13 graduate from Advanced Wind Technician Program
Congratulations to our latest Advanced Wind Technician Program graduates!
These students graduated with 24 Industry Recognized Certifications after just 20 weeks! This class has a 100% placement rate with many of them starting work next week.
A few stats for this class:
◾ Highest offer was $27/hour plus a $5000 relocation allowance
◾ Lowest offer was $23/hour plus per diem and work truck
◾ $25 Median starting wage
◾ 1/3 of the certifications received are global certifications
◾ 241 Technical Skills accomplished
◾ 30,000' Climbed
◾ 125' Emergency Evacuation Drill
Below are the graduate's names, home town, and company/site hired on with:
David Alvarado – Woodward, OK - Nextera - Flat Black Ridge in Blackwell, OK
Trent Abbott – Shattuck, OK - Vestas - Kingfisher Wind in Okarche, OK
Kalley Kirk – Darrouzett, TX - Vestas, 25 Mile Creek in Gage, OK
Jace Thomas – Woodward, OK - Enel - Chisholm View in Hunter, OK
Darwyn Davidson – Mooreland, OK - Vestas - Frontier in Blackwell, OK
Caylon Shaw – Woodward, OK - Nextera - Mammoth Plains in Oakwood, OK
Alejandro Lopez – Woodward, OK - Enel - Osage in Burbank, OK
Preston Thomazin – Shattuck, OK - Nextera - Flat Black Ridge in Blackwell, OK
Jace Silk -Elk City, OK - Vestas - Frontier in Blackwell, OK
Adrain Brady – Ponca City, OK - Airway Services - Travel Tech
Dyson Hazelbaker – Vici, OK - Deutsche Windtechnik - Crossroads in Canton, OK
Oscar Flores – Woodward, OK - Enel - Buffalo Dunes in Satanta, KS
Lorenzo Figueroa - Beaver, OK - Invenergy - Sundance in Aline, OK
Congrats to David Alvarado who was voted on by the students to receive the "Student of the Class!"
Congrats to JP Shirkey for being chosen by the students as the "Support Instructor of the Class!"
The winners of the "Wind Olympics" were: Darwyn Davidson, David Alvarado, Trent Abbott, and Caylon Shaw!
Wind Technician is the Fastest Growing Occupation after Practical Nursing according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics!
We are very proud of you all and we wish you the very best!
Our next Wind Tech Program begins in July.
