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Susan Neill
Country: Australia
Year joined industry: 1986
Company first worked for: Quirk’s Victory Light Co. Pty. Ltd.
Technology area: PV
Still active in the industry: No

In 1986, Ms Neill joined Quirk’s Victory Light Co. PL (Quirks) which was founded by her great-grandfather for the
development and installation of the ‘Victory’, an air gas lighting plant which was used for street lighting in Australia.
When Ms Neill joined Quirks, it was both a retailer and wholesaler of small wind generators, PV systems and
specialist DC equipment. She developed Quirks to include quality DC equipment and the design and installation of
stand-alone solar applications equipment. In 2005 Conergy Australia purchased the business and Ms Neill became
the Technical Services Manager, Engineer – Business Development.Ms Neill was one of the four founding partners of
Global Sustainable Energy Solutions Pty Ltd (GSES).In 2009 she joined GSES full time as a director and managed the
Sydney headquarters. The company undertook Training, Engineering & Consultancy in the PV sector. She oversaw
the growth of the company from 4 full time employees to over 20.She retired at the end of 2016 but remains a
shareholder of GSES. Ms Neill was a keen supporter in the professional growth and development of the industry.
In 1991 she joined the NSW committee of the renewed Solar Energy Industries Association of Australia (SEIAA).
In 1995 she became the National President, a role she maintained until 1997 when the Association became the
Sustainable Energy Industries Association (Australia) (SEIA(A)). She was a founding director of SEIA(A) and was on
the executive committee until 2002 when it became the Business Council for Sustainable Energy. From 2005 until
her retirement, she was an Advisory Board member for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Solar Energy Systems,
Australian National University, Canberra ACT.

Steve Nusco
Country: Australia
Year joined industry: 1981
Company first worked for: Maritime Services Board-Solar Technology
Australia P/L
Technology area: PV
Still active in the industry: Yes

Steve Nusco has been involved in the solar industry since the early 80’s, designing and installing solar powered
navigation aids in Sydney Harbour and throughout NSW. This progressed to Design & Install of grid connected
systems, the first he did was a 7kW system in 1996 for Energy Australia in Newcastle NSW.

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