About Paul Kuenn Consulting

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2007-2025 Kuenn LLC Consulting to Deep Energy Retrofits for saving energy.

2007-2017 Operations manager for Fire and Safety Consulting LLC. A third party inspector of fire and rescue apparatus built in Appleto, WI. 

2016-2017 Blog writer for Mother Earth News magazine & Greenbuildingadvisor.com; see: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/guest-blogs/one-man-s-quest-energy-independence-part-1

https://www.motherearthnews.com/green-homes/how-we-transitioned-to-self-sufficiency-in-3-years-zbcz1708

2007-2021- Subcontractor for PV and Solar Thermal installations

2007-2008  Custodian for the Friends of Hearthstone.

1995-2006  Co-owner, builder & manager of Vertical Stronghold Climbing Center LLP; Wisconsin’s first indoor climbing and rescue training facility. Job descriptions included: All carpentry needed to build the 12,000 sq. ft. facility. Facilitating all staff training (8 employees), teaching advanced courses, writing training manual for employees, retail sales and maintenance (electrical and plumbing) of building.

1995 Designed and built Vertical Stronghold, Wisconsin’s first indoor climbing center

1998-2005 Vertical Rope Rescue instructor for Rescue Special Operations Teams

1984-2003 Co-owner: Dairyland Expeditions LLC Climbing School & Guide Service Job descriptions included: Guiding ascents in South and North America, facilitating all staff training (8 employees), teaching advanced courses, writing training manual for employees/guides, retail sales and maintenance of office in Baraboo, WI.

2002 Review Editor for climbing chapter in second edition of the Backcountry Classroom- Falcon Press 

2000 Author of DE Guide's Manual for AMGA review and passed AMGA accreditation review 

1997-2005 Professional rescue instruction for Appleton, Baraboo, DePere and Grand Chute fire departments

1989-1996 Safety consultant and technician for ACCT ropes courses.

1986-1988 Training US navy recruits from Great Lakes Naval Base, IL rock climbing and rescue skills at Devils Lake State Park, WI

1984-1986 Carpenter for Westwinds Inc., Colorado

1982-84 Managed Life Sport climbing/cross country ski shop (Waukesha, WI), Captain of XC ski race team, instructed ice & rock climbing, all remodeling and maintenance of building and managed 6 employees.

1980-82 December-October; Began Guiding for The Pack Shop (Waukesha and Kenosha, WI) in both waterfall ice climbing and rock climbing at Baraboo, WI, Wind River Range and Bighorn Range, WY. 

1979-1980 Completed Basic and Advanced Alpine Mountaineering courses at North Cascades Alpine School (Now American Alpine Institute).