Douglas Thoms, Cem, P.Eng Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• In a team, built, configured and scripted Ignition-based monitoring system for Wind/PV Solar portfolio.• Created 2022 KPI solar production targets, consulting multiple stakeholders, surveying planned changes, modeling potential losses.• Improved accuracy of KPIs by improving report’s automated error checking, production estimations (used Excel, Python, R, SQL).• Provided direction to technicians integrating weather stations and inverter SCADA components to monitoring system.• Developed Ignition-based monitoring system, integrating SCADA using python 2.7 and SQL.• Selected and supervised coop students.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Identified under-performing solar sites quantifying loss and potential causes.• Improved report process using scripts (R, Python/Jupyter notes) reducing production time by an estimated 50% while maintain high accuracy.• Dependably and reliably provided KPIs for over 800 solar and wind sites to the executive team, operations and financial teams and lenders.• Built database and transitioned spreadsheet-stored data improving robustness, storage and accuracy of data. Created Prototype GUI using Flask.

Kitchener, Canada Area

• Saved client electricity fees by analysis energy market and electrical grid conditions – analysis of grid Team captured 5 of 5 IESO peak days• Increased profitability of IESO energy storage pilot arbitrage by modelling an algorithm• Advised client on IESO and Ontario Electricity market• Operated distributed energy resources• Administered demand management programs for BC Hydro and the Independent Electricity System Operator of Ontario

Kitchener, Canada Area

• Analyzed energy consumption, created linear regression energy models and GHG emission algorithms• Designed/priced/coordinated/troubleshot data acquisition solutions• Reviewed energy evaulation of facilities (i.e. commercial, institutional, industrial)

Various

Companies included Toronto Hydro, MCW, and Natural Resources Canada. Duties included:• Project management• On-site inspections/Commissioning• Assisting Energy Modelling reports• creating rule test for a building energy simulation program