Executive Team

With more than 30 years of experience, Ron Van Dell has an exceptional track record of success and proven leadership skills. Van Dell has overseen the development and launch of a ground-breaking microinverter solution, while raising more than $70 million in funding. Before he joined SolarBridge, Van Dell served as president and CEO at Primarion, president and CEO at Legerity, general manager for Dell Computer’s Dimension product line, and vice president-general manager of the Communication Products Business at Harris Semiconductor (now Intersil Corporation). He also held previous international management positions in the U.S. and in Europe at Groupe Schneider, Square D Company and General Electric. Van Dell graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, with honors, from Michigan Technological University and was a member of Eta Kappa Nu.

Patrick Chapman leads product development for next-generation microinverters, plans the technology roadmap and manages the company’s intellectual property. Before joining SolarBridge, Chapman was a tenured faculty member at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His career at the university consisted of research, teaching, and professional service in the field of power electronics. Chapman holds a doctorate degree from Purdue University, and Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Missouri-Rolla. As a senior member, Chapman is very active in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and was chairman of the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference in 2011.

George Holmes directs the company’s worldwide sales and strategic partnerships. He has a record of success at organizations ranging from startups in rapid growth stages to multi-billion dollar companies. Previously Holmes was senior vice president of sales and marketing for PureEnergy Solutions in Boulder, Colo. He has served in strategic executive management and sales roles for companies including PowerCast, X1 Technologies, Agere Systems (formerly Lucent MicroElectronics), Ortel Corp. (acquired by Lucent), Level One Communications and Symmetricon. Holmes earned a bachelor of arts in business from the University of Puget Sound and a diploma in international business from the Netherlands Graduate School of Business.

Joe Lamoreux is responsible for product/test engineering, volume manufacturing and quality at SolarBridge. His expertise in manufacturing readiness, global supply chain management and innovative product development enhances every aspect of the company’s operations. Lamoreux was formerly CEO and vice president of operations at Coldwatt Inc., COO of Valence Technology, and has also held senior management positions at Dell, Compaq and IBM. He graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University.

Craig Lawrence is responsible for strategic marketing, product management, product marketing and marketing communications. Prior to joining the company, Lawrence served in executive roles at SunEdison, a global leader in solar energy, including vice president of products and general manager of Sun Edison’s Residential and Light Commercial Business Unit.Prior to SunEdison, Lawrence led the Energy Practice at IDEO, a global design and innovation firm providing product design, engineering and marketing services to leading renewable energy companies and utilities. Lawrence also led energy investing activities as a principal at Accel Partners, a top Silicon Valley venture capital firm. Lawrence holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.

Judd Rabb oversees the financial and administrative operations of SolarBridge, as well as leading future fundraising efforts. He has more than 20 years of comprehensive financial management experience, including mergers and acquisitions, treasury, controllership, strategic planning, fundraising, business development and financial analysis. He was formerly CFO and vice president of finance at Coldwatt (acquired by Flextronics), CFO and vice president of finance at Illumitex, Corporate Controller at Green Mountain Energy (acquired by NRG), and Corporate Controller at Silicon Laboratories, where he played an instrumental role in the company’s initial public offering. Rabb began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Texas A&M University. He was a founding member of the Private Company Financial Reporting Committee jointly sponsored by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and American Institute of Certified Accountants.

Greg Vance, Vice President of Engineering
Greg Vance is responsible for hardware and software product development, program management and global engineering of SolarBridge microinverters, Power Manager gateway and Power Portal web-based monitoring system. Vance served in senior management roles at Dell Inc. for the past 15 years. At Dell, Vance oversaw Dell’s high end, four-socket server design as well as key functional areas including enterprise power engineering, memory engineering, project management as well as ECAD and engineering software tools development. As senior director of server platform development, he was the primary point of contact for key co-development OEM efforts between Dell and Intel. He began his tenure with Dell as a senior development manager responsible for the development of Dell’s dual processor Precision workstations. Prior to Dell, Vance spent five years in engineering development and management roles with InterGraph, where he developed industry-leading, high-end multiprocessor workstations. Vance holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville.