SMA Solar Academy
Trainers
SMA trainer team
Your experts worldwide
Our global trainer team ensures that you will find a Solar Academy close to you with trainings offered in your local language. We aim to provide you with premium trainings that will enable you to understand and work with complex PV systems and solution. Be a solar expert.
![[Translate to English:] Michael Mahon - Solar Academy Manager](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/3/e/csm_Michael_Mahon_America_73169a9573.webp)
Michael Mahon
Solar Academy Manager
Training focuses: Home, business and large scale PV string inverters and home storage, system design, energy management, plant communication
Languages: English
![[Translate to English:] Patrick Rafferty - Senior Technical Training Specialist](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/5/4/csm_Patrick_Rafferty_Amerika_e612960e69.webp)
Patrick Rafferty
Large Scale Technical Training Manager
Training focuses: Large scale/Utility Training
Languages: English
![[Translate to English:] Alejandro Ramirez - Senior Technical Training Specialist (Home-C&I)](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/1/7/csm_Alejandro_Ramirez_Amerika_31c1b4d63a.webp)
Alejandro Ramirez
Senior Technical Training Specialist (Home-C&I)
Training focuses: Service Training Home- C&I products
Languages: English, Spanish
![[Translate to English:] Johnny Ramirez - Instructional Designer and Facilitator](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/a/e/csm_Johnny_Ramirez_America_ac1001f414.webp)
Johnny Ramirez
Instructional Designer and Facilitator
Training focuses: Home, commercial, and large scale products
Languages: English, Spanish
![[Translate to English:] Shane Bremmer - Large Scale Technical Trainer](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/8/f/csm_Shane_Bremmer_Amerika_f29a33d77c.webp)
Shane Bremmer
Large Scale Technical Trainer
Training focuses: Customer and internal training delivery, Large scale inverters, Ongoing new topic training development
Languages: English
![[Translate to English:] Alexander Kel-Artinian - Technical Training Specialist](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/f/7/csm_Alexander_Kel-Artinian_Amerika_f54eb4571b.webp)
Alexander Kel-Artinian
Technical Training Specialist
Training focuses: Customer and internal training delivery, Large scale inverters, Curriculum development
Languages: English
![[Translate to English:] Alexander Page - Product & Service Trainer – Large Scale](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/f/7/csm_Alexander_Page_Australien_c8ebf6f675.webp)
Alexander Page
Product & Service Trainer – Large Scale
Training focuses: Preventative & Corrective Maintenance
Languages: Englisch
Varun Nair
Product Trainer (Home, C&I)
Training focuses: Home, C&I Products and Services
Languages: English
![[Translate to English:] An Geysenbergh - Application Engineer Home & Technical Trainer](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/3/0/csm_an-geysenbergh-benelux_ccdd37f56b.webp)
An Geysenbergh
Application Engineer Home & Technical Trainer
Training focuses: Residential
Languages: Dutch
![[Translate to English:] Hessel Van den Berg - Technical Trainer](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/8/6/csm_Hessel_Van_den_Berg_Benelux_cd3caea0f2.webp)
Hessel Van den Berg
Technical Trainer
Training focuses: C&I, eMobility and energy management
Languages: Dutch, French, English
Paul Fredrik
Technical Trainer
Training focuses: Home and C&I
Languages: Dutch (native), English, German
Patrick Massant
Technical Trainer
Training focuses: Home & C&I for Belgium and Luxemburg
Languages: Dutch, French, English, German, Italian
Bruno Furtado
Application Engineer & Project Manager Sale
Principais áreas de formação: PV, Off-Grid and Storage
Idiomas: Português e Inglês
![[Translate to English:] Serge Communal - Trainer / Technical consultant (Formateur/Consultant technique)](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/a/d/csm_Serge_Communal_Frankreich_0be1773bb6.webp)
Serge Communal
Trainer / Technical consultant (Formateur/Consultant technique)
Training focuses: Home / C&I (Résidentiel/Commercial&Industriel)
Languages: French, English (Français/Anglais)
César Villalta
Technical Training Specialist
Training focus: Photovoltaic diesel hybrid systems and off-grid systems
Languages: Spanish, German, English
Jan Rössler
Technical Training Specialist
Training focus: Preventative and corrective maintenance of central inverters
Languages: German, English
Mirko Hast
Technical Training Specialist
Training focus: Domestic and commercial systems including battery storage system, system design and optimization, maintenance of systems in the domestic and commercial segment, system communication as well as training of SMA specialist partners
Languages: German, English
Adrian Cholibois
Technical Training Specialist
Training focus: Preventative and corrective maintenance of central inverters and medium-voltage technology
Languages: German, English, Spanish
Kai Schmidt
Technical Training Specialist
Training focus: Domestic and commercial systems, system design and optimization, system communication, basic training courses for service partners and SMA technicians, maintenance and repair of devices in the domestic and commercial segment
Languages: German, English
José Gomis Aragones
Technical Training Specialist
Training focus: PV system management, monitoring and control, data technology, communication
Languages: German, English, Spanish
José Oscar Morales Avila
Technical Training Specialist
Training focuses: Commissioning, preventive, and corrective maintenance of central inverters and medium-voltage solutions
Languages: English, Spanish
Ludger Pieper
Technical Training Specialist
Training focus: Off-grid systems and hybrid industrial solutions
Languages: German, English, Spanish
Thorsten Sauerbrei
Technical Training Specialist
Training focus: Commissioning, preventative and corrective maintenance of central inverters and medium-voltage technology
Languages: German, English
Timo Wenner
Technical Training Specialist
Training focus: Domestic and commercial systems including integrated energy, system design and optimization, energy management, system communication as well as training of SMA specialist partners
Languages: German, English
Priyamvada Pandit
TSS Manager and Solar Academy trainer
Training Focuses: String inverters, Off Grid and Hybrid systems, Communication, EV chargers
Language: English
Cyriac Loyola
Head-Application Engineer & PJM
Training Focuses: Utility PV, Storage and Hybrid systems
Language: Englisch
![[Translate to English:] Roberto Macina - Senior Technical Training Specialist (Home-C&I)](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/6/0/csm_Roberto_Macina_Italien_0a21a00bad.webp)
Roberto Macina
Senior Technical Training Specialist (Home-C&I)
Training focuses: Service Training Home- C&I products
Languages: Italian, English
![[Translate to English:] Alessandro Rossetti - Senior Technical Training Specialist (Home-C&I)](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/9/d/csm_Alessandro_Rossetti_Italien_8986454e12.webp)
Alessandro Rossetti
Senior Technical Training Specialist (Home-C&I)
Training focuses: Service Training Home- C&I products
Languages: Italian, English
![[Translate to English:] Andrea Cerutti - Senior Technical Training Specialist (Home-C&I)](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/5/2/csm_Andrea_Cerutti_Italien_de958c03b3.webp)
Andrea Cerutti
Senior Technical Training Specialist (Home-C&I)
Training focuses: Service Training Home- C&I products
Languages: Italian, English
![[Translate to English:] Luca Consorte - Application Engineer & PjM](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/d/a/csm_Luca_Consorte_Italien_1cb09b2b60.webp)
Luca Consorte
Application Engineer & PjM
Training focuses: PV and BESS Large Scale
Languages: Italian, English
![[Translate to English:] Alessandro Martignoni - Application Engineer](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/a/2/csm_Alessandro_Martignoni_Italien_5f4427bc8a.webp)
Alessandro Martignoni
Application Engineer
Training focuses: PV and BESS C&I
Languages: Italian, English
![[Translate to English:] Sante Battistello - Application Engineer](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/a/9/csm_Sante_Battistello_Italien_5707d8586b.webp)
Sante Battistello
Application Engineer
Training focuses: Home and C&I
Languages: Italian
Hiroshi Mizumachi
Solar Academy Trainer
Core Training Areas: Residential and Commercial
Languages: Japanese
Freddy Flores
Application Engineer HBS
Training focuses: residential and C&I, PV and storage Development of solutions PV+Storage, including design, implementation and commissioning
Specific products: S.B, CORE1, Sunny High Power PEAK3, EDMM, ennexOS, Sunny Design; for the UL market
Languages: Spanish and English
Zaid Adwan
Application Engineer Middle East & North Africa
Training focuses: Residential & Commercial PV systems, Off-Grid /Hybrid Systems
Languages: Arabic, English
Michal Kotkowski
Senior Technical Sales Manager (Home-C&I)
Training focuses: Training Home- C&I products
Languages: Polish, English
Kamil Nawrocki
Technical Sales Manager
Training focuses: Solutions for Residential and C&I segments , Cybersecurity, sales trainings
Languages: Polish, English
Ayanda Langa
Application & Sales Engineer
Training focuses: Residential & Commercial, Off-grid & Speicher
Languages: Englisch
Jose Luis Villalobos
Application Engineer & project Manager for LATAM Market
Areas of application: Home, C&I Largescale
Languages: Spanish, English
![[Translate to English:] Carmelo Ruz - Service Engineer](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/f/3/csm_Carmelo_Ruz_Spanien_2cf0219845.webp)
Carmelo Ruz
Service Engineer
Training focuses: Home, Business and Off-grid systems, Board replacement, Training of Service Partner technicians and SMA First Level Support (Foundever)
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English
![[Translate to English:] Damian Ponce - Technical promoter](https://cdn.sma.de/fileadmin/_processed_/b/1/csm_Damian_Ponce_Spanien_d9664720ce.webp)
Damian Ponce
Technical promoter
Training focuses: Residential, commercial and industrial with and without storage, isolated systems, load management and optimization of self-consumption
Languages: Spanish, Catalan, English