Chris is a 5th generation Texan and grew up in Manchaca, about 25 minutes northeast of Wimberley. He spent his summers exploring swimming holes such as the Blue Hole, Little Arkansas, and the Blanco River – wherever our friends would let us drop in. A veteran of the US Marine Corps, Chris served as an Amphibious Assault Vehicle Crewman, Marksmanship Instructor, and Embassy Guard where he served in Jerusalem and Tallinn, Estonia. He holds a BA in History from the University of Texas at Austin with a minor in Arabic and holds several professional trade licenses/certifications: Texas Master Electrician, North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners Professional Solar Installer, Ubiquiti Wireless Broadband Wireless Admin, and several OSHA certifications. Chris has been invited to lecture on Photovoltaics to the City of Houston, the City of McAllen, the Gulf Coast Chapter IEC and the Texas Real Estate Inspectors Association.  Chris holds several certifications from Generac including both Air and Liquid Cooled Generator Technician as well as Certified Installer status.  Chris also holds a license to plumb gas from the Texas Railroad Commission.

Chantal was born in England, just north of London to a British father and an Italian mother, who hails from South Tyrol, an ethnically Austrian region in the Italian Alps. She attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned both a BS in Astronautical Engineering and a MS in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on robotics. After a short career in management consulting, she eventually went to to start two successful business. She then went on to earn an MBA from the University of Texas where she then started her third successful venture in digital marketing. At Whitehart Energy, Chantal handles the operations and finances.