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Petaluma, Ca, Us

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Project delivery focus to deliver on-site generation solutions with fuel-flexible, dispatchable power utilizing the Mainspring linear generator, a uniquely new power generation technology.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

The Manager of Renewables Engineering is responsible for guiding the success of C&I Interconnection, Electrical Engineer of Record, and DAS monitoring teams. Other duties include providing technical and engineering support to the Project Engineering team, mentoring, and providing subject matter expertise to the Sales, Sales Engineering, Project Construction, and Operations teams.

San Luis Obispo, Ca, Us

San Luis Obispo, Ca, Us

In the role of Manager, Engineering at REC Solar I lead a team of Engineers focused on the California market for commercial and industrial solar PV energy projects. I insure our system designs target the most competitive lifetime financial benefits and are optimized for each project's unique site, climate, utility rate tariffs and subsidies. Every project is engineered to exacting quality and design standards to reduce business risk and help achieve project success.

San Luis Obispo, Ca, Us

In the role of Senior Project Engineer at REC Solar, I lead my Engineering team in the design of solar PV energy projects, coordinating with clients, sales, project managers, and permitting agencies to produce high-quality energy systems.

San Luis Obispo, Ca, Us

As Project Executive at REC, my primary duties involved coordination with Engineering and Project Management in Stellar Energy's integration with REC. I assumed the Project Management duty of Stellar projects that were in progress at the time of the acquisition and have worked to get them complete through construction and close-out. I also played critical roles in projects that required shepherding from the Stellar pipeline through our REC engineering and interconnection departments.

Petaluma, Ca, Us

In the Vice President of Operations role at Stellar Energy, I headed the Estimating, Design, and Construction teams working to ensure that Stellar consistently delivered high-quality solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. I was responsible for contract management and construction supervision, capitalizing on successful design and construction experience to ensure client satisfaction through the delivery of on-time and on-budget projects. I was instrumental in the acquisition process when Stellar Energy was purchased in an asset agreement by REC Solar, being involved in negotiations and contract revisions which successfully concluded with the Stellar team joining REC.Solar.

Petaluma, Ca, Us

In the Director of Design and Technology role at Stellar Energy, I led the Design and Engineering efforts for all renewable energy projects, coordinating with clients, sales, project managers, and authorities in the creation of productive, well-executed energy systems. I also led the evaluation of emerging PV solar technologies and products for use on renewable energy projects with an emphasis on construction Quality, Efficiency, and Cost;

Petaluma, Ca, Us

Responsible for project design and managing the Design department. Over 17 MW of PV projects designed and permitted with a proven track record for constructability and on-time installation. Experienced on projects for schools (DSA), mines (MSHA), and municipalities as well as wineries, agricultural facilities, and commercial businesses. Solar PV projects have ranged in size from 200kW-2.3MW and have included roof-mount, ground-mount, carport canopies, and trackers. Have worked closely with electrical and structural engineers, and have much experience successfully negotiating with building departments to resolve their specific building approval comments.

Petaluma, Us

Project management responsibilities included communication with project superintendents, subcontractors, and clients to maintain schedules, resolve clarifications and issues with owners and architects, track and manage cost proposals, change orders, and project costs to meet and exceed profit goals for projects. Construction Estimator responsible for reviewing construction specifications and drawings, performing plan take-offs, assembling estimates and schedules, and coordinating with architects, engineers, and clients to clarify the scope and intention of projects. Wrote and negotiated contracts with subcontractors.

St Louis, Missouri, Us

Management of mechanical and electrical sub-contracts, scheduling coordination, and project execution. Primary focus is specification compliance and quality management for all fabrication and procurement.

Contract engineering and design services. Performed automation programming and troubleshooting for industrial control systems. Created preliminary functional FPGA controller design for automated boat loader.

San Jose, California, Us

Responsible for the ASIC design of a High Density Bipolar Communications 3/Encoder-Decoder chip from start to finish. Implemented design and additional support documentation based on engineering requirements and functional design specifications. Created schematic documentation for fabrication using schematic capture and Verilog synthesis. Designed and fully CAD simulated the chip prior to creation using Cadence CDS Tools on Sun Solaris workstations. Oversaw initial production and developed test plan and integration procedures to validate its performance statistics. Developed test hardware and test software for validation and board level analysis using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and other lab equipment by Agilent, Techtronics and Keithley.

Performed software testing for Eason-manufactured programmable operator interfaces. Created and documented automated testing procedures. Programmed many industry-standard PLC’s and motion controllers (Galil, Yaskawa, Allan Bradley, Modicon & Koyo). Extensive use of Visual Basic, HTML, Microsoft Office, and Visio Technical. Designed and programmed software test-suite for quality control and engineering validation. Instrumental to ground up design of climate-controlled testing station for automatic production testing. Produced technical documentation and product test reports. C/C++ programming and exposure to embedded applications.

Msee, Hardware Engineering

Ba, Anthropology

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