Management
Lynda Sun
CEO & Founder, Sun and Sun Industries Inc.
Sun industries, Inc.
Education: BA, University of Los Angeles California - 1981
MBE (Management Development for Entrepreneurs) - UCLA Anderson School of Business - 2002
Ms. Sun created Sun Industries in 1991 and became the first Woman Minority Owned Energy Service Lighting Management Company in California. After moving to Southern California in 1990 she took a serious interest in energy conservation and engaged with the then new EPA Green Lights Program being promoted actively in the West. She quickly positioned Sun Industries with all Southern California Public Utilities as a WMBE certified energy efficient lighting contractor resulting in over $10MM in Public schools awards by 1995. With this success, Ms. Sun incorporated the business as Sun & Sun Industries Inc. and laid the foundation for the significant diversification and growth the company has experienced over the past 12 years.
Prior to establishing Sun Industries, Ms. Sun held various music video production positions for Picture Music International, a division of Capital Records from 1982-1986. Following that experience, she launched her entrepreneurial career by founding FDV Inc., an international distributor of video production and video security products, where she served as general manager for 4 years.
Lynda holds a BA from UCLA (1981) and an MDE certificate (Management Development for Entrepreneurs) from UCLA's Anderson School of Business (2002). She is the Responsible Managing Officer and holds the Contractor's license for Sun Industries.
Deborah Sun
Vice President, Business Affairs & Co-owner
Sun Industries, Inc.
Deborah Sun is an equity partner in Sun Industries and has helped drive the growth and professionalism of the enterprise since joining the firm in 1995. She currently serves as the executive officer responsible for finance, legal, human resources and administrative functions associated with all energy-efficient lighting projects conducted by Sun. Deborah has been instrumental in guiding Sun from a small, local electrical contracting company into a major regional energy services firm. Utilizing her background in corporate finance, Deborah developed tools, systems, procedures and labor standards that allowed Sun to move way beyond the haphazard norm in the lighting industry to become a quality driven, financially stable and professional energy services company. Today she handles all financial and contractual arrangements for the firm, is familiar with construction law and energy conservation rebates and overseas the full spectrum of compliance issues associated with Sun projects and the people who deliver them.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Sun had over ten years experience in the credit and finance industries. She previously served as an International Credit Manager for a computer distribution firm and has financial services management experience in the Corporate Banking sector. Deborah holds a BA in Economics and Psychology from UCLA and has completed executive course work at UCLA’s Anderson School of Business. She is frequently active in community organizations and has previously served as fund raising chairman for various charitable causes.
Brooks Sheifer
Director of Project Development
Sun Industries, Inc.
Brooks Sheifer brings over 15 years of lighting and energy savings expertise to the Sun team. He has been active in the development and management of hundreds of retrofit projects encompassing millions of square feet of lighting in the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors. Brooks often works with ESCO’s and other channel partners in the development of complex, multi-facility projects and has special expertise in the Hospital, University, Government and Schools marketplace.
Brooks assists both internal teams and clients in the overall development of a project, insuring proper materials, technologies, placements and work processes are followed to maximize the potential energy savings envisioned by engineering and to insure smooth implementation by the construction team. He strongly believes that information management and relational database tools give him and his team an edge versus the plain spreadsheet approach of a typical lighting contractor.
Brooks holds a BS in Business Administration from Bucknell University and was previously employed in the Lighting Distribution industry. He is certified as a Green Lights Ally with the Environmental Protection Agency and often delivers lectures and seminars on lighting retrofit techniques for the PG&E Energy Center in northern California.
Scott Haerbig
Program Manager – Rocky Mountain Region
Sun Industries, Inc.
Scott Haerbig is currently responsible for all Sun projects in the Rocky Mountain states. He assists clients in the development of project specifications and is an accomplished auditor and energy efficient lighting designer. Scott manages the implementation and construction activities for all regional upgrades and provides a complete rebate analysis for all projects that Sun executes in the region. He works extensively with both ESCOs and end-user clients and carries substantial expertise in the hospital, university, government, school and warehouse markets. Scott’s experience covers all types of projects and designs from single building retrofits to complex, 35 facility, multi-use projects for an entire governmental jurisdiction.
A 16 year veteran of the lighting industry, Scott was the founder, owner and principal manager of Night Lights, an energy efficient lighting firm. He sold the company after a successful 14 year stint and joined Sun in 2005 to establish the Rocky Mountain regional office. He holds a BBA in Finance from St. Mary’s College and has conducted numerous seminars on lighting design, the EPAct of 2005 and other rebate opportunities for both public and private audiences. He is a member of the Electrical Board of Colorado and has been active in the state’s GreenLights program.
Brian Liles
Program Manager – Sun Southwest
Sun Industries, Inc.
Brian Liles is currently responsible for all Sun projects in Texas and the southwestern region of the US. He carries specific expertise in the development of large scale, multi-facility programs that involve an entire client organization. He and his team assist clients in the development of project specifications, auditing and financial modeling to maximize energy efficiencies. Brian manages the implementation and construction activities for all regional upgrades and provides continuous support for phased programs that involve comprehensive testing and eventual rollout. He works with both ESCO's and end-user clients and carries substantial expertise in the commercial office building sector, including large REIT's, mall operators and corporate property owners/managers.
A 15 year veteran of the lighting industry, Brian spent 6 years as the western Regional VP for Entergy Services Group, where he managed all projects, operations, maintenance and sales activities for the ESCO. He later helped found Nova Lighting and Novatech Energy Services Group, serving as both a principal and operator for 8 years, performing a variety of energy efficient lighting and electrical projects for regional clients. He joined Sun in 2006 to help establish Sun Southwest.
