Chris Mahn

About Chris Mahn

WHO I AMI am a bridge. A bridge between products and potential customers and even to post-sales end users. As a veteran of the solar industry, I’ve been very fortunate to experience and play an active role in several startup environments that have allowed me to take on just about every role that forms a bridge, connecting a product to a potential customer and even on to the end user.WHAT I HAVE DONEI have learned. I have learned new products and services,I have learned how to work cross functionally,I have learned how to listen to customers,I have learned how to react in a fast-moving industry,I have learned what the industry requires to do business in this market,I have learned many different roles and how to wear many different hats,I have learned how to roll up my sleeves and do what needs to be done,I have learned how to evolve in order to thrive. This roller coaster ride has taken me from……designing and launching competitive product solutions to……directing engineering teams in developing the newest product solutions to……providing much-needed technical support during customer engagements to……crafting sales proposals that address potential customer-specific wants and needs to……coaching installers and O&M providers on best practices product application……in a very hungry, demanding, and evolving market.WHAT I CAN DOI can bring products to potential customers by providing them the knowledge they require to make an informed decision about a product(s) and ultimately my organization\'s brand. Every potential customer has a unique set of wants/needs/requirements. Listening first, understanding their pain points, then working cross functionally within my organization to present the most appropriate solution, and ultimately winning the sale is what I can do.

Experience

1. Senior Technical Sales Manager

   Arctech

   Jan 2026 — Present · Peoria, AZ, US

Education

• The University of New Mexico

  Mechanical Engineering Program

  1993 — 1994

• HILLCREST LUTHERAN ACADEMY

  High School Diploma, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program

• University of Minnesota

  BS, Mechanical Engineering

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Cleantech
• Sales
• Continuous Improvement
• Theory of Constraints
• Strategic Customer Development
• Technical Sales Presentations
• Customer Service
• Energy
• Consumer Products
• Solar Energy
• Cost Engineering
• Process Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Sustainable Energy
• Solar
• Plastics Engineering
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Solar Pv
• Engineering
• Metal Fabrication
• Field Service Engineering
• Renewable Energy
• Energy Efficiency
• Systems Engineering
• Product Management
• Mechanical Product Design
• Cost Models
• Technical Product Sales
• Design for Manufacturing
• Technical Presentations
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Machining
• Solid Modeling
• Brainstorm Facilitation
• Engineering Management
• Solidworks
• Solar Power
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Product Optimization