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Bill Behrens installs a solar power module
William Behrens, PhD
Co-founder, NABCEP PV Certification
ReVision Energy co-founder Bill Behrens has more than 20 years’ experience in renewable energy systems design, installation and service. Bill earned a PhD in Environmental Economics and a BS in Electrical Engineering from MIT.
Upon completing his doctorate he taught briefly at Dartmouth before moving to Maine and entering the construction industry. He has been involved in the energy and construction fields for the last 30 years.
Bill is a NABCEP-certified Photovoltaic installer and has overseen the design and installation of hundreds of systems and thousands of kilowatts of PV over the last 20 years. He is also an original co-founder of The Greenstore.
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Bill's Renewable Energy System
- Bill's home has radiant floors, a condensing gas boiler and a wood stove. His home recently got insulation upgrades, infiltration improvements, a boiler upgrade, and solar hot water to qualify it for the full Home Energy Savings Program by achieving a 50% reduction in energy costs. He also has a solar electric array.
Phil Coupe, co-founder of ReVision Energy
Phil Coupe, Co-founder
Maine Solar Thermal & PV Installer Certification
Phil is a managing partner of ReVision Energy, responsible for leadership in sales, marketing and strategic direction.
Prior to co-founding ReVision, he served as Vice President & Director of Corporate Philanthropy at a bottled water company that he helped startup and continues to thrive today. The Washington, D.C.-based company received numerous awards for its socially responsible business initiatives to serve disadvantaged children and support organizations working on the front lines of society's problems. He serves on the board and marketing committee of the Environmental & Energy Technology Council of Maine (E2Tech) and is a long-time Big Brother.
Phil is also a partner in reVision Heat, which was formed out of ReVision Energy's solid fuels division in 2008 and specializes in high-efficiency pellet boilers and stoves, wood gasification boilers and natural gas conversions of oil-fired heating systems. The two separate companies have a common mission in reducing Maine & New Hampshire's dependence on fossil energy and the associated emissions, utilizing state-of-the-art solar and biomass technologies.
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Phil's Renewable Energy System
- Phil's house has an awning mount solar hot water system that provides all his domestic hot water from May through September.
He uses a big wood stove so that he can dramatically reduce his oil usage throughout the wintertime.
Fortunat Mueller, P.E.
Fortunat Mueller, P.E.
Co-founder, Professional Engineer, Maine Solar Thermal & PV Installer Certification
Fortunat is managing partner of ReVision's Solar Thermal division, among many other responsibilities.
As managing partner of the company's Portland and Exeter branches, Fortunat handles solar thermal and solar electric system design for both commercial and residential applications.
Fortunat received a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Maine. He is also a licensed solar thermal installer.
Before joining ReVision Energy in 2006, Fortunat was a project manager and senior systems engineer at United Technologies Fuel Cells in Hartford, CT.
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Fortunat's Solar Energy System
- Fortunat's home sports a 2.7kw grid-tied solar electric system, consisting of 12 SunPower SPR225 modules and a SPR3000x inverter. He aggressively monitors his home's energy use with a TED meter and has reduced his energy loads so much that he expects the solar electric system to provide 100% of his electric needs.
- He also has an Apricus AP60 solar hot water system. In the rare occasions when the solar system needs backup, he has a Triangle Tube Prestige Excellence boiler which serves both as an on demand water heater and as a backup heater. He heats primarily with a Hampton wood stove.
ReVision's Portland Branch
Jen Hatch representing ReVision Energy at the 2009 Restaurant Expo.
Jennifer Hatch
Marketing & Office Manager, Maine Solar Installer Certifications
Since joining ReVision Energy in 2006, Jen has earned her state installer certifications for both solar thermal and grid-tied photovoltaic systems.
She has become one of the state's most capable experts when it comes to navigating the myriad paperwork and eligibility requirements for solar projects to qualify for government financial incentives. She is also adept at ensuring that ReVision Energy's projects meet all local code and permitting requirements, as well as OSHA safety and compliance standards.
