About Us

You want to join the Green Revolution. The Green Professional Training Center is here to help. We offer training sessions and certification programs to equip you with the tools needed to position yourself at the forefront of the green movement. Whether you strive to be a solar energy and photovoltaic specialist, a green building professional or something else, our mission is to prepare you for a green-collar career, while promoting America's clean energy future.

We created the Green Professional Training Center to assist individuals, like yourself, who are interested in joining the movement but don't know where to turn. You can turn to us. Two years ago, we assembled together a group of LEED Accredited Professionals, project managers and building scientists to pool their collective experience and educational background into training programs designed for your benefit. That's how our training center was born.

We hope to make sustainable building practices and energy efficiency as common as installing drywall. We understand, however, that the green-construction industry requires a higher degree of training and, usually, specific certification requirements must be met. We offer training in a variety of fields, including hazardous-waste operations, green building, solar and wind power installation, OSHA safety training, thermal imagining, weatherization and building performance.

You dream of going green. We can help. One lesson at a time.

Dr. Dudley Burton - Director

Dr. Dudley Burton, Ph. D., P. E., is Professor and Chair of the Environmental Studies Department at California State University, Sacramento since 2002. He has worked almost 40 years in the environmental field, starting with analysis of the assumptions and implications of Limits to Growth in 1972 as part of a Ph. D. program at UC Berkeley. He has taught, researched, published, consulted, and advocated for improvements in topics as diverse—yet interrelated—as energy policy, wastewater treatment, sustainable agriculture, appropriate technology initiatives, and international development policy. His books include The Governance of Energy (1980), The Role of the University in Appropriate Technology Development (Ed, 1981), and Treatment of hazardous Petrochemical and Petroleum Wastes (1989). He has held faculty positions at UC Santa Cruz, Brown University, Baylor University, and CSUS. The recent social interest in "greening" the economy and achieving "sustainability" support efforts that environmental students, faculty, and citizen activists have been advocating from the beginning of the discipline in the early 1970s. Training of students, professionals, and citizens—with a strong dose of critical thinking—has been at the heart of Dr. Burton's entire professional career.

Dorothy Devereux - Director

Dorothy Devereux graduated from the University of Arizona in 1975 with a Masters degree in Rehabilitation with a dual major of vocational evaluation and rehabilitation counseling. She is certified as a Vocational Evaluator, C.V.E. She has worked with individuals who are affected by their disabilities and has assisted in transforming their lives. This includes expertise in disability management, ergonomics, testing and evaluation, case management, counseling, and courtroom testimony, with 30 years of experience. She was a VISTA volunteer in job development with the University of Arizona. She continues to be a leader in job accommodation allowing countless individuals to keep their current jobs using adaptive technology.

Ms. Devereux has performed comprehensive vocational consulting, ergonomic evaluations, vocational testing for Veterans Administration, Department of Rehab, State agencies (DGS, DMV, etc.) Federal agencies (IRS, Homeland Security, DOL, SS, etc.), insurance companies, attorneys, physicians, returned to work coordinators, safety officers, public and private companies, colleges and universities, and the Department of Labor.

She has knowledge in ADA, reasonable accommodation (RA), fitness for duty, and ergonomic evaluation and equipment. State agencies in particular, have sought her expertise in working with their employees. She has written 20 books for voice input so that those with upper extremity injuries can return to work using voice activation for their computers. She has established a low vision clinic to assist those with vision difficulties and how to adapt to daily living with or without assistive technology. She has an ergonomic center to help individuals identify which products may allow one to work full time or in a more comfortable setting. She has co founded two non profits, Arizona Association for the Physically Disabled and America at Work.

Fred Hiner - Director

Fred Hiner is the President and Founder of United Support Inc. In this role, he developed a team providing special skills with high knowledge in all aspects of culture creating, including disruptive innovations, foreign investments, USCIS specialist, international green design and integration, tax and financial solutions, family and educational development, and strategic provisions in econometric impact research.

