Meet the founders
Timothy Costello
Timothy Costello has obtained a BE and ME from Adelaide University, has been a chartered Mechanical Engineer while living in Australia and has an MBA in Energy Management from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. He is a senior engineer, project manager and digitalisation specialist with over 15 years of experience in energy and engineering systems at Santos, Australia and Siemens, Germany.
Ulrike Hinz
Ulrike Hinz received a B.A. and M.A. in International Business in Berlin, Melbourne and Prague and an MBA in Energy Management at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany. She is experienced as Business Development Manager at a scale up in the field of electromobility/energy, as Strategy Developer at the German transmission system operator 50Hertz, as Policy Advisor for Climate and Energy at WWF Germany and as Research Assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute.
Rory Burnell
Rory Burnell is a passionate South Australian and as co-founder of Solar Patron is proud to play a role in keeping SA the global leader in renewable energy. He has obtained a BE(Mech) and ME from Adelaide University and has been a Chartered Professional Engineer since 2017. He has 14 years of experience in the energy industry in South Australia focused on technical engineering, project delivery and business planning.