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Cooking for Veterans and Wounded Warriors for 13 years
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Jim Lemkin

Thousand Oaks,CA

Summary

Over 36 years of experience in quota-based account management and consultative sales. Early career: I enjoyed successfully building relationships, developing, and implementing consultative solutions to all business markets for account retention and growth.

Aggressive self-starter with the ability to develop a sales territory/account base, build executive relationships, articulate advanced technology solutions and business strategies, and create demand to close business. Vast experience successfully selling complex, multi-technology solutions involving Data/Voice Networks, Unified Communications, MPLS, Web Hosting, Managed Services and core switching and routing infrastructure. After leaving network infrastructure sales in 2010, I started my career in the solar industry and have loved every minute of it, including the challenges. Throughout the past 15 years, I’ve grown to understand the Utility Companies (SCE, SDG&E, PG&E, LADWP, NV Energy, and various others). Gained a comprehensive knowledge of the hardware providers (Panasonic, LG, Qcell, REC, SunPower, and their value propositions, as well as supporting manufacturers such as SolarEdge, Enphase, Hoymiles, etc.) I have also been providing Tesla battery solutions for about 6 years and possess the ability to explain SGIP and other incentives to prospective customers. I’ve been offering Enphase storage solutions for over 3 years. I enjoy selling because I love people. I have the unique ability to establish trust and rapport early in the sales process, which I truly believe is my greatest strength.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner

ICAN Sales, LLC
02.2015 - Current

• Contracted with Pacific Electric Solar providing countless self generated solar/storage sales, as well as converting company provided leads at a tremendous close ratio


• Helped to create successful marketing campaigns that set us apart from our competitors and resulted in explosive conversion ratios.

Solar Energy Consultant

Elevation Solar
03.2022 - 09.2023
  • Contributed to company success by consistently meeting or exceeding sales targets.
  • Built and managed successful referral/self generated sales.
  • Assisted clients in navigating local permitting processes and securing financing options for their solar projects.
  • Gave comprehensive and successful presentations at customer locations as well as via Zoom/Teams, etc.

Solar Energy Consultant

La Solar Group
04.2021 - 03.2022
  • Contributed to LA Solar Group's growth by consistently exceeding sales quota.
  • Converted Energy Sage leads into closed sales and successfully brought self generated solar projects to the company
  • Taught customers how solar works. Showed them the sequence of events and helped them understand how the various financing options worked.

Solar Energy Consultant

SolarCity
05.2012 - 12.2014

Doubled quota every month after ramp-up period, during tenure at SolarCity


• Top 10 in nation in producing referral jobs sold in 2013 and 2014


• Won the Coveted Megawatt Award in consecutive years (2013 & 2014) for installed business


• Top 2% in the nation in all‐around developer performance (referral volume, close ratio, pricing, retention, design accuracy, jobs in jeopardy) in both 2013 and 2014

Solar Energy Consultant

Solar Universe
03.2010 - 03.2012

Driver of several successful improvements at Solar Universe in software, sales tools, sales and marketing messaging, documentation, operations, and other areas


• Developed Alternate Sales Channel, working with local HVAC, Roofing, and other contractors for lead generation.

Education

Institute of Audio And Video Engineering
Los Angeles, CA

Skills

  • Solar Educator
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Comprehensive CRM, ERP and computer skills
  • Effective leader
  • BBQ competition for over 12 years

Cooking for Veterans and Wounded Warriors for 13 years

I use to enter BBQ competions and one day a friend (competitor) asked me if I'd bring my team to the VA in West LA to help cook for 5000 Veterans and their families.  I of course said yes!  I fell in love with it and for the last 12 years I've been cooking for Wounded Warriors at Camp Pendleton and I enjoy it tremendously.

Timeline

Solar Energy Consultant

Elevation Solar
03.2022 - 09.2023

Solar Energy Consultant

La Solar Group
04.2021 - 03.2022

Owner

ICAN Sales, LLC
02.2015 - Current

Solar Energy Consultant

SolarCity
05.2012 - 12.2014

Solar Energy Consultant

Solar Universe
03.2010 - 03.2012

Institute of Audio And Video Engineering
Jim Lemkin