# Patrick Barney, PMP > Renewable Energy Engineering Leader Location: Oakland, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/patrickbarneypmp Experienced engineer and leader with a demonstrated history of working in the mechanical or industrial engineering industry. Skilled in AutoCAD, Microsoft Word, SolidWorks, Management, and ANSYS. Solar energy expert. Strong engineering professional with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) focused in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. ## Work Experience ### Sr. Product Engineer & System Architect @ Qcells North America Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Manager Codes, Standards, and Engineering @ Sunnova Energy Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Houston, Texas, United States ### Sr. Manager, New Homes Design Engineering @ SunPower Corporation Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Richmond, California, United States The Sr. Manager, New Homes Design and Engineering is the leader of the new homes design and engineering team. With a focus on developing a scalable operation that generates high quality deliverables, this person works with the new homes leadership team to ensure the on-time delivery of various design and engineering work. This new leadership position is instrumental to a profitable and smoothly functioning organization in this rapidly growing new construction channel. ### Civil Structural Engineer @ Kadent Structural Design Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 ### Manufacturing Engineer @ Bay Ship & Yacht Co. Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Project Engineer @ Monterey Mechanical Company Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Oakland, Ca ### Director of Engineering/RME C-46 @ Canopy Energy Jan 2012 – Jan 2017 | Greater Los Angeles Area Engineering Director | Senior Manager | RME | 2012 – Present Canopy Energy—Van Nuys, CA Reported to the board of directors. Delegate tasks and allocate resources to team members. Hire team leaders, managers, and advise multiple departments with regard to staffing. Collate projects and maintain project management. Direct team and adjust projects in alignment with feedback and direction from Board of Directors. Quality control and assess all plan sets and development projects produced by Engineering department. Resolve escalations for difficult projects or special customer requests, including custom construction/architecture, nonstandard equipment, and unreasonable expectations. Deliver exceptional customer service via phone and email communication. Identify creative and cost-effective solutions for problems in the field. -Structured three vertically integrated and separate departments. -Developed and edited templates, calculators, and programs to standardize production. -Wrote process flows, org charts, and managed master Gantt charts. -Advanced the development of monitoring and maintenance practices. -Played key role in developing company CRM and ERP systems. ### PV Design Engineer II @ Sungevity Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area Designed residential roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) systems in California, Arizona, Colorado, Maine, and New York. Collaborated with teammates to resolve escalation of issues. Researched civil and electrical engineering codes and standards. Developed design guidelines to align with code criteria. Advised on mounting hardware uses and practices. -Developed light-framed wood construction standards and training. -Developed snow load and loading calculator. -Developed ground mount design standards. ### PV Designer @ SolarCity Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | San Mateo Designed PV systems for hundreds of residences (an average of 2 plan sets per day for both permitting and construction). Advised and helped train new hires. Specialized in California, Colorado, and Oregon requirements. ### Engineering Intern @ REC Solar Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 | San Luis Obispo, California Area Designed PV systems for residential and small commercial properties. Created a statistical bill of material (BOM) prediction tool using Excel programing. Authored process guides and procedures for standard design. ## Education ### BS in Mechanical Engineering California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/caligeneer --- Source: https://flows.cv/patrickbarneypmp JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/patrickbarneypmp/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13