Title: Director of Solar Operations
Company: Deriva Energy
Location: Sanford, Florida, United States
Christian B. Robles, MS, Director of Solar Operations at Deriva Energy and Owner at Ground Solutions & Tests, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Executives for dedication, achievements, and leadership in Utilities and Renewable Energy.
Mr. Robles is a leading executive in the utilities and renewable energy sectors who has been the director of solar operations at Deriva Energy, a leading developer and operator of clean energy projects in the U.S., since 2023. As such, he oversees approximately 2.2 gigawatts of solar generation in the U.S., primarily for California, New York, Texas and Idaho, while managing daily maintenance, repairs and other daily operations. Leveraging over two decades of experience in the field, Mr. Robles founded Ground Solutions and Testing LLC in 2022, where he provided consulting services and various testing services, including solder testing, ground mining and seeding, focusing on all aspects of grounding solutions. That same year, he also established a local testing company.
Beginning his career in 2002 as an engineering intern at Empresa Electrica de Ecuador, Mr. Robles later joined Entergy in the Greater New Orleans area as a lead substation design engineer in 2008. He was then acquired by Duke Energy Corporation in Charlotte, North Carolina, as a lead substation standard engineer in 2014. Over the next decade, Mr. Robles remained with Duke Energy Corporation as a senior manager for Substation Engineering Florida and transmission engineering from 2016 to 2021, senior manager for Transmission Line Engineering Florida and transmission engineering between 2019 and 2021, and director of commercial renewables operations from 2021 to 2024.
A University of New Orleans graduate, Mr. Robles received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering in 2007, followed by a Master of Science in engineering management on campus in 2008. He also garnered a Master of Science in science and technology leadership from Brown University in 2021. Mr. Robles is active in his professional community as a member of the Project Management Institute and as a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Crediting much of his success to his education and the support of his family, he has notably been recognized with several IEEE Awards for his contributions to establishing worldwide application standards. Mr. Robles looks forward to continued progress in expanding his testing company and collaborating with existing renewable organizations to further the growth of renewable and clean energy for a sustainable future.
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