The Origami Team
We are a passionate group of solar veterans, technologists, and inventors who are always looking at existing products and processes as inspiration for those innovations that increase functionality, value and dramatically lower costs. You know those ideas that after the fact people say, “I can’t believe I didn’t think of that” or “how did it take us so long to change that!”
Eric Hafter
Co-founder / Chairman
Eric Hafter has been a pioneer in solar product design and commercialization, international solar project development and has led large EPC and manufacturing companies.
Gregg Patterson
CEO
Gregg was an executive for Hewlett Packard running multiple global businesses prior to jumping into renewables in 2006, where he successfully led two start-ups in solar & energy storage to successful exits.
Jack Patton
CTO / Co-founder
Jack has extensive expertise in solar product design, solar module manufacturing and high volume manufacturing with numerous PV solar patents (issued and pending).
Erick Petersen
Chief Strategy Officer
Erick has lead customer facing teams and delivered exceptional customer experience in rapidly growing startups across emerging technologies and markets including solar and energy storage over the last three decades.
Stuart Kaler
Chief Intellectual Property Counsel
Stu has been a practicing patent/IP attorney in Silicon Valley for over 30 years, working at large law firms, large multinational companies and as General Counsel to many startups.
Tyler Hudson
Product Engineer
Tyler received his MS in mechanical engineering from Oregon State University and has a background designing prototype solutions in the automotive, cleantech, and renewable industries.