About Us
Sustainable Energy Management Systems LLC (SEMS) is an American manufacturer of solar racking and tracking products. The company was formed in 2014 by seasoned technical, logistical, and financial experts with over 100-years of combined experience in renewable energy. SEMS products are the Avans Rac Series fixed-tilt solar racking, Utilitas Trac Series, horizontal single-axis solar tracker, and the TST Series tilt solar tracker. Our products are designed to comply with the recommendations for storm hardening published by the U.S Department of Energy Federal Energy Management (FEMP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and NREL. They published these recommendations after a review of the damage and failures of solar arrays during critical weather events.
Our Mission
Sustainable Energy Management Systems LLC goal is to be the leading American manufacturer and supplier of storm hardened solar racking systems. We achieve this by leveraging sound engineering and design principles. Allowing us to offer the most robust, reliable, and survivable solar racking on the market. While positioning ourselves as leaders in innovation, by consistently introducing needed improvements driven by the emerging marketplace requirements. In conjunction with supplying our customers with superior solar racking with a life expectancy up to 50-years, backed with an industry leading warranty. We provide unparalleled customer support through support services and Affiliate Partner Program.
Executive Team
Robert J. Loven
President
Robert is one of the founders and is President of Sustainable Energy Management Systems LLC. He has over 15-years of experience in business development, leadership, operations, logistics, planning and execution. He gained a significant amount of this experience through the U.S Army as an officer. During his service he served as Recruiter, Platoon Leader, Company and Battalion Safety Officer, Liaison Officer to his Battalion Commander, Future Plans and Operation Officer in the Battalion S-3 section and as a Company Commander. He served overseas during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2012-2013. He co-founder Sustainable Energy Management System in 2014 with James Loven to develop new solar racking and tracking technology that is cost-effective, while not comprising top tier quality.
James F. Loven
Vice-President
James has over 25-years of experience in product design, manufacturing line design, processes and modernization, and renewable energy technology. James has a BS from Penn State University and currently holds 4 U.S. Patents. James began his career as a Project Manager in the University of Scranton Technology Center. He was involved in the design of manufacturing and processes lines from analysis, development, testing and implementation for Specialty Records, Focal Point Group, Schott Optical and Harper Collins Publishing. Served as the Plant Engineer of Allied Fence and was responsible for moderation of plant capital equipment and processes resulting in Allied becoming the Largest producer of chain link fence in the Northeast.
Thomas White
Vice President of Sales & Finance
Mr. White is a 30 Year Executive with experience in business management, development, project financing and structuring of Equipment, Energy and Technology Projects. Mr. White’s career began in the energy business building trash to energy facilities for Waste Management RESCO Facilities. He has 25 Years of commercial lending experience with AT&T Capital, Newcourt Financial, CIT, and GE Capital. Current Positions include President of TJW Company which sets up financing and leasing programs for manufactures in the energy and equipment industries. Sustainable Energy Management Systems as VP Sales and Finance. Mr. White joined the executive team of SEMS in late 2016 to focus on Growth in Commercial and Utility Solar and Energy Projects. Mr. White runs and manages SEMS manufacturing financing and leasing programs.
John Hoback
Senior Advisor of Business
Mr. Hoback has over 45 years experience with such companies as DuPont, GE, and Amoco Chemicals. He was actively involved in building business from an idea to over $100 million in revenue with three start-up businesses in the high technology electronics industry. Mr. Hoback has held positions of growing importance start at the research bench where he has over twenty international patents, a shift supervisor in manufacturing, product development leader, sales, financial manager for a division of DuPont, Marketing & Sales Director and General Manager of Amoco Chemicals Electronics Venture. Mr. Hoback attended Gettysburg College for an AB degree, University of Maryland for an MS in Chemistry, and received certificates of completion from University of Pennsylvania's Entrepreneurial Business School.