Instructors and Lecturers
We employ one of the U.S.’s twenty-four Solar PV ISPQ Certified Master Trainers, and one of only two Master Trainers in Texas. We have trainers with engineering backgrounds as well as master electricians. We have trainers certified for OSHA 10 and OSHA 30.
All ImagineSolar solar instructors have recognition from NABCEP. Ten instructors are fully NABCEP-Certified, and our entire staff of instructors has the NABCEP Entry-Level Certificate of Knowledge.
Michael Kuhn, Master of Science in Management of Technology, Washington University in St. Louis,Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, ISPQ Master Trainer;
John Cooper, MBA, University of Texas at Austin, B.A. in Government, University of Texas at Austin, founder of Ecomergence and NextWatt Solutions. Co-author of Quadruple Bypass: Understanding the Distributed Energy Revolution, to be released in spring 2012, and co-author of the 2011 industry best-seller The Advanced Smart Grid: Edge Power Driving Sustainability.
Doug Soester, Economics Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™;
Gabriel Flores, Master Electrician by the State of Texas, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™;
Matthew Hladik, Journeyman Electrician by the State of Texas, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™;
James E. McElhanon, Bachelor of Science in Secondary Science Education from the University of Texas; Renewable Energy Institutional Certificate, Department of Electronics and Advance Technologies, Austin Community College; ISPQ Affiliated Instructor; NABCEP Entry Level Certificate of Knowledge in Photovoltaics; NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™;
John Hoffner, P.E., Master of Science in Engineering Science, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas; Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts; Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas; NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™;
Enrique Espinoza, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; NABCEP Certified Solar Thermal Installer™;
Bill Nolte, Master Electrician by the State of Texas; Authorized Instructor for OSHA 10 and OSHA 30, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™;
T.J. Ramsey, Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas at Austin; Renewable Energy Academic Certificate, Department of Electronics and Advance Technologies, Austin Community College; IBM Certified Advanced System Administrator; Certified Lotus Professional; NABCEP Entry Level Certificate of Knowledge in Photovoltaics;
Steve Kanetzky, P.E., LEED AP, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin; Master Electrician by the State of Texas; Licensed Professional Engineer in the States of Texas, Kansas, Arizona, and Arkansas; NABCEP Entry Level Certificate of Knowledge in Photovoltaics; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional;