New Turbines to be made in the USA! Beginning in the winter of 2010 we will begin shipping our new 225 and 750 kW turbines that are now manufactured in the United States. The result will be shorter shipping times and costs in North America for American-manufactured turbines, combined with a Danish turbine design that has been proven around the world since the 1980's.

Our 'Queen-Size' machines are larger and much more cost effective than residential-scale turbines, but smaller than the multi-megawatt 'King-Size' turbines used in large, expansive wind farms. They are the perfect size for supplying clean electricity to farms, ranches, industrial parks, commercial complexes and small neighborhoods, or smaller wind 'parks' of between 2 and 5 Megawatts in size.

We sell to both end users and the wind energy industry. Through our network of professional contacts, we can assist with a full range of engineering, feasibility and support services in order to provide turnkey projects where needed. If you have the land and the wind, we can supply everything else you want.

Our R&D efforts in power train and blade technologies are at the cutting edge of wind power technology, helping to insure our long term growth in this exploding market.

Key Members of Our Team

Walter Wunder
(President)

Mr. Wunder is responsible for the overall organizational oversight, management, sales, and profitability of the company.

After working for a few years in the pharmaceutical field, Mr. Wunder co-founded a service organization for that industry in 1998 and served as Vice President for the organization through it’s growth until it was acquired in 2007.  During the post acquisition time, Mr. Wunder was retained by the larger, global organization as Vice President of the Global Data Operations group to integrate a globally diverse group.  This group grew to a size of over 250 employees spread across 7 offices on 2 continents. 

Also during this time, Mr. Wunder has been actively involved in providing strategic financing and business consulting for companies across a variety of industries.  Mr. Wunder sits on the boards of many of these small companies planning and evaluating the organizational strategies being employed. 

Mr. Wunder graduated from the University of Nebraska with a major in Biology and a double minor in History and Chemistry.

Walt.Wunder@aeronauticawind.com  

Matthew Glynn
(Chairman, Board of Directors)

Mr. Glynn serves as Aeronautica's Chairman of the Board. Mr. Glynn is also President of Glynn Electric, one of New England's premier industrial electrical contractors, with over 20 years of experience and over 200 employees. Glynn Electric is also one of Aeronautica Windpower's premier dealers in the New England market, overseeing feasibility studies, installation and service.

Glynn Electric is integrally involved in over 20 wind energy projects around New England.  They are experts at utility electrical interconnections and large systems engineering for shopping centers, hospitals, apartment buildings, factories and other commercial/industrial properties.

With its long history and proven track record, multi-million dollar sales revenues, over 200 valued employees and growing, Glynn Electric is one of the premier electrical contractors in Massachusetts. Its range of projects include:

•Medical - Including offices, labs, surgical suites and hospitals.

•Education - Including dormitories, classrooms and athletic centers.

•Commercial - Including restaurants, hotels, retail stores and corporate offices.

•Residential - Including security systems, complete home wiring and landscape lighting.

•Specialties - Including electrical renovations in historic churches, ball field lighting, irrigation systems, fire alarm systems and video surveillance.

Matt.Glynn@aeronauticawind.com 

Brian D. Kuhn
(VP of Product and Project Development, Co-Founder)

Mr. Kuhn’s responsibilities at Aeronautica currently include all new business and product development efforts.  He works with various Wind Working Groups around the country to promote Community Wind projects and is instrumental in providing technical expertise to dealers, customers and affiliates of AW.

Brian holds a Bachelor of Science degree in ‘Renewable Energy Systems and Business’, from the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, MA (’77). This special (BDIC) degree was a 4 year mix of Mechanical Engineering and Business studies. During his time at UMass he studied under Professor William Heronemus, a noted naval architect and world renowned primary investigator for off-shore wind systems. He was a member of a small team of engineers that designed and built the first UMass Solar Habitat and Wind Furnace for the Department of Energy. This wind turbine introduced many innovations, including the use of a 3 bladed, variable pitch rotor and the use of a monopole tower – features that are now standard in today’s modern wind turbine designs. The Wind Furnace turbine is currently heading to a new home at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington.  The wind turbine and solar habitat later went on to become the highly respected Renewable Energy Research Laboratory at UMass.