Prior to joining ReVision Energy, Jen worked at environmental nonprofits including The Vermont Institute of Natural Science, and The Mystic Aquarium, in Connecticut. She earned her BA in Environmental Science at Castleton State.
When she's not working, Jen is either skiing or running depending on the season. She is also working to integrate her passion for skiing with her desire to act as a positive role model to young people by creating a non profit organization called Climbing Mountains.
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Geoff Sparrow and his wife Meg
Geoff Sparrow, P.E.
Project Supervisor, NABCEP PV & Thermal Certification
Geoff is one of the most experienced solar professionals in Maine, having designed and installed hundreds of commercial and residential systems.
After graduating with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire, Geoff worked for one of the largest mechanical contracting companies in southern Maine before starting his own small business focused on commercial and residential construction and handyman services.
Since joining ReVision Energy in 2006, Geoff has earned his solar thermal and photovoltaic installers licenses from the state of Maine and has become NABCEP certified in both photovoltaics and solar thermal—he is the only person in the state to hold both certifications.
When Geoff is not busy installing solar systems for ReVision Energy, he is enjoying the outdoors, hunting and fishing, and spending time with his wife Meg and their golden retriever Lizzie.
Geoff's Renewable Energy System
Geoff lives in a well-insulated home (R30 walls) with a robust, 90 evacuated tube solar hot water array that provides 90% of his year-round domestic water supply and a portion of his space heating needs.
He primarily heats with wood, with a resistive electric boiler as backup. He plans to add a photovoltaic array soon to completely offset the carbon of heating his house.
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Dan Leonard next to a solar hot water storage tank in our Portland shop
Daniel Leonard
Project Supervisor & Operations Manager
Dan started working ReVision in 2004 at the Liberty branch, when we were still Energyworks. Bringing lots of professional experience in plumbing with him, Dan started as an intern/shop guy and rapidly grew into a project manager. He moved to Portland to begin growing our new branch just a few short years later.
Dan is licensed and knowledgeable in multiple trades including electrical, plumbing, and solid fuels. He is licensed in natural and LP gas and is a certified solar thermal installer. Dan juggles a number of key responsibilities at ReVision, including project scheduling, installations, and customer service.
Dan recently bought his first home and installed a high efficiency gas boiler with radiant heat and a solar thermal system.
When Dan is not working for ReVision or on his new home, he spends his time with his fiance Clara and their two dogs Whiskey and Porter. Dan and Clara enjoy touring around the city on their motorcycles and visiting family in Liberty. Dan continues growing his tattoo collection, playing the drums and is currently in a band playing shows and writing new music.
Fun fact: Dan received a black belt in karate at 17 while assisting and teaching classes to children and adults.
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Dan's Renewable Energy System
Dan Leonard's home uses a natural gas boiler and solar hot water for heating and domestic hot water supply.
The evacuated tube system provides nearly 100% of his hot water from May to September and roughly 40% the rest of the year.
The natural gas boiler is modulating, meaning it can provide just enough heat to raise the temperature from the solar pre-heated water to shower temperatures, rather than firing at 100% of its capacity.
Fred poses with his Nigerian Dwarf goats
Fred Greenhalgh
Online Marketing Manager
Fred comes from the world of agency web marketing and today works on a variety of ReVision's digital marketing programs including the website, blog, social media sites, and newsletters. You also may catch him at an event in the Southern Maine and New Hampshire region.
Hailing from the Bangor, Maine area, Fred completed his studies at USM in 2006 with a focus on Media Studies. Fred's a passionate writer, as well as an audio producer, and since 2007 has been running a radio show called Radio Drama Revival at community station WMPG. He also produces his own fiction stories as audio plays with his award-winning FinalRune Productions.
ReVision Energy is an excellent fit for Fred's versatile new media skills, as he also is committed to sustainability and simple living in his own life.
He and his girlfriend Amy live in a yurt-inspired SIP-house they built themselves in the town of Alfred. Their 550 sq. ft. house is powered by solar, uses a composting toilet, and is predominantly wood-heated.
