Charles A. Kang has a diverse background in various roles and industries. Charles A. is currently serving as the CTO and co-founder of ResFrac Corporation, where they lead the company's outside-the-simulator product and technology portfolio. Prior to this, in 2016, they worked as a Technology Development Consultant as an independent professional.
In 2015, Charles served as the Director of Research and Development/Senior Engineer at Tiandi Energy, a Beijing-based energy technology startup. Charles A. was responsible for leading an R&D effort in applied machine learning for petrophysics, data management, and quality assurance.
From 2009 to 2015, Charles worked as a Research Assistant and Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow at Stanford University. During this time, they contributed to multiple research projects in an interdisciplinary capacity.
In 2012, they worked as a Software Engineer at Ascend Analytics for the summer.
Charles also has experience as a Software/Electrical Engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and as a Research Analyst at the Institute for Defense Analyses, both in 2010 and 2008 respectively. In these roles, they worked on improving operational parameterizations, conducting studies, and evaluating tools for various projects.
Furthermore, Charles has an academic research background, having served as an Undergraduate Researcher at UC Berkeley's Earth & Planetary Science department in 2007 and as a Solar Physics Research Assistant at Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory from 2004 to 2007. Charles A. gained experience in software engineering and research in the field of solar physics during this time.
Charles A. Kang completed their education at various institutions over the years. Charles A. first attended Gunn High School, though no specific degree or field of study is mentioned. Following high school, they pursued a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering Physics at the University of California, Berkeley, and completed their studies in 2009. Subsequently, Charles enrolled at Stanford University, where they obtained a Doctorate (PhD) in Energy Resources Engineering in 2015. Additionally, there is an unspecified period during which Charles attended Foothill College, but no information regarding the degree or field of study is provided.
October, 2016 - present