Stephen Gerken
About Stephen Gerken
Stephen Gerken is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Aurora Solar in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a background in environmental science and extensive experience in business development and product marketing.
Professional Title and Current Role
Stephen Gerken currently serves as the Senior Product Marketing Manager at Aurora Solar, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His responsibilities include overseeing product marketing strategies to enhance market presence and drive customer engagement for the company’s offerings in the solar energy sector.
Work Experience at Aurora Solar
Stephen Gerken has held multiple roles at Aurora Solar, showcasing a progressive career within the company. He started as a Business Development professional from 2019 to 2020, later transitioning to Enterprise Business Development for 5 months in 2020. He then advanced to the role of Associate Product Marketing Manager from 2020 to 2022. This was followed by a position as Product Marketing Manager in 2022 for a year, before assuming his current role as Senior Product Marketing Manager.
Previous Positions at Oracle
Before joining Aurora Solar, Stephen Gerken worked at Oracle where he served as a Business Development Consultant from 2018 to 2019 for 10 months in the San Francisco Bay Area. He then briefly held the position of Utilities Consultant in 2019 for 2 months, where he provided consultancy services for utility projects.
Early Career Roles
Stephen's early career included roles such as Sales Development Representative at HG Data for 6 months in 2017 in Santa Barbara, and as an Undergraduate Researcher at Dudley Research Lab from 2016 to 2017 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He also supervised dining services at UCEN Dining Services during the same period.
Educational Background and Certifications
Stephen Gerken holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from UC Santa Barbara, where he studied from 2014 to 2018. Additionally, he has earned the NABCEP PV Associate certification, which attests to his knowledge and expertise in photovoltaic systems.