In addition to living sustainably, Fred and Amy are passionate about environmental conservation and serve on the Town of Alfred's Conservation Commission.
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Fred's Renewable Energy System
Fred's off-grid home contains a super-efficient audio post-production facility which can pump out quality productions for less than 2kw/hr of power a day! Meeting this modest electric load is an upgraded 750W solar electric array, which is rarely backed up by generator.
His SIPs home uses around a 1/2 cord of firewood a year, which is sustainably harvested and processed on site. In winter 2010-11 they never fired the propane backup heater.
Finally, Fred has a DC-powered Solene Aurora solar hot water collector, completing the suite of renewable energy systems.
John Capron
John Capron
PV & Solar Thermal Project Manager, NABCEP PV Certification, Maine PV Installer Certification
John started with ReVision Energy in 2007 as part of the installation crew. He now one of our project managers and training liaisons based out of the Portland office. Utilizing his artistic skills, John also takes most of our installation photos.
Prior to joining the renewable energy field, John spent 18 years in the film and TV production industry. Seeing the waste that was created from that industry was one of the reasons he opted for a new career. John was an assistant producer in a number of documentaries. You can view two pieces of his work online, Firewoman and Hairdo made for WGBH in Boston. View John's work here.
John lives on a homestead in Bowdoinham with an ever changing cast of family and friends. On his roof is a 40 tube solar hot water collector array providing domestic hot water for his home. There is solar powered lighting for the farm's outhouse. John's favorite farm chores include mule powered fire wood harvesting and composting.
His preferred forms of transportation include his sailboat, his grease car diesel Sedan, and his motorcycle, in that order.
John's Renewable Energy System
John's home features 40 evacuated tube solar hot water array with electric back up. His home is heated exclusively with wood.
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Josh Baston enjoying a hiking trip.
Josh Baston
PV Project Manager, NABCEP PV Certification
Josh Baston grew up in Midcoast Maine and joined Revision Energy in the summer of 2008. He is now a project manager focusing on design and installation of photovoltaic systems. He's also the primary innovator behind our solar data monitoring options.
Josh graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in geology, and spent several years working in the environmental science field before deciding that he was able to make a far greater impact on the environment through renewable energy.
Josh's interests outside of work include sustainable farming (he has spent a year farming in the US and New Zealand through the WWOOFer program) and many outdoor activities - most notably backpacking and rock climbing. Josh has a great affinity for wood heating, which is one of New England's best resources along with ample solar!
Josh's Renewable Energy System
Josh recently bought a duplex on Portland's Munjoy Hill and wasted no time in setting up a 860W Sunpower solar electric system, which in a few months of operation has already produced 241 kWh!
Future plans include solar hot water to meet the domestic hot water needs of both units, a renewable energy heating system, and some urban homesteading (did you know you can have up to 4 chickens in Portland?).
Tim in the woodworking shop.
Tim Jilek
PV Solar Installer
Hailing from Northern Wisconsin, Tim moved to Maine with his wife Lydia to be closer to her parents. An electrician by trade, Tim joined ReVision in 2008 and is thrilled to help people live a little greener.
In his spare time Tim enjoys the outdoors (hiking, biking, boating) and woodworking. Tim dubs the "new r's" as: reuse, repair, recycle, respect. That theme goes well with another favorite hobby - reusing our shipping pallets to make some of ReVision's office furniture!
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Tim's Renewable Energy System
Tim can boast of turning a conventionally built home essentially carbon neutral.
Tim started with two renewable energy systems - a Tarm pellet boiler for heating and a solar hot water system for domestic hot water.
Since installing both, his back up oil boiler has not turned on, which has meant no oil delivery at all this year!
He also recently installed 7 killowatts of grid-tied solar electric panels. Tim's electric bills have gone zero dollars - and then some. Tim now enjoys seeing his meter spin backwards all day.
Erik Mitchell
Solar Thermal Project Manager
Erik and his chocolate lab, Fozzie.
