A team focused on your success.

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When you choose NovaSource, you’ll know your O&M provider, top to bottom. We deliver turnkey support across the renewables project lifecycle, working to prevent and solve problems all along the way. Our long-term client relationships tell the story best — and proof of our quality is in our performance.

Built to drive performance …

  • Foster a culture of growth and development
  • Master-mentors build expert teams with longstanding relationships
  • Empowered technicians take on-target actions
  • Accessible leadership nurture a problem-solving culture

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our experience

NovaSource Power Services is your new O&M service partner — but our pedigree is as old as the solar industry itself. Our core team came together in the 1990s at solar industry pioneer, PowerLight, acquired by SunPower in 2006. We became NovaSource Power Services in 2020.

At NovaSource, safety is an agile discipline. We invest in continuous, customized safety training to empower every technician and protect each client. Our constant attention to safety means we stand ready to address challenges that may derail other providers.

We are built from the ground up to scale with your renewables portfolio around the world. Our team is poised with the capabilities to drive innovation across the design, maintenance, and management of off-grid, commercial, industrial, and utility scale solar projects. That’s how we empower a renewable world.

Meet our leadership team

Our leaders are innovative thinkers with an impressive range of experiences, backgrounds, and achievements. They each have one thing in common—to empower a renewable world.

Troy Lauterbach Chief Executive Officer NovaSource Power Services
Mike Belikoff President & Chief Operating Officer NovaSource Power Services
Timo Moeller Chief Growth Officer NovaSource Power Services
Joe Gaggero Chief Administration Officer NovaSource Power Services
Jessica Bennett General Counsel NovaSource Power Services
Keith Muncy Chief Financial Officer NovaSource Power Services
Guido de Koning Chief People Officer NovaSource Power Services
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Troy Lauterbach
Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Troy Lauterbach is the co-founder of NovaSource’s Power Services and serves as CEO, responsible for strategy and development.

Prior to joining NovaSource Mr. Lauterbach served as Senior Vice President of First Solar’s EPC and O&M divisions, where he is focused on delivering high quality power plants and services to First Solar’s customers. 

Mr. Lauterbach started his energy career with Calpine Corporation, where he served in various capacities within the plant optimization group. In 2008, Mr. Lauterbach joined the SunPower and led commercial roles in both O&M and Development. 

Mr. Lauterbach has a Bachelor of Science in computer information systems from Oklahoma Christian University and an MBA from Colorado State University.

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Mike Belikoff
President & Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Michael Belikoff is the President of NovaSource Power Services, North America, where he manages a highly skilled leadership team dedicated to empowering customers with service excellence in a safety-first environment. Mr. Belikoff has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry, the last 15 of which have been focused on renewable energy.
Prior to joining NovaSource, Mr. Belikoff has held various leadership positions in renewable energy organizations, including Cypress Creek, Strata Solar, AES (previously sPower) and has over 15 years of experience in engineering and operating solar projects.

Mr. Belikoff has a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, and is a Licensed Professional Engineer (CA, NJ, NY).

Patents held:

  • US20100307991: Photovoltaic Module Ground Mount (preassembled folding table structure)
  • US20100269429: Rooftop Photovoltaic Module Mounting System
  • US20100302731: Inverter Cooler
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Timo Moeller
Chief Growth Officer

Mr. Timo Moeller is the Chief Growth Officer of NovaSource Power Services, responsible for Sales and Marketing, Product Development, Product Management, as well as M&A globally.

Prior to joining NovaSource, Mr. Moeller served as Head of Commercial and Revenue of First Solar’s Energy Services division, where he had the mandate to grow the market leadership position in the solar O&M space in North America.

Mr. Moeller started his renewable energy career in 2006 when he joined First Solar in Germany. He moved to the United States in 2011 to establish a global post-sales service organization for First Solar. In 2021, Mr. Moeller, his wife and two daughters relocated to Lyon, France to support NovaSources European growth strategy.

Mr. Moeller has an Electrical Engineering degree from the Technical College Worms, Germany and a Business Management degree (MBA equivalent) with specialization in Information Management from the Academy of Administration and Business Management Mannheim, Germany.

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Joe Gaggero
Chief Administration Officer

Joe Gaggero is currently the Chief Administration Officer at NovaSource Power Services where he oversees a variety of support services, including Information Technology, Operational Technology, EHS, Business Analytics, Supply Chain, and Training.  

