Meet the Team

About us

POWER UP SOLAR IS A DIVISION OF THE HIGHLY REPUTABLE VILLAMAR GROUP THAT OPERATES ON THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PRECISION AND INTEGRITY ACCORDING TO WORKSAFE BC AS A COR CERTIFIED COMPANY; POWER UP’S INTENT IS TO HELP YOU OFFSET OR REPLACE YOUR NEED FOR HYDRO UTILITIES BY MAXIMIZING ALL THE PERKS (BOTH FINANCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL) RENEWABLE ENERGY ADOPTERS CAN BENEFIT FROM. OUR SERVICES CAN WALK YOU THROUGH THE INITIAL CONSULTATION, THROUGH TO THE PERMIT STAGE, AND ONTO THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF YOUR NEW PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SYSTEM.

Our Office

Our office installation consist of twenty 290 watt all black frame panels. Ten facing south, and ten facing west. This system produces about 6250 kwh/ year which is enough to power our electric vehicle and offset some of the buildings hydro usage.

Meet our leadership team

Keenan Ebanks

Sales Manager and lead Business Developer

He has the privilege of meeting with each of clients and providing the best customer service experience that the solar industry has to offer. Keenan has quickly become an expert on the latest solar technology and trends to be able to advise our clients best on installing solar.

Michael Edwardson

General Manager

Mike is the team leader who overseas day to day operations and budgets. With the support of Dan and Craig, Mike pioneered PowerUp Solar from the ground up after a sleepless night of research that led him to believe the solar industry on Vancouver Island needed innovative and customer serviced based solar experts to serve them.

Emil Khamidullin

Lead Technical service

Emil coordinates the timing and man hours of each project to ensure nothing falls through the cracks. He also tracks every detail of each job and works with the install team to find out how we can do better on the next job.

Franz Meir

HR, Safety, and IT

Franz wears many hats at our office and ensures the happiness and safety of our employees all while keeping us supported on our more technical devises. Franz loves his job so much that he commutes from Mill Bay everyday with the most genuine perma-smile you'll ever see.

Dan Schuetze

CEO

Dan overseas each piece in the PowerUp puzzle to ensure that everyone is operating at the highest level of quality, efficiency, and integrity. Being the founder of Villamar, Dan knows what it takes to build up a reputable and sought after local business.

Matt Shannon

LEad technical operations

Matt's job greatly includes the quality control and efficiency of each job. He and his team of highly qualified installers are an instrumental part of PowerUp's competitive edge.

Craig Young

CFO & MARketing

Craig is both a master mathematician and designer all in one handsome head. He supports the team in making smart financial decisions and in designing tasteful and sustainable solutions for our marketing materials.

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Powervilla

Chief of transport

Powervilla is our eco-friendly zero-emissions Nissan Leaf that mainly goes where Keenan goes. She's brightly branded and is happiest at the office where she re-'fuels' from the power produce by our office Solar array. Powervilla especially loves the sunny weather for this reason.