Joseph has worked in the PV industry for over ten years as an installer, lead installer, project manager and operations and maintenance technician. He is currently the PV Lab Manager at Solar Energy International’s headquarters in Paonia Colorado. Joseph is excited to study and consciously participate in the systems which support his life on the ...
Saַúl González Mendoza was born and raised in Puerto Rico, where he obtained his B.S. Mechanical Engineering degree (University of Puerto Rico), followed by a M.S. Manufacturing Systems Engineering degree at Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA). After 19 years in the manufacturing industry of medical devices and biopharmaceuticals, and shortly after Hurricane María devastated the ...
David Rangel has a long Engineering trajectory in different industries, committed to Renewable Energy, Environmental Developments and projects since 2007. Passionate about off grid and electrochemical energy storage solutions, advocating and pioneering on these matters in LATAM as instructor, installer, advisor, manager and supporter. With vast experience in designing, installing and deploying Storage based PV ...
I studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Costa Rica, and from there I decided to develop my career in renewable energies. I have worked for 7 years as a project engineer in Costa Rica. For 5 years I worked in off-grid systems, where we developed the implementation of hybrid PV, Hydro, and Wind systems ...
Gabe’s interest in renewable energy stems from his beliefs in the importance of community resilience, self-sufficiency, and environmental sustainability. He has spent much of the last several years operating as a contractor specializing in micro-hydroelectric and other renewable energy and natural resource-related applications. His career began in the late-90’s in heavy construction, where he spent ...
Tom started his post-grad career in 1996 as a back-country Park Ranger with the National Park Service. He was first introduced to solar & energy storage by a small off-grid system that powered the lights of a back-country cabin in Olympic National Park. Tom joined the solar industry in 2011 starting with inside sales in ...
I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. Following high school, I enlisted in the Marine Corps and served from 2005 to 2009. During that time I deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. After returning home, I earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Elmhurst College. In the years following my service it ...
Taylor hails from NC,USA where he has split his time on earth thus far between Boone and RDU. Began in the solar industry in 2014 as a rooftop installer after graduating from Appalachian State University with a degree in “Appropriate Technology” and Sustainable Development. From there, Taylor got into testing and commissioning of utility scale generation ...
Ever the nature lover and outdoor enthusiast, Samira Smith dove into the renewable energy field to follow her passion for protecting habitats, ecosystems, and precious natural resources. After completing her Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder in 2014, she began her career in Data Acquisition and performance monitoring with a company based ...
Rick began working in the renewable energy industry in 2015 in his current position leading the installation team at Paradise Energy Solutions, LLC. Paradise Energy Solutions designs, installs and services residential, agricultural and commercial solar PV systems ranging from 4kW to over 2MW in size, for customers throughout the Mid Atlantic region. He enjoys helping ...