Facilities Energy & Engineering (aka the Energy Conservation Office, aka ECO) hosted an Energy & Sustainability Career Panel on April 23rd. A panel of energy and sustainability experts spoke about how they got into the energy and sustainability industry and the projects they're currently working on.
0:00 - Intro
2:04 How long have you been at ECO and what does a day in your life at ECO look like?
8:24 What were you doing before you came to ECO and how did it lead to your current position?
14:21 What made you interested in energy and how did you know it was right for you?
17:13 Can you explain a bit more about what LEED is and what jobs involve LEED?
20:56 What skills are important for someone who wants to work in a position like yours or break into the sustainability field?
22:20 Tom, Can you tell us about your decision to go back to school and then continue on to do a masters in environmental engineering?
25:42 Rhys, can you tell us about the Energy Graduate Group and the Zero Net Energy class.
28:40 What advice would you give to a recent graduate or senior at UC Davis?
35:23 What’s your favorite thing about working at ECO?