Craig Breaden

About Craig Breaden

I’m a founding engineer building next-generation monitoring and control solutions for commercial electric systems. My career has been dedicated to enabling smarter, more resilient, and more efficient power networks through software, integration, and advanced controls.Over the past decade-plus, I’ve worked across the full spectrum of distributed energy technologies:• Tesla Energy: Served as a Staff Systems Integration and Controls Application Engineer for the Megapack, designing and implementing advanced control strategies for commercial and industrial storage systems and microgrids, as well as utility scale grid forming deployments.• Smarter Grid Solutions: Led integration engineering at Smarter Grid Solutions, DERMS company, driving large-scale distributed energy resource coordination and utility integration.I bring a blend of deep technical expertise and hands-on integration experience, with a strong focus on bridging the gap between emerging technology and real-world operational needs.I’m passionate about solving complex challenges in energy systems, from microgrids to large-scale DER integration, and about creating technology that enables a more resilient and sustainable grid.

Experience

1. Founding Engineer Head of Engineering

   Daisychain Energy

   May 2025 — Present · Brooklyn, NY, US

Education

• Clemson University

  Exchange Programme, Engineering

  2008 — 2009

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Professional Education Short Program, Product Platform & Product Family Design: From Strategy to Implementation

  2013 — 2013

• University of Strathclyde

  MEng, Electrical & Mechanical Engineeing

  2005 — 2010

• University of Strathclyde

  Master’s Degree, MPhil, Design, Development and Demonstration of an Active Network Management Testbed

  2015

Skills

• Iec 61850
• Engineering
• Renewable Energy
• Electrical Engineering
• Project Management
• Energy Efficiency
• Sustainability
• Energy Management
• Energy