Eric Helton
Lab Coordinator, Mechanical Design Technology Program
Wisconsin, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEric Helton is an experienced building science and mechanical design professional with 11+ years specializing in instrumentation, data acquisition, experimental design, and residential energy modeling. He combines hands-on prototyping and lab coordination at Madison Area Technical College with senior research engineering work at NREL, modeling building energy use and demand flexibility at multiple scales. Proficient in R, Python, Arduino and other data-logging languages, he designs and implements both research-quality and low-cost monitoring systems and turns long-term field data into actionable efficiency insights. A repeat adjunct instructor, he bridges academia and practice—mentoring students on CAD, quality systems, and capstone projects while running consulting work for building owners. His background uniquely blends mechanical engineering, applied data analysis, and practical field instrumentation, informed by both graduate study and a BA in Germanic languages that underpins clear technical communication.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
University of HamburgMSME in progress, Mechanical Engineering, MSME in progress, Mechanical Engineering at Portland State UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering at Purdue UniversityGraduate work, Mechanical Engineering, Graduate work, Mechanical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder
German, Spanish
Github Skills (31)
climate-model10
scales10
python10
energy10
water10
consumption10
power-systems10
energy-system10
hpc-applications10
energyplus10
calculation10
modeling10
modeling-tool9
simulation9
rating9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ejhw/usbuildingtypology
Apr 2021 - Apr 2021
Contributions:30 pushes, 2 branches in 3 days
whiphi92/resstock
Mar 2021 - Apr 2021
Highly granular modeling of residential building stocks at national, regional, and local scales using OpenStudio/EnergyPlus.
Contributions:2 pushes in 13 days
power-systemsnationalenergypythonregional
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