Thomas Tabares Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Safari Energy LLC at time of employment. Safari was acquired by Aspen Power in November 2022.Responsible for management of (29) complex commercial PV installations and acquisitions (11.8 MWdc) from issuance of permits to post PTO project closeout. Generated accurate, comprehensive, and timely documentation for clients, stakeholders, and regulatory entities as well as review of requisitions, conducting risk analysis, reporting major problems, and providing insight/resolutions. Drove project scope, schedule and timelines.Lead and scheduled project agendas for internal and external stakeholders, prepared and coordinated project reports, drawing reviews, contract reviews, etc. .Oversaw, monitored, and managed contractual and financial commitment to/from subcontracted labor. Developed and maintained liaison with clients, subcontracted labor, regulatory entities, and internal stakeholders.

Company name at time of employment, Safari Energy LLC. Safari was acquired by Aspen Power in November 2022.Safari’s first hire of this position. Responsible for supporting all project managers PV installations with any-and-all needs assistance; consisting of (57) complex-commercial projects (43.5 MWdc) from pre-mobilization to PTO. Supervised subcontracted labor on active construction; tracking/verifying project progress, adherence to safety/quality standards. Conducted scenario analysis and determined project timeline validity.Generated accurate, detailed, and timely findings reports, daily logs, and look-aheads, conveying insights to all key stakeholders and utilizing appropriate communication channels (both verbal/written formats).Facilitated timely resolution of RFI’s and plan issues; organized drawing reviews, plan/budget revisions, etc. and managed complete change order process.Managed time in field to extend support to O&M dept (when possible) addressing/troubleshooting/resolving +70 communication & production issues across the Tri-State and CA.

Supervised subcontracted labor on active construction, tracking/monitoring/verifying project progress on (32) PV installations (+15 MWdc). Oversaw utility interconnections, AHJ inspections, witness tests, client-walks, etc.Generated daily logs, punch-lists, field reports, maintenance cases, commissioning and +40 IV-trace reports.Managed network activation and communication status for mid-atlantic region.

Pennsylvania; New Jersey; Maryland

Co-managed O&M needs for (24) operational PV assets (10.64 MWdc) in Mid-Atlantic & Southeast Region. Addressing, troubleshooting, resolving +200 issues.