Shawn Monroe

Shawn Monroe has extensive work experience in the sales and business development field. Shawn currently serves as the Director of Business Development at Clean Energy Associates (CEA) since September 2022. Prior to this role, Shawn worked at C&D Technologies from 2018 to 2022 as a Strategic Account Manager and later as a National Account Manager. At C&D Technologies, they focused on providing standby battery power products to electric providers and large OEM UPS manufacturers.

Before joining C&D Technologies, Shawn worked at Trina Solar from 2016 to 2018 as a Regional Sales Manager, where they promoted solar PV modules to utility scale and C&I solar developers and installers in the North East and Mid West regions.

In 2014 to 2016, Shawn was a Sales & Business PV Project Developer at Solar Energy Advisers, where they co-founded a PV commercial project development firm and promoted the benefits of solar energy to businesses, farms, state agencies, and public schools. Shawn was responsible for providing customers with information on ROI, financing options, energy generation estimates, and more.

From 2015 to 2016, Shawn worked at ABB Product Group Solar as a Channel Sales Manager for the Eastern region. In this role, they supported design and install firms in the EPC, commercial, residential market areas, coordinated project sales, and kept up with PV policies and market trends.

Shawn's earlier experience includes roles at Molex, where they served as an Account Manager from 2011 to 2013, a Sales Engineer from 2007 to 2011, and a Sales Engineer from 2002 to 2007. Shawn supported various customers in industries such as military, renewable energy, medical, and industrial.

Prior to their tenure at Molex, Shawn worked at Molex Printed Circuit Products as a Regional Switch Sales Manager from 1998 to 2002 and at Molex ETC as a Sales Engineer from 1997 to 1998.

At the beginning of their career, Shawn was a Sales Representative at Mark III Industries, where they promoted conversion vans and trucks to dealers across the United States.

Shawn started their professional journey at Hallmark Technologies as a Sales and Sales Manager, where they promoted membrane switch and PCB keypad technology and design services. Shawn later became the Inside Sales Manager with a team of five.

In summary, Shawn Monroe has an extensive background in sales, business development, and project management, with experience in the clean energy, solar, technology, and manufacturing industries.

Shawn Monroe obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing & Management from Siena College from 1989 to 1991. Additionally, they have obtained various certifications, including Anticorruption and Bribery Training Module, Global Trade Sanctions Training Module, Recognizing Conflicts of Interest Training Module, Fundamentals of Battery Storage Training Course, and online ethics/integrity training courses from C&D Technologies, EUCI, and ABB.