Rick Castillo, PE, SE, MSEE, is the President and Principal of Castillo Engineering, one of the most experienced solar and energy storage engineering firms in the country, with over 1.5 GW worth of projects to date. Mr. Castillo has over thirty-five years of solar and storage industry experience and began his career with the United States Department of Defense as a rocket scientist. Mr. Castillo first entered the solar industry in 1998, and in 2008, he was the engineer of record for the very first 1 MW rooftop installation in the Southeastern United States. Mr. Castillo now leads the company’s utility engineering and consulting divisions. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Florida, a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida and is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) and Structural Engineer (SE).

Mr. Castillo’s work has long been recognized by the clean energy industry as well as national and local business communities. Most recently, he was named an Orlando Business Journal Power Player and made Florida Trend’s Florida 500, which highlights the most influential executives in the state. He also led the firm to be ranked by Inc 5000 as one of the fastest growing companies in the nation two years in a row.