The person behind South Bay Air
Twenty-plus years in the trade, a San Jose company since 2015, and one owner who stays on your job from start to finish.
A small company, on purpose
Ross Stephan has over 20 years in the HVAC industry, with experience in residential and commercial work. South Bay Air started in 2015 and serves the Peninsula, South Bay and parts of the East Bay.
We stay small so the person who looks at your house is the person responsible for the result. That means fewer jobs at a time, and each one done properly: measured, permitted, tested and explained.
- Early 2000s
Learning the trade
Ross started in HVAC on residential service and commercial jobs around the Bay Area: service vans, rooftop units, tenant improvements and new construction.
- 2015
South Bay Air opens in San Jose
After more than a decade working for others, Ross started his own company with a simple rule: size it right, install it cleanly, and answer the phone afterwards.
- 2020
Fire season changes the work
Weeks of wildfire smoke made clean indoor air a real concern for Bay Area families. Filtration and fresh-air upgrades became a regular part of what we install.
- Today
Peninsula, South Bay, East Bay
We work in homes from Menlo Park to Morgan Hill and across into Fremont, on everything from a single mini-split to full heat-pump conversions and new custom homes.
Our mark is a floor plan of sorts: air finding its way through every room of a house.
Your point of contact
No call centers and no hand-offs. You’ll have Ross’s number from the first visit to the last inspection.
Ross Stephan
Owner & lead technician
“I’d rather spend an extra hour sizing a system than have you live with the wrong one for fifteen years.”