Parker Difuntorum

M.S. | E.I.T. | U.S. Coast Guard Veteran

Power systems engineer building practical bridges between grid operations, planning, data, research, and resilient automation.

Power Systems • Grid Operations • Distribution Planning • EMS/SCADA
AI & Cyber-Physical Systems • Grid Resilience • Research & Innovation

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U.S. Coast Guard

University of Florida

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Sacramento State

ΔW

Delta Wireless

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Apple

intel

Intel Corporation

Liberty

Liberty Utilities

PG&E

General Electric

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2 Publications
Peer-reviewed

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2 Patent Applications
Filed

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15+ Years
Technical Experience

Power Systems
+ AI Research Focus Areas

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Veteran U.S. Coast Guard
Semper Paratus

Featured Projects

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AegisGrid RT

Real-time grid monitoring and visualization platform for operational awareness and situational insight.

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TPL Studies Web App

Transmission planning level studies platform for scenario analysis and planning workflows.

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Job Search Smarter

AI-powered job search automation and personalization tool with intelligent matching and tracking.

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Communications-Aware State Estimation

Research on resilience of state estimation with packet loss and communication constraints.

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Public Grid Observability Research

Open-data analytics for grid visibility, digital twin construction, and reliability insights.

Experience Timeline

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2026 – Present

Liberty Utilities
Distribution Planning Engineer

2022 – 2026

PG&E
EMS Operations Systems Engineer
Complex Bash/CLI/Perl/Python model standardization automation and evaluation tools.

2021 – 2022

Ulteig
SCADA Design & Integration Engineer

2019 – 2021

University of Florida
Ph.D. Student Research — AI / IoT / Cyber-Physical Systems

2018 – 2019

Intel Corporation
HPC / Technical Systems

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2017

Apple
Technical Support / Systems Experience

2010 – 2013

Delta Wireless
RF & Wireless Communications Technician

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2006 – 2010

U.S. Coast Guard
Electronics Technician — Communications & Electronics Systems

About

Parker Difuntorum is a power systems engineer, researcher, and U.S. Coast Guard Veteran with experience across utility control center operations, distribution planning, SCADA/EMS, RF communications, Apple technical support, Intel technical systems, AI/IoT research, cloud-connected sensing, and cyber-physical infrastructure resilience.

Research Focus

Research interests include cyber-physical grid resilience, public-data observability, communications-aware state estimation, digital twins, edge sensing, sensor fusion, embedded AI, and practical automation for operational infrastructure.