Engineer Training
Resume:
Anthony Cotton
West Chester, PA 19382
********@*****.***
Phone: 610-***-****
SOLAR PROJECT ENGINEER
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
Currently pursuing my passion for sustainable energy systems via Solar
technologies applying my diverse experience and training including;
. Project Engineering
. Energy Regulatory experience
. IT systems design and development
. Business Analysis
. IREC Solar PV and Solar Thermal training
. Significant PV / EV / Smart Grid research and training
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Chemical Engineer with Solar training and over 20 years of analytical,
technical and business experience ranging from;
implementing process control and electrical systems during a naphtha
reforming plant start-up
design and implementation of large scale computer software systems
monitoring pending natural gas deregulation and developing appropriate
software planning models
Strong process visualization and communication skills as well as a
commitment to continuous learning.
ANALYTICAL and TECHNICAL SKILLS
Analytical and technical skills include; Solar PV including battery based
systems and Solar Thermal training, Google Earth Pro combined with Google
SketchUp Pro, Troubleshooting electrical, electronic and computer systems,
Whiteboarding, Simulation modeling, Technical Instructor, Software design
and implementation including relational and multi-dimensional databases,
business process modeler
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1/1/2012 - Present... Pursuing NABCEP certification in Solar PV. Completed
IREC accredited hands on Solar PV and Solar Thermal training. Training on
Google Earth Pro in conjunction with Google SketchUp Pro for solar
engineering and design support. Significant investment in researching
PV/EV/Smart Grid technologies
6/2009 - 12/31/2011... Sabbatical for family illness... semi-retired with
some teaching for Penn State University. Also investigated smart Home
technologies using Microsoft's .Net Micro framework (C#) on the Netduino
microcontroller platform for data acquisition and analysis.
11/1992 - 6/2009... Co-founded Business Vision Group, Inc. Directed design
and development of business and technical models with regional clients
including;
Developed various software based simulators and business models for TNS
Media Intelligence, Quest Diagnostics, Merck, GSK and Quest Diagnostics
Penn State University - .Net Instructor, Client/Server Instructor
Learning Tree International - Web Development Instructor
3/1991 - 11/1992... Senior Consultant for Comshare, Inc. Directed Decision
Support modeling projects with numerous Fortune 500 clients in the NY -
Washington corridor including; Bell Atlantic, IRS (linear programming
optimization model).
4/1989 - 3/1991... Senior Consultant for Execucom Systems Corp. Directed
Decision Support modeling projects with numerous Fortune 500 clients in the
in the US and Canada including; Air Canada, Bellcore, Corning, Digital
Equipment Corp, First American Bank, Barclays Bank
6/1976 - 4/1989... Senior Planning Engineer for Columbia Gas System.
. Designed and Implemented Financial Planning Model for "Billion Dollar"
Buyout Plan.
. Designed and Implemented Supply Planning Model for Federal Fraud &
Abuse Case (included custom LP model).
. Authored Strategy Planning for Buying and Selling Gas in a
Decontrolled Market presented to the Group Executives.
6/1974 - 6/1976... Project Engineer for Columbia LNG Corp. Commissioned
mini-computer systems as well as other process control and electrical
systems during start-up of this naptha reforming plant.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Infinite Solar certified in Solar PV and Solar Thermal, SEI Certified in
Advanced PV and Battery Based Systems, Google Earth Pro, Google SketchUp
Pro, Process Control Computer Certification, BS Chemical Engineering (PSU),
ASP.Net / C# Certified, UML Certified, Learning Tree Instructor, PSU
Certificate Instructor, expert in several SQL dialects (Oracle, SQLServer,
Sybase).
INDIVIDUAL PROJECT DETAILS (available upon request)
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