Florida Solar Energy

Marc is a licensed, Professional Engineer with over 20 years’ experience in engineering, construction, development, renewable energy, and applied sciences. He is a NABCEP-certified Solar Installation Professional, and installed his first solar energy system in 1992. He has participated in the design, construction, or development of hundreds of commercial renewable energy and energy efficiency projects across the country and internationally. Marc is Engineer-of-Record for over 400 solar-PV projects and 10 microgrids. He has implemented over 80 large-scale battery based energy-storage projects totaling over 75 MWh of energy storage capacity, and a dozen utility-scale solar projects. Marc also is a NABCEP-certified Systems Inspector, one of only 40 worldwide.

Prior to being immersed full time in the solar-energy industry, Marc held senior positions with a multinational Fortune-100 corporation, an ENR-100 engineering firm, and an internationally-recognized oceanographic research institution. His responsibilities included managing an annual budget of $200M+ in Construction Management for a global data center provider. These positions ranged from building solar-powered undersea equipment, robotics, instrumentation, and marine equipment to engineering and construction of data centers and telecom infrastructure. This diverse experience is the foundation for his expertise in solar energy, advanced technology, and energy performance of commercial buildings. He is involved in a variety of nonprofit and governmental bodies: including over a decade on Planning & Zoning Commissions and five years on the Board of Directors of the US Green Building Council in St Louis including Board President.

Marc is a regular speaker, presenting training and seminars and participating on panel discussions on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and advanced technology topics to a diverse audience from industry trade groups and non-governmental agencies to firefighters and first responders. He is a solar-energy technical advisor to the World Bank, a peer reviewer of hurricane survivability for both the US Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Rocky Mountain Institute and Clinton Climate Initiative. Recently he was a panel member at the 2017 Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum discussing next generation microgrids and in 2018 at the Puerto Rico Solar Energy Industries Association discussing distributed generation, reliability and survivability in the Caribbean.

Education & Licensure

• BS Ocean Engineering – University of Rhode Island and Florida Atlantic University
• MS Civil Engineering – Florida Atlantic University
• Licensed Professional Engineer (New York, Nevada, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Florida, Michigan, and NCEES listed)
• LEED Accredited Professional (US Green Building Council), 2006; Board of Directors, 2008-2013
• NABCEP-Certified Solar Installation Professional, 2010
• New York NYSERDA Approved PV Installer, 2012
• Illinois Certified Distributed Generation Installer, 2014
• Missouri Energy Code Governor’s Steering Committee, 2014
• Illinois Grow Solar Commission, 2015
• NESC and IEEE Working Committee on Battery Energy Storage System Safety, 2016
• NABCEP-Certified Photovoltaic System Inspector, 2017

Scott is a seasoned construction management professional with over 25 years of multi-industry experience in project and program management, and also 4 years’ experience serving in the US Marines.

The son of a general contractor, Scott has invested his career in the construction industry – and now the solar-energy industry. Scott’s construction project management and organizational management experience includes a wide range of commercial and industrial building types, such as industrial infrastructure projects, historic urban building renovations, city streetscapes, high-rise hospital buildings, and mission critical facilities. For many years before joining Azimuth Energy, Scott was managing large healthcare and higher education capital projects at the Washington University Medical Center, and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Scott brings this heavy construction and industrial expertise to the Solar Island Energy company operations and project management team. Since joining the Azimuth team in 2019, Scott has managed a diverse range of construction projects, such as a 2 MW PV commercial rooftop, a microgrid project on a remote Bahamian island including a 1.1 MW ground mount PV array and 2 MWh battery plant, a 700 kW PV powerplant for a Caribbean utility company, and a 1.2 MW carport projects in the Eastern Caribbean. Whatever the challenge, whether internal process scaling or construction in a far-away location, Scott is up to the challenge of structuring the team and accomplishing the goals.

Scott is an avid cyclist, and he also enjoys perpetually renovating his rural Missouri home and tickling his grandkids.

Education & Licensure

• Associate of Science in Electrical/Electronics Technology – Mineral Area College
• Bachelor of Science in Business Management – California Coast University
• NABCEP Associate – pending 2020
• United States Marine Corps – Avionics Training, NAS Memphis, Tennessee
• Certified Healthcare Constructor certification from the American Hospital Association
• OSHA-30 safety trained

Daniel is a degreed engineer and a licensed Engineer-in-Training (EIT).  He is our Lead Engineer on the solar and microgrid design team and is an  NABCEP-Certified PV Installation Professional. He has extensive experience designing photovoltaic projects ranging from large-scale, industrial, and ground-mounted arrays, to AC and DC-coupled microgrids, and off-grid systems.

PV projects are Daniel’s expertise–he has engineered PV jobs as large as 2.4MW capacity, as well as large tracking arrays. He has performed the range of engineering analysis and project administration for nearly a dozen energy-storage projects, designed as both AC- and DC-coupled architectures. He has been the team lead for the design, installation, and development of over 200 projects, and has been the sole designer of over 11MW of installed PV systems.

