# Sophia Coplin > Software Engineer at Voltus Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sophiacoplin ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Voltus, Inc. Jan 2022 – Present | Remote - Self-directed on a small team providing several public-facing APIs for small teams and large companies - Involved in system design, long-term planning, and implementation - Wrote public-facing tutorials, documentation, and UIs - Provided and received continuous feedback on design and coding best-practices ### Software Engineer @ SkyCool Systems Inc. Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Mountain View, CA - Sole software engineer at a small hard tech startup. - Managed the model of the thermal properties of the core technology and of the technology in an HVAC/R system. Completed ongoing verification of the model vs real-world data. - Automated sizing, design, cost estimate and purchase lists for installations. - Developed a data pipeline, upgrading the company to AWS-based servers, SQL database, and REST APIs. - Trained co-workers to use Python for modeling and data analysis and to use the project proposal tools - Managed and implemented cybersecurity practices to conform to US DOD NIST SP 800-171 standards. ### Student Vice President @ First Look West (FLOW) / Rocket Fund Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | Pasadena, CA Help modernize the program and provide technical support for the event. Student contact for program. Help market before competition and give feedback. Help prepare for and run the day of the competition. First Look West (FLOW) is a cleantech startup competition and development program for student entrepreneurs. ### Teaching Assistant @ Caltech Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 Introduction to Software Design • Involved in all levels of course creation including designing problem sets and pacing of a new course. • Held weekly code reviews, lab sessions and office hours, and mentored student projects. ### Co President @ Caltech Bikeshare Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Pasadena, CA Managing and developing the website bikeshare.caltech.edu. Managing legal policies and budget, doing maintenance and replacing bikes. Transitioned to stable future with the Caltech Bike Lab. ### Professional Trainee @ Southern California Edison (SCE) Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Alhambra, CA Create tools to automate and visualize data analysis of the failures of field devices. Presented results to managers and employees to allow them to decrease total downtime of devices. Created a modern, intuitive real-time dashboard for servers and datalinks to other utilities. ### Intern/Summer Only @ Southern California Edison (SCE) Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Alhambra, CA ### Electric Vehicle Charging Researcher @ Caltech Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Pasadena, CA Found irregular data patterns and cleaned data. Designed website for the research project. Low Group, Electrical Engineering ### Solar Cell Undergraduate Researcher @ Caltech Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Pasadena, CA Solar Cell research in Applied Physics - Atwater Lab Recognized as a Doris S. Perpall speaking semifinalist in presenting the project. Provisional patent granted. Submitted abstract for Spring 2018 MRS Symposium. Fabrication of effectively transparent and conductive superstrates for perovskite solar cells. 3-D design and printing. Analysis of optical quality of superstrates. ### Freshman Summer Research Institute @ Caltech Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Pasadena, CA Medical Engineering - Choo Lab Designing, modeling, 3D printing, and testing a mold to facilitate imaging rabbit aortas. ### Self Employed @ Self-Employed Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 Providing expertise to clients with computer project and computer skill needs. ### Study Abroad Student @ AFS Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Pilar, Paraguay Foreign Exchange in Paraguay for five months. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science Caltech ### High School Wood River High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sophia-coplin --- Source: https://flows.cv/sophiacoplin JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sophiacoplin/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05