Partners Boaz Soifer, Partner, General Manager Boaz Soifer moved to Santa Fe from New York City in 1995 and began his career in renewable energy in 1997 with South Point Builders building passive solar homes out of straw bale and adobe in the Santa Fe area. In 1999 he joined Positive Energy, a Santa Fe dealer/installer of solar electric systems. There he worked as salesperson, office manager and apprentice in system design and installation. In 2000 Boaz joined Dankoff Solar Products, a wholesale supplier of solar components, where he started Dankoff ’s solar water heating division. He also managed sales and service for Dankoff ’s accounts on the West Coast. In 2003-2004 Boaz was the Sales and Marketing Manager. During Boaz’ tenure at Dankoff Solar Products, the company grew nearly threefold, and was selected twice by Inc. Magazine as one of the 500 fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S. Early in 2004, Boaz ventured into the non-profit sector, working as the Project Manager for Local Energy, a Santa Fe organization dedicated to achieving community energy self-reliance. He also became the Coordinator for the Perfect Circles Project of the KiDo Institute, committed to developing technologies and industry for community food self-reliance. Boaz also recently joined the Board of Directors of this institution. Boaz founded Cedar Mountain Solar, LLC in 2004, with Bristol Stickney and Joseph Annon. Boaz and his family live in an off-grid home on Cedar Mountain near Cerrillos, NM. Bristol Stickney, Partner, Director of Research and Design Bristol Stickney, BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maine at Orono, has been involved with solar heating systems as a designer, installer, repairman and user continuously since 1976. He worked with New Mexico Solar Energy Association over a 17-year period as Staff Engineer, Director of Research, Associate Director, Treasurer and Vice Chairman of the Board. He was Chief Engineer of Coyne Solar Manufacturing Company for 5 years, where he designed and oversaw assembly of approximately 600 batch solar water heaters in the region, many of which are still in use. Bristol also worked as a Research Associate with Amory Lovins at the E-source office of the Rocky Mountain Institute. Bristol specializes in the design of solar heating systems that optimize efficiency and durability. He performs building envelope modeling for homeowners, using real weather data in a computer simulation to accurately assess the heating and cooling needs of a residence. This information is incorporated into the heating system design for optimal performance. Bristol works with architects, contractors, and homeowners to provide efficient and reliable solar heating systems. Bristol also developed now-patented DC hydronic heating controls, called the “SETH System,” that reduce the electrical demand of a hydronic heating system by up to 80% and are featured in Cedar Mountain Solar, LLC’s off-grid solar heating systems.