Electrical Engineering Power System

Joshua Williams

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EDUCATION

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY New York, NY

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering Dec 2024

Concentration in Smart Electric Energy and Computation.

MS Amazon Fellowship

COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND Staten Island, NY

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Minor in Mathematics May 2023

Concentration in Power Electronics and Systems.

PROJECTS AND RESEARCH

HACK DEFENDER, College of Staten Island

Snort IPS Jan 2023 - May 2023

Generated a Network Intrusion Prevention System detecting while protecting against 100+ malicious network threats.

Established at least 5 rules to locate and drop packets classified as malicious traffic while generating associated alerts for users.

AIRPLANE LOAD RELIEF, Columbia University

MATLAB, Simulink Program Dec 2023

Researched the intricacies of TEGs and DC to DC converters for calculating the components to utilize waste heat from airplanes

Built and simulated a Thermoelectric generator connected to a calculated Boost Converter to charge the Airplane Resistor load with the goal of 40% efficiency

POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS HAWAIIAN ELECTRICAL GRID, Columbia University

Dec 2023

Research Current State Hawaii Power Electrical Grid, Energy Sources and Consumption, Geography and Demographics

Develop proficient methods using Renewable energy such as Solar and Wave Power concepts for improving the Hawaiian Electrical Power System economically and environmentally

FORMULA SAE RESEARCH, Columbia University

SOLIDWORKS CAD Jan 2024

Design Waterproof Aluminum material casing for an 600KW Dual Three Phase inverter of a rear wheel 2025 dual motor EV

Researched the usage of Carbon Fiber Plates and Direct Drive to implement for the chassis involving a rear dual motor system

GREEN POWER SYSTEM ENERGY CONSUMPTION, Columbia University

May 2024

Researched current challenges and importance of infrastructure and policies that neglect overall societal health based off energy consumption systems

Developed safe and secure solutions involving carbon capture, storage system, hybrid power system, idle reduction derivative and integrating renewable energy

SECOND-LIFE ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES FOR SMART GRID, Columbia University

May 2024

Developed models revealing that second-life batteries can operate at approximately 30% of the cost of new systems while meeting grid stability and renewable integration needs

Proposed real world case study, utilizing 250-400 second-life Telsa Model 3 battery packs at 30%-50% SOH to achieve 10 MWh Con-Ed Ozone Battery System.

GETTING HEALTH INTO ENERGY DECISION MAKING, Columbia University

May 2024

Analyzed U.S. Inflation Reduction Act's and Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment, to promote sustainable power generation and worker transition from fossil fuels

Proposed future research directions to explore coal mine repurposing for heating and cooling applications and potential technology advancements like gyrotron drilling to expand geothermal resource access.

MENANDS BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, Columbia University

MATLAB, Simulink Program Dec 2024

Proposed and designed a 4.9MW/20 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) using Telsa Megapacks to optimize energy efficiency grid reliability for Albany County, NY

Simulated the BESS, reduced Total Harmonic Distortion to 2.54%. Conducted load and financial analysis using DER-VET, achieving peak shaving and avoided demand charges.

SKILLS

Assembly programming language applied to microcontrollers

Proficient with MATLAB, SOLIDWORKS, AutoCAD, Revit, LabVIEW, and Multisim software.

Kali Linux tools including Wireshark and Snort IDS/IPS.

Software skills that include coding are C++ and Python applied to projects.

Design Electric distribution and Control systems (AC/DC)

Implemented Microsoft Suites (Experience in WORD, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint)

Knowledge of Circuit analysis, Power Systems, short circuit and voltage drops.

Basic Proficiency with technical writing, spreadsheets, communication, technological tools

Conducted Project researches, delegated design positions for project team members

Troubleshoot and repair electronic devices (Computers and cellphones).

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