Energy Systems Sales & Training LLC Hires First Employee in "Green Resource Center"

Energy Systems Sales & Training LLC (ESST), a ‘green resource center’ located at 179 Freight Street in Waterbury, has hired their first employee Cornel Sampson Jr. of Winstead, Conn. as manager of warehouse and distribution. ESST was established to distribute solar products throughout Connecticut. This center was created for green building contractors and Connecticut-area homeowners through IMTI, The Industrial Management & Training Institute at 233 Mill Street in Waterbury, Connecticut (www.IMTI.edu) founded by Marcel Veronneau, co-owner of the Freight Street complex of offices and warehouses which are located in Waterbury’s Enterprise Zone. “In addition to being a green resource center, ESST was created to offer job opportunities. Cornel Sampson is the first of six employees we will hire in 2013,” stated Veronneau. A 2012 graduate of IMTI’s Solar PV Apprentice Training Program, Cornel Sampson Jr. is currently a staff sergeant with the CT Army National Guard in New Haven. In July 2013, he will celebrate 17 years in this service. A trained emergency medical technician with extensive combat service, Sampson was honorably discharged and awarded the Combat Medical Badge in 2010 when he returned from the U.S. war in Afghanistan. Recovering from combat injuries, he sought employment through the Department of Labor in Waterbury where advisor Jason Coppola connected him to New Opportunities, Inc. in Waterbury. Through New Opportunities, Inc., Sampson secured a position as assistant manager of the Connecticut Conservation Corps. in 2012 where he assisted in the finishing of building structures and restoration work in state parks statewide. In collaboration with the Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board (NRWIB) and the Department of Labor, Sampson was able to enroll in IMTI’s Solar PV Training Program from which he graduated in 2012. Upon graduation, he became the first hire for the newly-created Energy Systems Sales & Training, LLC green resource center. After completion of IMTI’s 15 week training program, graduates are job-ready for solar electric jobs. Veronneau stated that, “Nearly 80% of IMTI’s PV graduates are currently employed in the solar PV industry. IMTI offers a program that teaches students how to install, replace, repair and maintain solar photovoltaic systems, plus the storage and distribution of the energy created. Mr. Sampson is the first of five employees we plan to hire in 2013. Our ambition is to increase the number of employees from 5 in 2013 to 60 or 70 within the next 5 years for the distribution, retail sales, and eventually, manufacturing of solar products from our Freight Street location.” IMTI, The Industrial Management & Training Institute, was founded by Marcel Veronneau in 1986 at 233 Mill Street in Waterbury. A branch technical school was opened in 2004 in the Con Edison Training Center in Long Island City in Queens, New York. IMTI successfully trains electricians, solar PV technicians, plumbers, electronic systems and HVAC technicians in current technologies and job skills. All IMTI programs are career-oriented with classroom curriculums plus hands-on industry skills training. All classes are limited to 20 students for optimal one-on-one training. For more information on Energy Systems Sales & Training LLC, visit www.energysystemsllc.com. To learn more about IMTI technical training programs, visit IMTIUSA.COM or call 203-753-7910 in Waterbury, Connecticut.