WE DEVELOP, FINANCE, OWN, AND OPERATE COMMERCIAL
SOLAR + ENERGY STORAGE PROJECTS.
THE TEAM
Dan Martin
Brad Smith
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Channing Chen
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David Quattro
Dan Martin is Amped Solutions’ Founder and CEO. Dan brings 7 years in energy storage, 12 years of project management, and investing experience in the agriculture, energy, and water sectors. Immediately prior to Amped, Dan worked for Geli, Inc. (www.geli.net) where he learned much of what he knows about commercial batteries and helped negotiate contracts with OEMs and large utilities. His energy investment portfolio includes companies like Geli, Lumigrow, Smash Solar, Spruce, and SunLink. Dan holds an MBA from the Darden School of Business, and an undergraduate degree from Duke in East Asian Studies and Economics.
Brad Smith is Amped's COO. Immediately prior to Amped he served as Senior Director at Hanwha QCells America where he managed software and energy storage project development. Prior to QCells, Brad spent eight years as lead project developer for Foresight Renewable Solutions focused on bringing larger front of meter solar and wind projects to life. Mr. Smith also spent seven years working for Wells Fargo in their network security group before putting those project management skills to work in renewable energy. Mr. Smith graduated cum laude from Kalamazoo College with a B.A. in Economics and minors in Mathematics and International Commerce.
Channing Chen brings over 15 years in solar and 12 years of experience financing residential, C&I and utility scale solar projects. He previously held executive structured finance roles at NRG Energy, SunEdison, and Solar Power Partners (acquired by NRG Energy in 2011). Channing has financed over $1B in solar assets with tax equity, non-recourse project finance debt, and sponsor equity including yieldco capital.
David Quattro is a talented solar + storage installer. He served nine years in the US Coast Guard designing and building electro-mechanical systems. After leaving the Coast Guard he started his own solar company, Quattro Solar, specializing in residential and small commercial solar installations. David has installed multiple LGChem energy storage systems for Amped. He holds C-46 Solar Contractor, C-10 Electrical Contractor, and NABCEP Certified Photovoltaics Installer professional designations.