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Matthew N. Schneider Email & Phone Number
Board Chair, St. Olaf Fund
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St. Olaf College
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@stolaf.edu
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Board Chair, St. Olaf Fund
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Sierra Madre, California, United States
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Matthew N. Schneider is listed as Board Chair, St. Olaf Fund at St. Olaf College, based in Sierra Madre, California, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at stolaf.edu, phone signal with area code 763, 626, 805, 866, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Matthew N. Schneider.
Matthew N. Schneider previously worked as Adjunct Instructor of Physics at St. Olaf College and St. Olaf Fund - Board Chair at St. Olaf College. Matthew N. Schneider holds Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.
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Matt Schneider most recently served as Chief Product Officer at Sunfolding. Over his 7-year tenure, Sunfolding raised Series A and B investments (~$150M), was named a top solar product in 2019, top climate-tech startup in 2021, and grew sales 8X, 4X, and 7X in successive years.Matt was responsible for end-to-end product and business strategy. His teams developed Sunfolding products from concept through production, and their responsibilities included product management, program management, product development, product reliability, supply chain, operations, project deployment, and customer service. Previous to Sunfolding, Matt cofounded RayTracker, Inc. (2008). He and his co-founders grew RayTracker from $0 to $15M in revenue in 22 months, which resulted in the company's acquisition by First Solar Inc., the world’s largest solar company (2010).The acquisition of RayTracker was broadly recognized as one of the most successful acquisition events for a VC-backed company in solar, delivering a 12.5X return to investors (http://bit.ly/KKdVB7).After the acquisition, Matt served as the Director of Global Product Development for PV structures. His product roadmap resulted in a 66% reduction in total installed product cost, an Independent Engineering assessment of the “most bankable tracker in the industry,” and several of the largest solar tracking sites in operation (SEIA/GTM 2017). These successes restored First Solar’s competitiveness amid falling module prices and a “low-efficiency BOS penalty.” Overall, the RayTracker product family enabled more than $4.5B (~3 GW) in new First Solar contracts, with over $600M of RayTracker products deployed globally.Matt has also spent time at Microsoft and NASA and has degrees from St. Olaf College and Stanford University.
Listed skills include Solar Energy, Product Development, Photovoltaics, Start Ups, and 42 others.
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Adjunct Instructor Of Physics
CurrentI’m excited to team teach Engineering Design Practicum (ENGR 360) at St. Olaf College this January!The course will feature two simultaneous engineering projects, one in photovoltaics and one in medical devices, each addressing an emerging industry opportunity. The class will split into teams to tackle these real-world initiatives, experiencing every phase.
Sep 2024 - Present
St. Olaf Fund - Board Chair
Current
Jun 2024 - Present
St. Olaf Fund - Board Member
Current
Jul 2020 - Present
Strategic Advisor - Startups, Venture Capital, And Private Equity
CurrentSupporting cleantech companies with product management, technology and product strategy, operations and supply chain insights, organizational dynamics, and exit strategies. Advising venture capital and private equity firms on solar market dynamics and acquisition due diligence.
Jun 2013 - Present
Chief Product Officer
Aug 2018 - Apr 2021
Vp Product
Sep 2015 - Jul 2018
Strategic Advisor
Aug 2014 - Sep 2015
Strategic Advisor & Vp Product
Matt lead Product Management for the Stir Kinetic Desk: a revolutionary, intelligent, and connected desk. The desk was chosen as Human Interface Product of the Year at CES 2015 and Geoff Fowler from the Wall Street Journal called it the "Tesla of standing desks" in his hands-on review.The Stir Kinetic Desk technology and intellectual property was acquired.
Mar 2013 - May 2016
Director, Global Product Development, Dc Structures
- Product development responsibility for all of First Solar’s “DC Structures” for domestic and international markets (2013 R&D budget ~$6.5M)
- Developed product development roadmap including areas of energy yield improvement and cost reduction.
- Reorganized DC Structures team around expert/mentor relationships to improve quantity and quality of technical output.
- Expanded successful “product culture” and “cross functional product teams” to all of First Solar’s structural products.
- Led the creation of an international product strategy: including product standardization and local, regional, and/or global supply chain decisions.
Aug 2012 - Jun 2013
Director, Tracker Technology
- Full product development responsibility for First Solar’s Horizontal Single Axis Tracker program (after acquisition of RayTracker, Inc). Set strategic and tactical direction for entire "Cross Functional Product Team.".
- Forged a “product culture” in the Tracker Development Group by combining of RayTracker’s Product Development Process and First Solar’s "Theory of Constraints" approach.
