Chaz Mathias
Owner
Chaz's primary responsibilities at First Response Solar are operations and customer service. He also oversees marketing and is responsible for building a great team here at First Response Solar. His goal is to deliver the best quality workmanship and service experience to our customers.
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Dylan Mathias
Owner
Dylan's primary responsibilities at First Response Solar are dealing with the companies sales and business management. His goal is to make going solar a carefree process and provide the best experience for their customers.​
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Chaz Mathias
Chaz graduated from California State University East Bay with a Bachelor of Science degree in Corporate Management. While in school, he worked full-time as a Project Manager for Synergy Solar & Electrical Systems Inc., where he developed a passion for the solar industry.
During this time, Chaz also served as a volunteer firefighter and was the President of the Association Board for the Graton Fire Protection District, dedicating his time to community service.
After seven years with Synergy Solar and Graton Fire, Chaz transitioned to Qualcomm, a multinational Fortune 500 company, where he led a new program within the Research and Development Department. His role focused on driving cost savings, improving efficiencies, and managing large accounts with external suppliers.
Though his time at Qualcomm was successful, Chaz realized his true passion was in the solar industry. In 2018, he and his brother Dylan co-founded First Response Solar, providing solar installations and storage solutions to customers in Sonoma County. First Response Solar was founded with the mission to offer customers a contractor with integrity, delivering the highest level of customer service and support for their solar investments.
Chaz enjoys hiking, playing sports, and staying active while exploring the outdoors of Sonoma County.
Dylan Mathias
Dylan Mathias graduated with honors from San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance. While completing his degree, he worked full-time at Qualcomm Incorporated, a Fortune 500 company, where he supported the Intellectual Property Department. At Qualcomm, Dylan played a critical role in analyzing patent portfolio data and developing systems for the 5G-Technology team, contributing to projects that supported the company’s multi-billion-dollar annual revenue.
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With a strong foundation in sales, financial management, and operational efficiency, Dylan realized the corporate path wasn’t the right long-term fit. Drawing on the values instilled during his upbringing on a sustainable organic farm, he co-founded First Response Solar Inc. with his brother, Chaz Mathias. Together, they built a company focused on helping homeowners reduce their carbon footprints through high-quality solar and energy storage installations, delivering excellent service and building lasting relationships along the way.
Outside of work, Dylan enjoys spending time outdoors, playing sports, hiking, exercising, and spending time with his wife and dog.
Jeff Mathias
Jeff graduated in 1984 from UC Santa Barbara with a BA in Business Economics and a minor in Computer Science. For the next 14 years Jeff pursued a career in sales, marketing and project management for a multi-billion dollar computer company installing systems for community banks. His primary focus was reducing and eliminating the excessive amounts of paper, microfiche and microfilm produced by financial institutions.
Deciding to make family and community a priority, Jeff and his family moved to Sebastopol and created Coyote Moon Farm. On five acres they created a market garden, selling vegetables, fruits, eggs and honey to farmers markets in West County. Jeff sat on the Board of the West Somona County Farmers Market in addition to helping open new farmers markets in the area.
In May of 2006, Jeff began his new career working as a journeyman electrician and solar project manager for Synergy Electrical Energy Systems (SES). On January 1, 2007, Jeff and long time employee of SEES, Michael Pane, purchased the assets of SEES. A new company was created, Synergy Solar & Electrical Systems Inc., and the resources of the company were directed primarily towards sales, design and installation of residential solar and energy storage systems.
Over the next 14 years Jeff's primary responsibility for Synergy were solar and energy storage system (ESS) sales consulting, design, financial justifications and customer service. In 2011 Jeff received his C46 Solar Contractors license and in 2013 Jeff received his NABCEP Technical Sales and Design Professional Certification. During his 14 years at Synergy, jeff also sat on the board for Solar Sonoma County, was Chairman of the North Bay chapter of California Solar and Storage Association, sat on the advisory boards at Sonoma County Energy Independence Program and Santa Rosa Junior Collages PV program. Jeff also sat on a task force to help establish Sonoma Clean Power, and worked with all 10 jurisdiction in Sonoma County on solar permitting and fire guidelines related to solar.
At the end of 2021, Jeff sold his equity position in Synergy to Justin Hiner, long time Synergy Employee, taking on an advisory role as an employee of the company. In mid-2022 Jeff started Mathias Energy Consulting to help home owners and buyers of new homes de-mystify how solar and Energy storage works and to maximize their investments in these systems. Jeff is a lover of the outdoors and enjoys SCUBA diving, playing sand volleyball, hiking, camping, and enjoying all of the wonders Sonoma County has to offers.