Erik Mitchell is a certified solar energy installer in the state of Maine and a Maine licensed electrician's and plumber's helper. Since joining ReVision in 2008, he's helped install hundreds of solar hot water and solar electric jobs in Maine and New Hampshire.
Erik says "the smell of burning fossil fuels makes me sick," which makes him proud to be part of Maine and New Hampshire's clean energy future. Currently he's working towards becoming a project manager for the company.
When not working, he enjoys being on his boat in the summer and on his snowboard in the winter. He also loves spending time with his girlfriend Mercedes and one year old chocolate lab Fozzie.
Fun fact - prior to joining ReVision, Erik worked on tugboats in New York City!
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Will Kessler, Solar Energy System Designer
Will Kessler
Solar Energy System Designer
Will Kessler comes from Burlington, VT by way of the mid-Hudson Valley of New York. He has Natural Resources degrees from Cornell and UNH, and a fascination with ecological designs, imagery, and edible (not just eatable) mushrooms.
After his undergraduate studies, Will spent some time abroad working various jobs in Europe, including a barely lucrative one as a busker. After a few years, he returned home and began designing and installing renewable energy systems in the U.S. He has now been working on solar photovoltaic arrays for three years, and is working towards his NABCEP certificate.
Currently, Will lives with his wife Marta in Portland. They are in the process of renovating a 151-year-old house, and finding it a wonderful challenge. They have gutted and renovated most of their unit, and removed a “perfectly good” oil boiler. The house now heats with natural gas—a temporary step off of oil towards local biomass heat, such as wood or pellets. The renovation has progressed well, but painful details can be found at the project blog: crackedplaster.blogspot.com.
Will is a proud new father as of Spring 2011! Getting his wife to accept a cloth diaper system is his next big goal, but expected to be a difficult sell.
Will’s Renewable Energy System:
A solar hot water system consisting of two 4’ x 10’ Aurora flat plate collectors and 131 gallons of thermal storage. The system’s 45-degree pitch on the southwestern roof means the collectors shed snow "like it’s their job."
Weatherization and insulation advice came from Rook Energy Solutions in Cumberland. Since then, a tiny Triangle Tube natural gas boiler is sufficient to heat the home in winter, and for backup hot water. Overall from 2010 to 2011, Will and Marta have reduced their annual CO2 emissions by about 13,000 lbs. and saved thousands of dollars in energy costs.
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Josh Rollson
Shop Manager
Josh Rollson - Go-to guy in Portland, musician, and part-time philosophizicater.
Josh grew up in Vermont in the construction trades, learning post and beam and log home construction and passive solar. After graduating from Goddard College with a BA in Philosophy, he married then spent time with his wife traveling the United States, living in New Mexico, Boston, and eventually moving to Maine. He reports local papers read "Full time artist and musician moves to the sticks and gets a real job saving the planet."
Josh joined ReVision in the summer of 2008, starting as an installer until it became clear that his can do attitude and organizational skills made him an ideal candidate for "shop guy." Now he handles purchasing and inventory for the Portland office, along with anything else that needs getting done.
When not working for ReVision, Josh splits his time between raising his 3 month old daughter Duende with his wife Rachael, and working for (and being on the board of) Guitar Doors, a non profit that provides music programming to incarcerated individuals within the Maine Correctional System. In whatever time that's left he makes music, art, and philosophizes.
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Joe Maisonave
Joe at Popham Beach with his family of dogs - from left, Izobel, Booba, and Frenchie.
PV & Solar Thermal Installer
Joe's a graduate of the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Environmental Science and Forestry with a degree in Forest Engineering. Prior to joining ReVision, he lived and worked in Queens, New York, managing the remediation activities for gasoline and fuel oil spills in the five boroughs of New York City.
In 2010 he was excited to move away from the big city to join our solar hot water team and to enjoy the good life up in Maine.
He and his fiance, Sophia, purchased their first home in Portland and plan to do some major energy efficiency renovations in the near future. Their goals include installing renewable energy systems and to completely eliminate burning fossil fuels for their energy needs.
