Daniel O’Connell, Chief Executive Officer. Following a distinguished career in optics and renewable energy technologies, in 2006 Mr. O’Connell founded HNU with a mission of making renewable energy a viable alternative to future energy generation. Mr. O’Connell started his career in science 25 years ago in the field of solar energy. His mission is to use breakthrough developments to bring the highest efficiency technology to the community. He established business and research relationships with manufacturers and developed energy storage products and solar PV kit designs to maximize solar collection and storage efficiency, ultimately lowering the cost of renewable energy solutions for clients. Mr. O’Connell has numerous technical publications and is the named inventor on 17 patents. Mr. O’Connell received an M.S. in Optical Physics.