Kevin Smith, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Development of SolarReserve which is a Los Angeles-based solar thermal company, is a Versatile Entrepreneur.Prior to him, that is before the year 2008,Terry Murphy was the CEO and President of SolarReserve. Mr. Kevin Smith has more than 20 years of experience in power plant development, acquisitions, financing and construction, having developed and built more than forty power facilities worldwide.

Education:

  • Kevin pursued his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University
  • Later he earned an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago.

About SolarReserve:

SolarReserve is a collaboration between United Technologies Corporation (UTC), a Dow 30 conglomerate, and US Renewables Group, a private equity firm focused exclusively on renewable energy. By investing $140,000,000 it stood in third place in terms of Largest Venture Capital Investments in the U.S. in 2008. SolarReserve inc.,develops utility-scale renewable energy solar power plants.

Journey of Kevin Smith:

  • Kevin Smith was the General Manager and Vice President of Indeck Energy.
  • Mr. Kevin was Chief Operating Officer of London-based Rolls-Royce Power Ventures,  founded and was the President of the Insight Energy,Inc.,
  • Later he served as Senior Vice President of Development at Invenergy LLC in 2004 and played a vital role in it’s success and made it largest privately owned renewable energy businesses in the world.