Joe loves music (mostly the guitar), hiking, skiing, and spending time with Sophia and his dogs (picture right, during a visit to Popham Beach State Park).
Nate Bowie
Solar Thermal Project Manager/Safety Coordinator
Nate Bowie showing off the monstrous 13lb, 37" Steelhead he caught on the Trinity River in Northwest California
Native Mainer Nate Bowie graduated from UVM with a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 2004. After college his dream of being paid to ski and save lives in the process lead him to Mammoth Lakes, California, where he took a job as a Pro Ski Patroller. While in California he started a firewood business, but ultimately decided to return to Maine to be closer to home and join the solar industry.
Since joining ReVision in 2010 Nate has earned his Maine Solar Thermal Installer Certification and moved up to be a Project Manager on our Portland-base solar hot water crew. Nate has also stepped up to be ReVision's dedicated Safety Coordinator, work that involves continuing ReVision's safety-conscious company culture as we grow and ensuring our compliance with OSHA and other relevant regulations.
Nate lives in Raymond near plenty of lakes where he sates his fly fishing addiction. While not fishing or installing solar, he loves skiing, taking things apart and putting them back together, wielding a chainsaw, and spending time with his wife, Kim, and dog, Trout. He and Kim are eager to put solar on their first house, as soon as they get a chance to move out of the shade!
Chris Blaisdell
Master Plumber, Maine Solar Thermal Installer Certification
Chris has been installing solar hot water systems and high efficiency condensing boilers for ReVision Energy for more than 3 years. Prior to joining ReVision in 2006, Chris ran his own plumbing and heating company in the greater Brunswick region.
ReVision's Liberty Branch
John Luft and Family
John Luft
General Manager, Liberty Branch, Maine Solar Thermal Installer Certification
John is the general manager of the Liberty shop and also supervises the branches' solar thermal division. John started out with the company when it was Energyworks doing solar thermal installations back in 2004. Since then he has installed, designed and managed hundreds of residential and commercial solar thermal projects. John has a B.S. from Unity College and is a licensed state of Maine certified solar thermal installer.
John resides in an off-grid solar home that he and his wife JoAnna built. When John is not busy keeping up with the demand for solar projects, he is found spending time with his family, playing his guitar, bicycling, fishing, and working in the woods with his two sons.
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Hans Albee, Project Manager
Hans Albee
Project Manager
Before joining the ReVision Energy crew in Liberty in July of 2007, Hans worked for three years as an electrician at Brooklin Boat Yard in Brooklin, Maine, where he designed and installed marine navigation and communication systems.
Hans discovered his love of traditionally built and rigged boats while growing up at Chewonki in Wiscasset, Maine, a non-profit educational foundation. For seven seasons, he worked as a deckhand on the American Eagle and Angelique, two windjammers based in mid-coast Maine.
Hans attended the Mountain School in Vershire, Vermont, followed by Phillips Exeter Academy and Dartmouth College, where he earned a B.A. and B.E., specializing in mechanical engineering. While not studying, Hans was a lightweight oarsman at Dartmouth, and had the opportunity to compete twice at the Henley Royal Regatta in Henley-on-Thames, England.
In 2005, while visiting the captain and crew on Angelique, Hans met his future wife, Jennifer. They married at her parents' home in Jefferson, Maine, in September of 2007. Jennifer also works for ReVision Energy as the office manager and marketing coordinator at the Liberty shop.
In his spare time, Hans enjoys cutting wood, growing food, reading, skiing, and rowing. He looks forward to building his own sailboat in the near future, based on the designs of Captain Havilah Hawkins, Jr.
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Hans's Renewable Energy System
Hans and his wife, Jen Albee, recent finished installing a 40-evacuated tube solar hot water system to supplement their Rinnai on-demand propane hot water heater.
In addition to solar hot water, they’re working with Curry Caputo of Sustainable Structures to air seal and insulate attic and second floor walls and drop down stairs, as well as adding better ventilation to their bathrooms.
