Jordan Smith

Consulting Engineer @Southern California Edison (SCE)

Pomona, CA, US

Leading a high-performing team of seven engineers and technicians, safely and effectively executing $2 million in EPIC Demonstration projects• Focused on electric vehicle charging infrastructure and distribution systems, fleet electrification, battery auxiliary power systems, and mechanical energy storage systems• Developed demonstration proposals based on EV chargers with integrated energy storage as grid assets and heavy-duty electric trucks as part of a microgrid• Developed methods and models for large scale electric bus charging depots• Advised on EV charging infrastructure utility project, led team to set up and execute on technical evaluations, run approved supplier system, resulting in over charge port commitment in initial pilot.• Advised on $570 million Transportation Electrification filing, including preliminary engineering on $4 million port electrification priority projects• Led team to set up lab systems to demonstrate EV charging communications and controls techniques for managed charging and integration with microgrid control systems• Leading technical evaluation of bidirectional charging systems featuring battery electric vehicles utilized as electric grid power assets• Developing efficiency and power quality standards for electric vehicle chargers• Leading development and demonstration of novel mobile battery auxiliary power systems• Advising and consulting on compressed air energy storage systems, flywheel, and gravity power systems

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

MSEM, Engineering Management

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

University of California, Santa Cruz

Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

BSME, Mechanical Engineering