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Kimberly King Resume [June 2017]
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KIMBERLY KINGT E C H N I C A L W R I T E R
R E N E W A B L E E N E R G Y E N G I N E E R
EXPERIENCE
INTERESTS
PROFILE
CONTACT
FOLLOW ME
SKILLS
PLea 2017 | Water & Waste Forum
Scientific Committee participant and reviewer
of papers on issues of efficiency, and innovative
thinking that can solve water and waste problems.
SSN | UH-HNEI | DoE Grid, Photovoltaic &
Battery Smart Grid Inverter Project
Wrote first technical copy draft of a nascent smart
grid communications protocol standard.
Out Think The Box (Freelance Consultant)
Provide sustainable development, engineering
and technical advisory services utilizing RESTs,
energy efficiency, and conservation.
Rumsey Engineers
Define data control points, monitoring equipment
and data visualization software selection for
energy and resource performance monitoring.
Self-Employed (Freelance Consultant)
Research, design, edit, write, revise compelling
technical copy and stories for general and global
audiences. Streamline documentation work flow.
Silvercrest Energy and Automation
Conduct wind and hydrokinetic research, and
analysis for energy conservation, maximizing of
resource efficiencies and system integration.
Land-Action.org
Design, plan, develop urban adaptation strategies
for water-resource management, and hyper-
intense urban farming. Develop a human excreta
management schema for application as an urban
sanitation alternative.
Freelance
Perform the duties of a Sr UNIX Systems
Administrator, Programmer, and Web Architect at
high-profile computer science companies.
Contributor &
Reviewer
2017
Sr. Technical Writer |
Research Engineer
2012
Renewable
Energy Engineer
2007-Present
Project Engineer
2006
Technical Writer
1999-Present
Project Engineer
2009-2012
Contributor
2015-Present
Sr UNIX Systems &
Web Administrator
1994-2005
Technical writer, disruptive
technologist, renewable
energy engineer, web content
management, copy editor, and
communications specialist in
renewable energy systems
technologies (RESTs), and
sustainable development.
Out thinking the box...
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+1 415 832 9084
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kimgerly@outthinkthebox.net
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Baltimore, MD 21203
USA
Technical Writing
Adobe InDesign
Wind Energy
Copy Editing
Acrobat Pro
wind solar hydrokinetic biomass
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CSS
HTML
FrameMaker
Adobe Premier
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KIMBERLY KINGT E C H N I C A L W R I T E R
R E N E W A B L E E N E R G Y E N G I N E E R
EDUCATION
SKILLS
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS | CERTIFICATIONS
STRENGTHS
CONTACT
FOLLOW ME
Loughborough University (UK)
Post-graduate coursework in mechanical engi-
neering, electrical engineering and sustainable
development at CREST.
Engineer
Perform micro-siting of wind resources, data
acquisition, data validation and reporting.
Decommission a small wind turbine.
Oregon Institute of Technology (OR, USA)
Continuing education coursework in electrical
fundamentals, fluid mechanics, heat transfer,
photovoltaic materials science.
Web Architect
Evaluate, recommend, and install technologies,
information design methods, analyze system
deficiencies and implement solutions.
Laney College (Oakland, CA, USA)
Hands-on training in Machining, Welding, Electrics,
OSHA Safety, Blueprint Reading, CNC
Engineer
Perform residential solar site assessments and
analysis, photovoltaic (PV) design and installation.
Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA, USA)
Pursued general mathematics and engineering
coursework. Cross-enrolled at the Georgia
Institute of Technology.
Project Engineer
Benchmark energy and resource building
performance monitoring on the Carnegie
Institution Global Ecology Center building.
PgDipl/MSc in
Renewable Energy
Systems Technology
Wind Energy Systems
2008-Present
Bsc Candidate in
Renewable Energy
Engineering
Systems Analysis
2012-2015
Continuing Education
Photovoltaic Systems
2004-Present
BSc in
Mathematics
Energy Monitoring
2006
• Strategizing
• Provoking innovative
evaluation, development, and
implementation
• Taking bold, decisive, definitive
action identifying and revealing
solutions others don’t realize
• Identify opportunities for
developing and implementing
everyday brilliance for disaster
resilience
• Agile networker, build strategic
alliances utilizing conventional/
unconventional approaches
• Working in collaborative teams
• Composing concrete, concise,
clear technical documentation
• User innovation
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kimgerly@outthinkthebox.net
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USA
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0Mark V Systems LLC
Houston, TX 77008, USA
Phone Mark: 832-483-6749
Phone Charles: 832-453-8435
0Mark V Systems LLC
Houston, TX 77008, USA
Phone Mark: 832-483-6749
Phone Charles: 832-453-8435
we are
Mark V Systems LLC
ENGINEERS
Cost-effective flow assurance
project management.
Peter
Sound Oceanics
Do you have flow
assurance control issues?
Services we offer
Flow Assurance
The solution of choice—avoid blockages. Ensure
successful, optimal, and economical flow of the
hydrocarbon stream from the reservoir without
interruption.
Services we offer
Sediment Blockages Removal
Provide operational surveys, structural surveys, and
provide cost-effective recommendations to address
sediment blockages.
