Continuing education
for the future

Practitioner-led training in distributed energy resources, power, and mission-critical operations.

Core Technical Domains

Renewable Energies

Power Systems

Energy Storage

Mission-Critical Infrastructure

Industrial Power

High-Voltage Wiring

Why Systems Training Matters

Traditional training isolates engineering, construction, and operations. Ascend unifies them under a single framework to prevent field failures.

Siloed Execution

SCHEMA A: UNCOORDINATED
OPERATIONAL VOID
Engineers
Designers
Operators
Commissioners
Permitting
Installers

Projects slow down when design, permitting, construction, and operations are not aligned from the beginning.

Systems Thinking

SCHEMA B: INTEGRATED SYNC
SYSTEMS CORE
Engineers
Designers
Operators
Commissioners
Permitting
Installers

Engineering, permitting, installation, and operations are aligned through shared workflows, documentation standards, and operational awareness.

Where Projects Break Down

01
Design Decisions Made in Isolation

Electrical layouts are created without considering installation access, trench routing, equipment lead times, or utility requirements.

02
Utility & Permitting Disconnects

Plan sets pass internal review but fail utility or AHJ review because local requirements, documentation standards, or code adoption differences were missed.

03
Field Conditions Don’t Match The Plans

Site dimensions, underground conflicts, existing infrastructure, or equipment clearances differ from the original assumptions used during design.

How ASCEND Approaches Training Differently

01
Cross-Discipline Project Thinking

Students learn how engineering, permitting, procurement, construction, and operations affect each other throughout the project lifecycle.

02
Utility & AHJ Awareness

Training includes real-world utility coordination, interconnection workflows, documentation requirements, and permitting expectations.

03
Real-World Execution Focus

Courses are built around operational scenarios, field constraints, revision workflows, and actual project coordination challenges — not just theory.

Workforce Training for EPCs & Operators

ASCEND develops practitioner-led training built around how projects are actually designed, constructed, commissioned, and operated in the field.

  • Real Project Workflows

    Training aligned to actual equipment platforms, utility requirements, commissioning processes, and field coordination challenges.

  • Operational Readiness

    Help standardize technical understanding across engineering, installation, commissioning, and operations teams.

  • Industry-Led Instruction

    Courses are developed and taught by active professionals working in renewable energy, power systems, and mission-critical infrastructure.

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Taught by Active Professionals

Courses are taught by practitioners working directly in renewable energy, power systems, infrastructure, and mission-critical operations.

DP

Devyn Pizzo

Solar Design & Project Engineering Instructor

JK

Jay Kallsen

Mission-Critical Infrastructure Instructor

JW

Julia Weigel

Energy & Infrastructure Policy Instructor

JC

John-Ross Cromer

Solar & Storage Instructor

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Imran Shaikh

Solar Instructor | Electrical Engineer