Project Experience

• Engineered many PV projects as large as 2.4MW capacity, as well as large tracking arrays.
• Team lead for the design, installation, and development of over 200 projects.
• Sole designer of over 11MW of installed PV systems.

Areas of Expertise

• Photovoltaic and Storage Systems Analysis and Design
• Renewable and Solar Energy
• Engineering Analysis and Project Administration
• Building Energy Systems Integration

Education & Licensure

• BS Civil Engineering – Southern Illinois University
• NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional, 2013
• Associate Level Commercial Designer – SunPower
• Battery-Based Design and Analysis – Solar Education International
• OSHA-10 safety trained

Paul is a NABCEP Certified energy professional that has worked in the renewable energy industry for the last five years. He has been instrumental in the development of hundreds of clean energy projects throughout the US. His clients include Fortune 500, commercial & retail, industrial & agriculture, developers & GCs, K-12 & nonprofits, military & government and higher education. His experience includes project development for solar PV, energy storage, solar thermal and energy efficiency with expertise in modeling of traditional and innovative financial solutions.

When Paul isn’t considering the solar potential of buildings he drives by, he enjoys being a husband and dad. His two young boys keep him very active. In his free time he serves on a couple not for profit boards and volunteers his time cleaning streams and mentoring elementary school students.

Areas of Expertise

• Project Development
• Sales & Marketing
• Financial Analysis & Modeling
• Renewable Energy Systems
• Sustainability

Education & Licensure

• BS Business Administration, International Business – Saint Louis University
• NABCEP Certified PV Technical Sales, 2014
• OSHA-10 safety trained
• City of Webster Groves Sustainability Commission Chairperson since 2009

Deko has been on the Azimuth and Solar Island team since 2016, when he joined us as an Engineering Intern. Deko is graduating in 2017 from Washington University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Deko has participated in the engineering design for over 14MW of PV projects for utilities, private islands, resorts, and commercial clients, including microgrid and diesel-hybrid projects. He also worked for the Washington University Office of Sustainability on its renewable energy expansion; assisting in the management of multiple distributed generation PV projects across the campus portfolio.

His experience includes significant expertise in solar-cell architecture and circuit design. This has made him a leader in microgrid controls, operation of circuit analysis software, and also more recently reaching the expert level using CAD, Helioscope, and other software design tools. His solar-energy areas of expertise are Power Electronics Circuit Design; Transient Analysis; and Solar-PV System Design.

Education

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis (2017)

A recent graduate of Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T), Cory is the newest member of the design and engineering team. His experience as the Sustainability Coordinator in the Office of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engagement at Missouri University of Science and Technology gave Cory the opportunity to engage in the operational and long-term planning of Missouri S&T sustainability initiatives. He used his time with Missouri S&T to play an instrumental role in the adoption of a fully electric campus transportations shuttle. As a concept architect and technical liaison to Missouri S&T, Corey also participated in the Solar Village Microgrid, a campus residential community that integrates solar generation, CHP fuel cells, energy storage, and advanced control switchgear.

Project Experience

• Concept architect and technical liaison to Missouri S&T on the Solar Village Microgrid, a residential community integrating Solar Generation, CHP Fuel Cells, Energy Storage, and Advanced Control Switchgear
• Al-Bajri Microgrid in Saudi Arabia

Areas of Expertise

• Building Science
• Energy Modeling
• Microgrid Design and Integration
• Project and Engineering Management

Education & Licensure

• D. Civil Engineering – MS&T
• S. Civil Engineering – MS&T
• S. Civil Engineering – MS&T
• S. Architectural Engineering – MS&T
• OSHA-10 Safety Trained

Jade Hutchinson directs the St Lucia operations for Solar Island Energy. Jade also is a co-founder at Noah Energy, a local energy company operating in St Lucia. His responsibilities include project development and implementation, client acquisition and company strategy.

Prior to this position, Jade’s unique blend of experience includes the London 2012 Olympic games, leading on cross-team infrastructure projects such as a £10m external lighting programme and external wayfinding that supports navigation through the various stages of the park development; and brand implementation for the Hamad Medical Corporation (Qatar), Volkswagen, Virgin Media and the Saint Lucia School of Music.

Jade is a forward thinker with a passion for design and clean energy technologies. He believes that the next great technology can be developed in the Caribbean leading to a more sustainable future.

Project Experience

• Delivered two external solar lighting projects for the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Port Authority
• Delivered 5.4kW solar system at Government house in Saint Lucia
• Managed a £10million external lighting programme on London2012 Olympics from strategy to delivery, helping the programme save 40% on the cost of the lighting products.
• Brand implementation for the Hamad Medical Corporation (Qatar)

• Education BSc Industrial Design, Brunel University, UK

Darrin brings over 20 years of experience in construction to the Solar Island Energy team. His extensive solar energy background includes managing over 275 projects for a national solar integrator based in San Francisco, CA.

