Ryan Stephens Email & Phone Number

Oakland, CA, US

San Francisco, California, United States

Mountain View, California, United States

Vacaville, California, United States

Fremont, California, United States

• Led 20+ member Engineering team covering three solar markets in five states (Commercial, New Homes, and Residential markets)
• Coordinated with Sales and Operations leadership to provide technical sales support, develop new product integration strategy and forecast design workload.
• Managed growth, training, workflow, leadership and team infrastructure as Sales went from $3M to $15M in monthly revenues.
• Developed department design tools, training and processes to successfully permit and install thousands of energy storage projects spanning five products – Tesla Powerwall2, SolarEdge StorEdge/LG Chem RESU10H, Sunverge.
• Managed CRM changeover to SalesForce. Designed and introduced individual GUI dashboards to improve workflow, display queues, and track team metrics for Designers and Team Leads.
• Developed relationships and contracted with third party electrical, structural and PV design engineering firms to increase the scope of our offering and manage additional volume.

Fremont, California

• Supervised a regional team of four PV Designers in the residential market.
• Coordinated with Contract Verification, Customer Care and Interconnection teams to develop and implement an Excel based tool to standardize inter-department communication.
• Developed relationships with key individuals in operations and field service to identify and address installation challenges with engineering solutions.
• Built a cross team jurisdictional database to track changes to design requirements, code enforcement, and installation specifics at a city/county level.

San Mateo, CA

• Met unique design challenges for over 500 grid-tied residential solar arrays for a variety of roof types. Mounting systems included flush mounted roof arrays, flat roof tilt up kits (foam, mod bit, tar and gravel).
• Produced city, construction, and customer plan sets as deliverables.
• Co-ordinated with utility service engineers and city plan checkers to meet unique requirements for every jurisdiction.

-A partner project with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to improve manufacturers understanding of the hydrodynamic forces affecting biotelemetry tags in the field. -Retrofitted an existing flume to operate as a tow tank. Designed a cable and pulley power transmission system with a 'ride-on-top' carriage powered by a 3HP motor. -Designed.

-Guided groups of six clients on day trips into the Johnstone Strait. Provided an interpretive framework to understand the biological and political systems that govern the marine environment. -Ensured the safety and enjoyment of clients by understanding daily current and weather patterns, providing basic paddling instruction and managing group dynamics.