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    Cris Folk

    Cris is a self-employed energy consultant, and owner of Master Training Specialist, LLC. He provides design, installation, maintenance, and service work for solar photovoltaic systems and equipment of all sizes in the Midwest. A US Navy certified Master Training Specialist since 1996, he began teaching electronics in 1982.

    He taught electronics, industrial maintenance, and renewable energy courses for Madison Area Technical College (Madison College) as a full time faculty member from 1999 to 2017, serving as the Renewable Energy Program Director from 2014 to 2017. He continues to teach for Madison College as a Senior Personnel member of the CreateEnergy.org Energy Center.

    He serves as a KidWind coach, and competition judge for the KidWind Wisconsin State and National Competitions. Cris has been teaching small wind energy and solar classes for the MREA since 2006.

    Cris Folk's Instructor Approved Courses
    • Working with Electricity (G 108)
    • Basic Photovoltaics (PV 101)
    • PV Site Assessment (PV 201)
    • PV System Design (PV 202)
    • PV Exam Prep (PV 220)
    • PV Labs & Design Scenarios (PV 304)
    • Introduction to Wind Energy Systems (W 101)
    • Small Wind Site Assessment (W 201)

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