Tarek Khoury, P.E.

Tarek Khoury has designed more than 3GW of solar arrays across the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates. With an established background in mechanical engineering, and a thorough understanding of electrical, civil, structural, and geotechnical disciplines, Tarek ties together the multiple engineering facets of a project into a cohesive, low-cost design. Incorporating best practices from previous project designs, his goal is to drive down costs while building safer, long-lasting solar systems.

Active in the renewable power industry since 2005, Tarek reviews new technologies to ensure they will be high-quality and cost-effective for climatic conditions, installation complexity and for operational capabilities, and the amount of material needed to comply with specifications. His selection of critical components most susceptible to damage is based on durability and quality to keep maintenance and operations costs low.

During development and project acquisition phases of a project. Tarek provides expertise in production assessment and leverages on his experience to execute detailed technical due diligence for projects being acquired by developers and investors.

During construction, Tarek clarifies any design or manufacturer questions, supports quality assurance and quality control in the field to confirm compliance to design standards, and reviews testing protocols, procedures, and material submissions for conformity to drawings.

Tarek’s expertise spans several industries, including 15 years of experience working with large construction and energy companies, such as Bechtel Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric. He has served as an engineering director/project manager in the engineering and construction industry both domestically and internationally. Tarek has managed teams delivering multiple megawatt designs for utility- and large-scale commercial projects. He also sits on the advisory board of domestic and international renewable energy startups.

Key Achievements

• Detail design and engineering of Battery Energy Storage Systems, and Solar Photovoltaic power plants

• Spearheaded solar project development consulting including resource evaluations, site evaluations, and financial modeling. Supporting developers in

• acquiring solar projects and portfolios.

• Successfully identified opportunities for process and procedure enhancements to drive efficiency and customer service levels. This includes power usage, quality analysis and development and deployment of power quality correction designs and solutions.

• Led and directed project acquisition due diligence support including detailed review of project development and engineering documents.

• Functioned as a technical expert in providing independent engineering and for over 100MW of solar array construction. Expertise in production resource assessment, Electrical and Civil engineering design review

• Headed the interconnection of integrated power technologies including renewable resources, battery storage, along with conventual power system generators including combined heat and power, natural gas turbines and fuel cell technologies.

Career Summary

Principal 2020 – Present

Sequoia Engineering & Design Associates

Principal 2019 – 2020

California Engineering

Program Director EPC 2015 – 2019

Smart Wires, Inc.

Vice President of Engineering 2014 – 2016

Solvida Design and Engineering

Senior Vice President of Engineering 2013 – 2014

Martifer Solar

Director of Engineering 2012 – 2013

Chevron Energy Solutions

Project Engineer 2012 – 2012

California Engineering

Senior Project Engineer / Project Manager 2010 – 2012

Shell Oil

Director of Engineering 2008 – 2010

Project Assistance Corporation

Senior Project Engineer / Project Manager 2007 – 2008

Shell Oil

Operations Manager / Environmental Construction Project Manager 2005 – 2007

Republic Services, Inc.

Project Engineer / Six Sigma Black Belt 1997 – 2005

Bechtel Corp, Inc.

Qualifications

• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at San Francisco State University

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Berkeley

• Registered Professional Engineer in Civil (CA), Mechanical (CA), and Electrical (CA, MA, NY)

• Class A Engineering License

• Member, American Society of Civil Engineers

• Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers