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Colin Adey

West Lafayette,IN

Summary

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Industrial Electrician Apprentice

Bilfinger
09.2024 - Current

Apprentice Electrician (2nd Year)

Gaylor Electric
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
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
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
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, IN
05-2026

Welding - GMAW and SMAW 1 and 2

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Lafayette, IN
01.2022

High School Diploma -

William Henry Harrison High School
West Lafayette, IN
01.2018

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
Colin Adey