Geotechnical, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy
Client: Ecoplexus
Service Completion Date: 2019
Description
The project site is located near Chilton, Falls County, Texas. The site consists of approximately 600 acres.
Services Provided
EEDAS provided review of geotechnical report as IE, scope, and project management for client.
Jim Halley is a seasoned engineering executive with over 25 years of broad experience spanning renewable energy, land development, water resources, and geotechnical engineering. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Engineering at Urban Grid Solar, where he built and led a 24-person multi-disciplinary department overseeing a 12,000 MW solar PV development portfolio and 940 MW of active construction projects. He finalized contract documents across seven simultaneous EPC projects and led engineering work included in Urban Grid’s $650M acquisition. Prior to Urban Grid, Jim founded the Engineering Department at Ecoplexus Inc. and managed the design and construction of over 200 MW of utility-scale solar farms across multiple regions. He spent four years as Senior Civil Engineer at Strata Solar and founded Natural Systems Engineering, P.C. Jim holds a Professional Engineer license and LEED Accredited Professional designation.
Revinal Dela Rosa is a Senior Electrical Engineer and Project Engineering Manager with over 20 years of experience in high-voltage transmission, GIS substations, and mission-critical power infrastructure for hyperscale data centers and renewable energy projects. He currently serves as Senior Project Engineering Manager at GE Vernova, directing electrical design for a hyperscale AWS data center delivering 500 MW of critical load via a 345 kV GIS substation. A licensed Professional Engineer in multiple U.S. states, Revinal has served as Engineer of Record for facilities supplying more than 60% of metropolitan grid demand in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Prior to GE Vernova, he led HV substation design at AECOM and served as Engineer of Record for three Cumulus hyperscale data center substations at Linxon. His career also includes significant roles at Siemens, Kiewit, and ABB, where he led engineering for Google, Meta, PG&E, and AEP. Revinal holds a Master of Science in Electric Power Systems Engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
Bryan Soto is a licensed Professional Engineer specializing in Protection and Control (P&C) design for transmission and distribution substations, with over eight years of progressive experience in the electrical power industry. Currently serving as an Electrical Engineer at TRC Companies, Bryan supports multiple task order contracts for major utilities including Eversource, National Grid, Entergy, and AEP, developing detailed P&C design packages including one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, and wiring diagrams. Prior to TRC, he served as Electrical Engineer III at Pike Engineering, where he performed QA/QC review of complete P&C design packages and provided technical guidance to junior engineers. Earlier in his career, he served as a Substation Engineer with the National Transmission Corporation of the Philippines, participating in the engineering design, construction inspection, and commissioning of 230 kV and 69 kV substation infrastructure. Bryan’s client experience includes major utilities across North America and the Caribbean.
Daniel Tarin is Manager of Performance and Optimization at Urban Grid Solar, where he serves as the company’s internal subject matter expert on PV energy modeling and oversees energy yield assessments for a development pipeline exceeding 13 GW. Daniel leads a team of Performance Engineers and Owner’s Engineers, manages technical due diligence and lender/tax equity reviews for over 1 GW of utility-scale PV projects, and directs EPC contract negotiations for performance modeling and Acceptance Testing. He also oversees module forecasting and collaborates with Supply Chain to align equipment selection with financial targets. Prior to his current role, he served as Performance Engineer at Urban Grid Solar, coordinating the redesign and optimization of 3 GW of solar across 19 projects — work that contributed to the company’s $650M acquisition. Before joining Urban Grid, he developed tools and methodologies for predicting and evaluating solar power system performance at Clearway Energy. Daniel is an expert in PVsyst, PlantPredict, Solarfarmer, and SIFT, with deep experience in bankability, M&A technical due diligence, and meteorological campaign design.
Drew Wolanski is a Development Engineer at Urban Grid Solar, where he designs utility-scale PV solar systems across MISO, PJM, and Southeast power markets and builds software tools to automate site plan generation and portfolio analytics. His background spans renewable energy development, nuclear power plant safety engineering, and energy storage systems, giving him a multi-disciplinary command of the full energy technology landscape. Prior to Urban Grid, Drew was a Senior Engineer at MPR Associates, Inc., where he led the development of a thermal-fluid model for Gen IV SMR safety analyses and authored a technical white paper submitted to the NRC. He also performed thermal-hydraulic and structural safety analyses for the Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory and simulated substation responses to electromagnetic pulses to evaluate grid resilience. Drew earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Virginia, where he served as Materials Lead for the UVA Solar Car Team and conducted undergraduate research on solar cell manufacturing and thermoelectric materials.
Nolan Laird is a licensed Engineer Intern with experience in civil site design, land development, and structural analysis for infrastructure projects. Currently serving as Engineer Intern II at Ballentine Associates in Chapel Hill, NC, Nolan designs site layouts and infrastructure — including stormwater management systems, sanitary sewer networks, water supply systems, and roadways — for a broad portfolio of residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, and public infrastructure projects. He manages construction site inspections, prepares field reports, and ensures compliance with zoning, environmental, state, and local regulations. Prior to Ballentine Associates, Nolan was a Structural Engineer at Tower Engineering Professionals in Raleigh, NC, where he performed structural analyses and on-site inspections for telecommunication structures including cellular towers and water tanks. He holds an Engineer Intern license from the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors and a First Aid/CPR/AED certification from the American Red Cross. Nolan is proficient in AutoCAD, Civil-3D, Revit, RISA-3D, and Python.
Mohammed Badruzzaman is the CEO and Founder of EEDAS PLLC (Explicit Engineering Design & Analysis Solutions) and serves as its Principal Engineer. Based in Apex, North Carolina, EEDAS is a recognized, fast-growing top-500 U.S. engineering firm specializing in civil, structural, and geotechnical engineering for the power development sector, with $1M+ in annual revenue and a project portfolio spanning 100+ engagements across 17+ states. Mohammed concurrently serves as Lead Consulting Engineer and Project Manager at Siemens, where he directs engineering and delivery for high-voltage GIS substation projects — overseeing foundation design, structural steel, equipment anchorage, and full-time construction support.
Prior to founding EEDAS in 2019, Mohammed served as Manager of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering at Strata Solar, where he led racking system design for 500+ MW-DC of PV solar across multiple project stages. Earlier, he was Senior Structural Engineer at Hatch Associates Consultants, providing design and construction services for hydroelectric dam infrastructure, and served as a consultant to Westinghouse Electric Company supporting AP1000 nuclear structures for Vogtle Units 3 & 4 and V.C. Summer Units 2 & 3. Mohammed holds a Professional Engineer license, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, and Construction Manager (CM) designation.