In this newly created role, Slominski will be based in southern California and will handle OPEL’s dealer network expansion and project sales. By having Larry cover the western US, OPEL can increase its responsiveness to customers and capitalize on growth of its solar business in that region.
Prior to OPEL, Slominski worked for United Solar Ovonics, LLC and Maxwell Technologies and has established a solar consulting firm called LTS Energy. Most recently, he was the head of sales for the western region of WorldWater & Solar Tech (Entech Solar). There he held a senior management position heading sales for the western region.
In February, 2009, Slominski was a joint recipient of the Jay Hollingsworth Speas Award for his work on the 2.4 megawatt solar project at the Fresno-Yosemite International Airport. He holds a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technical University.
“The expansion of our solar sales force in the U.S. reinforces OPEL’s commitment to the creation of green jobs, and it ties in nicely with President Obama’s green energy initiatives and his vision to generate new U.S. jobs,” said Robert Pico, chief executive officer of OPEL. “More specifically, through his extensive solar photovoltaic experience, we expect Larry to play an important role in broadening OPEL’s solar power grid installation business in the U.S. market.”
“By having Larry cover the western U.S., OPEL can increase its responsiveness to customers and capitalize on growth of its solar business in that region,” said Frank Middelton, vice president, marketing of OPEL. “We are very pleased to have Larry come on board to deepen our already strong sales reach.”
