Joseph Murphy
Blackwood,NJ
Summary
Dedicated Home Weatherization Field Technician III with 27 months of experience at PSE&G and CMC Energy, specializing in comprehensive energy assessments and tailored weatherization recommendations that enhance energy efficiency and drive significant cost savings for residential properties. Extensive hands-on experience across multiple departments has fostered a deep understanding of industry practices and technical nuances. Seeking to transition into the Proposal Coordinator role, leveraging a strong foundation in technical expertise, exceptional customer service, meticulous attention to detail, and persuasive writing skills to effectively review work orders, generate insightful reports, and support financial requests to meet contractual obligations and organizational goals.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Home Weatherization Field Technician III
CMC Energy
Hamilton, New Jersey, United States
03.2024 - Current
- Conduct detailed home energy audits, advising homeowners on energy-saving practices, as well as the installation of energy-saving measures at the time of assessment.
- Conduct safety tests on homeowners' gas-fired appliances to ensure proper function and meet program thresholds.
- Perform blower door home depressurization testing to BPI standards, as well as in accordance with program guidelines, to ensure an acceptable building air standard.
- Recommending and producing detailed work proposals to program specifications, aiming to drive down homeowner energy usage.
- Identifying hazards to both homeowners and company alike, with attention to detail.
- Maintaining a sense of extraordinary customer service, and leaving homeowners feeling educated and emboldened to take action to conserve energy, helping create program awareness through customer-customer referrals.
- Communicated with Field Operations Supervisors to report progress, discuss issues, and mitigate any potential customer concerns.
- Minimized potential hazards through adherence to safety guidelines, as well as utilizing proper PPE during all field assessments.
- Supported team members in addressing challenging technical issues, sharing expertise and knowledge when needed.
Weatherization Field Technician II
CMC Energy
Hamilton, New Jersey, United States
10.2023 - 03.2024
- Analyze Comfort Partners and Home Weatherization Programs' work orders to load the correct insulating materials due for installation onto company vehicles
- Utilize tools to properly install insulating material to both HW and CP specs, including but not limited to drills, nail guns, circular saws, commercial foam guns, caulk guns
- Some experience in blown-in insulation and operation capability
- Provide picture-evidence of job completion to Team Lead for uploading to CompanyCam
- Communicate with customers about proposed work-scope
- Apply mastic sealant and other energy saving measures to customers' HVAC system
Weatherization Trainee
Workforce Opportunity Services/ PSE&G Sponsored On The Job Training Program
Newark, NJ, United States
05.2023 - 09.2023
- Take the pre-employment knowledge test to be one of 30 handpicked by program managers out of 300 total applicants.
- Completed company-required training via Zoom, not limited to racial sensitivity training, and conflict resolution training.
- Completed the Building Science and Principles certification, as well as OSHA 10 and OSHA 30, under PSE&G guidance.
- Shadowed Field Technician III Home Weatherization Energy Auditors to conduct assessments of customer homes
- Assisted in conducting CST and BDT to test for system performance and building air standard as a requirement for work completion.
- Shadowed in-house weatherization technicians to learn what insulating materials are used, why they are used, as well as how to properly install.
Skills
- Providing excellent customer service and peer communication, lending knowledge when sought, and seeking when unknown
- Conducts detailed and proper home energy assessments in accordance to program guidelines and leaving homeowners with a quality assessment
- Knowledge of proper insulation installation
- Physically capable of air sealing homes, and knowing why it's deemed necessary in a proper work scope
- Conducting CST and BDT to program specifications, in accordance with BPI standards, and ensuring they meet program thresholds
- Accurately assessing work orders created by Home Weatherization and Comfort Partner Program Technicians
- Strong computer skills, able to create Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoints as needed
- Knowledge and proper usage of power tools
- Knowledge and proper usage of hand tools
- Energy and water-saving measure installation experience
Certification
- Building Analyst- Technician, Building Performance Institute, ISLES, March 2024, Attend classes and learn how to properly conduct a home energy assessment in accordance to BPI standards, referencing ANSI/ASHRAE.
- OSHA 30, Workforce Opportunity Services, May 2023, Assess different safety rules pertaining to job sites and situations we find commonly find ourselves in and how to properly maintain a sense of responsibility in oneself when making decisions in the workplace.
- Building Science and Principles, Workforce Opportunity Services, May 2023, Learn different ways air travels through the home via stack effect, as well as how to assess and address said effect.
- OSHA 10, Workforce Opportunity Services, May 2023, Assess different safety rules pertaining to job sites and situations we find commonly find ourselves in and how to properly maintain a sense of responsibility in oneself when making decisions in the workplace.
Timeline
Home Weatherization Field Technician III
CMC Energy
03.2024 - Current
Weatherization Field Technician II
CMC Energy
10.2023 - 03.2024
Weatherization Trainee
Workforce Opportunity Services/ PSE&G Sponsored On The Job Training Program
05.2023 - 09.2023