We’re in it for you and for a better planet.
Our team is comprised of innovators and experts who work towards one mission—to reshape the energy landscape by making solar power accessible and affordable for everyone.
Tanya Hall
Chief of Staff
Tanya is the Global Chief of Staff for Soligent Distribution in the USA and our sister company Segen, located in the UK, S.A. and Germany. Tanya is a well-known, trusted industry leader that is focused on transformational change and is deeply invested in customer-centric big idea thinking. She specializes in building companies for scale and has hands-on experience through M&A and IPO’s. Tanya has held various executive leadership roles within the renewables industry over the past 13 years; where while she was at SolarCity/Tesla, she was Co-Chair for their Women in Power program mentoring up to 600 women in the organization. Tanya received various awards, including the executive choice award. Prior to that, Tanya owned a marketing and public relations company in the motorsports and music industries and was a partner in a mortgage and real estate firm, where she was one of the top loan originators in the country during the US real estate boom. Tanya credits an abundance of her success to her earlier years in her career, where she was the first women Police Officer in a small town in California. Tanya’s leadership mantra is one of accountability and that inspires employees to reach outside their limitations on all they are striving to achieve.
In her personal life, Tanya enjoys being her college-age daughters’ biggest fan as she watches her daughter live out her dreams of playing collegiate basketball at the Division 1 level and following her son’s racing career and occasionally attending NASCAR races where her husband has been a NASCAR Crew Chief and Director of Competition for over 30 years. You will often find Tanya on the lake where she enjoys hanging out with her two rescue Belgian Malinois dogs.
Ken Lima
EVP of Sales & Operations
Ken is passionate about driving the necessary changes to build a sustainable future, centered around renewable energy adoption. As the EVP of Sales & Operations for Soligent, he leads the Sales, Marketing and Operations teams responsible for helping to enable the success of thousands of Solar Installers across the United States. Ken and the Soligent Team are committed to being a dependable, reliable partner who positions Soligent’s customers to maximize success and achieve their goals.
Prior to joining Soligent’s dynamic team, Ken held senior positions at Tesla and SolarCity, including as Director of Sales, where he supported the customer-facing sales team focused on carrying out Tesla’s mission of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy throughout Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Previous to his 4 years with SolarCity and Tesla, Ken worked at Best Buy for 14 years. Most recently with Best Buy, he helped launch Best Buy for Education, a strategic initiative to support the rapid adoption of technology in K-12 classrooms across the nation.
In his personal time, Ken enjoys investing time with his wife and three children, coaching youth sports in his local Bay Area community, and facilitating anti-bullying/drug awareness courses in K-12 classrooms.
Steve Ragsdale
VP of Sales & Marketing
Steve is the VP of Sales & Marketing at Soligent distribution. He has a vast knowledge of business experience including hiring, recruiting, terminations, HR, PNL management, advertising, inventory management and driving overall company results and brand awareness. He has managed several of his own businesses from sales to health care. Steve enjoys success by helping to build world class sales team's across the U.S. along with creating an environment that promotes professional and personal development. Steve helped their family business join Fortune 500 fastest growing businesses in America.
Prior to Steve joining the Soligent family his experience in solar came from building and leading solar sales teams at Tesla and SolarCity. He led teams across California and helped lead expansion efforts across the county. His sales teams consisted of over 200 in home and channel partner consultants. Steve is a proud graduate from Fresno Pacific with honors in Organizational leadership.
In Steve’s personal life he enjoys his wife of 12 years and 4 rambunctious kids (Denver, Dublin, Remington & Irelynn). His wife Michelle has been a proud public teacher/administrator for 17 years. Together they enjoy running their personal business of helping kids succeed in life through sports and kids academy’s. They believe one of the greatest investments is through our future generations.