Leadership

Roger Baele is responsible for overseeing the preconstruction and construction phases of projects, collaborating directly with Sunraycer’s Project Development team, contractors, and suppliers.

Roger has been involved with the design, procurement, and construction of more than 2.5 gigawatts (GW) of PV solar projects across the United States. Prior to joining Sunraycer, Roger was SVP of Engineering and Construction at Silicon Ranch, and has held senior leadership positions at Strata, Ecoplexus and First Solar.

Erick Bauman is responsible for Sunraycer’s commercial activities, including the development and execution of acquisition, origination, and development strategies.

Prior to co-founding Sunraycer, he oversaw PJM Development and M&A at Silicon Ranch where he was responsible for originating 300 megawatts (MW) of greenfield development/offtake and 300MW of strategic solar and storage acquisitions, annually. Prior to Silicon Ranch, Erick was at Landmark Dividend. During his tenure, the team was the nation’s largest landlord to the renewables industry.

Ben Snydacker is responsible for the execution of Sunraycer’s financial strategies including all corporate and project finance efforts.

Prior to co-founding Sunraycer, Ben was VP of Project Finance at Silicon Ranch, where he led project structuring, valuation and new market research. During his tenure, Ben oversaw the structuring and financing of 1.5 GW of solar and storage. In addition to his time at Silicon Ranch, Ben spent seven years at EY where he led the firm’s renewable energy tax equity advisory practice and advised on over $15b of transactions.

Tyler Hall leads Sunraycer’s legal function, combining his experience in project development, site control, title, permitting, offtake, and project finance.

Prior to joining Sunraycer, Tyler served as in-house counsel to Avantus (formerly known as 8minute Solar Energy), and previously as Associate General Counsel for Dynamic Energy, a solar developer focused primarily on distributed generation. Tyler received his J.D. from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and his B.A. in Political Science and German magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania.

Kiran Kota leads Sunraycer’s transmission function, leveraging 17 years of transmission
planning and operations.

Prior to joining Sunraycer, Kiran was Director of Transmission at National Grid Renewables. Kiran began his career at Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), where he spent over a decade as a Realtime Operations Engineer and Senior Planning Engineer, ensuring the safety and reliability of the Texas grid.