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Tom King ten\u00eda un trabajo decente en la distribuci\u00f3n de productos agr\u00edcolas, pero no se levantaba cada d\u00eda con la pasi\u00f3n de ir a trabajar. As\u00ed que comenz\u00f3 a buscar otra cosa que hacer.<\/p>\n

Conoci\u00f3 de una oportunidad de hacer voluntariado en una organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro llamada GRID Alternatives, que ense\u00f1aba a los voluntarios a instalar energ\u00eda solar para los propietarios de viviendas de bajos ingresos. Sin experiencia previa en energ\u00eda solar, Tom decidi\u00f3 conducir hasta la nueva oficina regional de Los \u00c1ngeles y inscribirse para hacer voluntariado.<\/p>\n

Despu\u00e9s de participar en varias instalaciones solares con GRID Alternatives, luego tom\u00f3 clases de energ\u00eda solar en la cercana Centro de habilidades de East Los Angeles<\/a>. Gracias a la creaci\u00f3n de redes y a la acumulaci\u00f3n de experiencia en el sector solar, Tom consigui\u00f3 r\u00e1pidamente un puesto como Director de Operaciones en Phat Energy<\/a>, una empresa local y en crecimiento dedicada a la energ\u00eda solar.<\/p>\n

Hoy en d\u00eda, Tom se siente orgulloso y apasionado por la industria en la que trabaja y se dedica a ayudar a otros aspirantes a empleos verdes ofreci\u00e9ndoles asesoramiento y dando conferencias sobre energ\u00eda solar y carreras profesionales. Es miembro del Consejo Asesor de Colegio Municipal de Pasadena<\/a> que recientemente inici\u00f3 un programa de educaci\u00f3n solar y ha asesorado a Fundaci\u00f3n Nacional de Ciencias<\/a> Sobre c\u00f3mo promover la industria solar.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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