# Raina Carter

> Software Engineering Manager at Energy Solutions

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/raina

## Work Experience
### Software Engineering Manager @ Energy Solutions
Jan 2023 – Present

### Software Engineer @ Energy Solutions
Jan 2014 – Present | Oakland
•	Develop large scale energy efficiency and distributed energy resource rebate application processing software for major utilities using Python, Django, Postgres, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
•	Develop API hub for internal and external clients using Python, Django and Django Rest Framework
•	Develop TECH Public Reporting website, techcleanca.com, using Python, Django, Wagtail and Bootstrap
•	Create custom queries, reports and scripts
•	Conduct code reviews
•	Quality Assurance lead, perform and delegate QA; facilitate QA/Support check-in meeting, provide technical support when needed
•	Perform production releases bi-weekly
•	Conduct Support Engineering and Support Intake
•	TDD, DDD, Agile methodologies
•	Project, Program and Engineer Management; document processes and technology
•	Mentor junior engineers

### Software Engineering Fellow @ Hackbright Academy
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
- Developed an application that uses machine learning to produce a yoga routine using Python,   Flask, SQL, JavaScript, Bootstrap, HTML, CSS
-Completed several applications including movie recommendation engine and natural language processor
-Paired Programming with several partners for various projects
-TDD
-Managed projects with agile methodologies

### Mechanical Engineer @ WSP Flack + Kurtz
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013
-Assisted in the Design Documentation and Construction Documentation phase for Santa Clara Courthouse
-Analyzed the building facade and internal loads
-Developed spreadsheet to organize data for HVAC equipment selection 
-Designed ductwork and mechanical piping systems

### Mechanical Engineer @ Guttmann & Blaevoet Consulting Engineers
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011
-Assisted in the Design Documentation and Construction Documentation phase for Highland Hospital
-Developed spreadsheet to automatically export and analyze CFM data in order to size and select various HVAC equipment
-Thoroughly back-checked contractors ductwork layout for accuracy

### Product Developer @ Bloom Energy
Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 | Sunnyvale
-Assisted in development of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
-Reorganized and analyzed BOM in order to identify costly areas
-Collaborated with engineers to explore more cost effective options
-Designed voltage lead termination mechanism, built prototype, documented assembly procedure

### Research Assistant @ UC Davis
Jan 2006 – Jan 2006 | Davis
-Assisted in the development of NASA Airship for the Robotics, Autonomous Systems, & Controls Application Laboratory
-Analyzed the dynamic model in order to design the control system
-Linked interface between model in ADAMS and control system in Simulink, ran simulations in ADAMS
-Organized and presented data and results


## Education
### Hackbright

### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Davis


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/raina-carter-aa2a5471

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Last updated: 2026-04-11