Ian Tilford began his work in renewable energy and photovoltaics 16 years ago when he worked as a research and development engineer for Solon Corporation. In addition to photovoltaic module technology; Ian has managed the design and implementation for numerous photovoltaic, energy storage and microgrid projects for clients such as sPower, CD Arevon, The Department of Defense, The California Energy Commission, Pacific Gas & Electric, Honda Motor Company and The County of Maui. Ian is the co-author of an IEEE paper on failure mode analysis of Module Level Power Electronics (MLPE) in conjunction with Sandia National Labs, Arizona State University & TUV Rheinland that was presented at the 2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Optical Science and Engineering from the University of Arizona and holds professional memberships with the NFPA and IEEE.More...