Financial Team

Robert McManmon joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) as the operations supervisor. He oversees the offices’ budget, human relations, operations, and communications functions. 

Rob joined SETO in 2022 and brings 12 years of program management experience at DOE. With the Chief Financial Officer, he played a key role in the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. He supported the DOE Office of Policy and International Affairs and Office of Management and Budget’s Performance Improvement Council. At the Energy Information Administration, Rob established and matured a Project Management Office that was recognized in a case study by the Project Management Institute. He also worked in the private sector in public affairs and government relations. 

Rob holds a B.A. in political science from Washington University in St. Louis, a Master of Public Policy from George Washington University, and maintains several project management and contracting certifications. 

Patty Clark is a technical project officer for the Solar Energy Technologies Office Photovoltaics (PV) team. Her job consists of budget planning, conducting financial compliance reviews, and invoicing and managing all financial reporting within the PV portfolio.

Patty has over 25 years of experience in the steel manufacturing industry with a background in energy efficiency, project management, and supervision of electrical engineer and electrical maintenance.

Patty received her BSAS in electrical engineering technology from Youngstown State University and her MBA from Lamar State University in Beaumont, Texas. She recently acquired her Professional Project Management Certification from Project Management Institute. Patty also has a six sigma black belt for professionals with an emphasis on lean manufacturing.

Company: Lindahl Reed Inc.  

Malorie Conway joined the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) in July 2023 as a technical project officer on Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects. In her previous roles, Malorie worked in both the electric utility and gas turbine sectors. At Oklahoma Gas and Electric, Malorie supported the maintenance of power generation equipment as a staff electrical engineer, primarily managing transformer and motor programs. At Agilis Engineering, she supported component non-conformance cases in a project management capacity. Malorie graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2020 with Bachelor of Science degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering. 

Company: Boston Government Services 

Sandra (Sandy) Reyes joined the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) in October 2022 as a Financial Project Analyst on the Manufacturing and Competitiveness team.  

Sandy came to SETO with a desire to work in an industry that is making a difference worldwide. Her interest in the environment gave her the drive to change industries. Sandy has 30 years of commercial real estate accounting experience. Over her 30 years in accounting, she performed a wide range of real estate accounting duties including but not limited to: budgeting, financial analysis, invoice approval, lease administration, and common area reconciliation. 

She received her B.S. in business management with a focus in accounting from George Mason University. She is interested in hiking, canoeing, black and white photography, and watching her son play sports.