John Conte,
CEO
John worked in his family’s business for over 10 years which he sold in 2004. In 2007 he went to work for BP Solar in Fredrick Maryland. He worked in the factory learning solar panel construction. He was certified by BP Solar for installations of solar energy systems. In 2008 he was promoted to National Sales Manager. BP and Home Depot worked together to sell residential solar. John was hired to build the program on a national basis. He trained new sales representatives in 16 states for 18 utilities. In every market he entered he outsold any previous sales department that BP Solar Home-Depot managed. In 2011 he went to work for Clear Skies solar. At Clear Skies Solar John was the national sales manager. He designed a PPA for residential and small commercial units. While there, he sold $27 million in 4 months.
Dr. N.M. Ravindra,
Director & Co-Founder
Ravi holds a PhD in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology (Roorkee, India), MS & BS in Physics from Bangalore
University, India. Ravi and his research team have published over 350 papers in international journals, books and
conference proceedings; his team has several pending and two issued patents; he has organized over 30
international conferences; and he has given over 75 talks in international meetings.
Peter Kaufman,
CTO
Mr. Kaufman has over 30 years of experience in the electronics manufacturing and product
design industry during which he has developed an extensive array of industry contacts and
resources. Peter’s experience and contacts enhance his
problem solving ability. Presently, Peter is involved in commercialization of his patents in
electro-optical, optical, imaging, photonics, magnetics, & semiconductor development.
Gib Dunham,
CIO
Mr. Dunham has a nearly three decades of experience in finance, investing and portfolio management.
He is the Chief Investment Officer at Bridgeway Wealth Partners, a multi-family office, where he
oversees direct investments, venture capital, manager selection, portfolio construction and risk
management and is the Chair of the Investment Committee. Mr. Dunham has been involved with numerous emerging technologies. He is a co-founder of Sandhill
Renewable Biofuels LLC, Renewable Energy Products Manufacturing Inc., an innovative solar company,
an advisory board member of Digital Direct, IR Inc. which is a technology company developing an
innovative thermal imaging sensor for autonomous vehicles and a co-founder and board member of Owl
Peak Labs.