Simon has been leading the Technical Development at BAR Technologies since co-founding it in 2017. A 1999 graduate in Ship Science from the University of Southampton, he spent over 15 years leading race yacht design for major competitions like the America's Cup, Volvo Ocean Race and Grand Prix Race Yacht. As the former Head of Design and Engineering for Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR), he played a key role in the 2017 America's Cup in Bermuda. Simon is known for his visionary leadership and engineering expertise, significantly contributing to BAR's technical advancements and product development.

Michael Scripps works as the Solar Sales Manager for North America at our Boulder, Colorado office. With a strong background in finance, client management, and business development,

Michael leads Vaisala solar energy sales and business development efforts in the region. He is focusing on enhancing customer relations and promoting our advanced weather sensors, analytics, and digital solutions in the US solar energy market.

Meet Nicole, a dedicated Product Manager at 3E with a passion for creating sustainable solutions. Her role involves crafting and refining product roadmaps to provide valuable data insights to customers, including Asset Owners, IPP, EPC, and O&Ms, aiming to maximize the performance of solar plants. Nicole, who specializes in Environmental Engineering, brings her expertise and a background in digitalization from industries like water and wastewater utilities. She firmly believes in the transformative impact of AI on making energy generation more sustainable.

Robert, a Senior Engineer at DNV's Wind & Turbine Testing section, specializes in scanning lidar initiatives. His primary focus lies in measurement uncertainty assessments, device verification, and measurement campaign design and implementation. In total, he has over 8 years of experience in the field of lidar measurements, encompassing diverse projects, including his Ph.D. research focused on employing scanning lidar.

Darshan Sathiyanarayanan works as an Application Manager in Vaisala’s wind Lidar data processing team. Darshan’s main focus is to value the high potential of the powerful Doppler wind Lidar technology to harness new business possibilities. He holds an M.Sc. in Fluid Dynamics and is actively exploring the challenges he can tackle with the usage of Vaisala’s industry leading Lidar technology.

As the Market Development Manager for Vaisala’s WindCube wind lidar suite, Aurélie tailors her deep understanding of renewable energy to help wind energy professionals solve the challenges of wind and weather measurement with innovation and enthusiasm. She works to bring emerging trends to life for the benefit of customers and the wind energy industry from the Vaisala location in Saclay, France. Aurélie has built her expertise in product and technology development through decades of industry experience founded on a Master of Science degree in electrical and computer engineering.