Aaron P. Liverman
Renewable Energy Engineer, String sizing
Phoenix, AZ · (602) 555 0116 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/aaronpliverman
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Eight years in photovoltaic design engineering, five of them on utility scale projects.
TECHNOLOGIES
Utility scale and commercial photovoltaic, single axis trackers, battery energy storage.
SPECIALTIES
String sizing, inverter selection, energy modeling, interconnection applications.
SYSTEMS
PVsyst, Helioscope, AutoCAD, Bluebeam Revu, Microsoft Power BI.
CREDENTIALS
Professional Engineer, Arizona State Board of Technical Registration. North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners photovoltaic design specialist.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering, Arizona State University.
Results at a Glance
120
Megawatt single axis
38
Megawatt design
26
Interconnection applications
690
Labeling sheet
Executive Summary
Renewable energy engineer with eight years designing photovoltaic and storage systems across the desert Southwest. Sizes strings and selects inverters for projects between 2 and 120 megawatts, models production in PVsyst, and carries each design through utility interconnection review to permission to operate.
Signature Achievements
- Designed a 120 megawatt single axis tracker array whose measured performance ratio came in at 0.84 against a modeled 0.82.
- Cut module count on a 38 megawatt design by 4 percent through a string sizing revision that kept every string inside the inverter voltage window at record low temperature.
- Carried 26 interconnection applications through utility review, with 24 reaching permission to operate on the first submittal.
- Brought plan review comments from the county electrical inspector to zero on the last nine commercial packages by standardizing the article 690 labeling sheet.
- Saved roughly 900 thousand dollars on a 60 megawatt project by moving from central to string inverters after a maintenance cost comparison.
Professional Experience
Renewable Energy Engineer
Sonoran Ridge Power Engineering, Phoenix, AZ 2021 to present
Design engineer on a six person team producing permit and construction sets for solar and storage projects between 2 and 120 megawatts.
- Sizes strings, selects inverters and lays out direct current collection for ground mount arrays across Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico.
- Runs production models in PVsyst and Helioscope and reconciles the results against measured data from operating sites.
- Prepares utility interconnection applications and answers system impact study questions through to permission to operate.
- Holds every set to National Electrical Code articles 690 and 705 and to the local amendments each jurisdiction adds.
Solar Design Engineer
Verde Valley Solar Design, Tempe, AZ 2018 to 2021
Commercial rooftop and carport designer at a firm serving school districts and municipal clients.
- Produced permit sets for rooftop arrays between 100 and 900 kilowatts, including structural coordination and rapid shutdown detailing.
- Sat with plan reviewers to close correction letters and shorten the permit cycle for repeat customers.
- Built the shading studies and production inputs that sales used in school district bond proposals.
Licensure and Certification
Professional Engineer, Arizona State Board of Technical Registration, license 68412
North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners photovoltaic design specialist, 2022
Education
Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering, Arizona State University, 2018
Core Skills
String sizing · Inverter selection · PVsyst energy modeling · Helioscope · Interconnection applications · National Electrical Code article 690 · Performance ratio analysis · Single line diagrams