Jen Albee in the garden with fresh turnips!
Jennifer Jackson Albee
Office Manager
Born in Jefferson, Maine, Jen is a seventh-generation Mainer! A love of the environment started early, with her first job harvesting vegetables at an organic farm in Jefferson and selling them at a little farm market in Round Pond. Jen graduated from Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass.
Since joining ReVision, she has become the office manager at our Liberty, Maine branch. Generally speaking, she's your go-to girl for everything solar!
Jen enjoys singing in the choir at church, baking breads and desserts, hosting Friday night homemade pizza dinners, and watching BBC dramas/miniseries. Bliss is a glass of red wine and a good movie, or outdoor pursuits such as a morning kayak on Damariscotta Lake or sailing across Penobscot Bay. She's been married to ReVision Project Manager Hans Albee since 2007 and hopes to one day travel to Norway and Ireland.
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Jen's Renewable Energy System
Jen and her husband, Hans, recent finished installing a 40-evacuated tube solar hot water system to supplement their Rinnai on-demand propane hot water heater.
In addition to solar hot water, they’re working with Curry Caputo of Sustainable Structures to air seal and insulate attic and second floor walls and drop down stairs, as well as adding better ventilation to their bathrooms.
Matt guiding a 16 foot raft with eight guests through "the flume" at Bulls Bridge on the Housatonic River.
Matt Wagner
Solar Installer
Matt has spent better than ten years living "off the grid" in one form or another. He and his wife Cait currently live in an 800 sf superinsulated house in Knox, heated primarily by wood and powered primarily by PV. This was their first winter with the house completely buttoned up and it looks like they'll burn less than a cord of wood!
Matt holds a B.A Environmental Studies from Unity College and joined the ReVision team in 2007. He has since installed over two hundred solar thermal systems, primarily in residential applications. Outside of work he and Cait enjoy a wide array of outdoor pursuits including whitewater rafting, canoeing, tele-skiing, backcountry skiing, gardening, metalrunner sledding (check it out on you-tube!) fly-fishing, and hunting.
Matt is a registered Maine Guide and is working on building a micro-hydro generator in a stream on his property to power his home and/or an electric car.
Brett gets out of the shop and enjoys some sunshine in Camden, Maine.
Brett Irving
Shop Manager
For the last two years, Brett has been the shop manager in Liberty, where he keeps equipment in stock, trucks on the road and maintains the shop and grounds. His most recent project has been sprucing up the building by planting various perennials from his farm.
Brett grew up in Casco along Thomas Pond, but has been settled in Waldo County since graduating from Unity College eight years ago.
Brett, his wife Jennifer (the executive director of Sebasticook Regional Land Trust) and their son Elijah live on a 24 acre farm in Troy. They currently have thirteen goats (the latest three kids were born just last week, Lola, Ellie Mae and Frankie Lee), a donkey named Rudy and several chickens on the way for fall harvest.
A person of endless energy, Brett is one of those people who never seems to stop moving - he's always engaged in one project or another. When asked what he does for fun, his answer is that of a good Mainer: "Work is fun."
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Ryan Herz
Master Electrician, PV Project manager, Maine PV Installer Certification
Ryan is a Maine native, with a hearty background in construction and trade work. After receiving an Associates degree in Electrical Power and Automation Technology with honors from Eastern Maine Community College, he stayed in Maine to work in industry and for an electrical contractor.
Since joining ReVision Energy in 2005, Ryan has installed hundreds of grid-tied and off-grid photovoltaic systems throughout Maine and New Hampshire, with systems ranging from 1Kw to 41Kw. He recently received his Master Electrician's License.
When not working Ryan loves the outdoors - gardening, camping, skiing, fishing, hiking, metal runner sledding, and other seasonal activities.
Brian Byrne
Solar Installer and System Designer, Liberty Office
Brian's story in Maine started with a 1998 trek up the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. In his own words, he made the trip, and "hasn't left yet."
