Leadership Team

Marc-Alain serves as Nexamp’s VP of Utility-scale solar, providing the vision and leadership needed to drive Company growth in this market segment. His team is responsible for in-house development and acquisitions of transmission connected solar and storage projects.

Previously, Marc-Alain started and led the utility-scale solar business of ENGIE in North America. Spurring a period of rapid growth, he successfully contracted several hundreds of MW with Fortune 500 customers and was previously a management consultant in Booz Allen’s Energy Practice.

Marc-Alain holds an MBA from INSEAD and MSc. in management from HEC Paris. Throughout his career, Marc-Alain has been instrumental in the development of over 2GW of now operational solar plants across North and South America. He speaks five languages and has lived on four continents.

Patrick became part of the Nexamp team in 2017 and currently serves as Vice President of Engineering, leading a group that designs the Company’s solar projects. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Massachusetts and has been working in the renewable energy space for more than a decade.

Throughout his career, Patrick has evaluated products, selected suppliers, assessed construction sites, set company standards, implemented training programs, created efficiency improvements, provided end-to-end project leadership and much more. As Nexamp’s VP of Engineering, he oversees all related activities and brings very high standards to each project.

Prior to joining Nexamp, Patrick spent time at Juwi Solar, Borrego Solar Systems and GE Current in various engineering roles. He holds a B.S.E. in civil and environmental engineering from Duke University.

As Vice President of Channel Origination, Jackie leads new project acquisition activities for Nexamp. Since joining Nexamp in 2019, she has guided numerous transactions, from composing bid packages to negotiating term sheets to finalizing full purchase and sale agreements and ultimately closing while building long-lasting, positive relationships with Nexamp’s partners.

Before joining Nexamp, Jackie spent eight years at PNC Energy Capital providing tax equity financing solutions across all solar industry segments, including behind-the-meter roof-mounts, utility-scale, and community solar, via sale-leasebacks and partnership, flips. During that time, she participated in the financing of over $500MM of solar assets in addition to several fuel cell and battery storage projects. Before Nexamp, Jackie also developed new solar projects in several markets, including Massachusetts community solar.

Jackie earned her B.A. from Union College in Schenectady, New York, and is an active leader in the Women at Nexamp group.

Alan serves as Nexamp’s VP and team leader within the Business Development group, providing the vision and leadership that brings solar projects to fruition. More specifically, the scope of his role involves site control and project feasibility, management of the entitlement process and ensuring financial success along with construction excellence.

Prior to joining Nexamp, Alan was a Principal and Managing Director of Vanasse Hangen Brustlin’s Rhode Island office and all land development operations. Always hands-on, Alan is leading many large and multi-disciplined projects such as the Fidelity Regional Campus in Smithfield, RI and the RI Convention Center Complex/Westin Hotel in Providence RI along with all corporate responsibilities for the management and growth of a 100-person regional office.

Alan holds an MBA from Boston College along with a B.S. in civil engineering from Northeastern University. He also is a licensed Civil Engineer in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Alan has personally developed over 100 megawatts of built solar projects with Nexamp while providing mentorship and quality control for the overall BD and EPC groups.

Mike leads Nexamp’s organic development in New York and New Jersey. Mike’s team is responsible for site organization, permitting, and internal coordination with Nexamp’s design and engineering teams – brining construction ready community solar and C/I projects to a growing pipeline of Nexamp assets.

Mike began his career as a high school biology teacher in NYC before moving into the clean energy space in 2011 with Next Step Living, a Boston based energy efficiency and residential solar sales company. Mike worked as an energy auditor, outreach/lead generation manager, and was GM of the Connecticut office in 2014.

Mike holds a B.S in biology from Colgate University and M.S. in energy management from the New York Institute of Technology. If you don’t find Mike presenting before a planning board or meeting with landowners, you might find him enjoying time with his family at youth hockey games or skiing.

Jennifer leads Nexamp’s Channel Operations team. She provides oversight of all Nexamp’s assets that are acquired from our channel development partners until they are operational.

Prior to assuming her current role, Jennifer served as Nexamp’s Director of Construction where she oversaw the construction of over 120 MW of solar assets in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York. Prior to joining Nexamp, she worked at Consolidated Edison of NY where she held various positions at the utility in and around New York City. Before joining the civilian workforce, Jenn served as an Army Combat Engineer in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in Kuwait and Iraq and also served in Korea.

Jennifer earned a B.S. in Engineering Management and Civil Engineering from the US Military Academy at West Point and an MBA in Finance and Operations from New York University.

Bill joined Nexamp in 2022 to build a common data platform and data asset to improve coordination and support strategic initiatives across the organization. He has responsibility for directing coordinated Data Engineering, Data Science, and Knowledge Management functions.

Before joining the firm, Bill held various data leadership roles as a management consulting partner, a leader in Microsoft’s Data & Analytics CoE, and a builder of modern data engineering functions at Nokia and Homesite Insurance. Bill also spent five years as a Legislative Assistant and then Director for U.S. Congressman Tom Sawyer.

Bill has a degree in Politics from Princeton University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern.

Kelly Friend serves as Nexamp’s VP of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, having served in this position since April of 2018. She leads Nexamp’s policy-related efforts, shaping and advancing Company and industry engagement within legislative and regulatory processes across key clean energy markets. Kelly works closely with Nexamp’s project development and finance teams to anticipate policy-based risks and develop strategies to execute on emerging opportunities.

Prior to joining Nexamp, Kelly spent three years as a member of GE’s Government Affairs and Policy team in Washington D.C. She managed global government affairs for GE Hitachi, coordinating regulatory engagement and advocacy for GE’s four electricity businesses.

Before GE, Kelly worked for Keller and Heckman in Washington D.C. as an associate in the firm’s chemical control, pesticides, and workplace safety practice groups. At Keller & Heckman, she assisted companies in navigating the complex set of environmental, health and safety regulations that govern the manufacture, sale, and use of chemicals.

Kelly holds a law degree from George Mason University School of Law, a master’s degree in political science from Suffolk University, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and their two sons.