s3 solar software summit 2018

Mr. Sanchit Agarwal is responsible for Nearmap’s US field operations, in particular, its technical face to the customer. Sanchit has worked extensively in mapping and geographic information systems, and is an expert on capturing and utilizing data to analyze and make decisions related to positions on Earth. Sanchit has mentored large scale, multi-million dollar mapping projects from conceptualization to execution.  Altogether with over 14 years of experience in the field of Geomatics, he has worked extensively in both production and R&D environments. He has served as a Director of Operations for Sanborn, as Chief Technology Officer and Director of Operations for HJW Geospatial (Quantum Spatial), as a Senior Analyst on mapping and SME for Fugro, and was a Research Associate for NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Program at The Ohio State University. During his career, he has gained extensive experience in end-to-end production workflows for high accuracy data processing from multiple sensor platforms: aerial/terrestrial; push-broom/frame sensors; panoramic/oblique imaging systems; LADAR/RADAR systems. He has managed a portfolio of 50 million dollar worth of mapping projects.
Sanchit has a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology  and a Master of Science degree in Mapping and GIS from The Ohio State University. Sanchit is also a Certified Photogrammetrist (ASPRS) and a Certified Mapping Scientist LiDAR & GIS (ASPRS). His interests include technology and engineering around Multi-view Multi-dimensional Mapping content, Advanced 3D information capture and dissemination, Automated feature-extraction using AI and Machine Learning, Process-Automation and Workflow Optimization.

Alex Anich is the Manager of Renewable Market Intelligence for NRG, Energy Inc., where he oversees the company’s Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) portfolio. Alex leads NRG’s exploration of the application of blockchain technology to the REC and environmental attribute markets. Prior to joining NRG, Alex headed up the Research & Advisory service of Karbone, an NYC based brokerage, project finance and research firm focused on environmental markets. Alex leverages his experience working in the early days of Shell’s renewable energy business to provide a unique perspective on the evolution of energy markets around the world.

Anthony Conklin is President of Solar Data Systems, the makers of Solar-Log®. Anthony is an 11-year veteran in the solar industry, both in the residential and commercial sector. He is an executive sales leader, mentor, speaker and renewable energy enthusiast with a superb knowledge of EPC and utility business. He has served as a solar industry expert and panelist for many organizations including the New York Beer and Wine Association, Columbia University School of Engineering and Solar Investment & Finance USA.

Nathaniel Enders is an energy/blockchain entrepreneur, Director of On-Demand Energy Cloud at Correlate, and founding member of Energy Blockchain Network. Nathaniel has nearly 10 years of experience delivering technology solutions to the energy industry’s utility, commercial, and industrial markets. He is an energy/blockchain thought leader specializing in Energy Technology Convergence.

Paul Grana is the co-founder of Folsom Labs, where he leads sales and marketing, where he has helped to grow the company to thousands of installers in over 70 countries. He founded the Solar Software Summit in partnership with GTM Events. He previously worked at Abound Solar, and led product management and technical marketing with Tigo Energy.  Paul holds a BS in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Chicago, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Huh brings over 25 years of Technology and Business Management experience for companies he has helped grow from Start-ups to Up-starts and eventually market leaders. He has helped companies through high growth by laying out strategic roadmaps and building teams accordingly. Currently Mr. Huh is the Chief Technology Officer at Cypress Creek Renewables, overseeing the Infrastructure/Security team, Product Development and the Data Services teams.
Prior to Cypress Creek Renewables, Mr. Huh has been a technology consultant for investment banks such as Goldman Sachs and J. Streicher. Mr. Huh was also CTO at Quest Nutrition, CTO and Co-founder of Vimation, CTO of Kurtzman Carson Consultants and Managing Director of DMP Consulting. His technical expertise spans various verticals such as Solar Energy, Consumer Packaged Goods, Entertainment, Digital Marketing, E-commerce, Legal, Application Development and Enterprise Systems integration.

Nicole Lombardo has over a decade of experience in renewable energy and software technologies, spanning consumer and B2B marketing, business strategy and development, product management, and sales.

Today, Nicole leads Google’s Project Sunroof Business Development team and works to identify and develop new applications of Google’s technologies for the solar industry.

Nicole was previously at Intel and SolarCity, where she led consumer marketing focused on customer acquisition strategies and programs. During her work in solar, she pioneered grassroots community-based programs, led successful lead generation campaigns, and large scale public/ private partnerships with schools, homebuilders, and Fortune 500 companies to bring on thousands of new solar installations nationwide.

Nicole holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Communication and Design from the University of California at Davis.