Darrin’s general construction experience and expertise also are assets and benefits for us and our clients; he has managed or played key team roles on over $90M in construction projects. Darrin grew up in a small town in Illinois, and served four years in the US Marine Corps.

Project Experience

• Project Manager for two utility-owned, community solar projects. Engineered and constructed for Prairie Power Incorporated; Springfield, IL. Two project sites, totaling 1.2 MW. Completed in 2015.
• Project Manager for five utility-owned, grid-asset solar projects. Engineered and constructed for Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO). The sites total 5.5 MW. Completed in 2016.
• Gateway RT – 673,000 square foot commercial new construction. This joint-venture project is a tilt-up warehouse, located near Edwardsville, IL. Completed in 2014.
• Bramblett Hills Apartments – Construction Manager of an 18-building, 204-unit, apartment development located in O’Fallon, MO. Completed in 2016.
• Alinea at Town and Country – Construction Manager of a 3-building, 254-unit apartment development in St Louis, MO. Completed in 2015.

Areas of Expertise

• Solar-PV project management
• Subcontractor management and coordination
• Carpentry and general construction
• Remodeling and new construction

Gary has over 30 years of success managing over $2 billion of new construction projects throughout the United States in a variety of business markets, public works, and private enterprise. His specialty is Wind and Solar Power, ranging from 200kW to utility scale deployments. He’s also been the Construction Executive in charge of individual construction projects in public works such as a $240 million municipal water treatment plant and a $275 million water and wastewater plant.

Prior to joining Solar Island Energy, Gary was the lead project manager with Azimuth Energy, and VP of Power Markets at J.S. Alberici Construction Company in St Louis, Missouri, where he served many clients across the country.

Gary is a frequent instructor in construction technologies. He currently teaches classes in Project Management Superintendent Training for the Associated General Contractors at local colleges. Gary is an expert in project scheduling and logistics, and interfacing seamlessly with utilities, public works, and other municipal and governmental departments.

Project Experience

• Metropolitan Utilities District (Omaha, NE)
• Detroit Edison
• The Ford Motor Company
• Shell Oil
• Boeing
• Ameren Missouri
• City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works (Milwaukee, WI)
• General Motors
• Steward Airport Authority (Newburgh, NY)
• Noranda Aluminum (New Madrid, MO)
• Anheuser-Busch

Areas of Expertise

• Wind and Solar Power
• Project Scheduling and Logistics
• Contract Negotiation
• New Business Development
• New Construction Project Management

Education, Licensure, Affiliations & Awards

• MS Civil Engineering – Missouri University of Science & Technology
• BS Construction Engineering – Bradley University, Peoria, IL
• Licensed Engineer-In-Training (Iowa)
• AGC Safety Awards 2012, 2011, 2003, 2002
• American Society of Professional Estimators, Program Chair, Board
• Engineers Club of St. LouisAmerican Institute of Constructors
• Fund Raising for Big Brothers Big Sisters, Chairman American Society of Civil Engineers

Maya Doolub has a wealth of experience working with global clients to accelerate the deployment of market based solutions for sustainable social and economic growth in communities, with a key focus on working with islands to increase their resilience, demonstrating solutions which are both replicable and scalable.

Maya’s approach is to demonstrate that there can be no more business as usual, and that the private sector can and should play a key role in the implementation of development programmes, leading to the scaling of sustainable solutions.

Maya’s passion for entrepreneurism is underpinned by development of projects and solutions for islands, working with local start ups committed to demonstrating the full breadth and depth of natural resources.

Working with governments to demonstrate will and commitment through policy, Maya aligns partners and work programmes to connect vision with execution of low carbon development pathways, identifying the commercial opportunities these present to stimulate the market and catalyse the flow of private capital to support implementation of projects which drive local capacity building and job creation.

Maya provides strategic advisory services to governments and non profits, facilitating partnerships and coordinating efforts to ensure the effective utilisation of resources across the non profit sector.

Having started her London based consulting firm, elms consulting, eight years ago, Maya has enjoyed working with a number of large organisations across public, non profit and private sectors to drive change from policy through to implementation, with a key focus on sustainable development, and in particular, climate change.

With over 30 years of experience running Caribbean utilities Nigel brings a unique perspective to the challenges facing Island utilities and their customer base . He served as Chairman of Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) from 1996 through 1999.

He was Managing Director of Grenada Electricity Services from privatization in 1994 until 2002. He was responsible for the transformation of a Government entity to a publicly listed utility. GRENLEC is now considered one of the most efficient utilities in the region. In addition he has served on the board of several Caribbean Utilities and is currently on the board of Cayman National Bank

Nigel divides his time between Tampa and the Turks and Caicos Islands.