Automation Solar Inc. is a team of technical and business professionals with over 90 years of combined experience successfully delivering technological solutions to the business and residential community. Automation Solar was founded in 2007 on the simple premise that helping the planet can be as simple as changing some energy generation to meaningful clean and green energy from the sun. Photovoltaic and thermal systems today are commonplace using known proven, high quality components. As new alternative energies become viable in California, Automation Solar will offer these as energy solutions as well.

Automation Solar operates in Northern California, headquartered in San Ramon, and is a respected solar integrator, design and build company. Three partners run the operation and guide the company in its development of new and innovative energy solutions for various applications. All partners have been part of many multi-million dollar projects and embrace quality management and team ownership. Each client transaction stands on its own profitability, making Automation Solar unique. Management can react to any solar opportunity based on a flexible approach using peripheral or partner employees. Keeping a temporary "proven" work force based on current jobs allows Automation Solar to expand quickly, keeping profitability high and costs very competitive.

We promote continuous development of our staff and partners through a simple approach that pays for all tuition and professional seminar attendance. We have monthly technical discussions featuring industry suppliers and technical consultants. As an employee-owned business we encourage employees and partners to be involved with all aspects of the company. We have an open culture of entrepreneurial thinking, people who take ownership for their careers and training, ensuring Automation Solar as a successful startup. We offer our business strategy with most partners where the company's direction, projects, activities and ideas are shared. This has been a proven method to attract the best talent. We are licensed, bonded and insured and value high integrity in all we do. All our installations are our references. For a little more about our company, please see our company profile.

Our Team

Glenn Forslin, President, CEO - Glenn is from a Silicon Valley career where he was in application engineering/sales of Automatic Test Equipment. He worked at Agilent-CSA, Teradyne, Cadence-IMS, GenRad and CA. As an entrepreneur, Glenn's endeavors include Prevent DUI, a digital recognitions firm; Intangi, a network design software firm, and HomeVergence, a home media automation company. Glenn was also a Customer Support-Agilent Technologies as Western States Manager. Automation Solar was born as green building and alternative energy company, pulling Glenn away from semiconductor test. Glenn is active in his community, has a BSEE from Northern Illinois University and lives in San Ramon, California.

Adi Merschon, VP Sales, Business Development - Adi has over 25 years of Silicon Valley high-tech and low-tech sales and small business ownership experience. His experience is in computer chip design and jitter testing methodology. Adi has worked as a designer for Intel, started a computer services company, and spent half his career in sales management at various companies, most recently GuideTech. Adi brings a unique blend of consultative sales, marketing and business acumen. Adi's driving philosophy of deeply understanding problems then crafting solutions that exceed expectations. This is the core of Automation Solar's way of doing business. Adi has a BS in Electronics from Technion in Haifa Israel, and an MBA from Leicester University in London. Adi lives in South San Jose, California.

John Reed, Operations

Chris Andrus, Territory Sales Manager - Chris Andrus is a Duke University graduate with 25 years of selling experience. With a NABCEP certificate, Graduate studies, and a solid knowledge for solar designing, his strengths are analyzing customer needs, finding solutions, and communicating them in a friendly manner. Chris is committed to integrity and quality. His approach is to provide the best service possible to everyone, keeping "the customer is King" as his motto. Always striving to be the best, Chris is responsive, honest and open in serving as your best solar energy consultant. Chris maintains that new clients are new friends.

Technical Advisor Board

Roy Clausen, VP Precigeo

Jim Bailey, CTO US Healthcare

Sergio Perez, VP Marketing ProbeTech