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Sam Simonetta (906) 892-8504 Email: l-ces@hotmail.com
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Western Michigan University, 1990
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics Minor, WMU, 1988
- Commercial Wind Site Assessment Workshop, Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA), Custer, WI, November 2006
- Solar Domestic Hot Water Site Assessor Training, MREA, October 2006
- Abundant Renewable Energy (ARE) 10 KW Wind System on Guyed Tower Installation Workshop, MREA, Forestville, WI, October 2006
- Wind Systems Repair & Maintenance Training Workshop, MREA, July 2006
- Wind Turbine Design Considerations Workshop, MREA, July 2006
- Homebrew Wind Turbine Construction Workshop, MREA, Forestville, WI, May 2006
- Advanced Photovoltaics Installation Workshop, MREA, River Falls, WI, April 2006
- Intermediate Photovoltaics Workshop, MREA, April 2006
- Basic Photovoltaics/Site Assessor Training, MREA, March 2006
- Home Energy Rating System, Basic Inspector Certification Course, Energy Efficient Homes Midwest, Indianapolis, IN, April 2005
- Solar Water and Space Heating Workshop, MREA, April 2004
- Wind Site Assessor Certification Training taught by Mick Sagrillo,MREA, February 2003, Certified in May 2003
- Bergey 10 KW Wind System on Guyed Tower Installation Workshop , MREA, Blue Mounds, WI, September 2001
- Photovoltaics Introduction Workshop, MREA, September 2001
- Electronics Technology Courses, Southwestern Michigan College, Dowagiac, MI, Fall 1995
RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE
Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) , Custer, WI, 9/2008 to present
Instructor of Basic PV course
Northern Options Energy Center, Marquette, MI 1/2005 – present
Staff Engineer
- Conduct tours of Energy Center and Simonetta Five Star Home
- Present workshops on energy efficiency, weatherization, and renewable energy
Steve has been living off-grid in his wind and solar powered home since 2000. He has 35 years of industrial electrical, electronic and construction experience, specializing in motor/generator and power control. For fifteen of those years he was a technical training specialist, teaching solid state and power control to other technicians. He has been involved in alternative energy issues since installing his first solar hot water system in 1978 and is an alternative energy techinal consultant.
Steve teaches, lectures and writes on alternative energy technologies and issues.
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