Summary
Stanton Cady is a Principal Electrical Engineer with 14 years of experience specializing in power system modeling, distributed control, and commercial software for the power industry. He combines deep academic training (PhD, M.S., B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UIUC) with hands-on product and leadership roles, having moved from graduate research on distributed frequency regulation to directing engineering teams and now leading systems work at Switched Source. Stanton has a track record of turning cutting-edge distributed control theory into practical, production-grade tools for ultra-reliable and mission-critical power systems. He advises NewGrid while continuing to ship software and system architectures that blend networked control, power electronics, and data visualization. Based in Somerville, MA, he brings a rare mix of research rigor and startup engineering execution, and his background includes applied internships at Google and Nest that influenced his focus on measurement-driven designs.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign