At Atlantic City Electric, we’re always looking for ways to improve how we work, whether through technology, partnerships or new problem-solving approaches. One of the most impactful collaborations in recent years has been with The Precisionists, Inc. (TPI), a nonprofit priding themselves in “bridging the neurodiversity employment divide,” by helping train and place individuals with autism, and other neurodiversities, in jobs where their skills will thrive. 

Ryan Whitman, Manager of Project Construction, saw firsthand the value of the partnership when he led efforts to have TPI help meet a critical need by providing three full-time analysts to process large volumes of data. 

“They did about two or three thousand work orders for our telecom equipment in about three weeks. That’s something that never could have been done, in that amount of time, with internal employees or with contractors that weren’t with The Precisionists,” Whitman said. He went on to say, “they were the only ones that could have pulled that off” and that without TPI, it would have taken the team the better part of a year to complete. 

Beyond data, TPI helped Whitman, and the team, hone their adaptability on a job site and the importance of listening. Whitman described how working with TPI helped him grow as a leader, saying he became “more cognizant of every situation that I go into, listening to what type of leadership that person is asking for right now, and then make sure that I’m adjusting my style.” A lesson that he stands by and continues implementing in his various management roles since. 

In addition to Atlantic City Electric, TPI now works across the Exelon family of companies. Whitman is proud of the team for bringing TPI on board and supporting their goal to create 10,000 jobs for people with neurodiversities over the next decade, saying, “the TPI team made a huge impact, not just on the project, but on me as well.”