Joel Owen is a Training Analyst-Staff at Alabama Power’s HVAC Training Center in Verbena, Alabama. In that role, he is responsible for developing and delivering heating, ventilation and air conditioning training to utility marketing, HVAC contractors, building service and apartment maintenance personnel.
A native of Gadsden, Alabama, Joel is a graduate of Alabama Technical College (Gadsden State Community College) where he received a diploma in HVAC Technology. He joined Alabama Power in 1983 in the Appliance Service Department and moved into the Training Department in 1993.
Joel has been actively involved in the HVAC Industry for 32 years and holds eight (8) technician certifications and an Alabama State Board of Heating and Air Conditioning contractor’s license, he is a certified Residential Mechanical Ventilation instructor for HRAI of Canada and a member of Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES). He also serves on the ICE (Industry Competence Exam) committee for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI), Arlington, Virginia, the ACCA Education Summit Subcommittee and the technical committee for North American Technical Excellence (NATE), Arlington, Virginia.