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20 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Jim O'Connor <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Mr. Jim O'Connor <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 112 Cheshire Dr. <br /> Hillsborough nc 27278 <br /> Phone (Day): 5087365336 <br /> Phone (Evening): 5087365336 <br /> Phone (Cell): 5087365336 <br /> Email: jimoconnor3e@gmail.com <br /> Place of Employment: 3E Enterprises Group <br /> Job Title: Project Development Dir. <br /> Year of OC Residence: 2017 <br /> Township of Residence: Hillsborough <br /> Zone of Residence: <br /> Sex: Male <br /> Ethnic Background: white <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> NC Sustainable Energy Association, Sierra Club, TLC, ENO River Organization, grant <br /> approved for Weaver Street Market EV charging station, REI Coop, was Energy <br /> Committee chair at my past town and we installed a 1 .7mW solar farm which will save the <br /> town over $2.7mil and an energy performance contract which saved the town over $2mil <br /> in building upgrades. I was a citizen scientist with my kids monitoring/maintaining the <br /> health of the Blackstone river via the Audubon society. I ve been looking forward to <br /> involving myself back into my new community and I hope you give me a chance to help <br /> you meet the great goals of the Orange County Climate Council. Thanks for your <br /> consideration. <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> None at this time, I m learning about the political structure and opportunities in <br /> Hillsborough and Orange County since mid 2017. <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Orange County Climate Council <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I m a trained engineer and raised my children as environmentalists and hopefully taught them <br /> how live, using the triple bottom line (3P s) method. I earned a NABCEP certification in solar PV <br /> installation in 2010, have written over 6 successful grants for solar, wind, small hydro projects <br /> and EV charging stations in MA and in NC. We used two of the grants to create a learning <br /> opportunity for 6-12 grade with them video taping the Solar PV installation and presenting to the <br /> student body. I ve been self-employed the majority of my life and understand how to help <br /> create; a goal, a project team to achieve that goal and the infrastructure to maintain the solution <br /> installed. My decade long work with my past municipality taught me about the intricacies of <br /> working in this space and how to present new ideas to early adopters and the general citizenry. <br />