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Sharma C

University of the West Indies, Faculty of Engineering, University of the West Indies,

ORCID iD 0000-0003-3675-8844
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Prof. Sharma, an A’level 0pen (TEXTEL) scholar, obtained his BSc in Electrical Engineering with the Telecommunications option in 1979 from UWI. After graduation he joined the Trinidad and Tobago Oil Company, Pt. Fortin. He was subsequently awarded a UWI Scholarship to read for a MSc in Power Systems. On completion of his thesis, he was employed at Central Trinidad Steel Mill (Centrin) as the E&I Supervisor during the construction of the merchant bar steel mill. After the commissioning of the Centrin plant, he joined the National Energy Corporation as the E&I Engineer and was quickly promoted to the E&I Superintendent during the construction and commissioning of Trinidad’s first Methanol Plant.

In September 1986 he was recruited by UWI, Faculty of Engineering to fill a vacancy in the Department of Electrical Engineering UWI. It was whilst he was a full time member of staff in that Department, he read for his PhD in Electrical Engineering.

Prof. Sharma has served on several Boards of Directors in Trinidad including the state boards of ISCOTT, Powergen, Nidco and T&TEC. He was the Chairman of National Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (Nidco) which had the responsibility for the Rapid Rail, Water Taxis and the improvements on the National Highways. He also served as the Chairman of Doc’s Engineering Works Ltd. He was a Director of the Barbados National Bank’s (BNB) three subsidiaries viz: BNB Mortgage and Finance, BNB Finance and Trust, and BNB Funds. He also served as an independent Director of Republic Bank for 19 years resigning in March 2016.

He is currently a member of the Boards of Directors of Trinidad Concrete Products, Caribbean Hydro Source and Chairman of the Board TOSL Engineering Ltd, an engineering company focused on the oil and gas sectors in Trinidad. He is recognized as an Accredited Director by the ICSA of Canada.

Prof. Sharma has served in public Commissions of Enquiries in Trinidad and Jamaica. He was the developer and convenor of the CXC/CAPE’s A’level subject “Electrical and Electronic Technology”. He was also a member of the Government task force on Education on the implementation of the Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in schools. He served as the Power Sector Advisor to the Organization of Caribbean Utility Regulators (OOCUR).

Prof. Sharma has authored over one hundred refereed technical papers and reports to industry. He is the Leader of the Energy Systems programme in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering UWI and was the Chairman of the Academic and Technical Services Staff Committee of UWI for thirteen years. He has been a Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, UWI for twelve years. He is a reviewer for the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) Transactions on Power Delivery.

Prof. Sharma was a member of the Advisory Council on Utilities and Maintenance of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) as well as an external curricula advisor. He was the Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Section of the IEEE. He was Chairman of the IEEE Committee on Global Accreditation Activities, the IEEE University Resource Council and a Member of the Engineering for the Americas (EftA) Committee. In 2014 he was recognized by the IEEE for meritorious service to Accreditation Services. He is the founder and the first President of the Caribbean Accreditation Council for Engineering and Technology (CACET), the regional body recognized by Caricom for the Accreditation of Degree Programmes in Engineering and Technology.

Prof. Sharma is a senior member of the IEEE, a past President of the West Indies Group University Teachers, past Chairman of the IEEE Trinidad and Tobago Section, past President of CACET, and a Past President and Fellow of Association Professional Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago.

Employment

  • University of the West Indies, Faculty of Engineering Professor (Energy Systems)
    1986 - 2021

Education

  • University of the West Indies, PhD
    1988 - 1991

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Publications (49)