A veteran of both the US Army and the renewable energy sector with nearly a quarter of a century of experience bringing the solar industry to scale, and making PV plants more capable. As CTO, Nick is responsible the technological and ecological vison of the company, as well as the cultivation of domestic sources of supply. Silicon Ranch owns and operates–projects that Nick designed over a decade ago, including the first transmission interconnected PV plant in the Southeast. Prior to Silicon Ranch he held positions at Applied Materials and Tesla manufacturing both crystalline and thin film cells and modules.

Nick holds 5 patents in both PV module manufacturing and design, and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University. He serves as an industry advisor, and reviewer for the Department of Energy’s PACT and DuraMAT consortiums. As well as the Principal Investigator of a DOE funded program exploring the appropriate co-location of solar projects with regenerative cattle ranching.