Delmarva Power Joins The Precisionists to Launch Innovative Program Supporting Employment of Individuals with Autism
December 11 2017 - 4:02PM
Business Wire
New initative supports Delmarva Power’s
commitment to fair and equal employment
Delmarva Power today announced the creation of an innovative
program to provide employment to local adults with autism. The
program, formed in collaboration with The Precisionists, Inc., a
Wilmington, DE-based company that creates jobs for individuals
across a broad range of disabilities, provides jobs for dozens of
local adults with autism. Delmarva Power will be utilizing The
Precisionists’ innovative disability employment model across a
number of areas in the business.
“When properly assessed, trained and employed, people with
autism are extremely high performing employees in critical and
challenging jobs such as administrative business functions,
software testing and data analytics,” said Ernie Dianastasis, CEO
of The Precisionists. "When you consider that more than 70 percent
of people with autism in the country are either unemployed or
underemployed, we are making a true difference in engaging a
significant, untapped and high-performing labor force right here in
Delaware.”
Individuals taking part in the program are identified, assessed,
trained and employed by The Precisionists, and carry out
project-based work, including managing and updating databases,
supporting the processing of solar application invoices and
requests, and entering and analyzing data for the company’s
customer care organization. In addition to performing work for
Delmarva Power, participants also provide support to all of the
Pepco Holding’s utilities, which includes Pepco in Maryland and the
District of Columbia and Atlantic City Electric in southern New
Jersey. All work is performed at The Precisionists Innovation &
Technology Center in North Wilmington, DE.
"We are committed to offering fair and equal employment
opportunities to people across our region, and we are pleased that
this initiative will help us to continue supporting this
commitment,” said Gary Stockbridge, Delmarva Power region
president.
“A diverse team of people – with different backgrounds,
experiences, cultures and perspectives – makes us a
better company and a stronger community partner,” said Mike Poncia,
vice president of Customer Operations for Pepco Holdings.
Individuals entering the program go through a comprehensive
four-week training program, utilizing the methodology of
Specialisterne, a nonprofit launched by Thorkil Sonne that offers
programs for talent and career development to autistic individuals.
As part of the program, Delmarva Power hopes to identify additional
opportunities to expand this employment model to other parts of the
business, further supporting The Precisionists’ goal of employing
10,000 people with disabilities in the United States by 2025.
Delmarva Power is part of Exelon Corporation, a Fortune 100
energy company with the largest number of utility customers in the
U.S. Exelon’s efforts to hire, retain and promote employees from a
variety of backgrounds earned it a spot on this year’s “Top 50
Companies for Diversity,” the national recognition from
DiversityInc. Exelon also recently joined 150 leading companies for
the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™, the largest
CEO-driven business commitment to take action to cultivate a
workplace where diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed
and respected.
About Delmarva Power
Delmarva Power, a public utility owned by Exelon Corporation
(NYSE: EXC), provides safe and reliable energy to more than 500,000
electric delivery customers in Delaware and Maryland and
approximately 130,000 natural gas delivery customers in northern
Delaware.
About The Precisionists
The Precisionists, Inc. (TPI), a B-Corporation, is a national
company focused on providing industry best practices for delivering
administrative and technology services by building teams which
include individuals with disabilities. This approach enables The
Precisionists to meet each customer’s specific needs, and to
deliver projects with the highest degree of productivity. The
Precisionists is dedicated to creating jobs for individuals with
disabilities in all the markets it serves. The Precisionists, Inc.
is headquartered in Wilmington, DE. Learn more at
www.theprecisionists.com.
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