Amonix CPV Technology Management Team

Amonix has assembled a world-class management team with deep expertise in the solar and renewable energy industries. These executives represent a blend of top talents from the photovoltaic technology, manufacturing, and project and enterprise financing worlds.

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Patrick McCullough

Pat McCullough

Patrick McCullough

Chief Executive Officer
Patrick McCullough has over 15 years of corporate leadership experience and has accrued significant expertise leading the finance function for industrial equipment, building products, and automotive companies. Prior to Amonix, Mr. McCullough was the CFO and Senior Vice President of IMI Severe Service Division, a global leader in severe service valve and control solutions for the fossil fuel, nuclear power, and chemical processing industries. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame’s MBA/Mechanical Engineering Joint Degree Program.

Vahan Garboushian

Vahan Garboushian

Vahan Garboushian
Founder, Chief Technology Officer

Vahan Garboushian is the Founder, Chief Technology Officer at Amonix, Inc. Mr. Garboushian has pioneered the development of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology since launching Amonix in 1989; his passion, vision, and leadership over the past 20 years have impacted the CPV solar industry and have made  Amonix the most efficient, reliable CPV technology on the market today.  Mr. Garboushian received a Masters in Electrical Engineering from UCLA and a diploma from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Bob Williams

Bob Williams

Bob Williams

Chief Financial Officer
Bob Williams brings Amonix over ten years of experience in executive finance roles including solar financing expertise from First Solar where he was CFO. Prior to Amonix, Mr. Williams served in operating unit CFO roles with Allied Signal and Honeywell. Bob holds an MBA in Finance and Public Policy from the Wharton School of Management.


Guy Blanchard

Guy Blanchard

Guy Blanchard
SVP Sales and Corporate Development

Guy Blanchard is Senior Vice President of Sales and Corporate Development for Amonix. Former Managing Director for Fortress Investment Group's Drawbridge, Mr. Blanchard focuses his leadership and business development capabilities on energy and renewable energy investments. He holds a BS and an MBA, both from the University of California, Davis.

Steve Schell

Pat McCullough

Steve Schell

VP Engineering
Steve Schell has over ten years of engineering leadership and technology development experience including over five years in leadership positions within the utility-scale solar power industry. Prior to Amonix, Steve led systems engineering and product development for eSolar, a concentrating solar power manufacturer. Steve holds a B.S. from California Institute of Technology.


Garrick Villaume

Pat McCullough

Garrick Villaume

VP Product Assistance
Dr. Garrick Villaume has produced advanced technology products for over 18 years. His leadership in Reliability, Product Engineering and Quality Systems supported Seagate Technology’s industry leadership for dozen generations of technology. Most recently, Garrick managed UL certification of their initial product and developed core product engineering and operations management functions, manufacturing processes, and quality systems at tenKsolar. He is an accomplished Six-sigma practitioner and contributor and holds a PhD in Experimental Particle Physics from the University of Minnesota.



  • 04/25/2013
    Amonix Achieves World Record for PV Module Efficiency in Test at NREL
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  • 02/25/2013
    Silicon Valley-based Solar Junction signs agreement with Amonix
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  • 12/20/2012
    The Alamosa Solar Generating Project Powered by Amonix Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems Named a Top Renewable Energy Project of the Year
    More Industry Recognition for CPV Technology at Utility Scale
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  • 04/30/2013
    CPV Intelligence Brief 17-30 April 2013
    PV-Insider.com
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    By ksdickson Apr 30, 2013
    Amonix converts 36% of direct sunlight into electricity

    Companies and organisations mentioned: Amonix, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, SolarJunction, Boeing Spectrolab 

    CPV Intelligence Brief 17 – 30 April 2013

    Amonix converts 36% of direct sunlight into electricity

    California-based Amonix, a designer and manufacturer of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems, has converted more than 36% of direct sunlight into electricity.

