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I am a mechanical engineer at Arup, working as a building physics analyst concentrating in energy modeling and integrated, sustainable design. I have been heavily involved in research revolving around sustainable and renewable building projects, specifically related to energy modeling and data collection, as well as photovoltaic system design, all stemming from my four year participation in the DOE Solar Decathlon and National Renewable Energy Laboratory internships. Specialties: Building Energy Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization, Data Analysis, Active Photovoltaic System Design, Passive Solar Design, Residential Automated Energy Management and Control Systems, Data Collection System DesignMechanical Engineer/Energy Modeler @ Working as a mechanical engineer at Arup focusing in energy modeling, digital environments, energy code compliance, and building physics, I perform energy modeling studies in order to inform design decisions in early stages, as well as create compliance models for LEED and Title-24 and work to integrate these analyses as seamlessly as possible into BIM workflows. I strive to upgrade conventional building engineering workflows to keep up with 21st century digital tools. I also work with large scale data analysis and visualization, specifically in regards to building energy usage. Some of this work has morphed into dynamic near-time energy modeling, soon to move towards model predictive control. From September 2013 to Present (2 years 4 months) Graduate Research Fellow @ Modeling the effects of a novel residential dual surface hydronic wall system in a bespoke energy model built from fundamental physics equations. From April 2012 to September 2013 (1 year 6 months) Building Systems Graduate Student @ Architectural engineering master's student specializing in sustainability, HVAC analysis, and energy modeling. From January 2012 to September 2013 (1 year 9 months) Entry Level Engineer/Intern @ Aid in daylighting analysis, consulting, and LEED certification of new construction and retrofits. From April 2012 to August 2012 (5 months) Undergraduate Research Assistant @ Aid in the design and research of switched capacitor power converters to allow PV modules to avoid efficiency losses due to shading and weather variations. From May 2011 to December 2011 (8 months) Energy Optimization Engineer @ Development of energy optimization algorithms for residential energy management and testing with EnergyPlus. From May 2010 to December 2011 (1 year 8 months) Student @ Electrical engineering specialising in renewable power systems and sustainable building design. From August 2007 to December 2011 (4 years 5 months) Sub-Contractor @ Design and installation of data collection system for Kurion nuclear waste remediation. From August 2010 to July 2011 (1 year) Contractor @ Energy Modeling for Halcyon Shades: Energy savings verification and quantification. From January 2011 to April 2011 (4 months) Intern @ Developing Image Processing Micro-Controller System for use in Intelligent Lighting Control From April 2010 to August 2010 (5 months) Intern @ Optimizing Electrical Storage to Avoid Grid Back-Feeding and Spillage of Renewable-Generated Power at High Penetration Levels From June 2009 to August 2009 (3 months) Master's Degree, Building Systems Engineering, 3.71/4.00 @ University of Colorado at Boulder From 2012 to 2013 Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering, 3.25/4.00 @ Missouri University of Science and Technology From 2007 to 2011 Benjamin Brannon, P.E. is skilled in: Analysis, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, Matlab, AutoCAD, Project Management, C/C++, VBA, EnergyPlus, Radiance, Python, Revit, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering