Danny Bailey is one of the newest members of the SEI team. He is part of the PV Technical staff and helps manage and maintain the lab facility. His work also entails logistics for mobile labs, assisting in facilitating labs at SEI, and just trying to make everything run smooth! Danny is a local to Paonia, CO, ...
Eric graduated from Rochester Institute as an electrical engineer in 1986. He attended Solar Energy International in 1992. He has taught mathematics and physics at the college level and is a professional electrical engineer registered in the state of Colorado. Eric is also the owner of Innovative Energy, a PV installation company, which has been ...
Ken Gardner is a licensed Professional Civil Engineer, Professional Land Surveyor, Licensed Electrician, Licensed Solar Contractor, ISPQ Certified Instructor, and NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer. His company, Gardner Engineering Alternative Energy Services, based in Utah, designs and installs solar electric, hydroelectric and wind electric systems.
"SolarKelly" Larson is a contract engineer, performing 3rd party verification, design reviews, inspection, commissioning, O&M, and troubleshooting for PV systems from residential to utility-scale. She also teaches beginning and advanced photovoltaic system classes, and writes curriculum for various solar job training programs. She is a NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional, a NABCEP Certified PV Installer ...
Lena was inspired to take leave from her high school teaching career to explore the world of renewable energy. She has built her experience from SEI, taking classes, helping construct their PV Lab Yard, and then working as an electrician and several different solar installers. Now Lena and her husband Jay Pozner run their own ...
Gary has a BSEE and MBA, is a registered Professional Electrical Engineer licensed in the state of NV and HI, Emeritus NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional, SEI Alumni, HERS I and II Certified Rater, BPI Building Analyst and IREC Master Trainer Emeritus. He provides consulting services for energy efficiency and alternative energy systems through his ...
The pursuit of independence ultimately led Jay to the field of Renewables. Coming from a career as a mountain guide and educator, it only felt right to understand the world away from the grid. A workshop with SEI laid the foundation, and from there things just fell into place. Eventually, partnered with his wife Lena, ...
Zeke Yewdall grew up with off-grid PV in eastern Washington, and two engineering degrees later, decided to make a career of solar starting in 2002 in the mountains of Colorado. He has designed and built grid-tied PV systems between 200 watts and 200kW, and off grid systems between 10 watts and 62kW. He has recently ...
Chris has a Masters of Science degree in Renewable Energy from Murdoch University. His interest in renewable energy was sparked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador and he continues to pursue solar energy as an enabling technology for sustainable, rural development. Chris has worked on the design, installation and training programs for solar projects ...
"For over 28 years I have watched the evolution of PV system types and equipment components along with market forces driving innovation and change in our industry. During this time we have gone from small off-grid battery-based PV systems scattered across remote locations, to batteryless grid-tied systems on rooftops across the country, and now returning ...