Brian Mehalic has over 23 years of experience designing, installing, inspecting, and servicing all types and sizes of PV and energy storage systems, and has delivered training to thousands of students ranging from engineers and technicians to manufacturers and building officials. He began his career at EV Solar Products, Inc., becoming lead technician and designing on- and off-grid PV and solar thermal systems; he worked as Project Engineer developing large-scale PV systems for O2 Energies; spent many years as a curriculum developer and instructor for Solar Energy International; co-founded SEI Professional Services (bought by Bowman Consulting Group in 2022), which focused on utility-scale engineering and field services; and he is a Senior Consultant and co-founder of Solar Tech Collective, which focuses on codes and standards as they relate to manufacturers, integrators, EPCs, and O&M providers. He has been a member of NEC® Code-Making Panel 4 since the 2020 cycle and participates on the NABCEP PVIP JTA and ESIP exam committees.