- Direct day-to-day responsibility for product development technical groups (Firmware, Software, Electrical, Mechanical, and Structural groups).
- "Cross Functional Product Team" delivered fully tooled production-ready design and documentation in 18 months. Design reduced the total installed product cost by 36%.
Jan 2011 - Aug 2012
Founder And Senior Director Of Engineering
Raytracker, Inc
- Founder and Executive Team Member
- Drove technical, product, and bankability strategy, customer due diligence, stakeholder identification, independent engineer relationships, and customer technical interface
- Collaborated on market selection, exit strategy development, acquisition leads courting, VC materials and presentations, board materials and presentations, strategic stakeholder relationships, compensation, and equity.
- Led teams responsible for product development, engineering and functional verification of RayTracker products.
- Developed “WindShift” technology that substantially reduced the total wind load while simultaneously reducing customer risk of wind-based damage.
- Implemented gated release of product via Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).
Aug 2008 - Dec 2010
Senior Director, Systems Development And Verification
- Senior Management Team
- Created product development strategy, product roadmap, and IP strategy. Supported business plan development, strategic marketing direction, and personnel decisions.
- Developed, pitched, and executed RayTracker Business Unit spin-off.Senior Director, System Development and Verification
- Led teams responsible for system level product development and for functional verification of the product. Served as the technical interface between the customer and internal technical teams.
- Led margin improvement projects, including process development, team organization, concept generation, and execution.
- Created the solar industry’s most comprehensive tracker reliability test program and served as technical gatekeeper to determine customer readiness.
Jun 2007 - Jul 2008
Senior Director, Energy Conversion Devices
- Led cost and manufacturing optimization (DFM, DFA, DFX) of the optical, thermal, and photovoltaic subsystems in the concentration photovoltaic (CPV) product. Improved product performance by 30%, reduced material cost.
Dec 2006 - May 2007
Director, Photovoltaic Module Development
- Led product development and early manufacturing phases of the 3rd generation Concentrated Photovoltaic Module (CPV).
- Responsibilities included requirements, concepts, design, manufacturing process, supplier relationships, performance, reliability, and certification of the optical, thermal, and photovoltaic subsystems systems.
- Contributed to the Energy Innovations’ Product Development Process
- Developed first CPV module ever to receive UL certification, first ever optical adhesive to pass an accelerated 25 year 1000X UV test, improved initial manufacturing yields by 40%
Nov 2005 - Nov 2006
Senior System Engineering Manager
- Led the system architecture optimization for the 2nd generation Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) product.
- Developed engineering budgets, product requirements, performance models, and facilitated system level design trades.
Jul 2004 - Oct 2005
Lead Test Engineer
- Started Energy Innovations’ first test program, including determining testing infrastructure and resource requirements, creating equipment specifications and test suites, and supervising staff.
- Led data analysis of early Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) Stirling Dish prototypes and 1st generation Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) product.
Mar 2003 - Jun 2004
Lead Control Engineer
Stirling Energy Systems
Developed the initial hardware and firmware to control the power conversion unit on a Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) Stirling Dish.
Mar 2002 - Feb 2003
Software Test Engineer
Tested component and end-to-end scenarios of MSN’s content filtering and broadband internet access server software.
Jun 2000 - May 2001
Student Mechatronics Engineer
Developed the motion control software of a 3D scanning instrument used to inspect the space shuttle’s heat shield after reentry.
Jan 2000 - Jun 2000
Student Engineering Consultant
Designed a 3 degree of freedom motion control system to imitate arm movement on a full scale human simulator.
Jan 2000 - Jun 2000
Research Intern
Studied biological and organic contamination sources in the lunar and meteorite laboratories in preparation for the Mars sample return laboratory
Jun 1998 - Sep 1998
Research Assistant
Improved a software analysis technique to determine the branching ratios of titanium and cobalt spectra
Jun 1997 - Aug 1997
2 education records
Matthew N. Schneider education
Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University
Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Physics
St. Olaf College
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Matthew N. Schneider is listed as Board Chair, St. Olaf Fund at St. Olaf College.
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Matthew N. Schneider is based in Sierra Madre, California, United States while working with St. Olaf College.
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Matthew N. Schneider has worked for St. Olaf College, Schneider Consulting, Inc, Sunfolding, Stir, and First Solar.
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Matthew N. Schneider holds Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.
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Matthew N. Schneider is listed with skills including Solar Energy, Product Development, Photovoltaics, Start Ups, Engineering, Renewable Energy, Strategy, and Systems Engineering.
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