Pavan is a managing partner and senior electrical and systems engineer with more than 20 years of experience delivering large-scale transportation, industrial, and infrastructure projects. His work spans rail tunnels, ventilation facilities and stations, yards and depots, prefabricated substations, and major water and wastewater treatment facilities, where reliable power, controls, and life-safety systems are critical.
As a co-founder of ELECSYS, Pavan helps guide the firm’s technical direction and day-to-day operations, working closely with discipline leads and project managers to align project delivery with client expectations, agency standards, and long-term resilience and sustainability goals. He provides oversight on some of the firm’s most complex assignments, coordinating multidiscipline teams, helping structure contract and systems packages, and supporting staff as they navigate demanding schedules, interfaces, and field conditions.
Pavan specializes in medium-voltage substations, industrial power distribution, signal-power systems, SCADA and DCS, motor controls, fire alarm and life-safety systems, security and access control, CCTV, communications networks, and control-center design. He has deep experience integrating these systems across multiple contracts and facilities so that, at turnover, they operate as a cohesive whole. He is also skilled in evaluating advanced power system studies—such as short-circuit, load flow, protective device coordination, arc-flash, and motor-starting analysis—helping owners make informed decisions about reliability, safety, and performance.
Known for his ability to anticipate downstream impacts, Pavan is often called on to resolve complex engineering challenges, manage program and stakeholder risk, and translate technical issues into clear options for decision-makers. He maintains in-depth knowledge of the National Electrical Code, New York City Electrical Code, and key National Fire Protection Association and utility standards that shape rail and water-infrastructure projects.
Pavan holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York. He has also completed the OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety and Health training.
Outside of work, Pavan enjoys spending time with family and friends, following his New York sports teams, and traveling to interesting locations, all of which give perspective to the reason why he chooses to work on critical infrastructure.
