INSTRUCTORS

ADMINISTRATION


Owner and CEO
Wayne Wallace

Wayne holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Renewable Energy Engineering Technology from the Jordan Energy Institute in Michigan. Wayne is the president and is familiar with all aspects of the business from installations to marketing. He has personally installed over two hundred solar domestic hot water systems, twenty PV (Photovoltaic) systems, and over four hundred solar pool heaters.

Wayne received his solar PV grid connection certification in 99’ from the FSEC (Florida Solar Energy Center) and he is a member of FSPA (Florida Solar Pool Association) and FlaSEAI (Florida Solar Energy Industries Association). In 96’ Solar Source was awarded a grant which was aimed at reducing swimming pool energy costs (RSPEC). Wayne has also been involved in solar projects in Michigan, Atlanta, Key West, and the Cayman Islands.

Marketing Director
Rachel W. Doll

Rachel has worked at Solar Source for 17 years. She has been the marketing director for the past 10 years. She started as a part time telemarketer, moved to office work doing the payroll, taxes, taking service orders and helping on every level. The majority of her job is devoted to overseeing the sales staff and taking care of the marketing. Prior to Solar Source, she managed Wakeley Electric, Inc. for 8 years.

Admissions Representative
Celeste Dumont

Celeste has worked at Solar Source as the assistant to the PV sales team prior to coming over to SSI as the telephone admissions representative.  Her knowledge of photovoltaic sales made her the ideal candidate to field incoming calls and questions from prospective students looking to advance their careers and businesses in the solar industry.

FACULTY


Lead Trainer
Wayne Wallace

Wayne holds a B.S. Degree in Renewable Energy Engineering Technology from the Jordan Energy Institute in Michigan. Wayne is the president and is familiar with all aspects of the business from installations to marketing. He has personally installed over two hundred solar domestic hot water systems, twenty PV systems, and over four hundred solar pool heaters. Wayne received his solar PV grid connection certification in 99’ from the FSEC and he is a member of FSPA and FlaSEAI. Wayne has also been involved in solar projects in Michigan, Atlanta, Key West, and the Cayman Islands.

Trainer
Gary Rex

Gary holds a B.S. Degree in Physics and Math from West Liberty University in West Virginia.  After college he joined the DuPont Company as an Engineer and progressed through the Senior Research Engineer position before moving into engineering management and later into sales/marketing. In sales he became the Area Manager in Florida for DuPont’s high tech Medical Products Department. After taking an early retirement from DuPont, Gary began a 12 year career as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing of a software company selling systems nationally into the medical marketplace. In 2007 he joined Solar Source Institute, where his expertise in engineering, sales and marketing is a valuable asset toward growing new projects.