Nelson Cooper
Principal Business System Specialist, Hazard Awareness Warning Center at Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Oakland, California, United States
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Top SchoolNelson Cooper is a seasoned business systems leader with a decade of experience translating complex engineering and policy needs into practical technology solutions for energy utilities. Based in Oakland, he currently leads as Manager, Business Systems at Pacific Gas & Electric, serving as product owner for Emergency Preparedness & Response and acting as a critical liaison between business units and IT. He has driven backlogs in JIRA, written RFPs and IT functional requirements, and steered AI-driven wildfire smoke detection initiatives, delivering measurable improvements in risk awareness. His background spans engineering, data analytics, environmental studies, urban planning, and non-profit management, with a strong emphasis on infrastructure projects from water treatment to real-time metering and electric transmission. He has built KPI-driven Power BI dashboards and centralized reporting, enabling executives to see the impact of expense programs and risk mitigation across multi-year portfolios. He holds a BS in Engineering from the University of Michigan and has pursued data analytics, business analysis, and web development credentials to bridge technologists and business stakeholders.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, Honors/Regents High School/Secondary Diploma Program, High School Diploma, Honors/Regents High School/Secondary Diploma Program at Fossil Ridge High SchoolBachelor of Science (B.S.), Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Engineering at University of MichiganCertificate in Business Analysis, Information Technology, Certificate in Business Analysis, Information Technology at Villanova UniversityWeb Development, Python, JavaScript, React, Django, Bootstrap, React, Web Development, Python, JavaScript, React, Django, Bootstrap, React at Kickstart CodingData Analytics and Visualization, Data Analytics and Visualization at UC Berkeley Extension
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Github Skills (6)
concerts3
concert3
music2
nextjs1
lists1
react1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ncooper1106/HW1
May 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:18 PRs, 18 pushes, 3 branches in 24 days
shaneleblanc/concertshare
Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
ConcertShare is a free tool empowering social concert-going. Create groups with your friends to follow artists' events together!
Contributions:15 PRs, 17 pushes, 3 branches in 3 days
groupsreactconcertseventsfollow
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