National Solar Program Manager
Kleinfelder
Derek Brown is Kleinfelder's national solar program leader. Drawing on his 35-years’ experience as an engineering and construction professional, he supports supports Kleinfelder's clients, teaming partners, and delivery teams throughout North America. His experience leading and completing large-scale infrastructure and renewables programs spans the full development lifecycle - planning, entitlements, preliminary engineering and permitting, detailed design and construction implementation as well as operations and maintenance support. He has led planning and design programs up to $700-million and executed construction programs totaling nearly $3.5-billion. These projects involve wind and solar renewable energy projects, brownfield and greenfield mixed-use developments, as well as military support and aviation facilities. Derek’s clients and peers recognize him for his collaborative leadership style, excellent communication and engineering abilities, and broad experience working inside complex engineering and construction programs.