Fall 2018 Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) Solar Training Academy, National Latino Education Institute, Chicago, IL
Spring 2018 Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) Solar Training Academy Parkland College, Champaign, IL
Spring 2017 Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) Solar Training Academy Heartland College Bloomington, IL
Alex Jarvis is an experienced instructor in renewable energy and photovoltaic (PV) design and installation. He has worked with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) since 2009 in five different states, teaching varied levels of education.
Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) Solar Training Academy, Spring 2016, Lead instructor for Bloomington/Normal, IL MREA Training Academy. The Academy was held at Heartland Community College.
Advanced photo-voltaic class held at the Renew The Earth Institute at Custer, WI, fall 2012
INSTRUCTION RESUMÉ
Alex has led over 50 workshops/trainings logging over 1200 hours across the US for the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA), Everblue Training Institute and Clean Edison. As a PV technical advisor for Purdue University, Alex helped guide Purdue's entry to a second place overall finish in the 2011 international Solar Decathlon competition held in Washington DC.
Renewable Energy Certifications
North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Installer, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018
Degree
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Indiana University, 1988
Published Works
Technical editor- "Photovoltaics Design and Installation for Dummies Wiley Publishing.
Authored several renewable energy articles for the Ryder Magazine and The MREA newsletter.
Instructing History
Photovoltaic Classes Instructed for the Indiana Department of Energy
February 2009 - Basic PV - Ivy Tech Campus, South Bend Indiana, February 3rd 8 hours
February 2009 - Basic PV - Fort Wayne Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana, February 4th 8 hours
Photovoltaic Classes Taught for the Midwest Renewable Energy Association
March 2009 – MREA PV101 Basic PV - Greyslake Community College, Greyslake, IL, March 28th 8 hours
June 2009 – Renewable Energy Fair Presenter, PV-Custer, WI.
July 25, 2009 – MREA PV101 Basic PV, Greyslake Community College, Greyslake, IL 8 hours
October 10, 2009 – MREA PV101 Basic PV, Heartland Community College, Bloomington, IL 8 hours
March, 2010 – MREA PV205 Intermediate PV, Habitat For Humanity, Milwaukee, WI 16 hours
August, 2010 – MREA PV205 Intermediate PV, MREA's Renew the Earth Institute, Custer, WI 16 hours
September, 2010 – MREA PV205 Intermediate PV, Habitat For Humanity, Milwaukee, WI 16 hours
September, 2010 – MREA PV301 PV Design and Installation, Habitat For Humanity, Milwaukee, WI 32 hours
October, 2010 – MREA PV205 Intermediate, MREA's Renew the Earth Institute, Custer, WI 16 hours
October, 2010 – MREA PV301 PV Design and Installation, MREA's Renew the Earth Institute, Custer, WI 32 hours
March, 2011 – MREA PV205 Intermediate PV, Habitat For Humanity, Milwaukee, WI 16 hours
March, 2011 – MREA PV301 PV Design and Installation, Habitat For Humanity, Milwaukee, WI 32 hours
July, 2011 – MREA August, 2011 – MREA Intermediate PV PV205 16 hours, PV301 Design and Install 32 hours
October, 2011 – MREA Basic PV101 - Bloomington, IN 8 hours
July, 2012 – MREA PV701 PV Train the Trainer, MREA REI Custer, WI 40 hours
August, 2012 – MREA PV301 PV Design and Installation, MREA, REI Custer, WI 32 hours
September, 2013 – MREA PV205, PV301 Design and Install, Co-Instructor 48 hours Custer, WI
December, 2014 – MREA PV606, PV Training for Code Officials 6 hours
January, 2015 – MREA PV101 Basic PV, Heartland College, Bloomington, IL 8 hours
January, 2015 – MREA PV201 PV Site Assessor, Heartland College, Bloomington, IL 8 hours
February, 2015 – MREA PV205 Intermediate PV, Heartland College, Bloomington, IL 16 hours
March, 2015 – MREA PV301 PV Design Lab, Heartland College, Bloomington, IL 16 hours
April, 2015 – MREA PV301 PV Design Lab, Heartland College, Bloomington, IL 16 hours
May, 2015 – MREA PV 203 PV Sales and Finance, Heartland College, Bloomington, IL 8 hours
October/November 2015 – MREA PV 203 PV Sales and Finance On-Line, Custer, WI 8 hours
January, 2016 – MREA PV201 PV Site Assessor, Heartland College, Bloomington, IL 8 hours
February, 2016 – MREA PV205 Intermediate PV, Heartland College, Bloomington, IL 16 hours
March, 2016 – MREA PV301 PV Design Lab, Heartland College, Bloomington, IL 16 hours
April, 2016 – MREA PV301 PV Design Lab, Heartland College, Bloomington, IL 16 hours
May, 2016 – MREA PV 203 PV Sales and Finance, Heartland College, Bloomington, IL 8 hours
January, 2017 – MREA PV201 PV Site Assessor, Heartland College, Bloomington, IL 8 hours
February, 2017 – MREA PV205 Intermediate PV, Heartland College, Bloomington, IL 16 hours
March, 2017 – MREA PV301 PV Design Lab, Heartland College, Bloomington, IL 16 hours
April, 2017 – MREA PV301 PV Design Lab, Heartland College, Bloomington, IL 16 hours
January, 2018 – MREA PV201 PV Site Assessor, Parkland College, Champaign, IL 8 hours
February, 2018 – MREA PV205 Intermediate PV, Parkland College, Champaign, IL 16 hours
March, 2018 – MREA PV301 PV Design Lab, Heartland College, Champaign, IL 16 hours
April, 2018 – MREA PV301 PV Design Lab, Heartland College, Champaign, IL 16 hours
October/November, 2018 – MREA PV101 Basic PV, 201 PV Site Assessor, MREA PV202 PV301 PV Design Lab Chicago, IL 48 hours
Renewable Energy Classes Taught for Everblue Training
April, May 2011 - Solar PV Associate Camp, Ivy Tech, Acer Mitteral New Carlisle, IN – Burns Harbor, IN 64 hours
September, 2011 – Solar PV Installer, Fort Dix, NJ hours 72 hours
October, November, 2011 – Solar PV Installer, Cleveland, OH 54 hours
March, 2012 – PV Associate, 5-Day Intensive – MidAmerica Science Park, Scottsburg, IN 40 hours
June, 2012 – PV Installer, 5-Day Intensive – MidAmerica Science Park, Scottsburg, IN 40 hours
August, 2013 – PV Installer, 5-Day Intensive – IADT, Schaumburg, IL 40 hours
May, 2015 – PV Installer, 5-Day Intensive – Bloomington, IN 40 hours
August, 2015 – PV Installer, 5-Day Intensive – Everblue Training HQ, Charlotte, NC 40 hours
Renewable Energy Classes for Brown County Community Resource Center
January, February, August, 2011, March 2012 Basic PV, PV 5-day intensive 120 hours
Site Assessment 2013 Summer, 2014 Fall 64 hours
Renewable Energy Classes for Purdue University
June, 2011 PV Installation, Solar Decathalon