Colin Sillerud

About Colin Sillerud

Award winning R&D engineer with over seven years of increasingly complex project responsibilities• Knowledgeable across multiple technology industry domains, including project and laboratory management, photovoltaics, chemical engineering, materials engineering, and chemical detection• Adept at applying engineering principles, time management skills, and project management expertise for the successful execution of initiatives such as bench-top research, root-cause analysis, and new product design.• Experienced leading, collaborating and presenting with diverse stakeholders including academic researchers, technical experts, industrial suppliers, and DOE/DOD contractors• Demonstrated ability to bring tasks to completion with the publication and presentation of peer reviewed technical work and master’s thesis.• Experienced in a multitude of analytical laboratory techniques, including SEM, FTIR, EDS, GC-MS, GC-FID, spectroscopy, surface modification, and current/voltage measurements.

Experience

1. Director, Engineering

   GroundWork Renewables

   Oct 2024 — Present · Albuquerque, NM, US

   CFV Labs has been acquired by GroundWork Renewables! CFV will be providing all the same PV testing services and analysis as before with an increased focus on offerings for Project Developers and EPCs.

Education

• University of New Mexico School of Engineering

  Master's Degree with Distinction, Chemical Engineering

  2015 — 2017

• University of New Mexico School of Engineering

  Bachelor's of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

  2011 — 2015

Skills

• Labview
• Matlab
• Microsoft Office
• Sem
• Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Data Analysis
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Microsoft Word
• Public Speaking
• Leadership
• Research
• Gas Chromatography
• Project Management