Meet the Allterra Solar Team
Get to Know the People Behind your Project
Allterra has created an award-winning product and service offering that makes switching to cost-effective clean energy easy for home and business owners throughout the Central Coast and South Bay Area. The company’s success has been built upon customer service and employee retention. Allterra is composed of over 40 people who are passionate about solar and the community in which they work. Below are the people behind the green who make Allterra go. We hope you enjoy learning a little more about our team.
James Allen
CEO
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Micah Breeden
CFO
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Charles Wolff
Project Manager
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Jer Breeden
Project Manager
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Fidel Lainez Escobar
Foreman
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Jesus Rodriguez
Foreman
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Rafael Guerrero
Foreman
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Ruben Ponce
Foreman
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Saki Quintero Shawar
Foreman
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Aaron Powers
CEG, CHG, PG
David Stearns
Marketing Director
Fact 1: Surprisingly fast runner Fact 2: Has been to...
Ashley Harper
Accounting Manager
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Alyssa Traube
Project Development Manager
Fact 1: Dog mom to Mars Fact 2: Certified Yoga...
Tamara Kleinman
Inside Sales Manager
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Jet Quenemoen
Senior Sales Consultant
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Max Lenfestey
Senior Sales Consultant
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Mike Taylor
Senior Sales Consultant
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Perry Samios
Senior Sales Consultant
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Patrick Hagan
Sales Consultant
Fact 1: Originally from NY Fact 2: Lives in Felton
Paul Brown
Sales Consultant
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Jessica Randazza
Design & Permit Manager
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Logan Fillmore
Design & Permitting
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Matt Santaella
Warehouse Manager
Fact 1: Cats, dog (Merle) and chickens all living together...
Byers…Just Byers
Service Manager
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Brian Vitale
Solar and Energy Storage Design Manager
Fact 1: Enjoys cooking Italian food and makes pizza and...
Casey McDonald
Project Manager & Electrician
Fact 1: If wasn’t in solar would own BMX bike...
Rebecca Shawar-Quintero
Project Support
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Ethan Brill
Site Surveyor
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Evan Nolen
Battery Storage & Service Technician
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Eric Johnson
Building Inspections
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Brian Gambero
Service Technician
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Gavin Hunt
Site Technician
Fact 1: Very active outside of work & likes to...
Abel Torres
Solar Installer
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David Hester
Solar Installer
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Mario Murillo
Solar Installer
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Nick Farinsky
Solar Installer
Fact 1: Next travel destination is Switzerland Fact 2: Messed...
Stephen Sutherlin
Solar Installer
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Recent Blog Posts
Learn from the top thought leaders in the industry.
Brief History of the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC)
In honor of President's Day Weekend, we offer a brief history of the federal solar tax credit: The Investment Tax Credit (ITC) was originally established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 under the Bush Administration but was scheduled to sunset at the end of 2007. The...
Santa Cruz Chamber News | The Clash Between the California Solar Industry and Big Utilities
The Clash Between the California Solar Industry and Big Utilities By Casey Beyer, CEO Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce For more than two decades, California solar energy companies, installers and customers have benefited from an incentive program known as Net Metering....
Letter to the Editor | Build Back Better Act will Build Local Economy
In a momentous step forward for climate and our economy, the Build Back Better Act just passed the U.S. House. Now we need Congress to make it law. These investments will create and expand good jobs, like mine, strengthen our economy, and improve U.S. competitiveness...