Dylan Mcdowell
Modeling & Simulation Engineer
Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
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Top SchoolDylan Mcdowell is a Modeling & Simulation Engineer and computational economist with a decade of experience building and leading development of risk, dispatch optimization, and techno-economic analysis tools at Idaho National Laboratory. He leads HERON development and has been principal investigator on DOVE, specializing in stochastic, time-dependent market signal modeling and uncertainty quantification for integrated energy systems. Dylan combines hands-on software work on high-profile open-source multiphysics projects like MOOSE and BISON with QA and CI automation, bringing both scientific rigor and production reliability to large codebases. He’s equally comfortable translating complex stochastic models into actionable strategy for decision-makers and managing cross-sector collaborations with universities and industry. A dual-economics and applied math graduate now pursuing advanced computational mathematics, Dylan also brings a background in agronomy data science and private equity analytics that sharpens his practical focus on cost, risk, and business utility.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Master's degree, Computational and Applied Mathematics at University of WashingtonBrigham Young University-Idaho
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Github Skills (10)
simulations10
testing10
simulation10
python10
finite-element-analysis9
c-language8
cprogramming-language8
bash7
parallel5
amr4
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
idaholab/moose
Jan 2020 - Jun 2020
Multiphysics Object Oriented Simulation Environment
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:6 commits, 8 PRs, 28 comments in 5 months
Contributions summary:Dylan made several contributions related to testing and ensuring the reliability of the MOOSE simulation environment. They fixed a tolerance issue in a large beam test and made the `are_queued_jobs_finished` script Python3 compatible. The user added a script to verify the conda libmesh version before building. Furthermore, they added the `unique_test_id` parameter to the TestHarness class.
pythonfinite-element-analysisfemparallelmultiphysics
dylanjm/HERON
Oct 2020 - Mar 2025
HERON is a modeling toolset and plugin for RAVEN to accelerate stochastic technoeconomic assessment of the economic viability of various grid-energy system configurations, especially with application to electrical grids and integrated energy systems (IES).
Contributions:247 pushes, 71 branches in 4 years 5 months
pythonravenelectricaliesenergy-system
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