Dr. Andy Skumanich is a successful Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur. He is currently CEO and founder of SolarVision Co, which is a technology business development company focused on alternative energy with a core team of technologists. He is a global expert on micro-grids and has participated as part of a team installing >1MW of micro-grids in developing countries. For the storage sector, he is providing strategic guidance for several leading global battery companies. He co-founded Advenira, a Silicon Valley start-up that is developing advanced coatings and performance thin films, where he was an Executive Officer and Board of Directors member. Prior he was providing executive level support for various solar start-ups including SiGen, and Innovalight, as VP of Business Development. He was a Senior Technologist at Applied Materials – the Solar division, and the Semi division. Before that he was a staff scientist at IBM Research Labs. He got his PhD from UC Berkeley in Physics with a thesis on thin films for PV and electronics. He is a Hertz Foundation fellow, and is a member of the global renewable energy community, often presenting at international conferences. His peer-reviewed papers include topics on Micro-grids as well as other key technology trends. He is sought after for presentations on micro-grids, and is an on-line instructor for several micro-grid courses.
