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David
Chen
Senior
Electrical
Engineer
·
Power
Systems
&
Embedded
Control
San
Jose
,
CA
95134
david
.
chen
@
ieee
.
org
+1 (408) 555-8921
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/
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ee
SKILLS
&
EXPERT ISE
Power
Systems
Load
Flow
Analysis
Short
Circuit
Protection
Coordination
Power
Quality
Renewable
Integration
SCADA
Systems
Embedded
Systems
ARM
Cortex
-
M
STM
32
FreeRTOS
Altium
Designer
SPICE
Simulation
FPGA
(
Verilog
)
Software
&
Tools
MATLAB
/
Simulink
Python
C
/
C
++
ETAP
PSCAD
AutoCAD
Electrical
Eagle
LTspice
Standards
&
Regulations
NEC
IEEE
1547
IEC
61850
UL
1741
NFPA
70
E
EDUCAT ION
M
.
S
.
Electrical
Engineering
University
of
California
,
Berkeley
2020 ·
GPA
3.87
B
.
S
.
Electrical
Engineering
University
of
Texas
at
Austin
2018 ·
GPA
3.82 ·
cum
laude
LICEN SES
&
CERT IFICAT ION S
PROFESSION AL
SUMMARY
Results
-
driven
Electrical
Engineer
with
6+
years
of
experience
in
power
systems
analysis
,
embedded
hardware
design
,
and
renewable
energy
integration
.
Proven
track
record
of
delivering
high
-
voltage
protection
schemes
,
grid
-
tied
inverter
systems
,
and
SCADA
upgrades
for
utility
-
scale
projects
.
Adept
at
leading
cross
-
functional
teams
from
concept
through
commissioning
while
maintaining
strict
adherence
to
IEEE
,
NEC
,
and
IEC
standards
.
Passionate
about
advancing
smart
grid
technologies
and
sustainable
energy
infrastructure
.
PROFESSION AL
EXPERIEN CE
Senior
Electrical
Engineer
Pacific
Grid
Solutions
·
San
Francisco
,
CA
Jun
2022 –
Present
Electrical
Engineer
II
NexPhase
Power
Systems
·
Austin
,
TX
Sep
2020 –
May
2022
Professional
Engineer
(
PE
) —
California
, #
PE
-45219
—
Lead
power
system
studies
for
5
utility
-
scale
solar
+
storage
projects
totaling
480
MWac
,
including
load
flow
,
short
circuit
,
and
arc
flash
analysis
per
IEEE
1584
using
ETAP
and
SKM
.
•
Designed
and
commissioned
34.5
kV
collector
substation
protection
schemes
with
SEL
relays
,
reducing
fault
clearing
time
by
28%
and
achieving
99.97%
system
availability
over
18
months
.
•
Developed
Python
-
based
automated
relay
coordination
tool
that
shortened
protection
engineering
timelines
by
35%,
adopted
across
3
regional
offices
.
•
Managed
SCADA
integration
for
12
MW
battery
energy
storage
system
(
BESS
)
using
DNP
3
protocol
,
enabling
real
-
time
dispatch
and
monitoring
via
PI
System
.
•
Mentored
a
team
of
4
junior
engineers
on
power
system
modeling
,
grounding
design
,
and
NERC
compliance
requirements
.
•
Designed
and
tested
3-
phase
grid
-
tied
inverters
(100
kW
– 500
kW
)
for
commercial
solar
applications
,
achieving
peak
efficiency
of
98.2%
and
UL
1741
certification
.
•
Developed
embedded
control
firmware
in
C
for
STM
32
F
4
microcontrollers
implementing
MPPT
algorithms
,
grid
synchronization
(
PLL
),
and
anti
-
islanding
detection
—
passed
all
IEEE
1547
compliance
tests
.
•
Created
Altium
Designer
PCB
layouts
for
power
stage
,
gate
drive
,
and
sensing
circuits
;
reduced
conducted
EMI
by
12
dB
through
optimized
layout
and
ferrite
bead
selection
.
•
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LAN G UAG ES
English
Native
Mandarin
Chinese
Professional
proficiency
German
Conversational
Associate
Electrical
Engineer
Vanguard
Energy
Partners
·
Houston
,
TX
Jan
2019 –
Aug
2020
Electrical
Engineering
Intern
Tesla
,
Inc
. ·
Palo
Alto
,
CA
Jun
2018 –
Aug
2018
SELECT ED
PROJ ECT S
Smart
Microgrid
Controller
Prototype
STM
32
H
7 ·
FreeRTOS
·
MQTT
·
LwIP
Architected
an
embedded
controller
for
islanded
microgrid
operation
that
manages
load
shedding
,
PV
curtailment
,
and
battery
dispatch
based
on
real
-
time
frequency
and
voltage
measurements
.
