Zachary Dorfman

Zachary Dorfman is a Solar Development Engineer at Deriva Energy, a position held since December 2023. Previously, Dorfman worked at Duke Energy Corporation as a Renewables Development Engineer and at Swift Solar in various engineering roles, including Sputtering Process Engineer and Research and Development Engineer II. Key contributions include overseeing sputtering system installations, optimizing perovskite solar manufacturing processes, and managing flexible solar cell packaging projects. Dorfman also served as a Graduate Researcher at UC San Diego, focusing on enhancing power conversion efficiency in perovskite solar cells, and as a research assistant at Florida State University. Dorfman holds a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from UC San Diego and a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Chemistry from Florida State University. Additionally, Dorfman has experience in leading educational activities for children with chronic illnesses.