Founded on decades of experience in the energy and construction industry, SolUnesco is an independent renewable energy developer with a primary focus on advancing utility-scale solar projects in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Our Focus is on land acquisition and project development, including site design and engineering, permitting and zoning, environmental studies, electric grid interconnection, power sales, and financing. We work with landowners, electric utilities, state and local officials, financing partners and large energy customers. Jon Hillis, co-founder of SolUnesco leads operations, finance and human capital development. He has sold and managed over $250 million in commercial construction contracts in the Washington, DC metropolitan area during a 28 year career. Jon is also on the MDV-SEIA Board of Directors, VAEIC Executive Board, Virginia Solar Energy Development Authority, and is the only registered NRCA RISE Certified Solar Roofing Professional in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prior to SolUnesco Jon led Prospect Solar, the professional's choice for design/build solar energy system installation. Francis Hodsoll, co-founder of SolUnesco leads business development, sales and strategy. Francis combines 20 years of business development and general management expertise with strong strategy, finance, policy and performance management capabilities. His expertise is in power plant development, finance, advanced energy, sustainability, energy efficiency, hydro, solar, wind, biomass, and natural gas. Francis has held positions as CFO for a power plant owner and operator; Deputy Director of the Federal regulator for offshore energy; and VP in charge of a distributed energy project development group. Francis is Board Treasurer of the MD-DC-VA Solar Energy Industry Association, Board President of the Virginia Advanced Energy Industries Association, Chair’s the Energy Workgroup for Governor McAuliffe’s Climate Change and Resiliency Update Commission and is a committee member of Governor McAuliffe’s Energy Committee. He earned his MBA from the MIT’s Sloan School of Management and his BA in Economics from Colby College. info@solunesco.com