Experience

Zuva Energy Consulting

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal

  • 2019 - Present

  • Energy forecasting and power plant performance verification• Hardware selection and reliability testing for solar project development• Lifetime testing for energy storage• Solar cell and array development for space applications• Test equipment design and validation • Energy forecasting and power plant performance verification• Hardware selection and reliability testing for solar project development• Lifetime testing for energy storage• Solar cell and array development for space applications• Test equipment design and validation



Hareon Solar Technology Co.,Ltd.

• China
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director & General Manager, India

  • 2017 - 2019

  • Led solar project development and operations co-management (300 MW portfolio, with local partners).• Developed strategy for expansion, with investment partners, into distributed solar in South Asia: business models and pipeline development for rooftop, solar+storage, and diesel+solar in India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. • Led solar project development and operations co-management (300 MW portfolio, with local partners).• Developed strategy for expansion, with investment partners, into distributed solar in South Asia: business models and pipeline development for rooftop, solar+storage, and diesel+solar in India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.



U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Scientist - Advanced R&D, Solar Energy Technologies Office

  • 2015 - 2017

  • Led selection and oversight of portfolio for service lifetime of solar projects and technologies.• Conceived and implemented the PV Lifetime Project (https://pvpmc.sandia.gov/pv-research/pv-lifetime-project/)• Oversaw operations of the five national Regional Test Centers (www.nrel.gov/pv/regional-test-centers.html)• Co-developed (in committees) PV codes and standards: international (IEC) and domestic (UL, NEC) (contracted by ManTech International.) • Led selection and oversight of portfolio for service lifetime of solar projects and technologies.• Conceived and implemented the PV Lifetime Project (https://pvpmc.sandia.gov/pv-research/pv-lifetime-project/)• Oversaw operations of the five national Regional Test Centers (www.nrel.gov/pv/regional-test-centers.html)• Co-developed (in committees) PV codes and standards: international (IEC) and domestic (UL, NEC) (contracted by ManTech International.)



Fraunhofer USA - Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE

• Director, Photovoltaic Technologies

  • 2012 - 2014

  • Led teams in Boston and Albuquerque in development and deployment of solar technologies via public/private partnerships. Oversaw PV manufacturing audits and technical support for PV plant development.• As Chairperson of the 10th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, organized and led a technical conference of 300 international attendees. • Co-led (with German partner) the PV Durability Initiative, in collaboration with industry participants. • Led teams in Boston and Albuquerque in development and deployment of solar technologies via public/private partnerships. Oversaw PV manufacturing audits and technical support for PV plant development.• As Chairperson of the 10th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, organized and led a technical conference of 300 international attendees. • Co-led (with German partner) the PV Durability Initiative, in collaboration with industry participants.



Amonix Inc

• United States
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Director, Research & Development

  • 2008 - 2012

  • Developed and executed strategy for new industry partnerships in solar developmentDemonstration of first PV module to convert "a third of the sun": >33% outdoor operating efficiency (NREL-verified, 2012); delivered >20% decrease in system cost per watt• Developed and executed strategy for new industry partnerships in solar developmentDemonstration of world's first PV module with >30% outdoor operating efficiency (NREL-verified, 2011)• Developed and executed strategy for new industry partnerships in solar developmentModeling, design, and verification of concentrator photovoltaic modules for higher generation and lower cost of energy• Developed and executed strategy for new industry partnerships in solar developmentDesign and construction of novel test equipment for characterizing photovoltaic module optics and solar cells• Developed and executed strategy for new industry partnerships in solar developmentOptimization of semiconductor processing techniques to obtain world’s most efficient production solar cells; licensed to a cell vendor



Boeing

• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Lead, CPV Products / Terrestrial Photovoltaics Principal Engineer

  • Jun 2005 - Jun 2008

  - Program management: led integration of solar cell design, process, test, and assembly improvements to bring concentrator solar cells into production - Modeling & design of multijunction cells for high performance and low cost in field operation- Technical interface with CPV system integrators- Optimization of low-cost cell designs for high performance in specific concentrator photovoltaic field systems- Leadership of several multi-million-dollar programs- Design, modeling, and analysis of multijunction solar cells for high-performance, low-cost concentrator photovoltaic systems

• Space Photovoltaics Project Engineer

  • Jun 2001 - May 2005

  - Program management- Research and development of III-V multijunction solar cells: device modeling and design, experiment design, execution, and analysis- Research and development of avalanche photodetectors leading to introduction of a successful product line- SSBI



Microelectronics Research Center - UT Austin

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 1997 - May 2001

  - Design, fabrication, and characterization of avalanche photodetectors achieving world-record performance- Design, fabrication, and characterization of the first waveguide avalanche photodetectors operating at 1.55 µm- Demonstration of wedge facet design for improved efficiency of edge-coupled photodetectors- Design, fabrication, and characterization of resonant-cavity and waveguide GaNAs avalanche photodetectors

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  - Investigation of properties of wet & dry oxides grown on GaAs- Characterization of carbon-implanted native oxides on silicon



Peace Corps

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Volunteer

  • Jan 1993 - Jan 1995

  - Teaching of Science, Mathematics, English, and History at a rural secondary school- Completion of a new school building (via grant from USAID) - Teaching of Science, Mathematics, English, and History at a rural secondary school- Completion of a new school building (via grant from USAID)