Design Engineer Engineering

Brett William Newstead

Photovoltaic Design Engineer

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Jacksonville, FL 32207

Education

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

B.S in Mechanical Engineering, Concentration in Renewable Energy

Skills

Proficient with the following programs: PVsyst, PV*Sol, PV Watts, Solmetric Suneye, RETScreen, and AutoCAD with complete competency of Microsoft Excel and Word as well as a strong working knowledge of 2008/2011 NEC pertaining to all aspects of a photovoltaic installation

Experience

Kenyon Energy, Jacksonville, FL Jan 2012-Aug 2012

Director of Engineering and Design

Responsible for PV Design, AutoCAD Layouts and Electrical Design, PV Syst/PV Watts, Engineering Review, Production Issue Resolution, and all “in house” Engineering Support for commercial and utility scale projects with 1 MW being the average project size.

Eco Technologies Inc., Sarasota, FL Feb 2010-Jan 2012

Design Engineer

Responsible for Solar PV and hot water system design for a company expanding from residential to commercial levels, directing and coordinating with permitting Civil and Electrical P.E.’s to produce construction documents along with visual layouts and Bill of Materials for permitting, estimating, and public bidding of PV systems.

Specific responsibilities include:

- Lead Design Engineer of Photovoltaic systems:

o 40+ residential installations as well as 16 commercial projects ranging from 23-500kW, Grid-Interactive and International.

o 3 residential Battery Back-up systems: 4, 5, and 12kW

- Utilizing RETScreen and flow meter data to size Commercial Solar Hot Water.

Sun Electronics, Miami, FL Oct 2009-Dec 2009

Engineering Intern

Responsibilities Included:

- Analysis and presentation of roof, ground, RV, and tracking PV racking systems 150 mph wind zone capabilities.

- Review and presentation of household appliance electricity consumption and correlating PV panel offset.

- System Designer for Grid-Interactive and Off-Grid PV Systems under 10kW for international distribution.

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