
Nick Koon – Managing Partner
Delivery Specialist
Founding Partner EGES – Electro Green Energy Services
Nick grew up in a small town in the Midwest North of Dayton, OH, and has been in the construction industry nationally for 20+ years. He has participated at an executive level as a Partner in one of the largest National retail contractors in the Midwest, led the start-up of AU Construction, and co-founded Electro Green Energy Solutions.
For the past ten years, he has focused on renewable energy conservation projects with a focus on Solar Power Generation for the past 5yrs.
Nick was a founding partner and driving force behind EGES. He helped develop Solar Energy Systems, including Microgrids, on a global scale.
Nick has participated in several board positions, including Habitat for Humanity, Midtown Indy, Chair of Parish Centennial Church Preservation, School Council, and Chair of Buildings and Grounds for the Riviera Club.
He resides in Indiana with his wife and four children.

Brian Steinkamp – Managing Partner
Finance & Legal Specialist
Founding Partner EGES – Electro Green Energy Services
Brian grew up in a small town in Northwest Iowa. Growing up working on the farms of extended family members continues to motivate and provide life lessons, motivation, and perspective. Brian was the first in his family to attend college and obtained a BSBA in Finance from Drake University before obtaining a Doctor of Juris Prudence Degree from the University of Iowa. Brian’s legal experience includes specialized domestic and international tax, corporate, labor & employment, contracts, and intellectual property. Since 2017, Brian has been consulting and working in the renewable energy industry, helping clients convert under and non-performing real estate into renewable energy power generation systems that deliver accretive financial value.
Brian sits on multiple boards and has several publications in the renewable space, including financing.
Brian and his wife reside in Indianapolis, Indiana, where they are raising their four boys.

Adam Rochford – Vice President of Project Development
Design & Interconnection Specialist
Founding Partner Midwest Greentech
Adam is from Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in telecommunications business and management. Adam started his career working in the sustainable enterprise division of Brac, a Bangladesh-based NGO, providing off-grid solar generation systems to over 72,000 rural homes. Adam returned to the States to work in sustainable home and commercial products, interfacing with service providers coast to coast.
Over the last several years, Adam has worked in the solar industry, from publicly traded industry leaders to boutique solar development startups.
With a background in process management and project design, Adam focuses on ensuring efficiency at every step of project development. Adam is a renewable energy advocate, lobbying state and federal legislators to adopt industry and climate-friendly regulations.

Paul Cotter – Vice President of Sales
Paul was born and raised in Indianapolis and attended Indiana University. He started in Chemical sales 30 years ago and shortly transitioned into Dental sales. He is incredibly excited to see where the Renewable Energy Industry will take him.
Paul enjoys coaching youth sports, being a Little League Baseball board member, and volunteering in his community.
Paul resides in Indianapolis with his four children and dog named Louie.

Becky Pettit – Director of Finance & Strategic Partnerships
Originally from Upstate New York, Becky moved to Indianapolis in 2003 to attend Butler University, where she earned a B.S. in Dance/Arts Administration. She has been a finance professional since 2010, focusing on accounting and treasury management & working in the legal and multi-family housing sectors. Becky joined the HSI team in late September 2022.
Becky is currently pursuing her MBA from Butler University and, in her free time, enjoys volunteering in the community, traveling, and teaching ballet.
She lives in Indianapolis with her husband and two fur children.

Helmut Falk – Development Specialist
Helmut was born in Flint, Michigan, the youngest of three children, but has spent the majority of his life in Indiana. He graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with a degree in Informatics and a minor in Telecommunications.
He spent several years working for Roche Diabetes in customer service and, eventually, IT support for hospitals before switching to the solar industry.
Helmut has had to prove his mettle for every professional job he has had. He had to start as a contractor and demonstrate his hard work and problem-solving skills to his employer, every time he was hired as a full-time employee. He is excited to bring his experience and expertise to HSI Solar and the solar industry at large.
Helmut now lives in the Fountain Square neighborhood in Indianapolis. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his pets and eating meals with his parents and siblings.

Sean Stanley – Project Manager
Sean has been in the Electrical Trade for ten years and has been in Solar Installation and Project Management for eight. He is a certified Master Electrician and has his NABCEP PV Installation Professional Certification and many other training and certification programs throughout the years. Sean has personally led hundreds of solar installations of all sizes, both from a project management position to a hands-on installer/electrician position.
Sean is motivated by a drive for excellence in service, execution, and organization of projects to have a final product that he, the installers, and the customer can be proud of.
Sean studied in Germany, receiving a Master’s Degree from the University of Bonn, before entering the solar industry in 2012. Sean and his wife, a native of Germany, speak only German in their Indianapolis home to help their three kids grow up bilingual. Sean and his wife love being active in outdoor sports and workouts.

Douglas Lomont – Customer Service & Business Development Technician/Field Service Technician
Douglas contacts sales prospects to deliver and conform receipts of information, resolve questions/problems, determine status, and generally assist in procuring business.
He also coordinates, revises, compiles, prints, and electronically secures letters, basic electronic spreadsheets, or whatever comes his way.
Douglas is always seeking opportunities to improve his general knowledge of business and learn from those with experience. The skills he has developed through his educational and work experiences have made him ready for a professional business environment.
Outside of the office, he enjoys traveling, spending time with friends, trying new restaurants, and furthering his understanding of solar electric power generation.

Ryan Staley – Project Manager
Ryan was born-and-raised in central Indiana and has a BA in Biology from IUPUI. He has been in the solar and electrical field since 2013 as an Electrician, Project Manager, and Senior Director of Operations. He is a Master Electrician and NABCEP PV Installation Professional.
Ryan has a passion for learning, problem-solving, and high-quality delivery to the customer. He has grown to love the constant development and changes in the solar field and solar technology. He has led and designed hundreds of residential and commercial solar and electrical installations.
Ryan, his wife, and four children enjoy spending their free time hiking, biking, and exploring the outdoors.