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How did an adolescent who could hardly speak German and only had limited understanding of electrical systems become a trainer for PV inverters?
\nI would like to tell a short story about my career and the opportunities I took advantage of in this blog. My story begins in 1998 in the northern rural region of an idyllic island in the Atlantic (La Palma<\/a>). After I completed the elementary school program offered at the Santo Domingo secondary school, I was already convinced that I did not have a future here, unless I became a farmer or fisherman. This is why it became quite obvious to me that I had to say “adios<\/b>, La Palma”. I headed off on my journey into the unknown. But what now? Where to?
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Adios La Palma \u2013 Time to head to North Hesse<\/h5>\n

I was given the opportunity to live in a host family in North Hesse<\/b> until I was 18. In North Hesse? Should I expect that North Hesse would offer me better working conditions than those where I come from?
\nAs I later found out, it was exactly the right decision. I completed my German certificate of secondary education and drew my school days to a close in the process. I started to slowly fall in love with the unfamiliar landscape and most of all the mentality of the people from North Hesse. Unfortunately I had to part ways with my new habits shortly after I completed school.<\/p>\n

My journey continued on to the German army<\/h5>\n

The Germany army came knocking on my door, as I was now a German adult and I could not get out of basic military service<\/b>. After the first few months in Ulm<\/b> flew by, I saw the opportunity that civil service provided me and decided to take my military service to the next level. After nine months of basic military service I inked a 5-year employment contract as a logistician and participated in two missions abroad (KFOR ).
\nAll sorts of doors opened up to me after I completed my military service.
\nShould I continue my military service? Should I stay in Ulm? Should I return to the island?
\nI was faced with all these questions, but one thing was certain – I could not leave North Hesse. In the end, I decided to do everything in my power to stay here.<\/p>\n

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I started an apprenticeship<\/b> to become an electrician<\/b> through the military’s vocational advancement service, but I was faced with a new problem. The military’s vocational advancement service only offered me an educational program and I therefore needed a company that was willing to support a completely new “The military’s pilot project”.
\nHow was I to complete an entire apprenticeship in only 15 months<\/b>? I had not even been inside a school in the last 5 years. Sounds crazy?<\/p>\n

My journey to SMA<\/h5>\n

Thanks to SMA’s<\/b> open and honest company policy, I was allowed to present my project during a briefing. During another interview and an Assessment Center, I was able to convince my apprentice trainers to give me the green light for my ambitious project.<\/p>\n

And my career at SMA took off. My time as an intern in the Facility Management, Production, Test Engineering and Service departments flew by. The next thing I knew it was time to take the test<\/b>, which I passed with flying colors thanks to the good preparation. As a result, I was allowed to submit an internal application.<\/p>\n

Since I worked in the Sunny Central Service department right before taking my exam, left a good impression and also because I felt very comfortable in this direction, I decided to take the job as a Sunny Central service technician.
\nI had an interesting experience and gained valuable insight into the Sunny Central Service<\/b> department as well as the Global Support team over my two year tenure, but being on the road for an extended time finally took its toll on me.<\/p>\n

I have been in charge of the technical Sunny Central inverter training in the continuing education program for service technicians and customers since October 2011. I still enjoy the international flair which is why I enjoy my job so much and I finally feel accepted and settled in North Hesse.
\nP.S.: I am now a part of North Hesse.<\/p>\n\n\n

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