Yaskawa Solectria Solar
Winston Smith's work experience includes various roles in different companies. Winston started working as a Temporary Associate at Follett Higher Education Group in 2015 and then joined Roche Bros. Supermarkets as a Prepared Foods/Deli Team Member in 2017. In 2019, they worked as a Sales Associate at Staples. Winston also participated in the University of Kentucky Solar Car Team from 2018 to 2020 as an Electrical Engineering Team Member, where they were involved in circuit board design, wiring, soldering, and troubleshooting. In 2021, Winston worked as a Retail Sales Technology Associate at Staples and then joined Yaskawa Solectria Solar as a Technical Support Engineer/Application Engineer. Currently, they hold the position of Test Engineer at Yaskawa Solectria Solar.
From 2016 to 2020, Winston Smith pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the University of Kentucky.
Yaskawa Solectria Solar
Yaskawa Solectria Solar is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yaskawa America, Inc. and the largest inverter manufacturer based in the USA, with headquarters in Lawrence, MA, and world-class production facilities in Buffalo Grove, IL and Oak Creek, WI. Solectria’s products include inverters ranging from 25kW to 250kW, string combiners and web-based monitoring for all size solar systems. All of Solectria’s three-phase utility inverters are made in the USA with global components and meet the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) definitions of a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) item. This also qualifies our Solectria inverters as domestic end products, compliant with the Buy American Act (BAA). Solectria is backed by Yaskawa, with over 100 years of power electronics and inverter experience and continues to exceed expectations and provide new innovations in the marketplace.