Prior to joining NovaSource, Joe was the Chief Operating Office at SunSystem Technology leading national change initiatives for improved scale and operational efficiency.  He also spent several years in consulting, working for McChrystal Group and Deloitte doing management, leadership and technology consulting for Fortune 500 organizations.  

Joe earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of San Diego, and his MBA from the Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine.

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Jessica Bennett
General Counsel

Jessica began her legal career at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Vinson & Elkins LLP in New York before joining a client’s private investment vehicle and its NYSE-listed energy company as a vice president. Throughout her career, Jessica has advised boards of directors and senior management of, and institutional investors in, publicly-traded companies and private equity investment firms and their portfolio companies on matters ranging from general corporate matters to IPOs, M&A and complex commercial transactions. Prior to law school, Jessica worked in The White House.

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Keith Muncy
Chief Financial Officer
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Guido de Koning
Chief People Officer

Guido de Koning has led the people or HR function of mostly Private Equity-backed companies in software and healthcare. He has led several large-scale change initiatives for companies that chose to restructure, grow, or evolve in some meaningful way. He is focused on aligning talent, culture, and performance with the business strategy, aligning leadership and the HR function with the business, and improving employee engagement, performance, and retention.

 

Most recently, Guido worked at SVP People Operations at Upgrade, Inc. This is a fintech business that doubled in size during the first year of his tenure. He worked with the People Operations team to ramp up talent acquisition, invest in leadership development and employee engagement to reduce turnover, and implement Workday for the company. He managed a team of 37 in People Operations to support a company of 1,400 employees in the US and Canada.

 

Prior, Guido was CHRO at Arrivia (a PE-backed global travel solution business), where he led the integration of three organizations (ICE, SOR, and WMPH) into one through a newly-formed leadership team. He also repositioned the HR team to better develop people and renew the company’s culture. He managed a team of 40 professionals in HR, Communications, and Facilities in support of 2,900 people in 14 countries worldwide.

 

At Aspect Software (a global contact center software company), Guido played a pivotal role in building new organizational capabilities to move the organization from premise to cloud solutions. He led multiple restructuring initiatives, including building centers of excellence, shifting a total of 350 positions to low-cost countries, driving talent upgrades, and creating a more engaged culture. Guido was responsible for the global HR organization, supporting approximately 1,800 employees in 50 countries across the globe.

 

Prior to Aspect, Guido served as VP Human Resources at Vanguard Health Systems, leading the HR and Talent Management initiatives for a five-hospital system in Arizona. Prior to this, Guido was at University Hospitals, responsible for driving positive cultural change across a 14,000-employee health care system. Guido also oversaw system-wide talent management, performance management, leadership and management development, and the application of the Baldrige framework.

 

Guido started his career at Gallup in Japan, followed by assignments in Germany, Singapore, and the US. He was a Principal Consultant with companies such as Citibank, Baxter Healthcare, Wells Fargo, Fidelity, Standard Register, Owens Corning, Cinergy, and ADP. He spent most of his ten years at Gallup consulting on topics such as building a strengths-based organization, improving engagement, and developing managers.

 

Guido holds a Master’s degree in General Management from Nyenrode University, and a Bachelor’s degree in International Business from the Haarlem Business School in the Netherlands. In addition, he holds a post-graduate degree of the Japan Interuniversity Program in Japanese management, language, and culture, from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.

Meet our board members

Bill Morneau Chairman of the Board
Ken Rotman CEO & Managing Director Clairvest
Angus Cole Managing Director Clairvest
Scott Hauser Director OMERS Private Equity
John Barnett
Michael Alvarez COO Longroad Energy
Bill Morneau
Chairman of the Board
Ken Rotman
CEO & Managing Director
Angus Cole
Managing Director
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Scott Hauser
Director
John Barnett
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Michael Alvarez
COO

As Chief Operating Officer, Michael is responsible for managing Longroad Energy’s operations, asset management, construction, HR, IT and facilities activities. Prior to co-founding Longroad Energy, Michael served as President and CFO of First Wind, which he joined in 2006. Michael has also served as Vice President of Strategy at EIX, a utility holding company, as well as President of energy project developer, Kenetech Energy Systems.

Want to grow a renewables career?

At NovaSource, we know that empowering our people is the best way to make our clients successful. That’s why we invest in you. Are you ready to grow a career?

Sustainable careers, comprehensive benefits, and competitive pay

Mentorship + safety training create stability for our teams and build world-class culture across 5 continents

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