Building the Future of U.S. Solar Manufacturing

Mick has a background in business development, senior management, and contracting. He has 19 years of renewable energy experience, including senior management roles at Radian Generation, IEA, Suntech Power, and First Solar. As an Indianapolis native and an Indiana University alum, he’s excited to bring solar manufacturing to the Hoosier State. 

Mike heads up our manufacturing operations and brings 25+ years of medical device, automotive, consumer products and advanced manufacturing experience. In his early years, he was a Captain in the US Army and drove tanks. Having grown up in Indiana, he is excited to be helping the solar industry develop right here in Indianapolis. Mike has a BS in Engineering Physics from the US Military Academy at West Point, and a M.Eng in Industrial Engineering from NC State.

Wei-Tai has 16 years of executive experience in the renewable energy sector. He served as COO at Amber Kinetics, COO at Andalay Solar, VP Operations at NRG Energy, and VP Global Marketing at Suntech Power. He also had the honor of serving as the Vice Mayor of the City of Lafayette, CA. Wei-Tai received his BA in Economics & Political Science from Yale University. 

Kenny is Bila Solar’s amazing production manager, charged with recruiting, training and managing the workforce that will be running some of the world’s most advanced solar manufacturing tools. Kenny brings two decades of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement experience in automotive, HVAC and hardware industries. He received his BS in Business Management from Indiana Wesleyan University.

Kyle has 25+ years of experience in critical power infrastructure, renewable energy, and energy storage systems.  He has held various senior leadership positions in engineering, business development, and operational management with global organizations.  Kyle builds strategic partnerships, facilitates joint ventures, orchestrates OEM agreements and develops strategies for new market entry.  He holds a BSME from the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point and an MBA.

Blair is a NABCEP PV Installation Professional® with 18 years of experience in the US solar industry. He has managed solar and battery storage products for Sharp, Solarworld, Enphase, SMA and SunPower. He holds a B.S. in Physics from Davidson College and a Masters in Photovoltaics Engineering from the University of New South Wales.

Matt has 25 years’ experience in Manufacturing Quality.  Throughout his career he has supported the development of systems and teams impacting all facets of a manufacturing organization to improve Organizational metrics.  Being a Hoosier native and Ball State University alum, Matt is excited to bring his experience and background in Automotive, Aerospace and Medical Device to the solar industry in central Indiana.

Patrick comes to Bila Solar from the medical device industry, where he excelled at materials management and was elected by his peers to be the corporate culture champion. Anyone who spends 10 minutes with Patrick will be magnetized by the positive energy he exudes. Patrick is also proud to have seen more movies than all Bila Solar employees combined!

Ed has 30+ years of experience in business accounting, most recently as a cost accountant and FP&A managing billions of dollars in projects for a major energy company. He hails from Southwest Indiana and is a proud accounting alum of Strayer University.