Before founding Sunlight Electric, Erlichman was a technology marketing executive and entrepreneur, a management strategy consultant at Booz-Allen & Hamilton, and one of Proctor & Gamble's youngest brand managers at the age of twenty-five. Erlichman holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in Applied Economics.
In addition to his role at Sunlight Electric, Erlichman is involved in industry-wide efforts to help accelerate the adoption of solar power. He recently co-authored a white paper featured in the Red Herring entitled, "What the Solar Power Industry Can Learn from Google" and Erlichman also advises The Clean Energy States Alliance on ways their member state solar subsidy program managers can implement standards and practices that level the playing field for manufacturers and solar integrators and ensure transparency for consumers. Rob also serve on the advisory council for Entrepreneurship@Cornell, an innovative multi-disciplinary effort to connect Cornell students with University-wide entrepreneurship resources.
Michael brings a wealth of sales, customer service, and financial experience having joined Sunlight Electric from a senior position at InBev, SA (the world's largest brewer), where he was responsible for sales in the Western United States. Prior to InBev, Michael worked as a guide with Backroads, the outdoor travel company, and as a derivatives trader in the agricultural markets. Michael holds a Bachelors of Arts in English Literature from Fordham University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of San Francisco.
Helen is an experienced entrepreneur and business development professional, having co-founded Walkwire, which continues to thrive as a provider of outsourced business centers to the hospitality industry. There she managed sales and product development efforts, and prior to starting Walkwire in 2002, she held senior marketing and business development positions with technology and retail companies including Williams-Sonoma and WeddingChannel.com. Helen holds a Bachelor in Arts degree from Smith College in Economics and completed coursework at the London School of Economics.
Before joining Sunlight Electric, Amy advised start-up tech companies on sales and marketing strategies, drawing on her 11 years of enterprise sales experience with Microsoft, where she sold over $200 million of Microsoft's desktop and enterprise products to Fortune 500 companies. In addition to receiving Microsoft's Chairman's Award for Top Enterprise Sales Rep, she built the financial services sales vertical on the West Coast, a best-practices model used by other regions. Amy received an MBA and degrees in history and economics, Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University.
Anne brings a career of construction products sales and general management experience to Sunlight Electric. She began her career at Owens Corning in Finance and rose through the ranks to the position of General Manager of Sales, Distribution, and Customer Service for Owens' Composite Systems business unit with $1.1 billion in revenues. After Owens Corning, Anne was Vice President at Buzzsaw.com, AutoDesk's online construction management solutions and National Accounts Manager for Therma-Tru, the #1 manufacturer of entry doors in the United States. Anne holds a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics from Southern Methodist University.
Rubelet plays a key role in the day-to-day management of the business, with a focus on CSI rebates, permitting, logistics and utility interconnection. She brings years of experience to her position as Operations Manager. Prior to Sunlight Electric, Rubelet held various operations/analyst positions in the securities industry, where she was responsible for administration of investment portfolios, reporting, documentation, and transaction settlement. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Sacramento State University.
