Dave Donaldson

Experience

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  Ventura County Community College District

  Dec 1986 - Jul 2005

  Programmer Analyst

  Perform systems analysis to develop custom applications not provided by baseline systems. Train users in use of those systems, as well as how to write their own custom reports.

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  Ventura College

  Jan 2006 - Dec 2011

  Financial Aid Technical Specialist

  Maintain MS SQL server-based financial aid software system. Perform quarterly updates of software. Trouble-shoot software issues, develop work-arounds, and work with software developer to resolve them.

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  GigaWatt, Inc.

  Jul 2011 - Dec 2021

  Provide technical expertise for solar designs, as well as the installation. When an installer in the field has a technical question concerning how to install a piece of equipment, or has a Code issue, my phone rings.Routinely participate in 3-way calls with a potential customer and a sales rep, to address technical questions, usually related to the interconnection of the existing electrical system to the utility.Wrote and maintain dozens of "Install Guides" on various facets (J-boxes, Conduit, Rail, etc.) of a typical solar install. These augment the manuals from manufacturers, which have little to no information on getting the power from the solar array to the grid.Hold certifications to install any battery-based equipment we sell. Outback, Sonnen, Blue Ion, Simplifi, LG Chem, Energy Hub (SolarEdge), Ensemble (Enphase), etc. Write and maintain the "Custom Install Guides" for DIY customers to install them. Earned the C-10 "Electrical Contractor" license used by the company to generate contracts with customers for solar equipment installations, as well as subcontractors.Earned and maintain a NABCEP "Professional Installer" Certification. Show less

  • Senior Design Engineer

    Aug 2015 - Dec 2021

  • Senior Design Engineer

    Jul 2011 - Aug 2015