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Any bad day I’ve had at work—if I’m getting frustrated or upset, I’ve had a long week and I just need a breather—I’ll go on top [of the turbine] and that’s an instant emotional change.
About Andrea
- I learned about wind energy in my senior year shop class in high school and was immediately drawn to it because I hadn’t heard anyone talking about the wind industry before.
- I reached out to someone who had graduated a few years before me and was working in the industry—he explained the steps he took to get to where he is and I followed.
- I went to trade school at MIAT College of Technology, where I spent seven months learning to become a wind turbine technician.
- Straight after completing school, I started my career in wind energy.
- I thought I was only going to work in wind energy for a short period of time while I figured out what I ultimately wanted to do for a career but I ended up falling in love with it!
- I’ve been in the field for a few years now and currently work as a wind turbine technician for DTE Energy.
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