Employee Profile: Nathan Montgomery
RENEW’s blog Employee Profile series highlights our employees who make us great. This month we interviewed our diligent and creative business development associate, Nathan Montgomery.
Q: How long have you worked for RENEW Energy Partners?
A: I have been with RENEW since October 3rd, 2022.
Q: What sort of work do you do for the company?
A: I am a Business Development Associate. My focus is on internal sales support, outbound marketing, and research and development.
Q: Where are you from? What is one aspect that you enjoyed about the place that you grew up?
A: I grew up in Denver, Colorado. I did not know until I moved away how lucky I was to grow up in such a sunny place with an abundance of hiking and skiing trails that I got to take advantage of with my family and friends.
Q: What activities/hobbies do you enjoy in your daily life? How do you relax?
A: I have a music degree and play guitar, bass, piano, drums, and voice as a creative outlet. It feels like a relaxing and meditative practice at this point. I also enjoy training in tai chi and kung fu, as well as exploring new places with my partner Allie.
Q: Have you ever worked in another field? What was it and why?
Previously I was a high school Spanish teacher during the most intense years of the pandemic. I am a fluent Spanish speaker and enjoyed helping children expand their knowledge and navigate a stressful public health crisis.
Q: What is one fun fact about you?
I was born in Hong Kong and have lived in Mexico and Spain.
Q: Why is sustainability/decarbonization important to you? How did you get started in this career/field?
A: RENEW is my first foray into the sustainability field. I was motivated to take a role in mitigating the climate crisis directly, rather than just feeling anxious about the impact of global emissions on the sidelines.
Q: What sustainability practices have you seen that have surprised and/or excited you?
A: I am very interested in geothermal and hydrogen. They seem to be technologies that are still developing and have a lot of potential to be harnessed more efficiently and affordably.
Q: Why do you choose to work with RENEW?
A: I choose to work with RENEW because I work with a great team, it provides me with more work-life balance than my previous jobs, and it fulfills a positive mission because we are directly working towards decarbonization in North America.
Q: What is one success you have had at RENEW that you are proud of?
I am proud to produce the Green Beers Podcast! I also enjoy workshopping our messaging and talking to prospective clients about our services.
Q: What are you most excited about for the future of the energy industry?
A: I am excited for new technologies that facilitate greater amounts of carbon reduction. I am also hopeful that emissions regulations will continue to be updated on the state, federal, and international levels so that driving sustainability projects becomes a greater priority across all industries.
To be continued next month. We are lucky to be growing our team with exemplary individuals. Last month’s featured employee profile included Charlie Tryon. If you are interested in joining RENEW, you can find our current career opportunities here.
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