Boone REMC welcomes two new members to its team and to the engineering department.
Allen Jones, VP of engineering services
Where did you go to school?
I have three degrees from different schools. Vincennes University: Associate of Science; Purdue University: Bachelor of Science; North Carolina State University: Master of Science MSGIS
What is your previous electric cooperative experience?
Three years in consulting engineering and IT, predominantly with electric cooperatives. Twelve years in engineering and IT at Tipmont REMC. Now I’m here at Boone REMC.
What do you like best about the electric cooperative business model?
We are community and member- focused. All resources go back into the community and to improve the services we provide.
What do you like best about Boone REMC so far?
Being a part of a fast-growing organization that is evolving to meet the needs of the membership and the industry.
What are you most excited about for the future?
Growing and evolving Boone REMC to meet the needs of a rapidly growing community.
Adam Younce, system engineer
Where did you go to school? I attended Trine University in Angola, Indiana where I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering. While at Trine, I was a summer intern at Tipmont REMC.
What is your previous electric cooperative experience?
I started tagging electric poles, and by the end of my internship, I was doing engineering work and staking. After my graduation, I was hired at Parke County REMC where I worked for 4 ½ years as their electrical engineer.
What do you like best about the co-op business model?
I like how electric cooperatives treat their members moe than just customers and how they reinvest revenue to improve existing infrastructure to better serve members.
What do you like best about Boone REMC so far?
So far, I am very impressed with the level of technology used, both on the operations side and internally as well.
What are you most excited about for the future?
I am extremely excited to help develop solutions for future growth and back feeding capabilities to provide more than sufficient electricity to all our members.