Mr. Kuhn offers the perspective of over 30 years of product and service development in the fields of Energy, Real Estate and general marketing. He currently teaches Wind Power and Solar Energy courses at Cape Cod Community College in Barnstable, MA.  He has had several articles published about solar and wind power. He is a member of the National Association of Home Builders and the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association. He is also a past member of the National Association of Realtors, and is licensed as a real estate broker involved in land procurement and development projects across the Northeast, previously licensed as a professional broker in 8 states. 

In his hometown of Plymouth, MA, Mr. Kuhn has served as Chairman for the Plymouth Energy Committee (PEC), a volunteer advisory group which reports to the Board of Selectmen.  He is the principal author of ‘Plymouth 2020’, a plan which calls for virtually all of Plymouth’s Municipal electricity to be produced by renewable sources in time for the town’s 400^th anniversary.

brian.kuhn@aeronauticawind.com  

Tim Stearns
(VP Operations and Manufacturing)

Mr. Stearns directs the day-to-day operations of Aeronautica and synchronizes the relationships between AW and our manufacturing and license partners. Tim provides over twenty five years of leadership and entrepreneurial experience in corporate logistics and supply chain operations, overseeing all operations and vendor relationships in the supply chain. Mr. Stearns is integrally involved with licensee relationships, and procurement operations for all components and sub-components. Mr. Stearns brings his expertise of logistics, plant and fleet operations to our company from several previous clients. His success is due to his keen ability to understand the needs of both customers and vendors, whether domestic or international, and bring them together on profitable common ground.   

Tim began his entrepreneurial business career directly out of college (BSBA, Thomas College) as Vice President and co-owner of a logistics firm in New England. In this position, Tim worked extensively with bidding, negotiating and closing US Government contracts for the transportation and warehousing of US Navy supplies. Tim developed strategic policy and processes to comply with contractual demands due to the high security and time sensitive nature of the Navy supply chain. He was responsible for the development and implementation of operational policy to ensure the highest quality, post-sale service to retail customers. These policies are designed for optimal budgetary efficiencies, and replace expensive, inefficient systems.

During his twenty plus years in the logistics industry, Tim has worked closely with the National and the New England Motor Freight Bureaus on freight tariffs. He was a member of the ATA and the Short Haul Carriers association.

Tim.Stearns@aeronauticawind.com

Mike Glynn
(Chief Financial Officer)

Mike Glynn is Chief Financial Officer of Aeronautica Windpower, LLC. In that capacity he is responsible for all financial aspects of the company, maintaining relationships and reporting for banks, bonding companies and investors. He is also responsible for annual financial reports, setting budgets, projecting sales targets and establishing company policy and procedure.

After retiring as an Officer and Pilot from the U.S. Navy, Mike earned his MBA from Suffolk University in 2004. Mike's Navy career began after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis MD. Prior to his retirement as a Pilot, Mike was Maritime Patrol Commander/Instructor Pilot of a P-3 Orion aircraft. He also served as US Navy Liaison Officer to the Royal Air Force Maritime Patrol/NATO.

Mike.Glynn@aeronauticawind.com  

Shaun Lockett
(National Sales Manager)

Shaun brings over 20 years of sales, marketing, business development, and merchandising expertise to Aeronautica. He is responsible for driving our worldwide sales efforts—including our inside sales focus—while building, mentoring, training, and deploying our sales staff. In addition, he is tasked with the development of conceptual and tactical global marketing strategies, account management, and partner channel programs.

Prior to joining Aeronautica, Shaun led diverse, competitive teams to sales and marketing success across multiple industries and verticals: He was the founder of the consulting firm Shaun W.S. Lockett & Assoc., LLC, which offered clients sales development/training, e-marketing, and SEO services. His professional experiences have included diverse senior executive positions with Brooks Brothers, Garfinckel’s, Tree of Life Landscapes, Information Workstation Group, Trak Auto Corporation, The Dart Group, Commerce TV, Marquis Digital Imaging, Barton & Gray Mariners Club, and FourthLink, Inc.

Shaun is an award-winning public speaker and seminar leader, and has been selected twice (2002, 2009) for membership in Cambridge’s Who’s Who Among Executives, Professionals, and Entrepreneurs.

Shaun holds a Master of Business Administration from Northeastern University, and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from George Mason University.

Shaun.Lockett@aeronauticawind.com