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Tassos Golnas Top-Executive

R&D program manager, overseeing projects in grid integration, cyber security, and solar resource assessment and forecasting. Team leader with deep expertise in Solar PV system operation, monitoring, and reliability. Keenly interested in long-term performance of PV system fleets and the effects of data uncertainty on PV systems as an asset class.

Led an expert team of PV performance engineers executing multi-faceted analysis of one of the largest datasets in the world of renewables. Built SunEdison's reporting team by recruiting and hiring data and BI analysts. Grew SunEdison's Energy Analytics team by recruiting and hiring data analysts and subject matter experts on grid integration, meteorology, and statistics.

Specialties: Performance Reporting, Data Governance and Quality, Energy Analytics, PV System Performance Analysis, Operation and Maintenance, PV System Reliability, Data Analytics and Visualization, R&D management, Team Leadership, Continuous Improvement.

Headquarters: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Headline: Technology Manager at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Followers: 1503
Connections: 1367
Company: US Department of Energy
Languages: French, Greek
Skills: R&D, Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, Semiconductors, Renewable Energy, Energy, Design of Experiments, Engineering, Characterization, Engineering Management, Thin Films, Alternative Energy, Product Development, Materials Science, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Solar PV, Solar Power, Cleantech, SPC, Analysis, Technology Management, Failure Analysis, Sustainable Energy, Solar Cells, Simulations, Research and Development (R&D)
Experience: Title: AI Lead (detail) Company: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Integrated Strategies Office Location: Start: May 2025 End: Present Title: Technology Manager, Photovoltaics Company: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Solar Energy Technologies Office Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States Start: Apr 2020 End: Present Title: Technology Manager, Systems Integration Company: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Solar Energy Technologies Office Location: Washington, District of Columbia Start: Nov 2016 End: Mar 2020 Title: Program Manager (detail) Company: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research Location: Start: Mar 2024 End: Jun 2024 Title: Technology Manager Company: ManTech International Corporation - contractor to U.S. DOE Location: Washington, District Of Columbia Start: Apr 2016 End: Nov 2016 Title: Solar Consultant Company: Private and Institutional Investors Location: Washington DC-Baltimore Area Start: Nov 2015 End: Apr 2016 Title: Director, Performance Analytics Company: SunEdison Location: Bethesda, Maryland Start: Aug 2014 End: Oct 2015 Title: Sr. Manager, Energy Analytics & SunEdison Associate Fellow Company: SunEdison Location: Beltsville, Maryland Start: Nov 2010 End: Aug 2014 Title: Solar Technology Analyst Company: SunEdison Location: Start: Jan 2008 End: Oct 2010 Title: Manager, CDE Company: Advantest America, Inc. Location: Start: Sep 2004 End: Jan 2007 Title: Sr. Development Engineer Company: Advantest America, Inc. Location: Start: Feb 2003 End: Aug 2004 Title: Equipment Development Engineer Company: NeoPhotonics Location: Start: Jun 2001 End: Dec 2002 Title: Integration Engineer Company: Applied Materials Location: Start: Jan 2000 End: Apr 2001
Education: School: Stanford University Degree: PhD Field: Materials Science and Engineering Period: 1994 - 1999 School: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) Degree: BS Field: Physics Period: 1989 - 1994
Publications: PV System Reliability: An Operator's Perspective (Jan 1, 2013)
Country: United States