From 2017-2018, Eddie Bugg has served the Schletter North America group, providing design engineering and construction leadership in key technical functions, including Research & Development, Product Development, Project Engineering and Field Operations.  His teams provide product design and documentation to support Schletter in all aspects of solar mounting systems for utility-scale, commercial/industrial rooftop and car park project applications.  The Field Operations group supports Geotechnical Engineering and site testing.

 No stranger to the solar industry, Eddie served First Solar for five years in a number of engineering and construction roles.  Initially focused on commercial/industrial rooftop and car park mounting innovation, he researched and published a number of global Market Plans before directing all First Solar Structures development and Field Technologies, including module cleaning solutions.  Ultimately, he joined the Construction team as Director, Construction Systems, focused on discovering, documenting, and demonstrating Best (Construction) Practice, Means & Methods. Eddie was introduced to renewable energy applications during his thirty-year career with Alcoa, Inc., where he served in a variety of product engineering and project application roles.