · Sep 2011 — Feb 2013 · Tempe, US
  • Coordinated sustainability-focused events and educational programs aligned with the university's sustainability initiatives
Research Analyst
Energy Alternatives India · Sep 2010 — Jun 2011 · India
  • Conducted techno-economic feasibility analysis for renewable energy projects across solar PV and bioenergy sectors in India
Project Intern
AREVA T&D · Jan 2010 — Apr 2010 · India
  • Developed microcontroller-based prototype for power line communication in domestic energy metering systems
Projects

Energy work across the globe.

Nine countries. Five markets. One mission.

Skills

Tools of the trade.

Energy Markets · BESS & Grid · AI / ML · Data & Infra · Cloud

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