Thomas Richards
Senior Software Engineer - Data & MLOps
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolThomas Richards is a Senior Software Engineer specializing in data and MLOps with seven years of experience building computation- and data-intensive systems for energy storage and semiconductor design. With dual training in physics and computer science, he blends applied math, optimization, and cloud architecture to deliver production-grade tools that drive trading, optimization, and anomaly detection workflows. At Habitat Energy he’s helping architect a scalable data platform that directly supports trading and optimization teams, after earlier work at Powin where he built battery operation optimizers and AWS-based analytics stacks. Comfortable in C++, Python, and distributed systems, he has a track record of translating research-grade models into robust, revenue-generating software. Based in Chicago, he’s passionately focused on grid stability and renewable integration—applying algorithmic rigor to real-world energy systems.
7 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Saint Ann's SchoolBachelor's degree Physics B.S. | Computer Science B.A. | Chinese Minor, Bachelor's degree Physics B.S. | Computer Science B.A. | Chinese Minor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Github Skills (10)
solver10
friend9
pulp9
api8
python8
linear-programming7
image-analysis7
machine-learning5
artificial-intelligence5
tensorflow4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
rootieDev/GTM
Jul 2018 - Sep 2018
Contributions:15 PRs, 83 pushes, 7 branches in 1 month
TCRichards/Arduino-MIDI-Guitar
Aug 2018 - Jul 2020
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
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