Tom started his post-grad career in 1996 as a back-country Park Ranger with the National Park Service. He was first introduced to solar & energy storage by a small off-grid system that powered the lights of a back-country cabin in Olympic National Park. Tom joined the solar industry in 2011 starting with inside sales in Providence, Rhode Island. Within in a few months he became an in-home solar power consultant andrelocated to Montpelier, VT. His sales career continued to a Regional Sales Manager, a National Sales Trainer, and a Director of Commercial Sales. Tom continued his post graduate education and recently obtained a M.B.A. in Finance from Norwich University in Vermont. He now works as a Renewable Energy Project Manager after joining RISE Engineering’s rapidly growing commercial solar department in Cranston, RI, in 2020. RISE Engineering, a division of Thielsch Engineering Inc, has been a leader in efficiency services for over 40 years and is an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan).
