Derek May
PSC
Houston,TX
1
Language
1
Certification
9
years of professional experience
aim to secure a position with a company that provides professional growth and takes on better opportunities where my experience can bring success to projects. Safety-oriented Journeyman Electrician with strengths in installing equipment. Dedicated to maintaining safe work environments through implementing OSHA standards. Collaborative team player with strong analytical skills.
Work History
Journeyman Electrician/ Commissioning
1 Year 5 Months- Installed and maintained electrical systems, ensuring compliance with safety standards and regulations.
- Worked from ladders, scaffolds and lifts to install, maintain, or repair electrical wiring equipment on roofs and on towers.
- Inspecting equipment for damage and confirming correct installation.
- Checking cable routing, terminations, and labeling.
- Testing insulation resistance, continuity, and grounding/earthing.
- Installed and wired electrical transformers, service panels, and circuit breakers..
Journeyman Electrician
5 Months- Maintained a strong safety record by adhering to LOTO procedures and established safety protocols.
- Testing insulation resistance, continuity, and grounding/earthing
- Terminating heat trace EJB & RTD
- Terminating gas & fire alarms
- Read blueprints and technical diagrams to execute installations accurately.
- instrumentation installation
- Kept work areas clean, neat, and free of hazards.
- Performed loop checks, functional testing, and startup support during system commissioning.
- Installed and terminated control panels, junction boxes
Journeyman Electrician
5 Months- Repaired or replaced worn or defective parts using hand tools and power tools.
- Installed cables, conductors and wire trays and completed necessary hook-ups for primary power lines.
- Pulled insulated wires or cables through conduits to complete circuits.
- Addressed and resolved worksite safety hazards to reduce risk.
Journeyman Electrician
6 Months- Terminating 500 for transformers & UPS
- Terminating DLO 777 For battery
- Installing cable tray & basket tray
- Testing insulation resistance, continuity, and grounding/earthing
- Walking with QC & QA to make sure all work is complete and in good quality to be
- Temporary shutting down live systems to complete required maintenance
- Followed safety procedures when working on energized circuits; observed lockout and tagout requirements when servicing equipment.
Journeyman Electrician
4 Months- Installed electrical systems in industrial facilities adhering to safety standards.
- Conducted routine maintenance on electrical equipment ensuring optimal performance.
- Collaborated with project teams to troubleshoot electrical issues and implement solutions.
- Installed and terminated control panels, junction boxes
- Performed loop checks, functional testing, and startup support during system commissioning
Journeyman Electrician
8 Months- Used hand tools such as drills, saws, wire strippers, and crimpers to complete tasks.
- Traced and diagnosed electrical malfunctions using hand tools and test equipment.
- Connected wires to circuit breakers, transformers or other components to form circuits.
- Kept work areas clean, neat, and free of hazards.
- Tested continuity of circuits using testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, ammeters.
- Assisted with new installation and upgrades of plant equipment.
- Pulled insulated wires or cables through conduits to complete circuits.
- Temporary power installation
Journeyman Electrician/ Commissioning
1 Year 10 Months- Assisted electricians with installation of electrical systems and components.
- Maintained tools and equipment for safe and efficient operations.
- Supported troubleshooting efforts for electrical issues in various environments.
- Cable & channel tray installation
- Heat trace EJB & RTD termination
- Pulling wire on cable tray at high elevation.
- Followed safety procedures when working on energized circuits; observed lockout and tagout requirements when servicing equipment.
- Installed, removed, and documented lockout/tagout devices during equipment maintenance and commissioning.
- pre-commissioning and commissioning of electrical systems, including inspection, testing, calibration, protection relay verification, functional testing, energization, troubleshooting
- Maintained a strong safety record by adhering to LOTO procedures and established safety protocols.
- Verifying installation against approved drawings and specifications.
- Inspecting equipment for damage and confirming correct installation.
- Checking cable routing, terminations, and labeling.
- Testing insulation resistance, continuity, and grounding/earthing.
- Verifying torque on electrical connections where required
Electrical Top Helper
1 Year 3 Months- Used hand tools such as drills, saws, wire strippers, and crimpers to complete tasks.
- Installed motor feeders and made standard motor connections.
- Kept work areas clean, neat, and free of hazards.
- Dug trenches and created holes to pull conduit and install supports.
- Verified measurements and made accurate cuts to avoid wasting materials on job sites.
- Pulled insulated wires or cables through conduits to complete circuits.
Electrical Helper
1 Year 3 Months- Assisted electricians with installation of wiring and electrical systems.
- Supported team in troubleshooting electrical issues on job sites.
- Operated hand tools such as drillers, grinders, saws, crimpers.
- Long cable pulls on tray & conduit
- Pulled wires through conduit runs using fish tapes or pull strings when necessary.
Education
Skills
- Grounding
- Wire installations
- Heat traces
- Pulling wire through conduit
- Cable/channel tray installation
- Keeping areas clean and safe
- Terminations
- Team leadership
- Strong work ethic
- Time management
- Performed Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)procedures to safely isolate hazardous energy sources before maintenance and repair activities.
Languages
English
Professional
Certification
- Twic card
- Apprentice license
- Basic Plus
- OSHA 10 & 30
- NCCER
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