My name is Mark Moore and I currently live in Lake Ariel, Pa. I started my secondary education in 1990 when I attended Temple University. I majored in biology and unfortunately in my junior year I lacked the financial support to finish so had to withdraw. I then moved to NYC (East Harlem) where I worked at a mid-town restaurant, Sparks Steakhouse for 14 years. I was earning a very good living with free health care so my education was not a priority at that age of my life. In 2009, my wife and I moved permanently to Lake Ariel and I quickly realized how important education is in obtaining a ‘real career’.
I have always been interested in business and environmental issues. I would like to start a business in the renewable energy sector providing residential and commercial structures a clean source of energy. I plan on gaining experience in the energy/utility sector next summer working for Consolidated Edison in their development program(renewable/sustainability department). I have no prior experience in starting a business or even working in the energy sector, so my eyes and ears are wide open. I expect to learn a great deal in this course to help me better understand what is needed to start a business. I plan on working for ConEd for a few years to also gain knowledge in the energy sector. I hope to start my own company in 10 years based on all the knowledge and experience I will gain. I also hope to gain valuable knowledge from fellow classmates who already work in the energy field and from those who have started their own business’s.
I look forward to working with everyone this semester!
Hello Mark,
Thank you for commenting on my post. My realization that I need to go back to college was when a kid right out of college with no industry experience was hired to work in parallel with me and at the time I had over five years’ experience. I decided that if I wanted to make the kind of money that I need to (with only working one job), that I’d need a degree to back up all of the experience I already have. Kudos to you for coming back, the best advice that I was ever given was that time will pass whether you do something or not. That all being said, I’ve heard that ConED is a good company to work for and if you’d like to network outside of class – LinkedIn is great for that, here is my profile link: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ronnie-cheri-raxter/5/186/508/
Best regards,
Cheri
I started my year at the University of Scranton but after realizing I didn’t have what it takes to be a doctor I decided to go to Penn State Hazleton because I realized it was cheaper. After a year of school I dropped out and started working at Sheetz. I soon acknowledged that I didn’t want to work at Sheetz my whole life and that was the big wake up call so I re-enrolled in school and soon started working my way back up.
What I realize from most of these posts is that most of us want to go into some sort of energy related entrepreneurship, it’s probably a good idea to get some sort of place online or through Penn State besides a blog that we can all collaborate since most of us will have similar expertise when we graduate.
My Blog: http://engr312.dutton.psu.edu/2014/08/28/introduction-james-facciolla/