management team

As President, Dean plays a vital role in the company's sustained growth and increased market share. Dean has been involved in the solar industry since the early 80's. He was a key factor in the growth of Servamatic Solar Systems, one of the largest solar company's in the U.S. during the 80's. This Fortune 500 company grew to 2200 employees and 20 offices across the Sunbelt, from California to Florida designing, engineering and installing solar thermal systems for radiant space heating and domestic water heating. Dean has extensive training and experience in Total Quality Management and Problem Solving Principles. He has lived totally off grid for 7 years in a home utilizing 100% renewable energy. He has co-authored several preeminent papers promoting renewable energy. Dean is an Eagle Scout and holds a Bachelor of Science from Auburn University, with special emphasis in Environmental Science.

As Chief Operating Officer, Miguel has achieved exciting company success in growing sales and profits. An accomplished corporate strategist and marketer, his vision and expertise in business performance have driven notable enterprise growth in the solar energy sector. His strategic approach to building a business is reflected in his work as Director of Marketing for Nordic Information System and Next Information System. He was a Technology advisor for General Electric, IBM and developed the data security auditing system for Bank of America. Miguel has increased Premier Power's profitability through brand revitalization that included major shifts in brand strategy, operations, marketing communications, and sales tactics. Miguel has an MBA from UC Davis and a BS in Computer Science from the Universidad de Belgrano.

Sansone brings over 15 years of experience in financial management and compliance, and has extensive experience working for both public and private companies. Most recently, he served as chief financial officer at LiveOffice, LLC, where he oversaw the company’s financial planning and analysis. Prior to this, he served as chief financial officer at Guidance Software (NASDAQ: GUID), where he oversaw the company’s worldwide financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, investor relations and tax functions. Sansone helped lead the company through a successful initial public offering and organic revenue growth from 2002 to 2008 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 44%. Prior to Guidance Software, Sansone was a director and vice president of finance for Aspen Technology (NASDAQ: AZPN), where he led the revenue department and played a key role in its Mergers and Acquisitions group. He also served as Petrolsoft Corporation's vice president of finance, building an organization that was ultimately acquired by Aspen Technology. Before joining Petrolsoft, Sansone directed services for Fortune 500 and middle-market companies as a manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers and developed extensive experience in SEC reporting, initial public offerings, and mergers and acquisitions. Sansone earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of La Verne and is a certified public accountant.

Mr. Clevett is a recognized leader in the energy sector with over two decades of commercial transaction experience acquiring, developing, financing and restructuring projects for both domestic and international clients, as well as leading a broad array of merger and acquisition activities on both the buy and sell side. His credentials include key management, development and project finance roles in dozens of large-scale power generation projects with an aggregate value in excess of $1.4 billion as well as several well-publicized energy sector mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Clevett served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Optimira Energy Group a leading energy services company (ESCO). He held various positions within the Bechtel Enterprises Group; including director of corporate development at U.S. Generating Company and asset manager of on-site cogeneration projects for multinational industrials. Mr. Clevett started his career as an engineer for Hess Corporation at the St. Croix refinery. Mr. Clevett holds an M.B.A. from Rutgers Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Mr. Nelson has led the industry in solar PV design in Northern California for the past 9 years and has been involved with the installation of over 1000 photovoltaic systems, including the Fresno International Airport PV system (2.4 MW), the Denver International Airport (2.2MW), the ACW Farms (1.2MW), the Redwood City Tenant building (400kW), and the Road Runner Tree Farm (273kW), to mention a few. With over 25 years of experience in project engineering, construction and development, Mr. Nelson previously served as Vice President of Operations for World Water Solar Technologies. Prior to World Water, Mr. Nelson served as founder, President and CEO for Quantum Energy Group. He began his career as a Switchgear and Substation Engineer for Square D Company, later serving Honeywell as a Performance Contracting Project Manager and Energy Masters (ESCO) as a Project Developer and PM. Mr. Nelson has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Letourneau University in Longview Texas. He is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM), a Professional Project Manager and maintains a CA Class “A", a General Engineering and a class “C-10" license. He is a commercial pilot, certified flight instructor and holds a commercial driver’s license valid in all 50 states.