In Hot Water

SRIDHAR DEIVASIGAMANI is the CEO of Intellihot Green Technologies, and co-inventor of Intellihot’s unique and groundbreaking water heating systems. Born and raised in the small town of Tiruchirapalli in India, Sri moved to the United States in 1996, where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Clemson University before working at Caterpillar as a mechanical engineer with a focus on marine engines and control systems, gaining 16 years of experience with non-perfect mechatronics. In 2009, Sri left Caterpillar to found Intellihot with his co-inventor, Siva Akasam, who is now CTO of Intellihot. In his spare time, Sri likes to work on motorcycles and robotic lawn mowers at his home in Vernon Hills, Illinois.

Acknowledgments
Introduction

Chapter One: All Great Ideas Start in the Basement
Chapter Two: Origins: Town and Country
Chapter Three: School Days
Chapter Four: Into the Real World
Chapter Five: Siva Akasam—Cook, Creator, and Master of the Prototype
Chapter Six: Inventor to Entrepreneur to CEO
Chapter Seven: Building a Business, Being a Leader
Chapter Eight: Air and Water: The Nexus of Energy, Health, and Safety
Chapter Nine: The Climate Is in Crisis—and We Are All the Solution

Conclusion
Appendix
The Intellihot Water Heater
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