Summary
Sean Ely is a product-focused project manager and founder with a rare combination of electrical engineering, data science, and hands-on software delivery across renewables, EV grid services, and industrial time-series databases. He has led product strategy and technical roadmaps that unlocked new markets and multimillion-dollar value—building everything from V2G certification frameworks and wind-farm ML optimizations to TDengine’s AVEVA PI integration and cloud launch. Comfortable as both a strategic leader and a builder, Sean has founded startups and independently shipped commercial-grade software while directing cross-functional teams in enterprise and utility settings. His background includes leading a $9M pilot for fault current mitigation and delivering measurable operational savings at scale, demonstrating an uncommon blend of field-tested grid expertise and product instincts. Based in San Diego, he seeks roles that accelerate the clean energy transition by turning complex engineering challenges into viable, revenue-generating products.
4 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
M.S. Electrical Engineering - Electric Power, M.S. Electrical Engineering - Electric Power at University of Southern California
BS Mechanical Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign