The Rydberg team
One team, from the first page of the bid to the last day of the PPA
This is the team that carries the work. Our people are also part of the larger team on a nine-site solar and storage programme in Central Asia, where Rydberg is owner's engineer. Rydberg Powers Africa, our registered branch, is the base for our work on the ground in Africa.
People
Roger R. Manzi
Director of Engineering | Partner
California (US) and Kigali offices
Technical lead: basis of design and energy yield, BESS integration, 220 kV substation and interconnection, PSS/E and grid studies, and the methodology.
Michael Ngamije
Director of Project Management
Kigali office
Project management, EPC contracting and RFPs; runs submissions and, at award, delivery with the local team.
Suhail Farah
VP of Construction Management
Construction management: EPC oversight on site, quality, HSE, schedule and commissioning through to handover.
Dane Olson
Project Manager | Procurement Lead
Southern California office (US)
Procurement: specifications, supplier bids, factory tests and logistics for modules, floats, inverters, batteries and HV equipment.
Francois Birori
VP of Business Development | Technical Team
Kigali and Southern California offices
Technical team: software, SCADA and plant controls, the battery EMS, energy forecasting and long-term O&M.
Mark Moore
VP of Business Development | Compliance Lead
Pennsylvania office (US)
US investor and IPP relationships; compliance checks on prequalification files and consortium documents.
Moussa Habineza
VP of Business Development
Kigali office
Global logistics and supply network, regulatory approvals and grid interconnection; relationships with investors and IPPs.
Emmanuel Muzungu
VP of Business Development
Kigali office
Local negotiation support and stakeholder relationships.
One-page CVs for every person named here are available on request, and are shared with clients and partners under NDA. Portraits shown are brand placeholders until the team photographs are licensed.
What the team brings
Engineers, managers and field people who have stood on site
Each member owns a scope. Together they give the owner one plan, one schedule and one technical voice to the agency, the lenders and the EPC.
Engineering and design house
Utility-scale PV and BESS design, grid integration, substation and HV interconnection, from concept to issued-for-construction.
Owner's engineer pedigree
Years on the owner's side of utility PV and BESS: design reviews, factory and site tests, capacity tests, lender reporting.
EPC management and field execution
Site management, quality control, HSE oversight, punch lists and energisation, run by people who have stood on site.
Procurement and supply chain
Module, inverter, battery and transformer suppliers, with float and mooring specialists brought in for the water.
Operations and maintenance
O&M planning, SCADA and energy-management set-up, performance monitoring, and training of the local operations team.
Skills left in the country
Training and handover to local staff are planned from day one, so the plant is run well after we step back.
CVs on request
Need key-staff CVs for a submission?
We send one-page CVs in the format your procuring agency asks for.