    A module showcasing Amonix’s latest-generation CPV technology has been in outdoor testing from late February to April of this year. During this period, the Amonix module demonstrated a peak operating efficiency of 36.2% measured on March 14, 2013 with a DNI of 876 W/m2, an ambient temperature of 16°C and instantaneous wind speed of 1 m/s, breaking the previous 34.2% peak efficiency set by Amonix in May 2012.

    Over the entire testing period, the Amonix module earned a National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) outdoor efficiency rating of 34.9%, a new world record, under international standard operating conditions for concentrator photovoltaics of 900 W/m2, 20°C ambient temperature and 2m/s wind speed, breaking the previous 33.5% rated efficiency record also set by Amonix in May 2012.

    The module uses Boeing Spectrolab 40% high efficiency solar cells and Amonix’s proprietary CPV technology to achieve world record performance.

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  • 04/26/2013
    Amonix Achieves World Record for PV Module Efficiency in Test at NREL
    The Wall Street Journal
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    SEAL BEACH, Calif.--April 26, 2013--

    Amonix Inc., the leading designer and manufacturer of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems, announced today that it has successfully converted more than 36% of direct sunlight into electricity. A module showcasing Amonix's latest-generation CPV technology has been in outdoor testing from late February to April of this year. During this period, the Amonix module demonstrated a peak operating efficiency of 36.2% measured on March 14, 2013 with a DNI of 876 W/m(2) , an ambient temperature of 16degC and instantaneous wind speed of 1 m/s, breaking the previous 34.2% peak efficiency set by Amonix in May 2012.

    Over the entire testing period, the Amonix module earned a National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) outdoor efficiency rating of 34.9%, a new world record, under international standard operating conditions for concentrator photovoltaics of 900 W/m(2) , 20degC ambient temperature and 2m/s wind speed, breaking the previous 33.5% rated efficiency record also set by Amonix in May 2012. The module uses Boeing Spectrolab 40% high efficiency solar cells and Amonix's proprietary CPV technology to achieve world record performance.

    This result continues Amonix's long history of leading the world in solar module efficiency, having been the first to convert over 1/3(rd) of the sun's energy in May 2012, and the first to break 30% module efficiency in 2011.

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  • 02/28/2013
    Amonix, Solar Junction Plot CPV Efficiency Gains, Lower Costs
    RenewableEnergyWorld.com
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    New Hampshire, USA -- The two current record-holders in concentrated solar PV (CPV) cell and module technology hope that combining efforts will boost performance, and lower costs, to finally fulfill CPV's promise of lower levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) compared with other solar technologies.

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  • 11/28/2012
    Western dreams: The Alamosa Solar project, the world's largest CPV plant
    Solar Server
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    The Western United States is a big place. The sheer scale of the landscape overwhelms; in many states you can drive hundreds of kilometers in any direction, through prairies, forests, mountains and deserts, without encountering a city.

    This land has always attracted ambitious individuals; after the Native Americans came trappers, prospectors for gold and silver, farmers, ranchers, those fleeing religious persecution, and more recently, hippies and entrepreneurs.

    In the Western state of Colorado, on the high prairie of the San Luis Valley, facing the wall of the San Juan Mountains, is one of the most ambitious solar projects yet undertaken. Above the rabbitbrush and greasewood are a series of 15 by 21 meter arrays of lenses, rising on hundreds of metal poles like an alien orchard.

    This is Cogentrix' Alamosa Solar project, the world's largest concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) project, which we bring you as Solar Server's November 2012 Solar Energy System of the Month.

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  • 11/14/2012
    Report: CPV could be 30% cheaper than PV by 2016
    PV Tech
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    Improved technology and decreasing costs could boost concentrated PV (CPV) installations to 3GW worldwide within four years, according to research.

    A report by IMS Research said that advances in CPV technology would drive down costs by 16% annually, prompting an increase in installations from today’s cumulative total of around 160MW to 3GW by 2016.

    “With companies such as Solar Junction breaking cell efficiency records and Amonix capable of producing 34.2% efficient commercial modules, and focused on driving down system prices, acceptance of CPV as a utility-scale generation method is predicted to accelerate,” said report co-author and IMS Research Analyst Jemma Davies.

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