Dave Sims
Automations Engineer
Mondamin, Iowa, United States
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Top SchoolDave Sims is an Automations Engineer with a decade of hands-on experience designing control systems, data acquisition, and automation across manufacturing and aerospace environments. He currently works at GELITA and leads Data Acquisition for KiloWatts for Humanity, where his engineering work has enabled sustainable solar kiosks that transformed energy access in Zambian villages. His background blends controls engineering roles at Electroimpact and Corbion with systems-level work in SCADA, PLCs, and embedded electrical design, informed by an MS in Electrical Engineering. A longtime instructor and medic with the American Red Cross and veteran experience as a combat medic, he pairs technical problem-solving with practical training and safety leadership. Outside work he pursues accessible energy and knowledge initiatives, bringing empathy and field-tested operational insight to automation projects. Unusual for an engineer, he also holds a helicopter private pilot certificate, reflecting a persistent appetite for disciplined, hands-on skills.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Criminal Justice and Chemistry, Criminal Justice and Chemistry at Everett Community CollegeBachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering w/ Computer Engineering Specialty; minors in Computer Science and Mathematics, Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering w/ Computer Engineering Specialty; minors in Computer Science and Mathematics at Seattle UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at MARYSVILLE PILCHUCK HIGH SCHOOLAssociate’s Degree, Health Science Technology, Associate’s Degree, Health Science Technology at Coastline CollegeCultural Communications, Cultural Communications at Cascadia Community CollegeMaster of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering at University of Washington BothellApprentice Member, Stunt Work, Apprentice Member, Stunt Work at United Stuntmen's AssociationAssociate of Arts and Sciences (AAS): Aviation - Commercial Helicopter Pilot, Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS): Aviation - Commercial Helicopter Pilot at Green River CollegeFAA Private Pilot Certificate, Helicopter, FAA Private Pilot Certificate, Helicopter at Classic Helicopter Corporation
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (53)
monitoring10
visualization10
dashboard10
mysql10
grafana10
visualize10
analytics10
go10
prometheus10
elasticsearch10
data-visualization10
influxdb10
observability9
composable9
business-intelligence9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
sbcdave/KWH-Datalogger
Oct 2017 - Jun 2027
Contributions:189 commits, 16 PRs, 171 pushes in 9 years 9 months
kwh
sbcdave/KWH-Listener
Jun 2018 - Aug 2019
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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