Demonstrated
200
ms
transition
time
during
grid
fault
events
.
Distribution
Fault
Location
Algorithm
MATLAB
·
Python
·
OpenDSS
Developed
a
traveling
-
wave
-
based
fault
location
algorithm
for
medium
-
voltage
distribution
feeders
.
Achieved
average
location
error
under
2%
across
1,200
simulated
fault
scenarios
,
published
in
IEEE
Transactions
on
Power
Delivery
.
Open
-
Source
Power
Quality
Monitor
ESP
32 ·
ADS
1115 ·
Python
·
Grafana
Designed
a
low
-
cost
(<
$
75
BOM
)
power
quality
monitoring
node
that
logs
voltage
sags
,
swells
,
and
harmonics
to
InfluxDB
with
real
-
time
visualization
.
Deployed
at
5
industrial
partner
sites
;
data
used
for
pre
-
compliance
diagnostics
.
NCEES
Power
Engineering
Certificate
—
Certified
Energy
Manager
(
CEM
) —
AEE
—
Six
Sigma
Green
Belt
—
ASQ
—
UL
1741
Inverter
Certification
Training
—
Conducted
HIL
testing
using
Typhoon
HIL
604
to
validate
inverter
control
logic
under
200+
grid
fault
scenarios
before
hardware
prototype
builds
.
•
Authored
15+
technical
specifications
and
test
reports
for
utility
interconnection
applications
,
supporting
successful
PPA
execution
for
8
projects
.
•
Performed
power
quality
assessments
at
15
industrial
facilities
,
identifying
harmonic
distortion
issues
from
VFDs
and
recommending
filter
solutions
that
reduced
THD
from
12%
to
below
5%.
•
Assisted
in
the
design
of
30
MW
wind
farm
collector
system
—
modeled
cable
ampacity
,
voltage
drop
,
and
grounding
grid
using
CYMCAP
and
ETAP
.
•
Prepared
single
-
line
diagrams
,
protection
schematics
,
and
wiring
diagrams
for
12
kV
switchgear
and
5
MCCs
using
AutoCAD
Electrical
.
•
Coordinated
with
utility
engineers
on
interconnection
requirements
and
protective
device
settings
for
3
distribution
-
level
solar
projects
.
•
Supported
the
Powerwall
team
in
characterizing
battery
pack
thermal
behavior
—
built
test
fixtures
and
collected
data
used
to
refine
the
thermal
management
control
algorithm
.
•
Developed
Python
scripts
to
automate
parasitic
drain
testing
across
200+
units
,
reducing
manual
test
effort
by
60%
and
improving
data
consistency
.
•
Assisted
in
generating
compliance
documentation
for
UL
9540
and
IEC
62619
safety
standards
.
•
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PUBLICAT ION S
HON ORS
&
AWARDS
A
Traveling
-
Wave
-
Based
Fault
Location
Method
for
Active
Distribution
Networks
—
D
.
Chen
,
R
.
Patel
,
M
.
Liu
.
IEEE
Transactions
on
Power
Delivery
,
vol
. 38,
no
. 2,
pp
. 1142–1152,
Apr
2025.
—
Comparative
Analysis
of
MPPT
Algorithms
Under
Partial
Shading
Conditions
for
Utility
-
Scale
PV
—
D
.
Chen
,
K
.
Yamada
.
Proceedings
of
the
IEEE
Energy
Conversion
Congress
&
Exposition
(
ECCE
),
Oct
2024.
—
Harmonic
Mitigation
Strategies
for
Industrial
VFD
Installations
:
A
Case
Study
—
D
.
Chen
,
J
.
Torres
.
IEEE
Industry
Applications
Magazine
,
vol
. 30,
no
. 4,
pp
. 45–53,
Jul
/
Aug
2024.
—
IEEE
PES
Outstanding
Engineer
Award
,
San
Francisco
Section
, 2025
—
Best
Paper
Award
—
IEEE
ECCE
2024,
Power
Electronics
Track
—
NSF
Graduate
Research
Fellowship
Program
Honorable
Mention
, 2019
—
Edward
J
.
McCluskey
Prize
for
Excellence
in
Power
Engineering
,
UC
Berkeley
, 2020
—
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