Fred is no stranger to business development, having spent 25 years as an Entrepreneur and a business developer. He has more than 7 years of corporate experience in economic growth and development consulting and research. Prior to starting the United Support Inc. umbrella for over 13 subsidiary businesses, Fred Hiner spent 12 years as a Business and Land Developer and 11 years traveling the world in ministry. Before joining United Support Inc. in 2009, he worked for 11 years for a diverse range of organizations while traveling in ministry, including General Motors, Phelps Compaq and Cendant. In this role, Fred was responsible for Supervision, Assembly Line Development, Customer Relations Management and Sales.

Fred Hiner has developed United Support to assist Non-Profit Ministries and Rural Cities to create innovative cultures through economic growth and development systems. United Support Inc. offers a wide range of programs and services - from broadband integration and grant solutions, to Family Legal & Educational Funding, to Energy Retrofits and High Level Partnerships.

Doug Krieger - Director

Doug was graduated from CSU Los Angeles (BA in Business Education) and holds a Professional Clear Administrative Credential from CSU Sacramento. He was the first Capital Region graduate of the CDE-ROCP's Leadership Institute for Career-Technical Administrators (2002). Doug was the Regional Occupation Program's Director for the Yolo County Office of Education 2000-2002 and the lead entrepreneur of the Community & Schools for Career Success and staged (according to the Sacramento Job Corps, US Department of Labor) one of the largest career-day fairs in the history of California Secondary Education, co-sponsored by Raley's Super Markets, involving 137 employers and 22 high schools.

Doug's background in career-technical education is extensive – having developed MOUS certification throughout Yolo County's secondary schools, while establishing a certified nursing assistant program at Davis High School in tandem with the UC Retirement Center. He established with a team of dedicated professionals one of Sacramento's most successful career-technical academies (charter) reaching an enrollment over 1,000. He also served as a Resource Teacher in developing programs at both Sacramento New Technology High School and the Visual And Performing Arts Charter (VAPAC). Doug's latest venture, Sacramento Academic and Vocational Charter, was chosen by the Green Ambassadors as one of ten distinguished campuses throughout California for this dynamic curriculum.

Edward Cornejo - Director

has over 18+ Years of experience in Green Building Project Management, Acquisition & Planning and Land Development. Architectural Design and Purchasing. Edward processes a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management. Edward is directly involved with the day-to-day operations of the Green Professional Training Center and his focus is product development and quality control and he spends time mentoring staff members.

• LEED AP Instructor
• BPI Instructor
• PMP Instructor
• CalGreen Building Code Instructor
• Weatherization Instructor
• Energy Audit Instructor
• HAZWOPER Instructor
• Green Job Career Counselor

Phil Boland - Associate Instructor

Currently Phil is President/CEO of Energy Visions, Inc., a marketing and sales company representing various waste-to-fuel technologies as well as being very involved in wind-to-energy technologies. Phil is developing projects in the U.S., its territories, Latin America (Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Colombia and Ecuador), the Middle East (multiple MENA countries), and Africa (Mauritius, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda). Of great importance is the conversion of "waste" not "food crops" into sustainable, environmentally sound, economically viable, and socially rewarding energy solutions.

Prior to Energy Visions, Phil has been involved in several brick and mortar turnarounds and startups, including being the only working investor in a very successful high-tech satellite-based irrigation control and water management company in California.

Moreover, Phil owned and operated a vertically integrated pre-stressed concrete manufacturing company for over a decade in Washington State, specializing in vaults and drainage systems for the ever-wet northwest.

Phil's earlier career includes 17 years spent with Carnation/Nestlé in multiple agri-business management capacities such as operating very large egg processing farms, running a 24/6 one million ton animal feed mill; and managing the business and complete dairy operations for Carnation Research Farm, Carnation's world renowned "home of contented cows," coupled with bulls in sire, and a large canine and feline nutritional and palatability research center for its worldwide operations. During his tenure with Carnation, Phil completed a Fellowship with the Washington State Agricultural and Education Foundation.

In his spare time, Phil is involved in working with the unemployed, teaching classes and helping to re-integrate them into a meaningful work life; and is shepherding a Master Mind group at his local church bringing the enfoldment of creative business ideas into fruition.

