David Baker

Objective

Advanced Energy Systems master's student seeking a position in power systems modeling, planning, and analysis. Professional experience in developing flexible enterprise software solutions and skilled in data analysis. Eager to contribute to cutting-edge projects by leveraging technical skills and a passion for innovative energy solutions.

Education

Colorado School of Mines[2023 - graduating December 2024]— GPA: 4.00/4.00

• Master of Science in Advanced Energy Systems

• Relevant coursework includes Power Systems Analysis, Power Quality, Energy for Transportation, Linear Optimization, Data Science, Computational Economics

• Projects: Developed production cost and capacity expansion models with a focus on integrating renewable energy sources and improving system efficiency. JuMP/Julia, GAMSPy, Sienna, OpenDSS

University of Pennsylvania[2011 - 2015]— GPA: 3.78/4.00

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Systems Science and Engineering, magna cum laude

• Frederick Ketterer Memorial Award for Outstanding Creativity in Engineering Design for senior design project ForceField

Work Experience

Ulteig - Substation Engineering Intern [Summer 2024]

• Performed physical design work on utility substation projects, including design calculations, drawing review, and outage sequencing.

Xcel - Power Operations Technical Intern [January 2024 - May 2024]

• Analyzed generation outage schedules to aid analysts in preparation for Northern States Power Company's participation in the MISO Planning Resource Auction. MySQL, Python.

• Developed metrics tool exploring real time desk performance based on operations log. Databricks, MySQL, Python.

Workday - Software Engineer 3, 4 [September 2019 - July 2023]

• Led a team of engineers developing a modular, data-aware text editor used by many products across the company. ProseMirror, TypeScript

• Contributed to large codebases for collaborative productivity applications, including developing a data visualization and charting library, as well as a WYSIWYG email designer.TypeScript, React, HTML, CSS, Java.

Elastic Suite - Full Stack Software Engineer [January 2018 - August 2019]

• Worked on modernizing a legacy dojo single page app, porting existing functionality and building new features with React.

• Wrote lots of tests. Unit tests. Functional component tests. End to end tests.

• Occasionally worked on backend which is basically a Ruby on Rails API that hooks up with Mongo.

Click 3X - Senior Developer[June 2016 - December 2017]

• Worked on a wide variety of client projects varying from your classic web stack to cross-platform game development, VR dev for Oculus Rift, and Three.js and WebGL experiences. See projects page for specifics.

• Built stuff using all the latest web development tools―React, Redux, webpack, Babel, Sass, etc.

• Lots of JavaScript, including Node for backend stuff.

• Tinkered with a few WordPress sites.

xLAB - Embedded Systems Engineer[Summer 2015]

• Researched electroacoustics and developed a home entertainment surround sound system, using parametric arrays and reflections to deliver highly directed sound.

• Experimented with different crossover configurations for traditional loudspeakers to supplement the limited bandwidth of piezoelectric transducers.

Complex Systems Group - Research Assistant[Oct 2013 - May 2015]

• Analyzed the structure, function, and controllability of the human musculoskeletal system from a network science perspective.

• Research dynamics and community structure in brain networks.

Alcoa - Metallurgical & Quality Systems Intern[Summer 2013]

• Implemented process management system for anodizing alloys of aluminum.

• Conducted capability analysis for new rectifier.

• Created conditional reaction plans for complex operations.

M&TSI - Teaching Assistant[Summer 2015]

• Provided guidance for 55 high school students in engineering labs and throughout the development of their own closed loop mechatronic prototypes.

SAAST* - Residential Teaching Assistant[Summer 2014]

• Served as educator, mentor, and group leader of 20 high school students in the Engineering Complex Networks program.

• Fostered a tight-knit community through daily social activities and weekend excursions.