Our team

Who We Are

The Firm Power team is well-established with a deep, cross-functional skill set and proven track record in developing energy projects across solar, wind, transmission infrastructure and energy storage in Australia.

Firm Power also has strong relationships within the energy industry including the major energy companies and network service providers as well as the top tier consultancies, technology providers and energy contractors to accelerate development.

LEADERSHIP

Nick Rose

Chief Executive Officer

Duncan Macdonald

Chief Technical Officer

Marcus Keller

Chief Commercial Officer

TEAM

Greg Tischljar

Head of Projects

James Howard

Principal Engineer

Cameron Sampson

Origination and Strategy Manager

Christy Englezakis

Project Development Manager

Jung Lee

Project Engineer

Cerianne Dengate

Project Origination Associate

Monika Sloniec

Office Manager

Yash Budhraja

Project Engineer

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Nick Rose

Nick is the Chief Executive Officer of Firm Power.

Nick is an experienced executive in the renewable energy industry with over 18 years of global experience in project development and EPC across SE Asia, Australasia and the Middle East. Nick brings strong experience in project finance, emerging markets and developing new product offers in the renewables industry.

Prior to joining Firm Power, Nick resided in Abu Dhabi as CEO of Stumpf Energy leading a multi-disciplinary team with offices in the Middle East, Europe, Thailand, and Philippines.

Duncan Macdonald

Duncan is the Chief Technical Officer at Firm Power.

Duncan is an experienced engineer and power systems specialist in the renewable energy industry with over 20 years of global experience in design, management, and integration of critical electrical infrastructure with power systems.

Prior to joining Firm Power, Duncan was Principal at international consulting firm Beca specializing in power transmission, distribution, and generation.

Marcus Keller

Marcus is the Chief Commercial Officer at Firm Power.

Marcus is an experienced commercial director in the renewable energy industry with over 15 years of global experience in all commercial aspects of development of energy storage and power systems.

Prior to joining Firm Power, Marcus was the Head of Energy Storage for RES Group, Senior Commercial Manager with Tesla Energy Products and General Manager, Power Systems with ZEN Energy.

Greg Tischljar

Greg is the Head of Projects at Firm Power.

Greg is an experienced development professional in the renewable energy industry with over 6 years in renewable energy development and construction and 3 years as a chemical engineer in the oil & gas industry.

Prior to joining Firm Power, Greg was National Business Development Manager at Siemens and Project Development Engineer at RATCH.

James Howard

James is a Principal Engineer with over 10 years’ experience in renewable energy and sustainability across Australia. 

James has been involved with over 500 behind-the-meter generation projects; leading all aspects from project management to detailed design and onsite commissioning.

Before joining Firm Power, James previously served as a Head of Engineering at a leading Commercial and Industrial Solar firm, Todae Solar. 

Cameron Sampson

Cameron is the Origination and Strategy Manager at Firm Power.

Cameron boasts over 16 years of seasoned expertise in the energy sector. His proficiency spans asset management, as well as comprehensive involvement in the construction, operation, and maintenance of substantial electrical infrastructure.

Prior to joining Firm Power, Cameron was a Corporate Development Analyst at Endeavour Energy.

Chisty Englezakis

Christy is a Project Development Manager at Firm Power.

Christy has over 18 years of experience across renewable energy, infrastructure and resources sectors. Christy brings strong experiences in consulting, government and legal practice with having coordinated the approval of over 2GW of wind, solar and battery projects. 

Prior to joining Firm Power, Christy held the role of Technical Director at NGH Pty Ltd.

Jung Lee

Jung is a Project Engineer at Firm Power.

Jung is a renewable energy professional with 6 years’ experience in the industry, broadly across residential, off-grid and utility scale solar projects in various sales, service and project delivery functions. 

Prior to joining Firm Power, Jung was a Customer Project Manager at SMA Australia.

Cerianne Dengate

Cerianne is a Project Origination Associate and a key part of the Origination team at Firm Power. 

Cerianne has over 4 years of experience within the renewable energy sector. 

Prior to joining Firm Power, Cerianne held the role of Senior Sales Operations Specialist at Array Technologies based in the UK.

Monika Sloniec

Monika is the Office Manager at Firm Power.

Monika has over 6 years’ experience in providing a wide range of office support across different industries such as structural engineering, IT, legal and education. 

Prior to joining Firm Power, Monika was a Project & Office Administrator and Executive Assistant at Fly Engineering and FES Consulting Engineers.

Yash Budhraja

Yash is a Project Engineer at Firm Power.

Yash has over 2 years’ experience in the development of large-scale solar projects in Australia. 


Prior to joining Firm Power, Yash was a Project Development Engineer at EDF Renewables Australia.

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