Services we offer
Hydrate Remediation
We use a self-contained, self-powered ROV-mounted
skid to address hydrate plug formation to ensure flow
control assurance.
Our vast knowledge of the energy
sector allows Mark V Systems LLC to
make recommendations that can
deliver. Our pro-active, innovative
service offerings address detection
issues in the field, ensuring consistent
flow, enabling well managers to keep
their costs down, so they can remain on
budget.
Mark V Systems LLC strives to
generate an immediate payback
through reduced costs,
enhanced productivity, and
lower compliance risks
from challenges inherent
in the off-shore oil industry
when detecting and
analyzing the health of a
flow-line in real time.
Taking bold, decisive, definitive
action identifying and revealing
solutions others don't realize is our
comfort zone.
Silver Spring Networks
555 Broadway Street
Redwood City, CA 94063
www.silverspringnet.com
UH-HNEI Smart Grid Inverter Project
System Architecture
SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
Development and Demonstration of Smart Inverters
for High-Penetration PV Applications
Dr. Richard Rocheleau
University of Hawaii, Hawaii natUral energy institUte
De–ee0005338.001
ObjectIVeS AnD PARtneRS
» enable high-penetration residential Pv
» lower grid integration costs
» test benefits to utility of inverter control
Principal Investigator
» Provide program management and
analysis of benefits and impacts of
smart grid inverter control capability
technology Lead
» Provide end-to-end, standards-
based, smart grid communications
for inverters
Inverter technology Lead
» Provide inverter with advanced grid
functionality (agf)
Services Lead
» Provide system installation, training,
and customer support
co-Utility Lead
» assess benefits to utility of inverter
control capability
co-Utility Lead
» assess impact of inverter to mitigate
voltage fluctuations and output
variability on distribution feeder
SOLUtIOn OVeRVIew
» smart energy Profile 2.0 – Distributed energy
resources (Der) function set
» smart inverter with advanced grid functionality (agf)
» standards-based smart grid communication
module (niC)
SOLUtIOn ARcHItectURe
Utility back Office Systems Smart Grid network Home
Inverter management Silver Spring networks
& control Software network Interface card
» Provision inverter on network » seP 2.0 over 2.4 gHz ZigBee
» manage Pv Production Data » 900 mHz utility smart grid network
» send control signals to inverter » retrieve Pv production data
» monitor status of inverter » send inverter control signals through network
900 mHz
customerIQtm
Silver Spring networks Smart meter
Access Point
CustomerIQCustomerIQ
Inverter
Mgmt
SW
WAN
» Utility web portal » Utility owned
» Customer can see » Home’s primary
net bill impact & solar meter
production
» remote generation curtailment
» remote control of reactive power supply
» low voltage ride through
FIeLD tRIALS Pv at University of
Hawaii – maUi College
OkLAHOmA GAS & eLectRIc mAUI eLectRIc cOmPAny
» assess benefits to utility of inverter » Demonstrate new smart grid
control, including conservation voltage inverter systems
reduction » test, control, and monitor inverters
» assess new business model for utility to enable higher penetration of Pv
owned smart grid inverters
» Demonstrate new smart gird inverter
systems near the end of a feeder
2.4 gHz
» ZigBee
Communications
module
» seP 2.0 Der
based on Fronius IG Plus V Inverter
advanced grid functionality (examples)
norman, oK
resiDential Pv in KiHei
anD wailea
out think the box
REST* in Urban Agriculture —
Humanure Service Opportunity
* REST - Renewable Energy Systems Technology
Oakland, CA, USA
23 May 2016
Kimberly King
Renewable Energy Engineer
Email: kimgerly@kimgerly.com
Mobile: +1 415 832 9084
Skype: kimgerly
Recommended Citation
Kimberly King,
“REST in Urban Agriculture - Humanure Service (2016).
http://www.kimgerly.com/projects/humanure_svcmkt.pdf
WRITING SAMPLES
On this page, you will find a sampling of documents I composed over the
years. These samples of my work include reports, presentations, manuals, and
scientific papers.
BROCHURE
Mark V Systems LLC is a proactive flow
assurance service company for the offshore oil
and gas industry.
(Adobe InDesign)
REPORT
Silver Spring Networks | UH-HNEI | DoE
Grid, Photovoltaic & Battery Smart Grid
Inverter Project, part of the US DoE Energy
Efficiency & Renewable Energy SunShot
Initiative
INFO-GRAPHIC
Ethane | Low-carbon, low-cost, high-
performance transportation fuel opportunity.
Click image to view entire image.
(Adobe Photoshop)
PRESENTATION
Renewable Energy
Systems Technologies
in Urban Agriculture
(Adobe InDesign)
QUICK START GUIDE
Zep Solar II Quick Start
Guide
(Adobe FrameMaker)
WEB SITE
O2 Systems, Inc.
(Adobe Dreamweaver)
KIMBERLY KINGT E C H N I C A L W R I T E R
R E N E W A B L E E N E R G Y E N G I N E E R
www.outthinkthebox.net
kimgerly@outthinkthebox.net
+1 415 832 9084