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Maya Resnick

Solar Consultant

Maya’s Story

Maya is a Boulder native recently returning after 11 years of living abroad in Sweden, New Zealand, Australia, and France. She graduated with a Bachelors of Commerce and Management Consulting in Renewable infrastructure and Strategic Partnerships from the University of Technology Sydney.

Following her studies, Maya worked to diversify a telecommunications company and was instrumental in a full roll-out of Tesla charging infrastructure on the west coast of Australia.

Maya’s passion for nature and environmental conservation led her to focus on all things sustainable. She started a successful organic and plastic-free lip balm brand in Australia called Maya Organics. At IPS, Maya is highly adept at leading commercial projects through to completion, developing mutually beneficial strategic partnerships, and working with clients to maximize financial returns on investments.

Jay Lu

Staff Accountant

Jay’s Story

Jay Lu is the Staff Accountant and joined the IPS team in late May 2018. He graduated from CU Boulder in December 2017 with double majors in accounting and finance as an undergraduate and accounting emphasis for his Masters’ degree. Jay manages all accounting activities for Colorado, Montana, and Massachusetts operations, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, vendor and bank statement reconciliation, sales tax filings, and record-keeping. In his free time, Jay enjoys soccer, badminton, puzzles, and traveling.

Hannah Capshaw, Business Development and Microgrid Consultant at Independent Power Systems

Reed Crossley

Marketing Consultant

Reed’s Story

Reed Crossley is a Digital Marketing Strategist living in Boulder, Colorado. Reed works with a variety of energy, sustainability, and social impact organizations to do groovy things with digital technologies and achieve meaningful organizational goals. He holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from CU Boulder and volunteers as the Marketing Coordinator for the Boulder chapter of the Colorado Renewable Energy Society (BCRES). Ever quick with a movie reference or fun fact about the cleantech industry, Reed can be found hiking or kayaking in the mountains in his spare time. Connect with Reed on LinkedIn.

Zachary Zoet

Warehouse and Procurement Coordinator

Zac’s Story

Zac Zoet is the Warehouse and Procurement Coordinator at IPS. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Zac moved to Connecticut at age seven where he grew up skiing and then later snowboarding throughout beautiful New England. Once high school graduation came along, he knew exactly where he was headed next and packed his bags for a place with even bigger mountains and more snow—Colorado.

Zac attended Fort Lewis College in Durango followed by the University of Colorado Boulder. At age 22 and for the next 17 years, he worked as the Warehouse Manager for an architectural and decorative lighting company (National Specialty Lighting) while he finished up his Bachelor’s degree in Business/Marketing.

He finds joy in life spending time with his wife and eight-year-old daughter as well as running, hiking 14ers, snowboarding, and ice hockey. Go Avs!

Rick Roser

Lead Electrician, Service Technician

Rick’s Story

Rick Roser is the longest-term employee with IPS, with over 11 years of being part of the family and 20 years of electrical experience. Rick is a licensed journeyman and our lead electrician and service technician. He has extensive experience with both grid-tied, off-grid, commercial, and residential systems. He is our in-house expert for electrical code and installation technique. Rick has worked on IPS installations all over the world. Prior to his employment with IPS, Rick spent nearly ten years – from December 1994 – April 2004 – in the Colorado Army National Guard, attached to the 169th Field Artillery Brigade, as a Heavy Vehicle Operator and Ammunitions Specialist.

Luna’s Story

Although her tenure at IPS was short-lived after multiple incidents of eating compost out of the trash can, Luna is the life of the party with a lackluster work ethic. She’ll do anything for a good head scratch from everyone in the room and you can count her in for every IPS wrestling match.

Amira’s Story

Amira will break any technological device in her way to get a good ear scratch out of you. She’s as happy to lay by your feet while you work as she is to take a quick run outside for a work break. Her favorite toys are stuffed animals to show off to everyone in the room or a yummy bone to chew on all day.

Jeremy Donhowe

Sales Engineer

Jeremy’s Story

Jeremy is a Mechanical Engineer and Applied Mathematician from the University of Colorado Boulder. As a sales engineer, Jeremy looks to bridge the gap between operations and sales by designing residential and commercial systems to meet IFC requirements, wind loads, roof strengths, as well as the client’s needs. Jeremy’s hobbies include snowboarding and basketball. In high school, Jeremy played semi-professional basketball for 2 years while he was in Switzerland. As both the youngest, tallest and worst-grammared IPS employee, Jeremy’s lifelong goal is to beat the T/ACO record for most tacos eaten in an hour.

Kristin Baker

Project Coordinator

Kristin’s Story

Kristin was born in Oklahoma and raised in Kansas. She studied psychology at Friends University of Kansas and was very active as a dual athlete in volleyball and track. Being raised in the country with roots in cooking and the environment she developed a passion for farm to table sustainability and eventually attended Le Cordon Bleu in Chicago. She has spent several years working in sustainable culinary shops and restaurants and enjoys all things cooking (but baking not so much). In her free time, she is training to run the Four Pass Loop in Aspen, and in general loves hiking, camping, and spending time with her husband and her adorable 5-year-old son.

Shaun Burns

PV Installer

Shaun’s Story

Shaun has been a solar installer for 4 years and an employee at IPS for 1. Installing solar is tough work but someone has to do it, right? Shaun takes great pride in making solar happen on rooftops around Colorado and feels good about what he does for a living. Outside of work, he enjoys playing music. Shaun plays the drums in a local band called the Amphibious Man that plays in shows all over the Boulder/Denver area. Shaun also loves the great Colorado outdoors: camping, hiking, climbing, and after a hot day, cooling off in the Boulder Creek.

Kyle Whitright

Structural Engineer, PV System Designer

Kyle’s Story

Kyle Whitright graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2012 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has been with IPS since 2013. Kyle has experience designing large utility-scale PV and energy storage systems. His attention to detail and experience with complex electrical design makes him instrumental in the IPS sales process from detailed site assessments to completion.

Christian Williams

Structural Engineer, PV System Designer

Christian’s Story

Christian graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2015 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and quickly found out how rewarding the solar industry was. He joined as a PV System designer and drafter and has worked on projects ranging from custom off-grid to utility scale. Christian is experienced with complex PV and energy storage electrical design as well as generating financial return scenarios for commercial projects dealing with peak shaving, demand response, and energy arbitrage. His passions outside of work include connecting authentically, wood-working, mountain biking, climbing, and soccer. He flies around in a blue mini-van named Appa the Sky Bison so he can fit more people and activities in his life, but mostly because it’s rad stylish.

Phoebe’s Story

Phoebe is the sass of IPS! If she’s not faithfully guarding her mom, Yolanda, at her desk, then she’s probably going on a lovely stroll along the foothills next to the office or scarfing down a big ball of fresh raw food fit for the most royal of pups.

Milo’s Story

Milo’s favorite place to get a good scratch is definitely his fat little neck. He’s the leader of the welcome crew at IPS and won’t let you in the building without saying hello!

Cleos’s Story

Cleo has the biggest head AND biggest heart. She just wants to lean on you, show you a little love, and escort you everywhere you need to go.

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