Spotlight: Operations Interns Sam and Jenny
Spotlight on a Solar Pro: Operations Interns Sam and Jenny
This spotlight on a Solar Pro are our operations interns, Sam and Jenny. Meet Sam Robbins and Jenny Nguyen. Sam and Jenny started internships at Renu Energy Solutions around the same time in early summer 2018. In the time they’ve spent in the office each has had an opportunity to sink their teeth into the important work of coordinating solar installation projects to serve our customers.
Sam Robbins went to Virginia Tech for undergrad and is pursuing his Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering at NC State University. He hopes to become a professional in the solar industry in the coming year.
Through his internship at Renu Energy Sam’s been developing the skills he needs to be a true agent of change helping America become more energy independent while mitigating the threat of climate change through mainstream implementation of solar PV. His team members point to his hard work helping handle customers’ applications for the Duke Energy solar rebate as a time when he’s already shown what he’s made of! He says he takes pride in the fact that his work helped families take control of their energy needs, aided in solar PV project development, and that he was just one cog in the well-oiled-machine that is Renu Energy Solutions.
He’s excited to be joining the solar industry at a time when panels are increasing in efficiency and solar installations are becoming more affordable. He sees combo installations that integrate solar energy with battery storage and electric vehicle charging as a frontier – and he sees attention to the client as an area where Renu is outdoing the competition.
In his spare time, Sam takes care of his many puppies (he admits he’s obsessed) and enjoys exploring the beautiful City of Charlotte.
Jenny Nguyen hails from Atlanta, speaks English and Vietnamese, and draws energy from her role working every day to familiarize people with the benefits of going solar. She currently attends UNC Charlotte and has served as a teaching assistant, and she found her passion in helping the environment after a trip to Colorado through the University of Montana where she spent 3 weeks camping the Rockies doing research and field work learning about the ecology and geology of the area.
Jenny Nguyen hails from Atlanta, speaks English and Vietnamese, and draws energy from her role working every day to familiarize people with the benefits of going solar. She currently attends UNC Charlotte and has served as a teaching assistant, and she found her passion in helping the environment after a trip to Colorado through the University of Montana where she spent 3 weeks camping the Rockies doing research and field work learning about the ecology and geology of the area.
Her internship has provided a real jumpstart careerwise in a fast-paced and environmentally responsible field. She quickly learned how the entire solar process works, like installation, products, and the paperwork involved. She has a vantage point to see projects start as a signed contract, progress through local permitting and utility applications, and to get an installation scheduled and inspections passed. Jenny is proud anytime she can make an installation happen quicker and easier by verifying documents and securing the necessary approvals.
In her spare time she loves working out and being active, reading and cooking. In the future she plans to continue her education to pursue environmental engineering as a career, as well as become a certified geologist in training, which relates to why she wanted to explore the solar industry with this internship.
She remarks that within her first month at Renu she could tell the company is in the midst of growing and is destined to continue in that direction as the solar field explodes in the Carolinas. Renu Energy Solutions is grateful to have had Sam and Jenny as operations interns this year and thanks them for their work.
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Read about the experience of Austin Winecoff, Summer 2018 Solar Installation Intern
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Roof-size/available space: When we look at the size of your roof and the space available, we gather data that tell us the maximum number of solar panels your home or site can hold and we even consider shading. We use a software “Suneye” which takes a 360 picture of your roof and we use this photo to determine if your home is a good candidate for solar.
Energy Usage: When we determine energy usage we look at your past electrical bills from over the course of a year to make sure your system isn’t too big or too small.
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