It's the start of a New Year at All Energy Solar, and as we're planning for the future, we're taking a look at how we did in last year. At the beginning of last year, we were proud to announce the major milestones of our 6,000th solar installation and our 200th employee, and we're excited to see how the final numbers will roll out for 2022.
As our company grows, we want to keep the family-owned, family-friendly culture envisioned by our founders. We're proud of the exceptional team that we've built and continue today with the introductions to some of our teammates. You can see our previous installment from August here, as well as Meet the Crew from September, the teams we met in October and the great people we saw in November. Here is our installment for December.
Commercial Sales Team
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Who: |
Director of Business Development - Michael T. Commercial Sales Consultant - Brenda H. |
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Describe your job in 3 words |
Flexible, Consultative and Complex. |
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What do you love doing the most in your work? |
The variety of the work. Working with different types of people. The enthusiasm and the having the opportunities to be the solutions and becoming partners. |
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What is your favorite thing about working at All Energy Solar? |
The people and being part of the growth. Working alongside capable and passionate people. |
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What is the best advice you can give to someone who wants to work for us? |
Buckle up! And have passion for the industries. Be ready to be a part of the business. |
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What is something people don’t know about you? |
Michael - Used to compete in an offshore canoe race off the coast of California! Brenda - Has skydived 3 times and she highly recommends it! |
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What are you currently obsessed with right now? |
Michael - His 2 year olds vocabulary.
Brenda - Music Band called Dope Lemon. Her favorite song is “Home Soon”. |
Inside Sales - Commercial Prospecting Team
Left to Right - Sam W. (Joined 11/2020), Kevin L. (Joined 7/2018)
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Who: |
Sam W. and Kevin L. |
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Describe your job in 3 words |
Prospect commercial business |
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What do you love doing the most in your work? |
Being involved in coming up with new ideas for prospecting new businesses to go solar. |
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What is your favorite thing about working at All Energy Solar? |
Being part of a company that helps the environment. |
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What is the best advice you can give to someone who wants to work for us? |
Sam - Being dependable and want to win. Kevin - If you're in the office, get to the snacks quick before they are picked clean. |
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What is something people don’t know about you? |
We both collected all 50 state quarters. We even had a board that had a spot for each state quarter. |
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Who is your favorite Allen? |
Sam - Tim Allen. "AAAhh--WOOOO?" Kevin - Allen Iverson. #3. NBA superstar. |
Information Technology (IT) Department
Meet our IT team - JOHN! This is a new position and department for us in 2022, and we are SO happy to have our own internal IT expert. John describes his job in these three words - "help answer questions" (so true!). He enjoys figuring things out, the people at AES, and working in such a fun environment. Next time you are in the Minnesota office, stop by and ask John about his culinary skills!
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Who: |
John S. (Joined 4/2022) |
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Describe your job in 3 words |
“Help answer questions” |
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What do you love doing the most in your work? |
Figuring out things and finding answers. |
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What is your favorite thing about working at All Energy Solar? |
The People and the fun environment. |
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What is the best advice you can give to someone who wants to work for us? |
Bring a positive attitude and it will gear you to be result focused. |
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What is something people don’t know about you? |
I have 5 kids. Two of them are adults. |
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Tell us two truths and a lie |
My wife and I met when we were 4 years old. I went to culinary school. I have never flown on an airplane. |
Operations & Engineering Administration Team
Left to Right - Panhia Y. (Joined 07/2022), Riley O. (Joined 11/2022), Jessica P. (Joined 06/2022)
Our next Meet the Crew Spotlight is our Operations & Engineering Administration Team - meet Pa Nhia, Riley and Jessica! This group loves working with the variety of departments (and customers) and being dependable. They each have some unique experiences that they share more about below. Also a testament to the career growth opportunities here at All Energy, Jessica was recently promoted into a Service Case Coordinator position! Congratulations to you, Jessica!
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Who: |
Riley O. - Operations Assistant Pa Nhia Y. - Engineering Assistant Jessica P. - Service Admin (recently moved into a Service Case Coordinator position) |
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Describe your job in 3 words |
Problem Solver, collaborative, dependable. |
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What do you love doing the most in your work? |
Love working with all the departments and being dependable. |
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What is your favorite thing about working at All Energy Solar? |
Getting to work for a renewable energy company and inclusiveness. Most importantly the company snacks especially the Kirkland trail mix, breakfast bars and Cheez-It! |
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What is the best advice you can give to someone who wants to work for us? |
Be ready to pick up on things as you learn. Being tech savvy will be good and just know there is friendly staff here! |
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What is something people don’t know about you? |
Riley - Once had to climb out of an elevator shaft. Panhia - Was born in Thailand but does not speak thai. Jessica - Lost her sense of smell at the age of 5 and has traveled to Australia. |
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What’s your biggest guilty pleasure? |
Riley - Like to watch a bunch of anime. Current favorite is Chainsaw Man. Panhia - Eating chocolate at night time. Loves dark chocolate! Jessica - Likes to play Edge of The Empire. |
Procurement Department
Left to Right: Olivia D. ( Joined in 03/2022), Sarah W. (Joined in 11/2016)
It's the Procurement team - Olivia and Sarah! This team enjoys the versatility of their jobs and loves working at All Energy because of the atmosphere. Learn more about Sarah and Olivia below. Thank you to our purchasing team for getting the products we need in this crazy supply chain environment!
