Colin Adey
West Lafayette,IN
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Industrial Electrician Apprentice
Bilfinger
Lafayette, IN
09.2024 - Current
Apprentice Electrician (2nd Year)
Gaylor Electric
Lafayette, IN
07.2023 - 09.2024
- Safely executed electrical installations in all stages of residential/commercial new construction and remodeling projects.
- Performed routine maintenance and repairs on existing 120/240V and 277/480V electrical systems.
- Utilized various MEWPs and PITs to complete tasks on-site.
- Read and interpreted electrical, mechanical, and architectural drawings and electrical code specifications for wiring layouts.
- Followed state and local building regulations based on National Electrical Code.
Pre-Apprentice (Fab shop)
D.A. Dodd
Lafayette, IN
04.2023 - 07.2023
- Delivering material to various job sites via flat bed or gooseneck trailer.
- Operating various machinery in a fab shop setting (Rigid 300, roll groover, bandsaw, Pro-Press, welding processes).
- Completed scroll drawings per engineer’s specification to be installed on jobsites.
- Welded, brazed, soldered, or glued pipe connections.
- Worked under Journeyman to complete most of these projects.
General Maintenance Technician
Lafayette Venetian Blind
West Lafayette, IN
08.2022 - 04.2023
- Job scope included maintenance and repairs on the mechanical, electrical and HVAC systems around the plant.
- Utilized CNC, manual mill/lathes as well as welding processes to fabricate parts as needed.
- Set up and calibrated new machinery and equipment.
- Completed work orders in the most efficient, safe and timely manner possible, with consideration to the amount of labor and resources involved.
Freight Coordinator
Blichmann Engineering
Lafayette, IN
08.2019 - 06.2022
- Meticulously palletized product for safe transit domestically and internationally
- Utilized computer software to fill and ship orders
- Safely operated PITs and other various equipment to complete orders
- Coordinated with managers, assemblers and material handlers to meet shipping deadlines
- Communicated with vendors in regards to their order status and cheapest freight options
Education
No Degree - Electrical Apprenticeship Courses
ABC Institute of IN/KY
Lafayette, IN05-2026
Welding - GMAW and SMAW 1 and 2
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Lafayette, IN01.2022
High School Diploma -
William Henry Harrison High School
West Lafayette, IN01.2018
Skills
- Electrical Installations
- Hand bending EMT
- Troubleshooting with electrical testing equipment
- Interpreting blueprints and circuitry
- Electrical Safety and LOTO procedures
- MIG/SMAW welding
- Fabricating components
- Machine, tool and equipment operation
- PIT and MEWP operation
- Quality awareness
References
- Bob Williams, Maintenance Manager, Lafayette Venetian Blind, (765) 427-8141
- Scott Greeson, Retired, Arconic Tool & Die Shop, (765) 586-8140
- Yuki Goto, Quality Assurance Manager, Leader Creek Fisheries Inc., (206) 547-6900
- MORE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Timeline
Industrial Electrician Apprentice
Bilfinger
09.2024 - Current
Apprentice Electrician (2nd Year)
Gaylor Electric
07.2023 - 09.2024
Pre-Apprentice (Fab shop)
D.A. Dodd
04.2023 - 07.2023
General Maintenance Technician
Lafayette Venetian Blind
08.2022 - 04.2023
Freight Coordinator
Blichmann Engineering
08.2019 - 06.2022
High School Diploma -
William Henry Harrison High School
No Degree - Electrical Apprenticeship Courses
ABC Institute of IN/KY
Welding - GMAW and SMAW 1 and 2
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana