Inovateus Solar has assembled a world-class team collectively holding over 410 years of experience in the areas of solar energy, finance, construction management, logistics, and procurement. The following are overviews of key management and personnel.
Timothy Sutherland
Executive Chair Tim is founder, chairman and CEO of Middleburg Capital Development. Before forming Middleburg Capital, he was the founder, chairman and CEO of Pace Global Energy Services, LLC, a leading global energy consulting and management firm that was established in 1976 and acquired by Siemens Industries in 2011. While serving as CEO of Pace Global, he maintained long-term relationships in the United States and abroad, supporting clients in the energy, manufacturing, material processing, financial and infrastructure development sectors. Tim is a Fellow of the University of Notre Dame and a member of the school’s board of trustees, where he serves as chairman of the finance committee. He earned a BA from Knox College and an MBA from New York University.
Tim brings to the board a vast amount of knowledge in the energy sector from his work at Pace Global, where he was a driving force behind the strategy and operations for more than 35 years. In addition to helping the board plan for the future, Tim’s work with Middleburg Capital Development assists Inovateus’ potential capital needs from an operational and project ownership perspective..
Chris Malkar leads the project development and EPC sales teams at Inovateus Solar. He has been been with the company since 2019 and has been supporting the development and financing of infrastructure and solar projects for over 15 years. Chris earned an MBA from the University of Florida and a BA from the College of William and Mary.
John is responsible for Inovateus’ core solar operations. In addition to overseeing current sales and operations, John is also tasked with scaling the company’s operational capability to meet the demands of Inovateus Gigawatt+ pipeline. John is an industry veteran with over 13 years of solar experience. In his time in the manufacturing space combined with his work at Inovateus he has deployed over 500MW of solar projects. He joined Inovateus in 2014 after serving in leadership roles at Uni-Solar, Hanwha SolarOne and Aspen Aerogels. John has a BA from Hillsdale College (Michigan) and an MBA from the University of Florida (Hough) Business School, and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Executive Leadership Program.
Mike is the VP of Construction at Inovateus Solar, with over 17 years of renewable energy experience. Prior to joining Inovateus, I received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Jamestown, in Jamestown, ND and a Certificate in Construction Management from the University of California, Davis in Sacramento, CA. His work experience covers roles from Field Engineer, Project Engineer, Assistant Project Manager, Project Manager, and Director. His career spans work in both the wind and solar industry. As a solar Project Manager & Director, he successfully completed 20+ projects, ranging in sizes from 400kW to 269 MW. Most of the projects were complete turnkey Engineering, Procurement, and Construction projects and were either self-performed or subcontracted.
