Experience

Sunplate Corporation

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

• VP / Technical Director

  • Apr 2014 - 9 years 9 months

  Orlando, Florida Area Co-founder of solar thermal industry research and innovation company. Inventor and designer of patent pending opaque cover technology for solar water heating collectors. Opaque cover technology, which eliminates the flaws inherent in glazed flat plate and evacuated tube solar collectors, is the first truly new solar water heating collector technology in 30 years.



Stigworks

• Germany

• Designer

  • Apr 2018 - 5 years 9 months

  Solar Technology Innovators Group



Fun In The Sun Solar

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

• Technical Troubleshooter

  • Jan 2011 - May 2015

  Orlando, Florida Area Handled residential and commercial diagnostic issues for solar energy systems. Fun in the Sun is one of the nations largest solar pool heating and solar thermal contractors.



FAFCO, Inc.

• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Applications Engineer

  • Mar 2009 - Dec 2010

  Chico, California Area 500 series system installation training and quality assurance for the nation’s oldest manufacturer of polypropylene solar collectors. Responsible for dealer technical training throughout the United States. Introduced new FAFCO low temperature domestic solar water heating system to dealer network and monitored system installations. Worked closely with the research and development team to improve system components.



Centex Homes

• United States
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Qualifying Contractor

  • Jun 2004 - Aug 2008

  Maitland, Florida Central Florida qualifying commercial pool contractor for pool division that has ranked as one of the 10 largest U.S. homebuilders for over 40 years. Supervised all residential and commercial swimming pool systems installation and maintenance.



Engineered Sun, Inc.

• United States
• Architecture and Planning

• Founder and Qualifying Contractor

  • Jan 2002 - Apr 2004

  Orlando, Florida Area Founded solar energy systems company that achieved more than $1 million in sales during its first year in business.



Florida Solar Distributors, Inc.

• Service Manager

  • May 1990 - Dec 2001

  Orlando, Florida Area Directed field service and technical troubleshooting operations for world’s largest solar thermal systems contractor during the mid- to late 1990s, with $10 million in annual revenue and 15,000 customers.



ChemoData

• United Kingdom

• Florida USA Field Technical Manager

  • Oct 1986 - Apr 1990

  Altendorf, Switzerland Systems design, installation supervision, troubleshooting, and extensive field research and data monitoring of ozone generating plants and ORP (oxidation reduction potential) automation computers on many of Florida’s largest and best known commercial swimming pools, including: • The Biltmore Hotel and Resort, Coral Gables • The Breakers, Palm Beach • The Enclave Suites, Orlando • Fontainebleau Hilton Resort, Miami Beach • Grand Floridian Resort and Spa at Walt Disney… Show more Systems design, installation supervision, troubleshooting, and extensive field research and data monitoring of ozone generating plants and ORP (oxidation reduction potential) automation computers on many of Florida’s largest and best known commercial swimming pools, including: • The Biltmore Hotel and Resort, Coral Gables • The Breakers, Palm Beach • The Enclave Suites, Orlando • Fontainebleau Hilton Resort, Miami Beach • Grand Floridian Resort and Spa at Walt Disney World • Polynesian Resort and Caribbean Beach Resort at Walt Disney World • Hyatt Grand Cypress, Lake Buena Vista • Marriott World Center, Orlando • Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo • The Peabody, Orlando • University of Florida Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gainesville • Wyndham Palace Resort and Spa, Lake Buena Vista Show less

• Senior Installation Technician

  • Sep 1982 - Aug 1986

  Orlando, Florida Area Founded solar energy systems company. Set up the operations department and created the installation manuals and technical best practices. Florida Solar Distributors subsequently became the world's largest volume dealer for FAFCO solar pool heating systems and--during the 1990s--the world's largest solar heating systems contractor (see 1990 – 2002 above).



SEMCO Corporation

• United States
• Utilities

• Solar thermal collector builder

  • Sep 1977 - Oct 1980

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area Mastered all phases of manufacturing and installing glazed flat plate solar collectors. SEMCO manufactured the second glazed flat plate solar collector certified by the State of Florida Solar Energy Center and had a research and testing contract with NASA.