Since attaining a BS in Ecology in Unity College, he's worked many interesting jobs including whitewater rafting guide, substitute teacher, partner on an organic farm, electrician and employeee for National Audubon. Since joining ReVision in 2008 he's become a vital part of our Liberty shop's photovoltaic installation team, putting his deep electricial knowledge to work as well as his good humor and team player attitude.
Like most of us, Brian has a deep love of the environment and gets out in all four seasons - canoeing, rafting, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, farming and gardening.
Holly McFaul
Bookkeeper Extraordinaire, Liberty Office
Holly McFaul with daughter Maggie at husband Andy's retirement party.
Holly spent most of her professional life in the DC area, working financial positions (Budget Analyst and Program Analyst) for the federal government. Four years ago, enough was enough, and Holly and her husband Andy traded in their suits and ties for blue jeans and flip flops and have never been happier.
Since joining ReVision in 2007, Holly keeps the wheels of ReVision turning in the "Treehouse" of our Liberty office - keeping books, managing accounts, paying bills, etc. She loves living the good life in Belfast, Maine - a pristine environment, fresh air, ocean breezes, relaxed pace, tightly-knit community and most of all a lack of traffic. She adds, "I wish I would have moved to Maine thirty years ago!"
She spends her free time living life with and homeschooling her daughter Maggie, and enjoys simple pleasures including visits to the beach, snorkeling, quilting, fishing, camping, chocolate, and a wide variety of music. She hopes to someday build a small efficient home with solar thermal and PV... installed by ReVision Energy, of course!
Steve Hinchman with wife Debbie
Steve Hinchman, Esq.
Director of Financing
Steve Hinchman brings to ReVision Energy more than forty years of legal and public policy experience, including 8 years of environmental reporting with Colorado’s High Country News, a tenure with the Southwestern Colorado Resource Advisory Council, six years with the Conservation Law Foundation in Maine and General Counsel of GridSolar, LLC.
A 2003 Graduate, Summa Cum Laude, of the Vermont Law School, Mr. Hinchman is admitted to the bar in Maine, the U.S. District Court of Maine, and the First and D.C. Circuit Courts of Appeals, and has participated in cases before the Second and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals. Mr. Hinchman has also practiced before the Maine Board of Environmental Protection, the Land Use Regulatory Commission, the Maine Ethics Commission, and the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committees on Natural Resources and Energy and Utilities.
At ReVision, Steven Hinchman will be utilize his legal and grant writing experience to secure financing solutions for solar energy projects throughout the Northeast. He is currently weatherizing his 1830s-era farmhouse, room by room - replacing birch bark with tyvek and filing voids with foam and fiberglass insulation.
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Frank John
Solar Professional, Blue Hill Peninsula
Frank John driving in his electric pickup truck.
Frank John lives in Brooklin, Maine and represents ReVision Energy in the Blue Hill peninsula area. Frank and his wife Shari have three children and moved to Maine from Vermont in 1999 when they decided to "drop out" of the corporate world and raise their family closer to Shari's parents.
While Frank's background is manufacturing where he worked many years as an engineer and manager, he spends most of his time now around renewable energy.
Frank is an electric vehicle enthusiast and self-professed two-wheel addict. He converted a small Toyota pickup truck to electric drive and the new array on their house will provide enough energy to propel his truck almost 15,000 miles per year, pollution free. Other projects include an electric bicycle and conversion of an old Suzuki motorcycle using lithium iron phosphate batteries.
Shari is an accomplished actor and performs (and directs) with New Surry Theatre. Frank also became involved and helps with set building and other projects. He just spent 2 years as Board President and occasionally (to his surprise) finds himself on stage as well.
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Frank John's Renewable Energy System
Frank John's home, now boasting over 5kw of solar panels!
Frank and Shari recently worked with ReVision Energy to install a 3.68kw grid-tied PV system to complement the 1.92kw battery-based/grid-tied system that he installed in 2005.
They heat their home and generate domestic hot water with a Tarm wood gassification boiler supplied by ReVision Heat several years ago.
