TANKSNorman Ehrlich, Founder/CTO
Beginning in 1980, Norm and his company designed and installed all aspects of residential and commercial solar thermal systems, hydroelectric and wind energy systems, off- off-grid and on-grid photovoltaic systems and Four Seasons passive solar sun rooms. He is proficient in computer simulation of energy efficient structures and alternative energy systems and is a LEED® Accredited Professional.
Norm has a strong commitment to alternative energy, ecology, and cost-saving energy efficiency. His extensive career prior to starting Six Rivers Solar (now TSSP) includes such positions as (1) Manufacturing Engineer for Westinghouse Aerospace, (2) Icebreaking Project Engineer for the US Coast Guard Office of Research and Development, (3) Consulting Engineer for Arctec, Inc., (4) Project Engineer for San Francisco Mining and Engineering Company and (5) Trial Attorney for the for the U.S .Consumer Products Safety Commission. He maintains a part time practice as an intellectual property attorney specializing in patents, copyrights and trademarks.
He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Pratt Institute (1968) and earned a Juris Doctor Degree (1973) from the University of Baltimore. Norm has been a member of the Maryland State Bar, the US Patent Bar, and the California State Bar and is also a licensed General Contractor.
Eric R Hawkins, Co-founder of Apricus and founder Suntech
Eric has maintained a high level of depth and breadth in the knowledge in all aspects of solar thermal heat energy, related products and technologies and in associated skills in building solutions, designing and developing end products and systems. His overall focus has been in the design and development of evacuated tube heat pipe and flat plate panels with a key difference to that currently offered across the world wide market.