Richard Matsui is the CEO and Founder of kWh Analytics. kWh Analytics is the market leader in solar risk management. By leveraging the most comprehensive performance database of solar assets in the United States (20% of the U.S. asset class) and the strength of the global insurance markets, kWh Analytics’ customers are able to minimize risk and increase equity returns of their solar portfolios. kWh Analytics is backed by private venture capital and the US Department of Energy. Prior to kWh Analytics, Richard was a consultant with McKinsey & Company based in Greater China, where he helped found the Firm’s solar practice in 2007. There, he established himself as a leading global expert on the solar industry by accumulating more industry experience than any other consultant (9,000 globally). He graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and is fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese. He is proud to have been born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is also a Forbes "30 Under 30" award recipient for Energy.

Vania Mesrob is the VP of Asset Management, at Coronal Energy. In this role, she is responsible for managing the group’s portfolio of operational assets and optimizing the performance and long-term value of the projects.
Vania has over 10 years of international experience in energy generation and efficiency. Holding electrical engineering and commissioning management positions with EDF Renewables and Siemens in France, Germany and USA, she has directed the development and execution of commissioning processes, controls, and monitoring solutions for large utility scale solar projects.
Vania holds a double Master degree in Electrical Engineering and Microelectronics from INSA de Lyon in France; and an MBA from HULT International Business School in San Francisco.

Sandhya is a co-founder of Solstice, an award-winning social enterprise dedicated to expanding access to clean energy to all Americans, where she manages business and product development. Prior to joining Solstice, she worked at Barclays’ investment banking division in New York and London, advising and executing public equity transactions for Technology, Media and Telecom companies. She was also deeply involved in Barclays’ philanthropy work with Endeavor, Women’s World Banking, and Barclays’ Social Innovation Fund. Sandhya holds a BBA from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, where she received the Sustainability Certificate.

Conlan O'Leary is Co-Founder and CEO of Sighten. Prior to Sighten, Conlan helped manage the structuring and pricing desk at Clean Power Finance, a leading residential solar financing platform. Conlan has a deep knowledge of the US solar marketplace with 6+ years working exclusively in residential solar financing and quoting software. Conlan has prior experience in technology and cleantech investment banking as well as environmental commodities trading. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and holds degrees in economics and philosophy.

Nicholas Pilkington is the co-founder and CTO of DroneDeploy, where he runs the computer vision teams and is responsible for the company’s technical strategy. Originally from South Africa, he completed degrees in Computer Science, Maths and Information Systems at Rhodes University. After graduating, he received an M.Phil and Ph.D. in machine learning from the University of Cambridge as a Nelson Mandela Rhodes Scholar.

Eric Reinhardt is Sunrun's Sr. Director of Software Product Management. Eric oversees BrightPath, an end-to-end automated software platform that enables Sunrun and its partners to manage every step of the solar journey from lead creation to system turn-on. He also is responsible for Sunrun's mobile apps, including BrightPath Mobile - a point of sale tool for field sales, and mySunrun - a customer portal that provides self service tools for Sunrun's 20 year customers.

Prior to Sunrun, Eric was Co-founder of Alliance Memory, a semiconductor startup, where he served as VP of Marketing and Operations. He received a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Mccombs School of Business at University of Texas, Austin.

MJ Shiao currently serves as the Director of Community Solar at Arcadia Power, where he works to connect residential customers with community solar projects developed by Arcadia Power's partners. Before Arcadia, MJ held various positions at Greentech Media and Wood Mackenzie, including leading GTM Research, a 30-person team tracking, analyzing and forecasting the evolution of the solar, energy storage and grid edge industries.  MJ is a leading expert in the transformation of the electricity sector. He has spoken at numerous conferences, testified in front of the U.S. International Trade Commission on solar trade issues and quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Bloomberg and Buzzfeed. Before joining GTM Research, MJ managed and designed several MWs of residential and commercial PV projects. He holds a bachelor's in electrical engineering from the University of Delaware, where he was named a National Truman Scholar. A believer in the social benefits of solar power, MJ has also researched, installed and tested rural off-grid PV in India and Thailand.

Scott Taylor is VP of Business Development at Sense, where he leads the development of key partnerships for Sense including utilities, solar companies, builders, and other partners involved with energy and smart home technologies. He worked for sixteen years at Nuance Communications and SpeechWorks, helping partners deploy speech and natural language solutions that interact with hundreds of millions of users through mobile phones, cars, and enterprise customer service applications. Scott began his career developing enterprise-scale network software applications in insurance, telecommunications, and security. Scott hold a B.S. in Systems from Miami University.

Nikhil Vadhavkar is the co-founder and CEO of Raptor Maps, an artificial intelligence company specializing in drone data analytics. He is responsible for supporting customers using drones to improve the efficiency of PV operations and maintenance, asset management, and EPC. Nikhil has previously developed thermal control systems for advanced spacesuits at MIT, and led a Gates Foundation grant for deploying drones to deliver medical supplies in developing nations.