Rashad Morris Story:
A Navy Machinist Mate Nuclear Trained Second-Class Petty Officer (E-5), with over 6 years of experience in the areas of power plant machinery repair and maintenance. During his enlistment 
in the United States Navy he worked as a mechanical operator in a A4W nuclear power plant, operating a wide assortment of valves, pumps and turbines. In this position he was also tasked with repairing and maintaining fluid systems in support of reactor functionality.
His journey with Power4Vets first started when he conducted an online search and enrolled into the program back in October 2015. At the time of his enrollment he was already transitioned out the Navy and was working as a NBIC Certified Jurisdictional Inspector for a major insurance company, and then worked briefly for Amazon, and then transitioned to Miura America Co installing and setting up boilers.
Rashad completed all of his Power System Operations training courses and successfully obtained his NERC Reliability Coordinator certification in March 2018. Rashad now works as a System Operator II for Entergy in Woodlands Texas.
Congratulations to Rashad for believing in the program and we are ecstatic for your achievements and welcome you into the utility industry with a great career job!!
“Words from Rashad Morris”
It has been a grueling long journey from when I left the Navy to where I am now. When I decided I wanted a career as a System Operator I had no idea how I would get there. Then I came across the Power4Vets program. Now, I would like to say I breezed right through it and got a job right away but truthfully, I did not. I staggered and I faltered many times, not because of the program, but for personal reasons and the Power4Vets team was very flexible and patient with me during these trying times in order for me to meet my goal of becoming a System Operator. Fortunately, I had David Miranda to guide me back on track every single time and I know that I found employment with Entergy in Woodlands, Texas thanks in large part to all the hard work David put in and I received a starting salary higher than I have seen with any other job opportunity that I have applied for to date. I am truly grateful for the entire teams’ efforts, and I wanted to let folks know that the Power4Vets program is truly effective and respected in the industry and I would highly recommend it to anyone considering a career in the field.