Meet Vernon
Vernon Petersen is the president of M.O.V. Training Services. He is also the instructor for all in-person and online classes sponsored by M.O.V. Training Services and for the ASD sponsored classes listed on this web site. Vern started working with Honeywell Inc.'s Home and Building Control Training Services (H&BCTS) in August of 1984. As a full-time employee, he taught pneumatic controls and mechanical systems to building operating engineers and contractors who build and maintain these systems and controls.
Soon after, Vern worked as a contract instructor for Honeywell ACS Global Training Services, including pneumatic controls, electric and electronic controls, reciprocating cooling systems, centrifugal chillers, absorber chillers, all types of air handlers, air balancing, boiler operation and maintenance, burner controls and boiler efficiency. Vern has taught classes to refrigeration technicians, preparing them for the Refrigeration Certification exam, and proctored the test.
Vern teaches classes all over the United States and occasionally in Canada. Past class locations include government military installations, universities (including Yale), auto assembly plants, RSES groups, Canadian military bases, community colleges, technical colleges, Honeywell branch offices and at Honeywell Inc.'s ACS Global Training Services training facility. Starting in 1997, Vern has taught classes on Honeywell's EXCEL 5000 and LCBS System product lines of controllers, and the associated software programs, including SymmetrE, CARE (three levels of training), LonSpec (two levels of training), LonStation, RapidZone, WebVision and the Honeywell Classic Spyder controller.
Vern is an Authorized Training Provider for Honeywell's XL5000 and LCBS systems and has also acted as Honeywell's Industry Representative on pneumatic controls at the annual United Association union training session in Ann Arbor, MI. Since April of 2020, Vern has been offering all training classes as virtual/online classes. As of this update, 4/9/2024, Vern has completed 124 virtual training classes, mostly Niagara4 Certification classes.
In January 2006, Vern became part of the Tridium training family, teaching his first Niagara AX Certification Training class in January of 2007. In September 2015, Vern taught the first Niagara4 Certification Training class anywhere in the world. Since January, 2007, Vern has helped over 4000 students earn their Niagara AX and Niagara4 Certification. Vern is now also offering the Level II (Advanced) Niagara4 Certification Training class.
On a more personal level…
Vern is the proud father of a 28 year old son named Jeremy. Jeremy is a graduate of the University of Minnesota. As part of his education, Jeremy spent 10 months in Oslo, Norway where he attended the University of Oslo. While there, he traveled all over Europe. Jeremy is continuing his education in languages, earning certifications for teaching English as a second language (ESL) and is working on a Masters degree in education. He is currently teaching American style English classes at a private school in Foshan China, he will be there until about February, 2025.
Jeremy has a younger brother named Nicholas (24 years old). Also an excellent student, Nick is fond of playing video games and Warhammer. Nick is working assembling test boards for the medical industry.
Both boys are great brothers to their younger sister Elanor (19 years old). Elanor is attending Hamline University in St. Paul, MN, now transferring to St. Katherines University, with the goal of earning a Physical Therapy degree.
Vern also has been involved in wax sculpture since 1977. In his spare time, Vern creates his wax sculptures to sell in his shop at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. If you're interested, take a peak at a candle! In the remaining spare time Vern has, he enjoys working on and driving his restored 1957 and 1970 Corvettes!