Maureen J. Faircloth
Solar Installer, Racking flashing
Sacramento, CA · (916) 555 0120 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/maureenjfaircloth
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Nine years in residential solar installation, four as a crew lead.
SYSTEMS INSTALLED
Composition and tile roof arrays, microinverters, string inverters, home battery storage.
SPECIALTIES
Racking and flashing, conduit runs, inverter and battery termination, rapid shutdown.
TOOLS
Insulation resistance tester, clamp meter, torque tools, Aurora Solar, ServiceTitan.
CREDENTIALS
North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners photovoltaic installation professional. California electrician trainee registration.
EDUCATION
Certificate in solar photovoltaic installation, Sacramento City College.
Results at a Glance
640
Residential systems totaling
20
Module composition roof
18 months
Recordable injury
1%
Changing the module
Executive Summary
Residential solar installer with nine years on roofs across the Central Valley, the last four running a three person crew. Sets racking and modules, pulls conduit, terminates inverters and battery systems, and hands each job to inspection ready for permission to operate. Certified by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners.
Signature Achievements
- Installed 640 residential systems totaling 4.8 megawatts with a first time inspection pass rate of 96 percent.
- Took average crew installation time on a 20 module composition roof job from two days to one and a half.
- Ran 18 months without a recordable injury on a crew working tile roofs above 24 feet.
- Cut callback rate on rapid shutdown faults to under 1 percent by changing the module level shutdown commissioning check.
- Trained nine new installers through their first sixty days, seven of whom are still with the company.
Professional Experience
Lead Solar Installer
Valley Oak Solar and Roofing, Sacramento, CA 2019 to present
Crew lead for a residential installer completing about 400 systems a year across Sacramento, Yolo and Placer counties.
- Leads a three person crew through layout, flashing, racking, module setting and direct current wiring on residential roofs.
- Terminates string inverters, microinverters and home battery systems and commissions the monitoring.
- Sets rapid shutdown, labeling and disconnect details to National Electrical Code article 690 so the inspection clears in one visit.
- Walks the roof with the homeowner at the end of the job and covers monitoring, shutdown and what to expect from the utility.
- Holds the daily safety brief and inspects anchor points and harnesses before anyone goes up.
Solar Installer
Delta Ridge Home Energy, Stockton, CA 2016 to 2019
Installer on a two crew company doing residential retrofits and reroof and solar packages.
- Set racking and modules on composition, tile and standing seam metal roofs.
- Pulled and bent conduit from the array to the service panel and to remote disconnects.
- Repaired and replaced failed microinverters and optimizers on service calls.
Licensure and Certification
North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners photovoltaic installation professional, 2021
California electrician trainee registration, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
Occupational Safety and Health Administration thirty hour construction card
Education
Certificate in solar photovoltaic installation, Sacramento City College, 2016
Core Skills
Racking and flashing · Module setting · Conduit bending · Inverter termination · Battery storage installation · Rapid shutdown commissioning · Insulation resistance testing · Fall protection · Customer walkthrough