Robert Singlehurst Email & Phone Number

Ottawa

Ottawa

• Project and construction management of commercial, residential and multi-unit residential photovoltaic, solar water-heating and earth energy systems;• Technical design and support of renewable energy systems;• Photovoltaic system performance analysis with PVsyst and SAM software;• Independent engineering due diligence and construction monitoring of utility-scale photovoltaic projects;• Policy, code and standards development with Canadian Solar Industry Association (CanSIA) and Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

Ottawa

• Consulting in solar energy education, training and certification with the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA). • Policy, standards and code development with CanSIA, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), and with the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) as a member of the Ontario Building Code Technical Advisory Committee on Energy Efficiency.

Ottawa, On

• Project management of solar water and of solar air heating installations at Walter Meier facility, including system modelling, sizing and design, installer training and site supervision;• Development of business and marketing strategies for new product release;• Technical writing, editing and development of marketing and sales materials;• Solar thermal training program development; • Competitive analysis of solar thermal manufacturers;• Policy, code and standards development with CanSIA and CSA, and Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing (MMAH), speaker to Metro (Toronto) Area Plumbing Advisory Committee.

Dorchester (London), On

• Product development of residential and commercial solar thermal systems;• Engineering, sizing and design of solar thermal water-heating systems;• Technical writing of installation manuals, technical editing of marketing materials;• Training program development and training of solar domestic hot water system installers;• Remote and on-site assessment of solar thermal system applications and challenges; • Product, technical and warranty support services;• Policy, code and standards development with CanSIA, CSA, and MMAH.

• Comparative analyses of evacuated-tube and flat-plate solar thermal systems;• Installation, commissioning, instrumentation and monitoring of solar thermal domestic hot-water systems; • Modelling of solar thermal system performance;• Programming of data acquisition and control systems with LabView;• Supervision of undergraduate research project.

Ottawa

• Secondary teacher in science and mathematics;• Cross-country ski team coach and supervisor of Environment Club and EarthCare team;• Facilitated natural and cultural history programs at outdoor centres;• Worked with children ages 5 to 18, and with special-needs children and adults.

M.Sc., Renewable Energy

B.Sc.E., Applied Mathematics And Mechanical Engineering

B.Ed., Physics, Mathematics, Environmental Education

Certificate, Professional Photography