In fact, it was after working with ReVision technicians during installation of that system that Frank started helping with installations and doing service calls in the Blue Hill area!
ReVision's New Hampshire Branch
Dan Clapp
New Hampshire Branch Manager
Dan Clapp enjoys the sunshine while kayaking.
A native of Randolph, Massachusetts, Dan Clapp graduated from UNH with a BS in Environmental Conservation. He is a recent 2011 Leadership Seacoast alumni, a program created to develop and engage leaders within the NH seacoast community.
Dan's passion for the environment has brought him on a number of interesting adventures, such as a Semester at Sea, where he explored eleven countries while circumnavigating the globe. He lived in San Francisco for over five years while working as an environmental consultant, performing air quality audits and industrial hygiene testing to ensure employee health and safety. He's also lived in South Lake Tahoe, taking advantage of the winter and summer seasons in the Sierra Mountains.
Dan is a Maine Certified Solar Thermal Installer with two years' experience as a solar installer, as well as a Certified IGSHPA (International Ground Source Heat Pump) installer. He's also licensed both as a BPI Building Analyst I and a licensed Construction Supervisor.
While living the good life in Dover, NH with his wife Sarah, daughter Larkyn, and dog Bella "Bluebird," he looks forward to building a net zero passive home using a combination of solar PV, solar thermal, and heat pump technology.
Dan Clapp's Renewable Energy System
Dan Clapp's family home in Wakefield, New Hampshire sports a 4.94 kw photovoltaic array powering a ground source heat pump for heating/cooling.
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Heather Fournier enjoying a ride with Sky Dive New England!
Heather Fournier
Office Manager and Marketing Assistant, Exeter, NH Office
ReVision Energy is pleased to welcome aboard Heather Fournier, who joins us after a rich project management background earned as Installed Sales Manager at Lowe's, and a grounding in renewable energy and sustainable design from her work at NHTI and Northeastern University.
With the doors just opened for our Exeter, NH branch, Heather is responsible for keeping operations moving - arranging permits, scheduling jobs, managing contracts, etc. She's also hard at work attending and setting up events on behalf of ReVision throughout the Granite State. Expect to see us at home shows, sustainability fairs, industry group meetings and other events in the months and years ahead.
A proud mother, Heather loves spending time at the beach, hiking, and even skydiving (a great way to soak up some sunshine).
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Matt Boucher reveling in a day of snowboarding at Mt. Bachelor in central Oregon
Matt Boucher
Master Plumber and Solar Hot Water Installer, Exeter, NH Office
A native of Manchester, NH, Matt Boucher is our New Hampshire shop's Master Plumber and a core part of our solar hot water crew.
His interest in the environment goes deep - from his days at Manchester West High and through his college studies at Unity College, UNH - Manchester and NHTI. He got into the plumbing trade through studies with the Manchester School of Technology MST and recently earned his New Hampshire Master Plumber's license.
When not soldering in a solar hot water tank, Matt enjoys live music, fishing (both fresh and saltwater), snowboarding, mountain biking, backpacking, and climbing. He lives in Manchester with his girlfriend Heather.
Chris Marves poses in front of a Sunpower White panel at our Exeter, NH office.
Chris Marves
Solar Installer - Exeter, NH
Chris Marves has been hooked on solar since he lead an independent study on thin film solar design while at UMass Amherst's Isenberg School of Management. After graduating in 2010 with a degree in Resource Economics, Chris joined ReVision Energy as an intern, and has sinced moved up to a full-time position on our NH-based solar installation crew.
Now living in Exeter, New Hampshire, Chris has been a mainstay of our solar hot water team as well as helping with our NH branch's marketing, office, and site visit work. As our solar electric business grows in New Hampshire, he's eager to get to work on a photovoltaic installation crew and hopes to move into a project manager role. He is working towards his NABCEP PV certification this winter and is in the process of becoming a NH Electrician's Apprentice.
In his free time, he loves kayaking, camping, hiking, snowboarding, or sports, depending on the season, and spending time with his girlfriend, friends, and family.
