By Casey Callais -- It was a long month, but blueEnergy is proud to
have sponsored five local staff members to become certified welders
through INATEC. Gilberto Funez, Alvin "Gutrie" McCrae, William Mendez, Hector Candler and
Vladamir Pao all received their certificates for completing the
fifty-one hours of classwork and practical training.
"This was a blueEnergy effort and I consider the thanks
should be to them," said water technician Vladamir Pao. "I feel excited
to have finished."
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| Pelen, William, Vladamir and Gilberto cut tubing |
This will help strengthen blueEnergy's
water and the energy teams, both of which rely on quality metalworking
skills. The digging of wells requires constructing special bits from raw
materials. Water filter molds are built from 3/8" plate steel and frames
for solar installations are usually welded as well. This will speed up the process for building and repairing custom equipment for the field.
This was also the first time that INATEC was afforded the opportunity
to try out the new classroom equipment since receiving it in 2011. The
institution hopes to begin regular metalworking classes later this
year.
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| Alvin "Gutrie" McCrea shows off his certificate |
So good that this kind of opportunity are been offered to people who is interesting on improving their skills.
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