https://www.adhilton.com/home daily 1.0 2020-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1591579542391-674TML1NUCRZM6N8R4DW/Adam+Hilton_3.jpg Home https://www.adhilton.com/new-page daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://www.adhilton.com/professional daily 0.75 2023-12-31 https://www.adhilton.com/professional/data-engineering monthly 0.5 2020-07-08 https://www.adhilton.com/professional/energy-modeling monthly 0.5 2020-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1595816106285-I83YENZ8THCQG4XJWQQJ/BrHS_Screenshot_HighRes.jpg Professional - Energy Modeling - Performing Adam has created both new construction and existing build models for numerous client facilities from K-12 to higher education to mixed use spaces. Utilizing his software development experience he was able to develop ways to more efficiently manipulate models, decreasing development time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1595816882073-7KSEVN73COECWERQXGS3/wynkoop.PNG Professional - Energy Modeling - Mentoring Through dedicated self-learning, Adam quickly became a subject matter expert in whole building energy modeling for his employer. He turned into the ‘go to’ resource for modeling related questions and enabled other employees to successfully execute on their projects. Adam also created a written standard on how energy modeling should be performed and key metrics to track in order to ensure consistent delivery of projects. https://www.adhilton.com/personal daily 0.75 2020-07-08 https://www.adhilton.com/personal/technical-theatre monthly 0.5 2020-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1592596764487-R2RMF0TMXPA2JYAORATP/Officers.jpg Personal - Technical Theatre - Leadership. Adam held positions on the leadership team all four years of his involvement. This included working all the way up from freshman representative to president of the entire 60 student organization. While president, Adam led record-setting sponsorship and fundraising campaigns, advanced team camaraderie, and reinforced a culture model that still persists to this day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1592596861433-E3OUWOVZPE6BTYCM2XHR/IMAG0182.jpg Personal - Technical Theatre - Technology. Students in the organization have access to state of the art technology through the lighting, audio, and video space. Adam developed substantial knowledge in audio engineering, lighting programming, and scenery construction just name a few. During his Junior year, he designed and executed a $250,000 system upgrade of the sound system of the main 1,100 seat Performing Arts Center. This transitioned the system from an analog backbone to a digital backbone which allowed for greater flexibility and increased sound quality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1592596958841-7OKRER21YEAI7Z1YNGHI/IMG_9289.JPG Personal - Technical Theatre - Production. Hosting major stage productions by student organizations, supporting outside rentals, and producing live to tape television broadcasts of all regular season football games, there was no shortage of diverse video and stage production experience. Adam was an audio engineer on the television broadcast crew and everything grip to stage manager for stage productions. Every event brought its’ own set of challenges and fostered incredible opportunities to understand how to work as a team and to pull jaw-dropping productions that everyone was proud to be a part of. https://www.adhilton.com/personal/water-transportation monthly 0.5 2020-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1591329100936-QUWS6DVOGQPXIYOHL60B/IMG_0304.JPG Personal - Water Transportation - The rolling water can. The idea was to improve upon the failed Q-Drum, providing a more efficient means for water transportation in developing nations. The product, called the ‘Hydro Hauler’ could be created and sold locally by a resident entrepreneur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1591329336298-XO0LYUVAATMDY325SHZU/hh.PNG Personal - Water Transportation - Design and Prototyping. Adam aided in the CAD drawing and prototyping of the design. First utilizing 3D printing and then moving on to full-scale production using rotomolding. Tools Used: SolidWorks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1591329816493-TJFVVJWCL97LGRJU935F/DSCN1583.JPG Personal - Water Transportation - Field Testing. During a ten day trip, field trials of the full scale prototype product were tested in various villages throughout Ethiopia. The testing and feedback from the locals proved invaluable to the continued development of the product. Local businesses were also consulted on their interest in and ability to produce the product themselves. https://www.adhilton.com/personal/data-monitoring monthly 0.5 2020-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1594249379233-J9U98ZYDYGDQ5A2VBTOU/energy.PNG Personal - Data Monitoring - Energy. Adam has installed a host of both out of the box and home built energy monitoring equipment in order to both identify failed/failing equipment and better inform where opportunities for improvement are. The dashboard to the left shows a sample of the data from that equipment brought into a single place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1594250299546-A8S2UPF8MCFYVHMKE5JI/IMG_20200626_172808.jpg Personal - Data Monitoring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1594250275773-225PIH0DC4GWY4324JRW/strat.PNG Personal - Data Monitoring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1594250463118-Z729P9ZY6L5SV05DGJIU/climate.PNG Personal - Data Monitoring - Climate. Through a combination of software and hardware integration, Adam has setup temperature and humidity monitoring at various locations in his home. This not only allows him to prove out equipment performance but also see the impacts of thermal barrier changes he makes. The payback of an incremental increase in wall insulation vs. attic insulation can finally be answered! https://www.adhilton.com/personal/home-renovation monthly 0.5 2020-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1592599497608-ETBEH3E5RVU8D5QWI5XM/BeFunky-collage.jpg Personal - Home Renovation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1592599497980-YVV9DD6BHFL6B67WG7AS/BasementRoom.jpg Personal - Home Renovation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1592599874052-SE0OVWO4JOCE7ZKX5WUK/BasementBathroom.jpg Personal - Home Renovation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1592600488794-VKL937WWUBFUJ4H151AT/basement+%281%29.jpg Personal - Home Renovation https://www.adhilton.com/personal/mechanical-automation monthly 0.5 2020-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1592603344978-N7MQVIRQMT8ZLWM2G9WO/proof.PNG Personal - Mechanical Automation - Proof of Concept. The idea was simple. Use two-position actuators to relieve air into the attic when the home was positively pressurized. A RaspberryPi Zero W would receive command messages using MQTT and energize/de-energize the appropriate relays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1594247703157-WOCY0ZJMP58EQC6VJXW1/IMG_20190409_203102.jpg Personal - Mechanical Automation - Installation. A total of five (four pictured) air relief assemblies were created and installed into the ceiling in rooms throughout the main floor of the home. Low-voltage control wires were run from the relay board to each of the two-position actuators. Additional line voltage wire was run in order to control evaporative cooler two-speed supply fan and pump. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1594247996666-F89SN842BK4OTUNBN1LZ/IMG_20200604_212614+%281%29.jpg Personal - Mechanical Automation - Control Development. The final control sequence utilized eight relays, three temperature sensors, and two humidity sensors. openHAB was used as an integration platform and provided the necessary web server and rules engine backbone. The system was setup to operate in one of seven operating modes determined by the currently sensed conditions. All the user had to do was adjust the cooling setpoint and the control algorithm would take it from there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed6a3044f68ce3d5202f2a2/1594248754805-XE9L37RD2TG1NSA5ZJWT/evap_performance.PNG Personal - Mechanical Automation - Operation Validation. Data logging was setup to validate system performance. The green line in the following chart shows the system controlling to a 74 degree indoor air temperature setpoint with a 2 degree deadband.