Experience

ThermoLift, Inc.

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Energy System Engineer

  • Sep 2022 - Present

• Senior Quality Engineer

  • Nov 2021 - Present



Stony Brook University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Mar 2015 - Aug 2021

  ▪ Identified a unique business opportunity which could lead to an annual revenue of $3.6 million from my study of the challenges facing the current energy grid and its connections to the building energy demands.▪ Built Machine Learning pipelines to predict the instantaneous thermal loads of various types of residential and commercial buildings with an accuracy around 10% to 20%.▪ Explored the application of Machine Learning and MPC in the field of modern energy grid and HVAC systems to improve system resilience, operating costs, and carbon footprints.▪ Probed pathways for establishing a high dimensional matching between opaque data-driven models and human-interpretable analytical models to improve model interpretability.▪ Launched medium to large scale co-simulations with Python and simulation engines to study the community level energy demand profiles and the demand flexibility potentials.▪ Investigated the characteristics and benefits of energy storage systems in a wide variety of forms including electric battery storage and thermal storage (chilled water or ice) to support the building electrification.▪ Developed specialized models in the EnergyPlus platforms with reference to the ASHRAE/AHRI/IECC standards to evaluate the cost & emission benefits of diverse types of HVAC systems and control strategies.

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - Jun 2017

  ▪ Guided students to understand the core ideas and their applications in teaching and lab supervisions.

• Graduate Facility Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

  ▪ Coordinated with facility managers to maintain the routine operations of the Student Activity Center and the Stony Brook Union.▪ Led operation assistants to set up programmable spaces for more than 90 events.



ThermoLift, Inc.

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2018 - May 2021

  ▪ Developed an innovative natural gas driven heat pump model in EnergyPlus with its runtime language and the EMS (Energy Management System) through regression and exergy analysis.▪ In charge of the cost & emission comparative benefits analysis against existing and emerging technologies including micro-CHPs, VRF systems, low-temperature radiant systems and ground-source heat pumps. ▪ Carried out large scale simulations, with each consisting of 150 individual models, to analyze the feasibility and the benefits of the ThermoLift heat pump across the U.S. and Canada.▪ Supported external system designs such as hydronic HVAC systems, M&V plans, 3D models, schematics, and control strategies for the heat pump nucleus.▪ Drafted and provided analytical supports for several grant proposals as well as investment pitches, which led to more than 500k in funding.



Paul Cataldo Architecture and Planning

• Solar Engineer

  • Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

  ▪ Carried out building energy audits with eQuest for energy retrofits.▪ Conducted code compliance analyses for PV installations based on ASCE 7-10. ▪ Carried out building energy audits with eQuest for energy retrofits.▪ Conducted code compliance analyses for PV installations based on ASCE 7-10.



Wuxi Weifu High-Technology Group Co.,Ltd.

• China
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Aug 2011 - Sep 2013

  ▪ Designed and improved more than 300 process equipment such as fixtures and gauges for production lines.▪ Implemented more than 10 Lean Manufacturing measures to reduce the fixture changeover time.▪ Provided technical support for Process Engineers, Quality Assurance Engineers and Manufacturing Engineers.▪ Managed and maintained the design database and archives. ▪ Designed and improved more than 300 process equipment such as fixtures and gauges for production lines.▪ Implemented more than 10 Lean Manufacturing measures to reduce the fixture changeover time.▪ Provided technical support for Process Engineers, Quality Assurance Engineers and Manufacturing Engineers.▪ Managed and maintained the design database and archives.