Brian started his career with 3M and Lanier Office Products in various sales management positions. He holds a BA in Business Administration from Cal State Fullerton and is a licensed electrical contractor (C-10) in California.
Steven Fife
Program Manager
Sun Industries, Inc.
Steve Fife provides Sun clients with leading edge electrical and lighting design solutions intended to reduce consumption, save money and improve the aesthetics of the working environment. He carries more than 16 years experience in the energy industry, the majority of which has involved lighting projects. He is an experienced facility auditor and can map a proposed solution and estimated payback rapidly. Steve is currently responsible for end-user and ESCO clients in the western region and carries substantial experience in the industrial, manufacturing, warehouse and institutional market segments. He is also highly knowledgeable about current and future lighting technologies and is the resident Sun expert on Photo Voltaic (PV) solutions and other co-generation systems that can supplement the kilowatt needs of a building’s lighting and electrical distribution systems.
Steve began his career working in the performance contract group of Sisco, a large Energy Services Company (ESCO). Quickly seeing the opportunity for lighting to become the cash flow accelerator in a larger energy savings initiative, he helped form a specialized lighting group and became its General Manager. He subsequently worked as a Project Manager for Southland Industries, responsible for controls, HVAC systems and lighting. He joined Sun Industries in 1997 as Director of Operations and has spent the last 3 years working directly with clients to design and implement energy efficient lighting solutions.
Steve holds a BS in Management from Pepperdine University and has completed numerous energy-related certification courses from Cal State Long Beach and Cal State Dominguez. He has designed and delivered lighting seminars following the IESNA tech standards and is both a certified energy manager with the Association of Energy Engineers and a certified inspector with the California Real Estate Inspection Association.
Mike Ferrari
Director of Construction & Program Manager
Sun Industries, Inc.
Mike Ferrari brings more than 20 years of hands-on experience in the lighting industry to the Sun team. He is currently responsible for all of Sun’s public-sector lighting upgrade projects in California, where he works extensively with ESCO clients and end-users on installing energy-efficient lighting systems in school districts, universities, hospitals, prisons, military bases, and other governmental facilities. As the primary Sun Manager for implementation, scheduling, labor, safety, and compliance issues, Mike has compiled an outstanding safety record with both labor and ESCO clients while maintaining an uncompromising approach to on-time, on-budget, high-quality installations.
Mike has been managing lighting installation projects since his days supervising night crews while a student at Cal State – Northridge. His past experience includes handling mechanical and electrical trouble calls for a commercial high-rise facility, several years in the construction industry, plus several more working for an electrical contractor. With Sun since 1998, Mike has supervised more than one hundred lighting installation projects involving millions of square feet in every type of building imaginable. Mike knows lighting—from specifying appropriate energy-efficient technologies—to avoiding potentially serious installation pitfalls. Mike relies on his extensive experience often in making recommendations to the engineering and design teams and in providing ESCO partners with value-added lighting upgrade options even when Sun is not the primary contractor.
Stephen Bewick
Program Manager
Sun Industries, Inc.
Stephen Bewick is currently responsible for a variety of large scale, end user lighting projects in the commercial and industrial market sectors. He provides clients with complete project development services including auditing, lighting design, technology specification and estimated energy savings. Stephan also plays a managerial role in the actual implementation of projects for his clients, supervising work processes, quality controls, safety and compliance issues. His past experiences as both a lighting and electrical systems expert make Stephan an invaluable resource for complex upgrade projects involving mission critical electrical circuitry and distribution systems. He is intimately familiar with cutting edge lighting technologies and often focuses on both the aesthetic and financial benefits of a total building upgrade. Stephen has been a lighting and electrical professional his entire business career. After studying Business at Fresno City College he founded his own lighting and electrical signage business and successfully sold it after 3 years to Comlight Services, an electrical contractor in California. He subsequently managed the central and northern California districts for Comlight, before becoming the general manager of another electrical contracting firm. In 1999 he once again started his own lighting company, built it up over 4 years and sold it to Amtech, where he stayed on as Southwest region Operations Manager until joining Sun in 2006. Over the span of 17 years Stephan has designed, installed, maintained and/or upgraded over 1000 different lighting systems in virtually ever type of commercial and industrial workspace. He currently resides in Las Vegas and works with Sun clients throughout the Southwest.
Alan Ernstoff
Project Development Manager
Sun Industries, Inc.
Alan assists Sun clients in the identification of opportunities for improved energy efficiency. A key resource on the design and engineering team, Alan will assess the suitability of alternative lighting from the perspective of efficiency, technology, aesthetics and cost savings. Utilizing data collected from field audits and utility bills Alan will scope an entire project from soup to nuts and calculate the costs of the upgrade and financial payback for the facility owner.
A six year veteran of the lighting industry, Alan began his career as an estimator and project developer for Amtech, a national lighting contractor and maintenance organization. He joined Sun in 2005 and quickly assumed responsibility for the development of tools and techniques to gauge the numerous trade-offs between project design and the intended environmental or energy savings objectives. Alan has developed projects for over 1000 individual buildings that have yielded more than $10 million dollars in annual energy cost savings. He has helped clients document these savings and apply for more than $2 million in rebates and energy savings credits from both utilities and governmental jurisdictions.
Alan holds a BA in Economics from UC Santa Barbara and has completed several training seminars with the IESNA.