Tom Damberger - Instructor

Mr. Damberger is a Certified Energy Manager, and has over 20 years experience in the energy industry. His experience includes development and installation of distributed generation systems, Demand-Side Management, project management, overseeing installation of fuel cells, large underground propane systems as flexible fuel buildings, and negotiated in-ground storage of natural gas. He spearheaded two of the nations first permitted plasma-energy system to destroy medical and hazardous waste, and at a hospital in Riverside, saved over $1,800 a day in a DSM project.

Currently serving as president of Golden State Energy, Mr. Damberger is offering discounted commodities as an outsourced solution. He has spearheaded the development of strategic partnerships, which install, own, operate, and maintain onsite central energy plant (HVAC) and distributed generation equipment discounting the energy produced below current cost.

John Tuttle - Project Manager & Instructor LEED AP

John will provide technical assistance in the areas of cross-functional teams and interface with customers and customer quality representatives, as well as assessing day-to-day project operations, compliance with applicable codes, drawings, and specifications, technical directions, contract negotiation and administration, permitting, billing analysis, safety and compliance. He will provide his project management skills and thorough understanding of business practices through his vast experience in all project management areas, i.e. initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing of multiple simultaneous projects. He will assist in reports produced and suggestions for project improvement.

John has successful worldwide experience in engineering, project management, general contracting, and specialty sub-contracting. For more than 22 years, he has been responsible for and instrumental in the successful completion of projects ranging from a $6.5 billion mega resort project, $150 million hospitals, jails, schools, and 15-story high-rises to billion-dollar broad facility development and enhancement programs improving the quality of life for military troops stationed in Europe. His unique blend of experience in scale and scope across various industries provides customers with a single source of assistance for a range of projects. His past work has included project management projects in Italy, the UK, Australia, Cyprus, and North Africa. Leadership and quality control efforts have also been applied on various commercial, industrial, institutional, hospitality, and manufacturing projects throughout Northern California.

Brian W. Hall - Project Manager, Independent Energy Solutions, Inc.

Brian will provide his project management skills and thorough understanding of business practices through his vast experience in all project management areas, i.e. initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing of multiple simultaneous projects. He will assist in reports produced and suggestions for project improvement. Brian has over 7 years project management experience, has a Bachelors in Business Management and Masters in Business Administration. He has been responsible for projects up to $4.5M, meeting project timelines, cost estimating, quantity tracking, pay estimates, and change orders. As well he has provided services for commercial photovoltaic design, hybrid generator and solar systems. He is a Project Management Professional, LEED Accredited Professional, and has a Five year Certification in Construction Quality Management.

Bret Dunham, PE: Bret will provide technical assistance in the areas of cross-functional teams and interface with customers and customer quality representatives, as well as assessing day-to-day project operations, compliance with applicable codes, drawings, and specifications, technical directions, contract negotiation and administration, permitting, billing analysis, safety and compliance. Bret has over 12 years experience in architectural and structural precast concrete and over 2 years experience in land development. His experience includes complex high-rise structures and commercial buildings. He has extensive knowledge of civil engineering principles and practices and use of the materials of engineering construction. He has a B.S. Degree, Civil Engineering and his P.E. License.

Wanda A. Lowrey - Construction Project Manager

Wanda will provide technical assistance in the areas of energy management and project management, and energy efficiency, as well as estimating, budget analysis, value engineering, design-build coordination, scheduling, profit projections, reporting, cost reporting, bid procurement and analysis, contract negotiation and administration, permitting, billing analysis, quality control, safety and compliance. Wanda has a Bachelor of Science Construction Management, Bachelor of Arts Architectural Studies, is a Certified Energy Plans Examiner for residential and non-residential, LEED accredited Professional, building Design and Construction, Certified GreenPoint Rater – new construction, and has her Advanced Training Certification: Green Retrofitting and Remodeling.

Greg Dean - Webmaster

Greg has spent much of his life working with IT Hardware and Internet Programming and is a valuable leader of the webdesign & graphics team. He has created very unique training platforms to deliver information very professionally. Greg's many duties also include the design and implementation of numerous learning modules and courses that he has successfully integrated with many affiliate websites. He has an expert ability to provide the graphic interface to make your website visit both unique and pleasurable. Greg has extensive experience with PHP, CSS, mySQL, JavaScript, and a number of other web languages.