Noah Apteker

Port of Oakland Green Power Microgrid

The project started as a full seaport microgrid: a 1 MW solar array, 6.5 MW of battery storage, and about 150 heavy-duty EV chargers, backed by a $41.6M state grant. I sized and modeled the system, worked on Burns' 30-charger share of the design, and helped coordinate the 30/60/90% reviews.

In later iterations the Port narrowed the scope to EV charging alone. That package went out to bid in December 2025 as 115 heavy-duty chargers across five sites.

NJ Transit Arc Flash Study

This was part of Burns' statewide arc flash hazard analysis and electrical safety program for NJ Transit, which covers more than 200 facilities. I made site visits along the River Line, the light rail between Trenton and Camden, to collect equipment data. I then built the system model in SKM, validated it, and wrote up the findings in the engineering report.

PA Turnpike Wilkes-Barre Lighting

When the Pennsylvania Turnpike moved to cashless Open Road Tolling, the toll plaza at the Wilkes-Barre interchange on the Northeast Extension came out. I redesigned the interchange lighting for the new layout, removing and relocating about 50 light fixtures and checking light levels in AGI32.

Clemson Ductbank Relocation

A new pedestrian bridge over Williamson Road, linking a new parking structure to campus, was going to sit right on top of an existing medium-voltage ductbank. Burns designed the relocation of the ductbank along with its medium-voltage circuits and fiber optic cabling, then provided bid-phase support and coordination with the adjacent projects.

Cordia Power Study

I cleaned and validated three years of utility billing data, catching errors and anomalous readings. Then I forecast consumption to support cost-cutting recommendations. This project is what pushed me toward data science.