Bill Reaugh

Background

About Bill Reaugh

Experienced lead engineer with expertise in solar power conversion devices and monitoring systems (inverters, converters, SCADA, and remote operations). Strong background in PV system electrical design, code compliance, construction management, safety program management, project development, and engineering review. Demonstrated experience driving organization growth at the top and bottom line.Over 25 years in electrical and electronics systems working on solar projects from 2 kW to 500 MW, including microgrids, dc and ac coupled Battery Energy Storage, demonstration projects, substations, medium and high voltage interconnections, and monitoring and controls systems. International supply chain experience working for organizations based in Germany, Korea, and North and South America.My favorite days are building the airplane while it’s taking off! I have worked in start-up, growth-stage, and established international organizations.ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Opened Western Reginal Office for Draker Laboratories and helped grow the company from sub-million to $5MM revenue over 4 years.• Founding employee at SMA America and helped capture 95% market share for solar inverters in two years.• Product Manager launching new central inverters for KACO coordinating between US, Korean, and German teams which were used in 400 MW project in San Antonio, Texas.• OSHA-30 hour certification.• Lead the integration team for project development across multiple US offices to coordinate developers, EPC teams, and O&M/Asset Management at Coronal Energy.• Director of Engineering for a team of 30 Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Drafters at Blue Oak Energy that served as Engineer of Record on multiple GW of projects in two years.Specialties:• Solar string and central inverters, energy storage power converters, combiner boxes, microgrids, module level electronics, rapid shutdown systems, SCADA, DAS, and Monitoring, and wire harnesses.• Engineering project management for Engineer of Record (EOR), Independent Engineer (IE), Owner’s Engineer (OE), and Technology Reviews• PVSYST, Helioscope and other solar energy estimate tools• PV system commissioning, data review and analysis, report production and review• Some German and Spanish language proficiency• Construction Management and Safety• Cross-functional team organization, management, and process design• Cross-cultural and international team management and coordination• Microsoft Excel programming, Visual Basic, and other programming languages