All Energy Solar announced major growth milestones this year, with our 6,000th solar installation and our 200th employee. Now with 2023 on the horizon, we are barrelling towards a team of 300. As our company grows, we want to keep that family-owned, family-friendly culture. We’re proud of the exceptional team that we’ve built, and we want to acquaint you with some of the great people working at All Energy Solar.
With that in mind, we’ve been collecting introductions to some of our teammates. You can see our previous installment from August here, as well as Meet the Crew from September and the people we met in October. We have had the privilege of meeting many of our crews and techs so far, and while we haven’t quite met everyone yet on our crews we are going to start sprinkling in our office teams as well. Here is our installment for November.
Human Resources & Administration, Minnesota
Left to Right: Angela A. (joined 09/2018), Vicki Y. (joined 12/2021) Jennifer G. (joined 04/2022)
We are happy to introduce the HR & Admin “crew” – Angela, Vicki, and Jennifer! This team is usually the first point of contact for new employees, and is involved in everything from recruiting to event planning to winter gear handout! Take a look below to get to our know HR team better.
Who: | Human Resources Manager: Jennifer G. Human Resources Coordinator: Vicki Y. Office Manager: Angela A. |
Describe your job in 3 words | Helpful, Supportive and Person centric. |
What do you love doing the most in your work? | Working with others and helping our co-workers. |
What is your favorite thing about working at All Energy Solar? | The People. The collaborative-ness and the sparkling water. |
What is the best advice you can give to someone who wants to work for us? | Be open-minded, be ready, and willing to learn. |
What is something people don’t know about you? | Jennifer – Has an identical twin sister and volunteers at the Superbowl. Angela – Played the Piano and minored in music in college. Vicki – Likes astrology. |
If you could be a cartoon, which cartoon would you be? | Jennifer – Ariel from Little Mermaid Angela – Carmen Sani Diego Vicki – A Minion |
Warehouse Crew, Massachusetts
Shown: Nicholas S. (joined 05/2022)
Here we introduce our Massachusetts Warehouse Crew meet Nicholas! We have a small but mighty crew supporting our Massachusetts branch, and Nicholas’ favorite thing about working at AES are his co-workers. Outside of work Nicholas is a skateboard instructor and runs 6 miles a day! Keep it up Nicholas! Learn more about Nicholas below.
Who: | ESV Tech & Warehouse Tech: Nicholas S. |
Describe your job in 3 words | Fun, exciting, rewarding |
What do you love doing the most in your work? | Having the flexibility to work at your pace and the variety of work you can do. |
What is your favorite thing about working at All Energy Solar? | My coworkers. |
What is the best advice you can give to someone who wants to work for us? | Positive attitude, willingness to do the job |
What is something people don’t know about you? | He is a skateboard instructor and for the past 3 months – been running 6 miles every day. |
If you could be in a movie, which movie would that be? | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective |
Warehouse Crew, Wisconsin
Left to Right – Paul H. (Joined 4/2021) Wayne A. (Joined 09/2020)
Highlighting our Wisconsin Warehouse Crew, please meet Paul and Wayne! Their favorite thing about working at All Energy Solar is knowing what a positive impact our work is having on our local communities. Thanks for all of the hard work that you’ve put in this season, and thank you for sharing such a neat photo of our Wisconsin warehouse!
Who: | Regional Operations Specialist: Wayne A. ESV / Warehouse Technician: Paul H. |
Describe your job in 3 words | Multitasking, commuting and forecasting. |
What do you love doing the most in your work? | Being able to communicate with the homeowners, seeing all the progress and customer satisfaction. |
What is your favorite thing about working at All Energy Solar? | Being able to work close from home, the overall community and knowing what a good impact we are doing. |
What is the best advice you can give to someone who wants to work for us? | Be committed, have strong work ethics and have clear communication. Have humiliation and learn from your mistakes. |
What is something people don’t know about you? | Wayne – is a musician. He has been playing instruments since he was 6 years old. He knows how to play the triumph, guitar and dulcimer. Paul – Strongly hates sandbar camping other than that he likes to camp. |
What is the best concert you have ever been to? | Wayne – Dead and Company’s concert. Paul – has only gone to one concert before so it would have to be 3 Bunnies. |
Engineering Site Visit Team, Minnesota
Left to Right – Adam F. (Joined in 06/2022), Eric E. (Joined 04/2021), Mike R. (Joined 09/2017), Mike M. (Joined in 01/2022), Che C. (Joined 4/2022)
This crew is our Minnesota based Engineering Site Visit team – meet Adam, Eric, Mike R, Mike M and Che! This team loves the culture at All Energy, and believes that having a positive attitude is the most important thing for a person who wants to work with us. This team has has quite a few interests, including music, snowboarding, a coaching, and chickens! Big thanks to our ESV team and the important work that you do engaging with our customers and kicking off our projects!!
Who: | ESV Technicians: Adam F.
Che C.
Eric E.
Mike M.
Mike R. |
Describe your job in 3 words | Dirty, fun and adventurous. |
What do you love doing the most in your work? | Drone flying, meeting the customers and other critters and being able to advocate for green energy. |
What is your favorite thing about working at All Energy Solar? | The people. Having a green color job and the culture at AES. |
What is the best advice you can give to someone who wants to work for us? | Be open minded and have the willingness to learn. Be dependable, diligent and most importantly positive attitude. |
What is something people don’t know about you? | Adam – Has been to over 1000 concerts! His favorite genre of concerts are Jam Band. Che – Was a travel musician in the east coast for years and just retired 2 years ago. Eric – Loves to ski and snowboard. Mike M – Has 6 chickens. Mike R – Coaches hockey. |
Do you have any phobias? | Adam – Has a phobia of Sea Snakes Che – Another knee injury Eric – Phobia of Spiders
Mike M – Bad Drivers Mike R – Staying Healthy |
Residential Install Crew 4, Minnesota
Left to Right. Tanner J. (Joined 8/2020) John B. (Joined 7/2022), Tony O. (Joined 3/2018), Powers M. (Joined 3/2022)
This spotlight is on our Minnesota Residential Crew #4 – meet Tanner, John, Tony and Powers (what a name for a Solar expert!!)! This crew loves making a difference every day and the camaraderie that they experience working at All Energy Solar. SAFETY ABOVE ALL is their advice for someone considering working on a crew. These gentlemen have some interesting facts and phobias – learn more about the team below!.
Who: | Lead Installer: Tanner J.
Installer: Powers M.
Electrician: John B.
Apprentice: Tony O. |
Describe your job in 3 words | Delightful, satisfying, challenging |
What do you love doing the most in your work? | Making a difference every day. |
What is your favorite thing about working at All Energy Solar? | The camaraderie. |
What is the best advice you can give to someone who wants to work for us? | Safety above all |
What is something people don’t know about you? | Tanner – Can’t snap or whistle. John – Enjoys singing show tunes to the crew. Powers – Loves going to the gym. Tony – Is a trekkie |
What are your phobias: | Tanner – Needles, blood, and Minneapolis turkeys Powers – Wasps John – Heights and electrocution Tony – Bears |
You could have a bright(er) future ahead of you!
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