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Who: |
Sarah S. - Procurement Manager Olivia D. - Buyer |
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Describe your job in 3 words |
Urgent, vital and detail oriented |
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What do you love doing the most in your work? |
Being a part of the process, versatility, and being the customer. |
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What is your favorite thing about working at All Energy Solar? |
The atmosphere and being part of a defined team. |
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What is the best advice you can give to someone who wants to work for us? |
Focus on what specific task you have and stay updated. Also, communicate, communicate and communicate. |
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What is something people don’t know about you? |
Sarah - Was born in iceland Olivia - is a Scorpio and had reconstructed knee surgery. |
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If you could be the main character in any movie, who would you be? |
Sarah - Jack Black in School of rock. Olivia - Molly Shayari in Superstar |
Minnesota East Outside Sales Team
Nic, Jeff, Jake, Matt, Martin, Sam, Jake, Kevin, Becca
Brandon & Tim
Meet our Minnesota East Outside Sales Team - Nic, Jeff, Jake H, Matt, Martin, Same, Jake M, Kevin, Tim, Brandon and Becca! This team has provided the best advice yet on our meet the crew spotlights - Love what you do and you never work a day in your life! Thank you to the Minnesota East Sales team for all of your hard work to add more solar to this world!
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Who: |
Nic P. (Joined 9/2019) |
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Describe your job in 3 words |
Passionate, Unique, "Wants To Win" |
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What do you love doing the most in your work? |
Meeting and connecting with different people and different situations. Help people solve problems. |
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What is your favorite thing about working at All Energy Solar? |
Too many favorites to pick just one! Fast paced and competitive environment. The people. Family owned, local business. Wearing sweatpants to work. New, exciting industry. We are bigger than our role, helping the community. Being leaders and advocates. The quality and care we provide. |
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What is the best advice you can give to someone who wants to work for us? |
Love what you do and you don't work a day in your life. |
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What is something people don’t know about you? |
Brandon: Wears real pants every day "to" work |
Permission Team
Left to Right - Dena (10/2020), Danielle (8/2019), Nathan (9/2022), Colin (7/2020), Martin (4/2022)
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Who: |
Danielle D - Director of Interconnection/ Permitting and Design |
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Describe your job in 3 words |
“Copy and Paste” |
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What do you love doing the most in your work? |
Learning new things, getting the Wins like challenging approvals and helping jurisdictions make their ordinances more solar friendly |
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What is your favorite thing about working at All Energy Solar? |
Coworkers! Everyone is easy to communicate with, willing to help each other out, and are not negative. And the Snacks of course! |
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What is the best advice you can give to someone who wants to work for us? |
Be willing to be flexible and have a learning mindset |
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What is something people don’t know about you? |
Martin - Growing up I had a bat house that held over 100 bats! Dena - When I was a kid I had a rubber duck collection! Colin - I am a professional ceramic artist - recently had pottery sold! Nathan - I studied for a while at a Buddhist Monastery! Danielle - I would rather play board games with friends and family than have small talk! |
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If you could appear on any game show, which one would you choose? |
Martin- Is it Cake? Dena - The Price is Right Colin - Amazing Race Nathan - Jeopardy Danielle - Who Wants to be a Millionaire? |
Design Associate Team
Left to right: Elise M. (Joined 05/2022), Zavien N. (Joined 12/2022), Angela K. (Joined 06/2022)
Our final Meet the Crew Spotlight for 2022 is our Design Associate team - meet Elise, Zavien and Angela. This crew loves working at a sustainable organization, and recommends newbies at All Energy ask a lot of questions and come ready to learn. Learn more about the team below.
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Who: |
Angela K. |
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Describe your job in 3 words |
Helpful, Necessary & Challenging
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What do you love doing the most in your work? |
Creating designs that customers appreciate and 3D Modeling |
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What is your favorite thing about working at All Energy Solar? |
Something new to work on everyday and working for a sustainable company |
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What is the best advice you can give to someone who wants to work for us? |
Be open to constructive criticism, ask a lot questions and be ready learn |
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What is something people don’t know about you? |
Angela: Favorite TV show is Ghost Adventures Elise: Loves to rollerblade! Even if she falls she still has fun Zavien: Very artistic - currently working a lot on video editing and production |
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Did you ever have an imaginary friend? If so, what was its name? |
Angela: Yes! Her name was "Watery" Elise: Kinda! She told people she had a dog but didn't actually have one! Zavien: No - but his sister did - and they seemed more like ghost friends than imaginary friends |
Are you thinking about a career in the renewable energy industry, whether it’s installing, designing, project managing, sales, or another role? All Energy Solar could help make a difference in your future plans.
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