Electrical Engineer
Resume:
Bruce Brantford
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Burnsville, Minnesota
Summary
Pursuit of a challenging and rewarding career in the Electrical industry that will effectively utilize my 40+ years of extensive experience in the areas of project management, design, marketing, client interfacing and project coordination. Out of those 40+ years, 16 were spent in design of Lighting, Power Distribution, Communication and Life Safety systems for institutional, industrial, commercial and military projects. Skills
Experience
President
Agility Lighting • Golden Valley, Minnesota
Master Electrician of record in charge of quality control, code compliance and overall customer satisfaction.
05/2018 - Present
Master Electrician
Focus Electrical Contractors • Minnetonka, Minnesota Master Electrician in charge of lighting and controls design, retrofit and maintenance for 26 Lunds and Byerlys stores, as well as commercial and residential service calls.
08/2016 - 04/2018
Master Electrician
Faith Technologies, Inc. • St Paul, Minnesota
Industrial Master Electrician responsible for the installation of switchboards, panels, feeders, branch circuits and control wiring for clients such as FedEx and Arctic Cat.
Certified OSHA 10, MSHA, Confined Space, Rigging, Rough Terrain Forklist, Arc Flash and CPR.
05/2015 - 08/2016
Journeyman Electrician
Trillium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
Journeyman Electrician for various Contractors doing commercial and industrial work. Cedar Lake Electric was one of the Contractors I did extensive work for, installing transformers, switchgear and feeders, as well as doing hospital wiring.
10/2013 - 05/2015
Journeyman Electrician
Master Electrician licensed in Minnesota Extremely detail oriented Master Electrician licensed in N Dakota Excellent problem solving skills Journeyman Electrician licensed in Colorado Exceptional job costs awareness Journeyman Electrician licensed in S Dakota
Focus Electrical Contractors • Minnetonka, Minnesota Journeyman Electrician doing extensive lighting retrofits in the era of T8 lamps and custom designed fixture reflector kits. Most of the work were office buildings and industrial spaces.
09/2001 - 10/2013
Associate
Paulson and Clark Engineering • White Bear Lake, Minnesota Associate and project manager in charge of creating as-built drawings of Cooper and Armstrong High Schools for the Robbinsdale, MN School District, then using this new information to proceed with the re-design of those schools. Provide construction cost estimate to school district prior to bidding. 08/1999 - 08/2000
Electrical Construction Administrator
ATS&R • Golden Valley, Minnesota
Electrical observation/inspection of ATS&R projects currently under construction to assure compliance to applicable codes, quality of electrical construction and confirmation that materials and equipment conform to project electrical specifications and shop drawings, as well as project electrical drawings. Projects included Maple Grove Senior HS, North St. Paul HS, Wayzata HS and Bryn Mawr elementary school.
04/1996 - 09/1996
Project Engineer (Contract Labor)
Riegel-Doyle Associates • Englewood, Colorado
Project engineer responsible for field surveys and design for Denver General Hospital and design review of construction documents for Microsoft Corporate Headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
09/1995 - 04/1996
Electrical Principal
JB Engineering • Menifee, California
As the electrical principal in charge of design, I was responsible for supervising the production of all construction documents, specifications and cost estimates, in addition to coordinating client requirements with the staff. I developed electrical construction documents for high voltage distribution systems, military bases and VA medical centers, manufacturing and industrial complexes, educational facilities, jails and courthouses, office buildings, retail centers, high rises, residential developments, churches, flight simulators, coliseums, gymnasiums, and outdoor sports facilities. I was also an active member of the Illuminating Engineering Society (I.E.S.) and served as an instructor at Mt. San Jacinto Community College.
05/1988 - 04/1995
Project Manager/Engineer
RWR Associates, Inc. • Costa Mesa & Riverside, California Project manager in charge of electrical design for the Riverside, California office. Work involved marketing, preparation of job proposal work orders, scheduling of drafters, plan review, and supervision of designers. Extensive troubleshooting and field investigational experience. Projects:
1. $400,000 open-end contract at Ft. Irwin, California 04/1986 - 05/1988
2. El Centro, NAF - L.S.O. Control Station; Fuel Farm electrical redesign; repair and modifications to hangers; barracks renovation; exterior security and street lighting
3. El Toro MCAS - Headquarters building renovation; B.O.Q. remodel and various repairs to 23 buildings
4. Norton AFB - corrosion control facility
5. AT&T San Bernadino - Total energy transfer (generator additions, paralleling, interruptible service provisions); power for 24 VDC and 48 VDC power plants; UPS system power; FTAG monitoring graphic center
Senior Electrical Designer/Project Engineer
Yandell and Hiller, Inc. • Fort Worth, Texas
Projects:
1. John Peter Smith Hospital renovation, Fort Worth, Texas 2. Fort Worth Psychiatric Hospital
3. Medical training facilities for Randolph AFB and Sheppard AFB 4. UPS study for Johnson Space Center
5. Denton County Courthouse renovation, Denton, Texas 07/1984 - 03/1986
Electrical Designer
Lundquist, Wilmar, Schultz & Martin, Inc. • St Paul, Minnesota Projects:
1. St. Louis Park Medical Center renovation, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2. St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center (standby power system and peak shaving analysis), St. Paul, Minnesota
3. Sperry Univac (complete renovation for fiscal years 1983-1984 including class 10.000 ceramic circuit clean rooms), Shepard Road Plant, St. Paul, Minnesota 09/1980 - 06/1984
Electrical Designer
Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, Inc. • Minneapolis, Minnesota Member of the joint venture MVA GROUP (HDR, SGA and HGA) formed to design
$280 million new Veterans Administration Hospital in Minnesota 03/1982 - 11/1982
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