Electrical Manager

Resume for Redwood Kardon

Certified Electrical Inspector ICBO/ICC no. 28880

email: *******@*********.***

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

As Presenter/Seminar Leader

Produce and conduct "Code Check" seminars of various lengths 1996-Present

Produce and conduct 2 & 3 day NEC, Electrical Safety NFPA70E and Basic

Industrial Electricity seminars under contract to Praxis Corp. 2006-present

o Harley Davidson Motor Cycle Corp.

o Weyerhauser Corp.

o Glatfelter Corp.

o Mittal Steel

NTT Inc. 1998-2006

o Sample of clients from my NTT contracts:

White House Communications staff

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Sunoco Petroleum

United States Air Force

Transocean Oil Drilling

As a private inspector/consultant inspected:

Joint Intermodal Terminal Port of Oakland

San Jose Airport runway rennovation

Livermore Waste Treatment Facility

GSA County of Alameda Veterans Building

Stanford Linear Accelerator

Castro Theater S.F.

Consult with numerous electrical contractors

As a writer authored:

Creator/Author of the Code Check series of field guides to building codes for

Taunton Press 1995-present. (More than 1,000,000 copies sold to date)

Masks, Published by the Los Angeles Mask Theater 1979

Backstrap Weaving of Northern Ecuador. Published by Sharpshooter Press 1973

As technical advisor consulted on:

Tauton's Wiring a House, 1997

Ortho's Home Repair Problem Solver,1995

Books That Work's Getting Wired, 1995

As a combination/specialty inspector duties included:

All trades inspections of one and two family dwellings

o UBC(ICBO)

o UPC(IAPMO)

o UMC(ICBO)

o NEC(NFPA)

Researched and developed proposal for electronic data aquisition with handheld

computers

Developed training curriculum for transition from specialty inspections to

combination inspections

As a specialty electrical inspector duties include:

District area responsibilities have included:

o The Oakland Municpal Airport, a new FedX terminal, The Oakland

Coliseum/Arena

o Residences of all sizes

o Office Towers

o Major manufacturing facilities

Local and national code enforcement

As a maintenance and installations manager:

Managed a department of 28 people. Staff that I supervised included, technicians,

electricians, pipefitters, welders, ac/r mechanics, control technicians, auto

mechanics, 3 first line supervisors and an administrative aide.

Supervised and administered installation of all new production lines.

Supervised and administered maintenance of all high speed packaging, food

processing equipment and a sugar products tank farm.

Developed and programed a computerized equipment maintenance system(Dbase

III) of work orders, preventitive maintenance and machine histories

As a lead electrician:

Established an electrical department capable of installing switchgear, conduit

systems, and control technology.

Supervised the work of three electricians and was responsible for their training in

NEC codes, ANSI standards of electrical diagrams, and the fundamentals of

control technology.

Supervised and administered the installation of all new production equipment and

the maintenance of high speed packaging and food processing equipment for a

facility with an annual production of 28 million dollars of confectioneries.

Installed and programmed SQUARE D SYMAX programable controllers in the

"relay logic" language.

Designed and built numerous control panels and control systems utilizing both

conventional electro-mechanical controls and newer programable controllers.

Designed, and installed various motor control centers, feeders, load centers and

service equipment; sized wire and conduit; all to NEC specifications.

Established reliable vendor support for specialized projects.

As a journeyman electrician worked on:

Residential from rough-in to trim-out.

Commercial office buildings, showrooms, restaurants and apartments

Iindustrial class 1 chemical plants, food processing, hospitals, and highspeed

packaging

As a performing artist

Performed for 4 years with the "Screaming Memes" theater company

Taught mask theater workshops for children and grade school teachers for the Los

Angeles Mask Theater

Theater arts teaching assistant Cabrillo College

WORK HISTORY

Instructor/trainer- Praxis Corp. 2006-present

Seminar Leader- National Technology Transfer Aug..1998-2006

Inspector/Consultant Aug.1998-Present

Electrical Inspector- City of Oakland Aug.1986-Aug. 1998

Journeyman Electrician- Jordan Electric, Berkeley, CA Aug. 1985-Aug. 1986

Maintenance Manager- Harmony Foods, Santa Cruz, CA Aug. 1983-Aug. 1985

Lead Electrician- Harmony Foods, Santa Cruz, CA Mar. 1982-Aug. 1983

Wireman- Custom Switchgear, Santa Clara 1982

Journeyman Electrician- Roberts Electric, San Jose, CA 1981

Theater Arts Trainer- Los Angeles Mask Theater 1980-1981

Performer/writer- Screaming Memes, Santa Cruz, CA 1976-1980

Teaching Assistant- Theater Arts Dept. Cabrillo College,

1977-78

Santa Cruz

Restaurant Owner/Mgr.-Villa Rocio, Otavalo, Ecuador 1972-74

EDUCATION

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Major: Electrical Construction and Maintenance Certificate of 1978-1980

Completion

Cabrillo College

1981

Courses: Electrical Codes, Materials, Control Systems

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

International Association of Electrical Inspectors

Electrical Contractor State of California C-10 427702 (1983)

Instrument Society of America (former member)

I.C.C. Certified Electrical Inspector

I.C.B.O. Certified Combination Dwelling Inspector

I.A.P.M.O. member

Building Education Center- Instructor (since 1988)

REFERENCES

Creighton Schwan- Electrical Consultant *********@***.***

Marvin Millet- Supervising Electrical Inspector City of

*******@**********.***

Oakland

Russell Ellis- Vice Chancellor University of California

****@***.***

(Emeritus)

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