Greetings from the Mendocino Solar Service team!
“Serving the Solar System.”
Bruce Erickson, Co-Owner; Maggie Watson, Co-Owner; John Huxsol, Office Manager; Jim Shipp, Shop Assistant; Alden Sodd, Installer; Keri Ann Bourne, Marketing Director; Julia Vazquez, Bookkeeper
Bruce Erickson, Co-Owner and General Manager of Mendocino Solar Service

Maggie Watson, Co-Owner

Julia Vazquez, Bookkeeper

John Huxsol, Office Manager

Alden Sodd, Lead Installer

Jason Lord, Installer
Hi my name is Jason Lord, I am a Solar Technician and renewable energy enthusiast. I am new to the area, hailing from Wilmington, DE on the Atlantic Coast. I bring with me three years of Solar industry experience as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management. I am familiar with working and diagnosing issues from my years in solar back east as well as my active duty enlistment in the Air Force as an aircraft maintenance journeyman. There are opportunities here at Mendocino Solar Service to further my technical knowledge of the vast field of Photovoltaics. I hope to contribute my skills to further our success.
Jason Vallina, Installer
Born in a Buffalo blizzard and raised in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA, Jason eventually tired of the cold and snow and jumped at an opportunity to move to Florida in his late teens. There he completed his degree in Electrical Engineering while running a family bar/restaurant/entertainment complex on the Gulf coast. Along the way, he spent many winters living aboard his catamaran and sailing through the Bahamas, which provided him with his first direct experience living off the grid.
Inspired to continue the adventure, in 1999 he built an off-grid home in the Bahamas that remains a welcome getaway for him, his wife, family and friends. Shortly thereafter he decided to put his degree to use and started Out Island Energy, a renewable energy company focusing on remote projects in the Caribbean. He has been fortunate to have the opportunity to tackle some rather large projects, including several 50-plus kW battery-based solar systems for both private residences and resort properties.
Jason moved to Mendocino in 2013 to be with his future wife, and joined the ranks at Mendocino Solar as an installer in 2014. He now divides his time between his own solar projects in the islands and installations with Bruce and the gang, as well as running a mobile bar service called the Tow-ster that he recently started with his wife and a friend. He is also a licensed California solar contractor.
When he is not installing solar or engineering a system or running his businesses, Jason can be found surfing or kiteboarding, playing guitar, camping, hiking, snowboarding, and generally enjoying the outdoors with his wife Michelle and their wolf-dog Sparky."
Jim Shipp, Shop Assistant

Keri Ann Bourne, Marketing Director
