We recently received a great story by one of our SEI Alumni that demonstrates the connections you can make in the solar industry by becoming an Alumni of SEI’s solar training program. Your path WILL cross many times with fellow SEI alumni and instructors on many projects during your career.
“The last system I project managed was a 1.1MW system featuring 28, PVI 28TL’s and 5, PVI 23TL’s 1000 VDC, three-phase, transformer less inverters. Build at Bausch and Lomb in Rochester NY. It is a ground mounted system on 3.5 acres, the largest installation in Rochester, NY. I’ve built since going to SEI for training and becoming a project manager for over 5 megawatts of solar installations.
During this project, there were multiple SEI Alumni that were part of the installation from multiple companies and the inspection was performed by SEI Instructor, Kyle Bolger. Talk about all the pieces coming together for an all-star team and an all-star PV install!
Right after the training I received from SEI, I landed a job as a designer for residential and small commercial projects till I became a project manager for commercial and utility scale systems. I’ve also installed one of the first PV/battery grid support systems in NJ.
Taking classes at SEI was one of the best experiences I had in getting to where I am now in the PV industry. With them teaching me the basics and the concepts to PV made it easy for me to transition into a new field of work. I took PV101 and their PV Lab PV201L while I was out in Colorado. The scenery around the lab property is awesome. The instructors who taught us all were very knowledgeable.”
Martin Hirschhorn
Project Manager
Advanced Solar Products, Inc.
www.advancedsolarproducts.com
