Seth Stevens
Job Title: Assistant Project Manager
Company: DC Energy Innovations
Location: Essex, Vt.
Age: 27
Years on the Job: 2
Interests: Playing disc golf, fishing, and going river swimming
When he was in high school, Seth Stevens remembers seeing electrical panels hanging on a back wall in his industrial electrical classroom. He was able to wire simple things like a lighting circuit, which made an impression on him.
“The hands-on experience when I was younger really made a difference for me,” Stevens says.
After spending three years in high school doing residential and commercial wiring, he earned his associate’s degree in electrical engineering from Vermont Tech. Stevens, who is on his fourth and final year to earn his journeyman’s license, has been in the solar field for about a year-and-a-half now.
“I use what I have learned from going to class every day,” he says. “There are a lot of things to think about when you are in the field. I am still an apprentice, so I lean on my foreman for guidance.”
He says he enjoys what he is doing and has fun learning new things every day.
“When I first started in the company, I was more of a helper, but now I am more hands on with installing the solar equipment,” he says.
Although currently a solar installer, he is transitioning to becoming a journeyman electrician. In his current role, he is working on a 46-panel, 19kW solar system. Beyond the installation, he is helping the engineering team with designing the placement of the mounting for the solar array.
In the future, he sees himself as being a key leader for the company and earning his master’s license.
“I am always working to be better at what I do, and I plan to work hard and to keep improving and learning,” he says.
