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Sun Nerds Solar NE is a locally owned business that specializes in consulting and installing solar panels for homes in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. We are committed to educating you before helping you choose the right system for your property. Call us right away to get started or request a callback via our online form. Read through these profiles to learn more about who you might work with.
Matt Bibeault
Senior Solar Consultant
Background:
After graduating from Woonsocket High School, Matt Bibeault began his college career as a physics major. He followed a new career plan and received his degree from Johnson and Wales University in Culinary Arts. Later, he worked in the food service industry for over 30 years, for a handful of companies, in various positions, including serving as a Restaurant Manager, Banquet Chef, Executive Chef, Director of Catering Operations, and Corporate Chef.
As a Corporate Chef, he was responsible for purchasing all food and supplies for a nine-unit chain restaurant company. In this position, he came to recognize the importance of relationships between trusted suppliers and customers. He also saw that different suppliers excelled in different niches and always availed himself of the most advantageous deals possible while maintaining these relationships.
Due to illness, Matt left the industry several years ago and joined Rhode Island Solar Solutions before joining Sun Nerds Solar NE.
Interests:
Matt enjoys spending time with his children, entertaining family, and friends, and recently started woodworking too! He loves the outdoors, as in his younger days, he was an avid backpacker. When he made a career change, his love of the outdoors, the environment, and his background in science helped lead him to the solar industry.
About:
Matt is a lifelong resident of Rhode Island, where he raised his two children with his wife Ann. He considers himself a very family-oriented person and enjoys his weekly Sunday dinners with his extended family too!
Why Matt joined Sun Nerds Solar NE?
Drawing on his knowledge as a buyer, as well as his experience as a salesperson for a solar company, Matt realized that every company has a niche that they excel in. He further realized that he could better serve customers if he represented more than one choice.
He is of the view that, as a team member of Sun Nerds Solar NE, he has the ability to offer more than one choice to his customers and lead them to a developer/installer that fits their needs best. This also enables him to get competitive pricing for customers because of his buying power. Sun Nerds Solar NE brings much more business to a developer/installer than a customer ever will. As a result, in addition to very competitive pricing, the business also enjoys more responsiveness from its developers/installers than typical customers might.
Larry Cicero
Residential/Commercial Solar Broker
Background:
Larry Cicero worked in the Southern N.E. Commercial Building Trades Industry, for 25 years. He was a field supervisor on many construction projects, and he also worked on many unique projects, such as Patriots Gillette Stadium, Providence Mall, and the TF Green Airport. Larry also worked at W&I Hospital for three years as a Facility Manager, responsible for the operations and maintenance of the hospital and its off-site buildings.
Larry also went back to college to complete his Science of Technical Studies degree at CCRI. In 2013, he worked in a commercial energy company, where he served in contract sales with the Revenue Recovery
Energy Group, N.E. He also worked with DeFelice Energy in Rhode Island. He then transitioned into the solar industry for over the past seven years as a Residential/Commercial Solar Sales Consultant with Bay State/RI Solar Solutions and RGS Energy. Four years ago, Larry joined Sun Nerds Solar NE as a Residential/Commercial Sales Broker.
Interests:
Travel, sports, and music are Larry's favorite pastimes. He likes to travel with family, learning about history and culture. Baseball and football are his favorite sports. The Boston Red Sox and the N.E Patriots are his favorite professional teams. He feels playing the drums and guitar are great ways to spend his free time.
About:
He was born in the Panama Canal Zone. His parents were U.S. government civil service employees. He lived there for 17 years and moved to Rhode Island in 1977. He is married, has three kids, and considers himself a family-oriented person. He is a believer in good work ethics, building trust, and relationships.
Why Larry Cicero joined Sun Nerds Solar NE?
He likes working with people and promoting a better world. Selling solar is a great way to help the environment and make the world a better place to live. Solar is an exciting industry filled with new and innovative technology. He wanted to be part of a company that understands the value of technology and protecting the environment. He likes working with Sun Nerds Solar NE. As a broker, he feels he can represent the best interests of customers with quality products, the best options, and great service. Sun Nerds Solar NE is a company with integrity and professionalism.
Burkley Weilburg
Regional Sales Director
Background:
Burkley Weilburg graduated High School from The Williston Northampton School in Easthampton, MA. He then attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, for two years, where he was an Economics Major. Changing career plans, he transferred to the University of Rhode Island, where he received his BS in Wildlife Biology and Management.
Interests:
Burkley's interests focus on his love for nature and his two beautiful daughters, Lily Jade (14) and Autumn Rae (10). They spend a lot of time hiking the many beautiful preserves in their home state of Rhode Island. He, along with his family, goes on various exciting adventures up and down the East Coast, especially in New England. They enjoy salt and freshwater fishing, kayaking, canoeing, sailing, and many other activities. His individual interests are wood carving and furniture building.
Experience:
He first worked as a Biologist for the US Fish and Wildlife Service for two years, heading the Piping Plover Recovery Project in Rhode Island. He was then hired by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island as the Refuge Manager at the Emily Ruecker Wildlife Refuge in Tiverton, Rhode Island. After two years, Burkley became the Property manager, where he spent approximately ten years at the Eppley Wildlife Refuge in West Kingston, Rhode Island. Wanting to have a family and buy a house, He left ASRI and started his own construction company - BC Weilburg Builders, which he ran for 13 years, performing all phases of residential construction.
Why Burkley Weilburg Joined Sun Nerds Solar NE?
He has always enjoyed sales, as long as he feels he can truly believe in and stand behind what he sells. It needs to be a representation of what he stands for. He also feels he would be incapable of selling something that doesn’t benefit all parties involved.
Solar makes sense environmentally and financially. It allows him a way to make a difference in the world while providing for his family too! He has now been in the industry for over seven years and landed here at Sun Nerds Solar NE because of the innovative solar broker business model.
While at RGS Energy, he felt as though he could serve clients better if he had more options for them. His experience working with several different top-quality, heavily vetted installation companies, allows him to do just that! Burkley now feels he can truly custom-fit every client and home with the best solar system for the site.
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