AA Business Degree Santa Monica College, Certified Computer Programmer,
32 years Verizon Central Office Network (landline & cellular) Technician with power plant, fiber optics, high speed data, T1, T2, T3 Equipment knowledge…maintained & monitored equipment in Pacific Palisades and all offices from Santa Monica to Camarillo.
Firman has owned 2 other businesses in Ventura including creating a social business (prototype) “designed to enhance social & emotional community connections” The Centre for Art and Talk in Ventura on Johnson Dr. from 2014-2015 (plans re-opening in Santa Monica soon).
Firman has directly installed (through Vivint who merged with Sunrun Solar) on over 100 homes since 2015 in Carpinteria, Ventura, Oxnard, Moorpark, Newbury Park & Malibu and Beverly Hills saving homeowners about $17 million projected over 25 years (estimated with the Utility’s rate increasing at 10% annually) developing a high level of knowledge about 19th century, 20th century and 21st century energy…and our national and global energy and communications networks.