"Powered by People" is a blog series profiling the team members who make our impactful energy solutions possible.
In this installment, we’re spotlighting James Vasquez, who joined HCI Energy after a short project in 2019 turned into a full-time role, and a cross-country move from LA to Kansas City.
I am part of the technical team... I am somewhat of a utility player. I do everything from support to training to management.
By the time I returned home, I had an offer for full time sitting in my inbox. HCI was a small startup of about 10 employees at that time. They were building out the team and thought I would be a good addition since I had worked with a couple of the HCI team members on prior projects.
At the time, I wasn't prepared to move across the country for a full-time gig, but as 2020 was ushered in, a lot of things changed. With an emphasis on secure employment, health insurance, and housing, I felt it was the right time to seek out a solid foundation, and HCI felt like the perfect fit.
It is important to provide both our customers and new hires with a complete understanding of how our systems work.
Currently, I am working on developing a technical training program here at HCI where we look at both the hardware and software layers and how they relate to one another.
We take pride in the proprietary software we developed in-house. Although presented well and easy to understand, our system is very complex. Beyond the power side of things, we integrate several different components and employ many different protocols.