Michael DeRosia

Business Developer / Residential and Commercial Sales at Solar Side Up, LLC

Michael DeRosia is a seasoned business development professional with 20 years of experience in designing and implementing strategic business solutions and technical processes. He excels in developing sales and marketing teams in the Renewable Energy Industry, driven by a passion for sustainability and clean technologies.

Michael's core strengths lie in challenging the status quo to achieve positive outcomes, leading and empowering teams to foster a culture of excellence, and his expertise as a Subject Matter Expert in knowledge engineering and analytical problem-solving. He is adept at architecting business systems, applications, and tools, managing 'bleeding edge' project lifecycles to ensure on-time deliverables within budgets and minimal risk.

Moreover, Michael embodies core values of accountability, integrity, trustworthiness, loyalty, and a commitment to quality service delivery. His technical skills span across software product development, telephony/networks, web engineering/content authoring, security and maintenance, and he holds certifications in Microsoft development and Cisco eBusiness process improvement. Additionally, he is well-versed in Windows/UNIX, MacOS, Agile methodologies, MS Office/Visio, PERL, HTML, SQL, C++, and cloud computing.

Michael DeRosia pursued his education at various institutions, including a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Information Systems Management from the University of Colorado at Denver, a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from the University of Colorado Boulder, and studies in Renewable Energy Technology at Red Rocks Community College and Green Mountain High School.

Throughout his career, Michael has held key roles in prestigious organizations, such as Business Developer/Residential and Commercial Sales at Solar Side Up, LLC, Patroller at Loveland Ski Patrol, Lead IT/Portfolio Analyst at CenturyLink, Business Management/Consultant at Language Links by Dr. Pat DeRosia, and Administrative Assistant E-5 (S1, DFAS) at the United States Marine Corps.