THE NORWICH EV TEAM

Barrett joined Norwich this summer! He completed his undergrad at UVM in natural resource planning and did environmental consulting after graduation. He then went to VT Law School and studied energy regulation, receiving a masters degree. He has project management experience in environmental consulting and has worked at the Institute of Energy and Environment developing community solar. 

An energy industry veteran, Charlie is our Vice President of Operations. In this role, he oversees the engineering, project management, construction management and administrative staff.

Charlie comes to Norwich Solar from Evernorth, an affordable housing developer where he was Director of Energy Services. Prior to Evernorth, Charlie was the Chief Operating Officer for Northern Reliability, a VT based energy integrator, specializing in grid-tied energy storage, remote power and microgrid development. He helped start-up company Draker Energy as they evolved into a utility-scale solar monitoring and analysis company and worked to commercialize Northern Power Systems 100kW community scale wind turbine as Director of Community Operations managing the deployment of their first 155 wind turbines. He also spent some time working as a program manager for General Dynamics Wireless Systems building cellular networks for Nextel, Sprint and AT&T wireless.

Charlie worked with a start-up telecom consulting firm where he designed and managed telecommunications infrastructure in high rise buildings, influencing the design of several landmark properties in NYC. He was also a program manager for an emerging growth company building mission-critical data centers along the eastern US and Canada. Charlie’s diverse professional background is based on a solid technical foundation having spent his formative years working as a civil engineer.

Charlie holds a bachelor’s degree in land use planning, and has completed graduate-level work in Management & Finance from the School of Extension at Harvard University.

Email: vanwinkle@norwichsolar.com
Phone: 802.598.0128

Diana brings 20+ years of experience in comprehensive brand communications and design. She has an MBA in Marketing and is focused on strategic business growth for the company while making connections with the communities they serve. She is excited to work for this growing company and supporting increased adoption of clean energy solutions.

After wrapping up a BE at Dartmouth in Energy Engineering, Jack joined the Norwich team to support emerging opportunities in EVs, new solar and storage markets, and R&D activities. Outside of work he can be found enjoying the typical diversions of the Upper Valley or reading Isabel Allende novels on the porch.

Jonathan is an award-winning engineer with decades of experience in microgrids, storage technology, applied research & development, and intellectual property development.

Jonathan also brings to NST expertise in providing advisory services to early and mid-stage technology companies including:

• Technology and product road mapping
• Technical consultation and due diligence
• IP strategy and preparation for capital raise events

Prior to joining NST Jonathan was Chief Technology Officer at Northern Power Systems, a designer and supplier of advanced wind turbines based on direct drive, permanent magnet generator technology, as well as power conversion and system controls for energy storage and microgrid applications.

Jonathan earned a BS with Honors in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and holds nine patents.

Email: lynch@norwichsolar.com
Phone: 802.281.3213

Lisa joined Norwich Solar in July of 2016 and has a BS in Mathematics & Business Management from Johnson State College. She has over 25 years of experience in the accounting and business management fields; most of which has been spent in the small business industry.

Luke Cady joined Norwich Technologies in 2021 after spending six years working at SunCommon managing their solar supply chain and working extensively on ERP development.  Luke’s role as Director of Business Operations will continue both of those threads – working to build out business processes and analytics and support Norwich’s solar supply chain demands.

When he’s not buried in spreadsheets, Luke enjoys woodworking, cooking, cycling, campfires, and travel.

Lynn has been involved with retail for the past 20 years working for a local family owned company. Her experience is in Purchasing and Inventory Management as well as Accounting. Supporting local business is important to her and she enjoys gardening and being outdoors.

Parker is an experienced residential and commercial PV installer and provider of operations and maintenance service. A native Vermonter, Parker was born and raised in Norwich, Vermont. When he’s not at work he enjoys live music, snowboarding and fly-fishing.

Email: hatch@norwichsolar.com
Phone: 802.281.3213

Robert joined the Norwich Solar team in 2019. He graduated from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Management and Operations with a concentration in Finance and Accounting. Robert was also a RI Small Business Representative to the United States White House from 1994 – 1997.

Email: boylan@norwichsolar.com

Suzanne was the director at CraftStudies at Hanover League of NH Craftsmen for more than 20 years before joining Norwich. She is delighted to be doing her small part in saving the environment and to be a part of our amazing team.

• PhD, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
•  Previously Tenured Physics & Engineering Associate Professor at Elizabethtown College
• Principal Investigator multiple DOE and NSF research grants; 40+ awarded US patents
• Co-Founder and technology originator for SustainX ($40M VC)

Email: McBride@norwichsolar.com
Phone: 802.281.3213