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The core team that developed the HOMER software at NREL migrated along with the software code to HOMER Energy. In addition, the team adds new professionals with experience in renewable energy, software development, management, marketing, and entrepreneurial ventures.

Leadership Staff
Peter Lilienthal

Peter Lilienthal, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Peter Lilienthal is the original developer of the HOMER® software and founded HOMER Energy in 2009 to enhance and commercialize the software. He has a Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University. Peter has been active in the field of renewable and distributed energy and energy efficiency since 1978. Before founding HOMER Energy, he was president of Green Island Power, which provided analytical services for renewable and distributed power projects. From 1990-2007 he was Senior Economist with the International Programs Office at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. His experience has included project development of distributed power projects, designing and teaching courses at the university level, and consulting to industry and regulators. His technical expertise is in utility modeling and the economic and financial analysis of renewable and distributed power projects. He was the lead analyst and one of the creators of NREL’s International and Village Power Programs. [top]
Marilyn Walker

Marilyn Walker, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer, Director of Academic Relations

Dr. Walker is a serial entrepreneur and experienced technologist. She started her career in academia, earning a Ph. D in Biology from the University of Colorado and publishing over 50 technical publications on modeling and environmental analysis. In the university setting, she raised over 12 million dollars to make her programs financially sustainable and gained valuable knowledge in the fields of software, databases, modeling, and analysis. After 20 years in academia, she became an entrepreneur by purchasing, managing, and selling a successful local business. She founded and built two e-commerce companies, and has led multiple international and multidisciplinary teams. Dr. Walker brings her unique, in-depth experience in environmental systems and business operations to her role as COO. [top]
Jack Sinclair

Jack Sinclair, MBA, Chief Technical Officer

Jack Sinclair brings over 30 years of experience in software product management and engineering, strategic planning, technology research and management, business intelligence, business/system analysis and financial management/analysis to being the head of the HOMER Energy development team. Jack has an MBA from the University of California Berkeley and BGS in Computer Science from the University of Michigan. He has completed certificate programs in green building/LEED construction management and courses in solar PV system design. Jack's broad background in analysis, project management and system architecture allow him to direct the development of new HOMER products and services toward the most specific and compelling customer needs. [top]
Ed Sanders

Ed Sanders, Ph.D., Interim Chief Financial Officer and Consultant

Dr. Ed Sanders has over thirty years experience in economic and financial analysis in private companies and the U.S. Government. He has a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University and attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. His early career was in the President's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) where he rose from a Budget Examiner in the International Division to become the Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs, directing a staff of 65, which made funding recommendations to the President on all defense, intelligence and international programs. He then became Staff Director on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. After that he co-founded two international business consulting firms. While serving as President of Sanders International, he arranged most of the financing for a $60 million, 50 megawatt integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant in India and has prepared business plans and investment proposals and recruited investors for numerous other smaller environmental and alternative energy projects. He is a founding partner in a 20-square-mile private nature preserve and ecotourism project in Belize and has taught the environmental finance course to Masters Degree students at the University of Denver. [top]
Tom Lambert

Tom Lambert, Software Development

Tom Lambert has contributed to the design, programming, documentation, and technical support of HOMER for 13 years, having written the original source code. He worked for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory before joining HOMER Energy, and is also the CEO of Mistaya Engineering. He has a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta and an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University. Tom is certified as a professional engineer in the province of Alberta, Canada. [top]
Brad Anderson

Brad Anderson, Interface Programmer

Brad is a programmer by trade with a degree in Art and Computer Animation from the Art Institute of Atlanta. His work focuses mostly on front-end and back-end development, design, and architecture of desktop and web-based Rich Internet Applications (RIAs).[top]
Greg Korthuis

Greg Korthuis, C++ Programmer

Greg is a senior C++ programmer and system analyst with a broad background in software development in a variety of settings. Greg is a veteran of the US Navy. He holds a BS in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science from Metropolitan State College of Denver.[top]

Sean Kruger, C++ Programmer

Sean Kruger is a software engineer with over 20 years' experience in C++ design and development for diverse systems including television broadcast master control automation, automatic teller machines, video surveillance with facial recognition, process definition tool creation for interactive voice response telephony code generation and provisioning which uses an object-oriented database, a multi-threaded message exchange and advanced user interface controls. He has programmed an expert system shell in Prolog and animation in JavaScript. He plays chess at a high level and has a B.Sc. in Computer Science.[top]
Woody Woods

Woody (Michael) Woods, Interface Developer

Woody Woods is responsible for the design and coding of HOMER Energy's software and website interfaces. Woody combines a background in art and design with decades of experience coding interactive, rich user interfaces. Woody's background includs web development and design, Flash programming, graphic design, multimedia, software test engineer, and hardware test technician. He has a B.S. in Fine Art from Bradley University and an A.A.S. in Electronics Engineering Technology from Illinois Central College. [top]
John Glassmire

John Glassmire, Senior Engineer

John Glassmire is a globally-minded engineer who has worked across a wide-range of infrastructure projects. He has interests in sustainable design, renewable energy, project management, and international development. John's undergraduate background is in mechanical engineering. After earning his BS from Rice University and his Masters from Northwestern University, he worked for 2 years at Sargent & Lundy, a major energy design and consulting firm in the US. Subsequently, John worked as a consultant in energy and water infrastructure at the Institute for Sustainable Futures in Sydney, Australia.[top]
Jeff Abromowitz

Jeffrey Abromowitz, HOMER Analysis and Product Testing

Jeff Abromowitz joined HOMER Energy as an intern for the summer of 2013. Jeff's interest in renewable and sustainable energy has led him to jobs with the American Wind Energy Association and now HOMER Energy. Jeff received his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and his master's degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder, both in Mechanical Engineering.[top]
Kaitlyn Bunker

Kaitlyn Bunker, 2013 National Science Foundation Engineering Innovations Fellow

Kaitlyn Bunker is a Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering at Michigan Technological University, focusing on microgrid frequency regulation. She received her B.S. (2010) and M.S. (2012) degrees, also in electrical engineering, from Michigan Tech. She is studying under Dr. Wayne Weaver as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. Kaitlyn serves on the Board of Directors of the Society of Women Engineers.[top]
Nathan Johnson

Nathan Johnson, Ph.D., ASEE/NSF Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Nathan Johnson is currently serving in a one-year position as an ASEE/NSF postdoctoral fellow, exploring and developing new micro-grid optimization algorithms for HOMER. Nathan's work involves integrated energy systems analysis to explain the social, technical, and environmental factors that drive energy demand in society. This has included field research, laboratory research, and computational models to explain complex energy systems dynamics. He has seven years of experience working in academic, corporate, and non-governmental environments, including two years of research and business development in eight foreign countries. Nathan has a Ph.D. and Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in International Development, all from Iowa State University.[top]
Paul Gilman

Paul Gilman, Training and Technical Writing

Paul Gilman has been working in the renewable energy field since 2002 after returning from serving three years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali. Before then, he worked as a technical writer in Seattle. He has degrees in music performance from Oberlin College and in electrical engineering from the University of Washington. He started working as a freelance consultant in 2006 after leaving the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, where he worked with the International Programs group on projects in Asia, Latin America, and Africa.[top]
Janet Hale

Janet Hale, Accounting and Office Management

Janet Hale serves as full-service bookkeeper and office manager for HOMER Energy, as well as managing customer support. Janet has worked in corporate accounting in a variety of industries. She earned a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Colorado at Denver.[top]

What people are saying about HOMER:

Best hourly assessment tool for hybrid renewable electric generation systems in the world – bar none.

Dr. Jan F. Kreider
Building Systems Program, University of Colorado, USA
 
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