Corporate Credentials

NABCEP Certified PV Installer #031310-74 & NABCEP Certified PV Technical Sales #012911-35 Steve Fulgham, CEO Ambassador Energy, Inc.

NABCEP Certified PV Installer #031310-124 Catherine Kelso, Director of Training, Ambassador Energy, Inc.

License CA 928112: C46 Solar, C10 Electrical,  General Contractor, California Real Estate

Training accredited:  ISPQ, Training and Test Provider for NABCEP EL

A national industry leader in training, ISPQ certified Ambassador Energy hosts monthly Authorized Ambassador Energy Agency Academy.  Upon graduation, AE Agencies are authorized to sell, install and boast of inclusion into the nation’s premier group of Solar Integrators.  AE Agencies are the Cream of the Crop! 

AMBASSADOR ENERGY’S LEADERSHIP

Steve Fulgham, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Steve Fulgham brings many valuable talents to the solar industry.  None are more obvious than his enthusiasm, as he has crafted Ambassador Energy to address the compelling demand for renewable energy and the means to bring it to market.  His goal is to “brand a smart and accessible renewable energy company, and to provide the Company’s Agencies and employees a proven business platform with standards and systems.”

Steve Fulgham is an expert in solar technology. He is one of only 1100 North American Board of Clean Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) certified professionals.  He also holds for the Company, a General Contracting license, a C46 Solar license, and has sat on steering committees for NABCEP, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA).  He speaks nationally and often on the solar industry.

Unusual in today’s solar environment, Steve has personally performed almost every aspect of the solar photovoltaic sales and installation cycle.  Leading by example, he has “cold called”, performed site visits, created quotes, designed solar grid blueprints, ordered system components, managed system installations, cultivated distribution relationships, procured best software solutions, created training programs, documented protocols and enrolled a dynamic Ambassador Energy Advisory Board.  He cut his teeth on the sales and installation end, only to find his place as an industry visionary.  His “soup to nuts” approach, as he says, “assures that no one in the Ambassador Energy culture will be asked to do something that I have not done myself”. 

Prior to founding Ambassador Energy, Steve was a custom home General Contractor, which provided him a foundation for understanding the logistics and infrastructure on the physical side of energy systems. His previous 20 years were spent in technology, offering Ambassador Energy a further intellectual edge, as Mr. Fulgham owned a computer hardware company, managed sales for a global hardware corporation, and supervised sales for the Western United States as a Senior VP of Sales and Strategic Business Alliance Manager for a $5 billion global software firm.

A born learner, Steve studies voraciously, attends classes, teaches classes and writes expert articles for publication.  He excels in writing, speaking and enlisting talent.  Destined, it seems, for this time and space, Steve Fulgham personifies all things relevant in this exciting energy renaissance.   

Kelly Smith, Co-Founder and President

Kelly Smith brings to Ambassador Energy a polished public face, complementing Fulgham’s academic persona.  She has successfully implemented the Company’s culture, cultivates synergies between internal and external clients, recruits Agencies, creates strategic marketing plans and partners, speaks publicly on behalf of the Company and writes numerous articles and press releases.  Armed with a Broadcasting/Journalism degree and extensive sales and marketing experience, she leads the Company with a fresh and very public approach.

Throughout her varied career, Ms. Smith has applied her sales, management, writing and speaking talents to a plethora of endeavors. Most recently, she built a successful career in residential and commercial real estate, where she specialized in finding and executing strategic transactions, requiring skills in procuring complex financing solutions, development and entitlement options.  This experience has proven invaluable in the solar industry, which has evolved in sophistication and complexity of projects. 

As CEO and Founder of Being Jane, Inc. (www.BeingJane.com), a community website and media company, Kelly was a pioneer in social media.  In prior years, she achieved high levels of success in technology, financial and advertising sales verticals. Through leadership roles in her philanthropic work, civic and networking groups, Kelly continues to hone her skills as a writer and public speaker.

An enthusiastic advocate for Solar, Kelly looks for opportunities to educate, stating that “the demand for renewable energy is no longer generated strictly by environmentalists and early adopters.  It is consumable on every level, and we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg in its environmental and financial impact on our planet.  I, personally, cannot wait to shout from mountaintops.  The Solar Train is out of the station and it is changing lives!”

Kelly earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism from Southern Methodist University.

Ambassador Energy Celebrates!

Another 100kW farm deal.  Inspired the Bunny Hop from some of the AE employees! http://www.youtube.com/user/ambassadorenergyinc

Train for NABCEP EL Test

Ambassador Energy offers the training and the test!  Add this incredible credential to your resume and win more jobs!  Click above on the AE Training tab or  Click here for information and to register for the next class!

AE excited about PACE opportunities

Murrieta, CA, home to Ambassador Energy, is part of 15 cities in WRCOG which will participate in their area’s version of PACE/AB811 financing. The program is allocating $300 million to home and business owners who want to add solar PV to offset high energy costs and “go green”. “We are anxiously awaiting news from WRCOG [...]

AE at Western States Roofing Expo

Ambassador Energy just returned from their third consecutive exhibit at the Western States Roofing Expo in Reno, Nevada. Thanks to all of our clients and prospective clients for stopping by! Click here for the full story!

AE gives NABCEP EL Test!

ISPQ accredited Ambassador Energy has facilitated its first Intro to Solar PV class and proctored the NABCEP EL test to its graduates.  Ambassador Energy offers high-level training and expertise through its NABCEP certified employees and trainers, and is one of only seven companies in California to proctor the NABCEP EL test at the conclusion of [...]

Press Release – Ohio AE Agency May 2011

Ambassador Energy’s first Authorized Agency in Ohio, PowerSource Energy Management, overcomes obstacles to ace their first residential solar photovoltaic (PV) system. After their four-day Solar Photovoltaic training at Ambassador Energy’s training facility in Murrieta, CA, PowerSource Energy Management quickly hit the ground running, selling and installing their first solar PV system near Cincinnati, Ohio. Not [...]

Seven AE Agencies Graduate from Training!

Murrieta, CA (PRWEB) October 1, 2010 — During the week of September 21st through 24th, 2010, Ambassador Energy experienced record attendance in its New Agency Training in Murrieta, CA, where they host their monthly proprietary four-day intensive solar photovoltaic boot camp-style training, led by NABCEP certified Steve Fulgham, the company’s CEO. In this training alone, [...]

US Solar Market To Grow Tenfold by 2014

Solarbuzz: Published: July 26, 2010 California, United States — Despite a challenging domestic economic environment, the U.S. solar market grew 36% in 2009, according to the United States PV Market 2010 from Solarbuzz. This growth was, however, not nearly as strong as the region’s 62% growth in 2008. On a global scale, the country was [...]