JASON LINDER
**** ***** **. **** * Redondo Beach, CA
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Big River Solar LLC Stillwater, MN January 2011 -
August 2012
Owner Operator
Photovoltaic Integrator. Closed business after MN rebates were cut back.
Moved back to CA to be around family and get back into solar.
SolarFlowEnergy Minneapolis, MN October 2009 -
January 2011
(formally FreEner-G)
Senior Solar Installer
Managed the installation of approx. 280 Kw of PV Solar in the residential
and commercial field or roughly 25 jobs since October 2009.
Working for a smaller operation allowed a greater scope of understanding on
how to successfully run a smaller business and wear many hats.
Was able to refine his skills in design, procurement, permitting and
engineering.
Oversaw the largest solar installations in the Twin Cities at the time.
Worked primarily with Enphase and Rapid Rack as well as the largest TenK
Solar installation.
Electrically engineered the tie in point for all the commercial jobs
including line side taps to the secondaries on transformers
Oversaw all installations for the company for all of 2009 and 2010
Gro Solar/Borrego Solar El Cajon, California
December 2004 - October 2009
Senior Residential Project Manager (01/2009-09/2009)
Managing the installation of approx. 330 Kw of PV Solar in the residential
field or roughly 50
jobs since January 2009.
Managing several crews and service technicians in the residential field as
well as procurement of
materials.
Design & Maintain extensive install calendar with in-house installation
teams, subcontractors,
service technicians, operations managers, and customers.
Created protocols for managing information, job progress and material
tracking.
Established relationships and accounts with vendors, logistics and
subcontractors.
Proven ability to simultaneously manage numerous complex solar development
projects, each
involving multiple suppliers.
Coordinating the development of a bill of material for each project based
on the final approved
design and obtaining design approvals from additional licensed engineers as
necessary.
Negotiate contracts with subcontractors, electricians and installers for
all services and materials
as well as overseeing the permitting, and solar site assessments.
Site Superintendent (01/2008-01/2009)
Oversaw the installation of 2600 Kw as a Site Superintendent.
Strategically planned and charted the orchestration and procurement of
workforce, materials, subcontractors,
vendors and large equipment needed for large commercial projects.
Oversaw and involved in the design and integration of large turn-key
commercial projects from
beginning to end.
Trouble shot and advised job flow on multiple large commercial projects
simultaneously,
effectively turning them around from running in the red, to running in the
black.
Helped develop and drive the pre-fabrication and installation of large
commercial projects, as
well as created protocols and schedules for the prefabricating, loading,
shipping, staging and
installation of many large commercial projects.
Oversaw and coordinated the efforts of multiple in-house crews and
subcontractors on multiple
job sites simultaneously.
JASON LINDER
420 Laurie Lane Stillwater, MN 55082
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Installation Foreman (12/2004-01/2008)
Installed and/or worked on approx. 300 systems in 4 years, which is an
average of 1.4 jobs a
week.
Installed nearly 1.5 megawatts of PV Solar in the Residential field, as an
installer and foreman.
As an original member of the installation team I contributed in shaping the
policies and
procedures for the "Borrego method" and the company's installation and crew
format.
Appropriately tracked and evaluated employee performance on a daily,
weekly, and quarterly
basis.
Accurately predetermined the installation times, as well as manpower hours
needed to
accommodate a large out of town commercial job as well as the small in town
residential jobs.
Met and exceeded installation deadlines on a regular basis.
Kept track of and documented all aspects of the installation method, and
pulled solar permits.
Trained new employees and executed employee evaluations as well as being
responsible for
terminations.
Mastered installation of the following:
Invertors- SunnyBoy, Fronius, Xantrex, SatCon
Modules- Shell, Sharp, Sanyo, Kyocera, and Evergreen.
Racking- Unirac- (Standard, Tiltkits, sunframe, ULA flat roof and
ground) Sunlink, Sharp
SRS (both Comp and Tile), specialty in-house racking solutions and
Borrego engineered
racking solutions.
SKILLS
PV Solar Panel installation Training/Certifications- NABCEP Certified Solar
PV Installer, Testing out for Electrical Journeyman License, CEC/Pier
program 4 day Advanced PV workshop in Chino, Extensive studying of the 2008
National Electric Code suggested practices, Fat Spaniel technical workshop,
BEW Engineering Certificate Of Completion. Have attended seminars and
training's for the following: Sunny Boy, Fronius, SMA, and Sharp. As well
as skilled on how to be completely code compliant to the County of San
Diego, and cities throughout the Twin Cities in the State of Minnesota,
according to the NEC and OSHA safety standards. Training in Borrego Solar
method, safety and processes by owners, supervisors and managers as well as
the Borrego Foreman sales training in June 2007. Certified and/or trained
in the following- SMA technical training, Bill Brooks, Fronius, (2) John
Wiles training's as well as
Forklift operation, CPR, Cadweld and quick connect certified. Completed 3
years in ABC Associated
Builders Contractors Inc., for Apprenticeship Electrical Construction
Training.
Construction knowledge Great eye for composition, general wood working
knowledge, wood
identification, finish carpentry design and execution. Skills acquired-
table saw, skill saw, drill
press, planer, joiner, belt sander, nail gun, impact gun, sweat pipe, map
gas, instillation, dry wall,
minor electrical, appliance instillation, demolition, all forklift
operation, bending conduit by the
numbers, bobcat operation, tower crane signaling, shoring and re-shoring,
furring, job inventory,
toilet installation, door and window hanging, created wanes coating, form
building, and cabinetry
EDUCATION
2004-Present ABC (Association of Builders and Contractors)
Electrician Apprenticeship
1999-2000 Carpenters Apprentice program
2000 - 2001 El Camino Community Collage- Torrance, CA
2000 Santa Monica Community College- Santa Monica, CA
PROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL REFERENCES
Please see Letter's of Reference included from names listed below
Gerardo Ruiz SolarFlowEnergy (aka FreEner-G) (612) 605-
5228 (office)
President Professional Reference
Eric Hanson SolarFlowEnergy (aka FreEner-G) (612) 578-
2885 (cell)
Project Manager Professional Reference
Steve McCauley McCauley Electric 612-***-****
Master Electrician Professional Reference
Aaron Hall Borrego Solar 619-***-**** (cell)
President Professional Reference
Ed Condreay Borrego Solar 619-***-**** (cell)
Director of Business Development Professional/Personal
Reference
Max Sugihara Borrego Solar 619-***-****
(direct office line)
Director of Operations Professional/Personal
Reference
Pat Cowan Professional 619-***-**** (cell)
Owner Personal Reference