Francisco Vela Jr
Mission,USA
Summary
Reliable and punctual electrician successfully handles fast-paced construction work. Proven willingness to take on any task to support team and help business succeed. Offers strong knowledge and experience as in a electrician from Telecommunication sites, Oil and gas refineries, Compressor stations, chemical gas plants, and Misson Critical Data Centers. Focused young devoted electrician delivers consistent and professional work for every assignment. Offers 10 years of hands on field experienced in industrial to telecom settings. Trained in electrical safety and machine use. Always willing to get more training and grow more as a electrician.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Electrical General Foreman
Loenbro
Dallas, TX
01.2026 - Current
- Data Center (60 MW)
- Oversee and coordinate 4 electrical foremen supervising 40–50 electricians, directing day‑to‑day field operations while maintaining productivity, quality, and safety across all electrical scopes.
- Develop and manage 8‑week look‑ahead schedules, manpower planning, and material coordination to align wire pulls, equipment setting, and system installations with project milestones.
- Direct medium‑voltage cable pulls from Vista switchboards to substations through underground manholes using tuggers, including installation of 750 kcmil MV conductors and proper pulling setups.
- Supervise large‑scale feeder and branch circuit pulls ranging from 400 kcmil to 750 kcmil aluminum and copper, utilizing tuggers and rigging equipment for chilled water systems, UPS rooms, transformers, and docking stations.
- Lead installation of cable bus systems, including overhead support steel, cable bus placement, torquing of cable spacers to manufacturer specifications, and installation of protective covers.
- Coordinate setting and alignment of major electrical equipment including generators, belly tanks, and enclosure housings, ensuring proper placement, clearances, and readiness for electrical tie‑in and installations for workfronts.
Fiber Optic General Foreman
Bechtel
Port Arthur, TX
11.2025 - 01.2026
- Led and supervised fiber optic technicians on large‑scale LNG liquefaction facility projects, overseeing installation, termination, testing, and commissioning of critical fiber optic communication systems.
- Managed full fiber scope of work including backbone, OSP/ISP pathways, tray and conduit systems, panel terminations, splicing activities, and coordination with control rooms and process units.
- Planned daily and weekly work activities, assigned manpower, sequenced tasks, and ensured production goals were met while maintaining strict adherence to project schedules and milestones.
- Coordinated closely with electrical, instrumentation, and engineering teams to resolve conflicts, support system integration, and ensure fiber systems met design, QA/QC, and owner specifications.
- Oversaw fiber splicing, OTDR testing, power meter testing, and documentation to ensure system performance, signal integrity, and successful turnover to commissioning teams.
- Enforced site safety standards, conducted job hazard analyses, and ensured all fiber work complied with LNG facility safety requirements, permit systems, and high‑risk work controls.
Electrical General Foreman
Corbins Electric
San Antonio, Texas
01.2025 - 11.2025
- Worked on a Data Center for Microsoft under general contractor of Walbridge. Overseeing crews of 40-50 workers including supervision.
- Worked with P6 Schedule to for see 3 week look aheads and collaborate with field engineers for any material arrangements needed.
- Managed installation for branch circuits from raceways, wire pulls and terminations.
- Reviewed and cleared punch list items sent by general contractor during walk downs.
- Reviewed daily data reports for accuracy and addressed any discrepancies immediately.
- Assessed statuses of in-progress projects through field walk-downs and inspections.
- Supervised manpower, coordinated resources and met deadlines for the Microsoft Data Center project.
- Achieved quality standards and code requirements according to the jurisdiction of San Antonio.
Electrical General Foreman
MMR Contractors
Port Sulphur, Louisiana
04.2024 - 01.2025
- Complete Sub-systems to be turned over to the commissioning team to test equipment.
- Have a crew terminating devices and motors from 120v to 480v.
- Kept project managers in loop about field activities through regular reports.
- Reviewed blueprints and schematics to determine proper equipment layout and installation requirements.
- Coordinated with project managers, engineers, and other trades to ensure smooth project progression.
- Supervised electricians and apprentices on job sites, providing guidance and support as needed.
Electrical Foreman
FLUOR
Albuquerque, New Mexico
10.2023 - 03.2024
- Adhered to strict safety protocols while handling materials in clean room environment.
- Assisted in training new employees on proper clean room procedures, techniques, and safety measures.
- Cleaned parts, using cleaning solutions, alcohol wipes and cloths.
- Installed conduit systems, tray supports, and brackets for proper wire management underneath tiles inside Fab rooms. Installing 2 1/2” for main feeder for tools. 3/4 EMT for 120v circuits for tools and data cables.
- Pulled wires through conduits and cable trays according to electrical schematics. Organizing crews to set up and pull wires for tools ranging from 1c/500 for main feeders and THHN 10Awg wire for 120v circuits.
- Used warehouse management system to accurately record materials and product movement.
- Transported material in and out of warehouse using forklift and other equipment or vehicles.
Electrical Foreman
General Dynamics
Louisville, Kentucky
04.2022 - 08.2023
- Installed Automatic Transfer Switches for AT&T cell phone tower sites.
- Obtained materials and equipment required to complete assigned project.
- Installed 35 KW Generac Generators for the cell phone tower site.
- Pulled wire from utility disconnect to the ATS and then to the generator.
- Terminated wires on both ends and made sure lugs were torqued and landed in correct spot.
- Fabricated and installed 1/2 EMT for new lighting fixtures installed. pulled the circuit wires to the lights and terminated them.
- Disassembled and reassembled components following manufacturer specifications.
- Troubleshot problems on different makes of generators and traced root causes.
- Facilitated quality testing and checks and completed required documentation.
- Interpreted wiring diagrams, blueprints and schematics and followed directions from manuals.
- Assessed crew performance, conducting inspections and reporting on workmanship quality issues.
- Promoted worksite safety and adherence to OSHA protocols.
- Completed crew timesheets, safety logs and expense reports.
- Helped team by diagnosing and troubleshooting onsite equipment and system problems.
- Oversaw team activities to maximize productivity and maintain progress against goals.
Journeyman Electrician
Bay LTD
Memphis, Tennessee
02.2022 - 03.2022
- Replaced and installed new instrument devices
- Demoed old conduit, fabricated and installed new conduit from devices to splice boxes which included sizes ranging from 3/4 to 2' aluminum conduit.
- Pulled single pair wires to devices and terminated them on both ends
- Used ladders, scaffolding and lifts to work on electrical systems.
- Pulled 5kv wires that we were replacing for an existing turbine.
- Terminated medium voltage stress cones
- Identified problems with electrical systems and equipment, troubleshooting functions and tracing faults.
- Connected wiring in electrical circuits and networks and checked component compatibility.
Journeyman Electrician
Saulsburry
Midland, Texas
11.2021 - 01.2022
- Terminations in PLC & RIO cabinets, installing devices, completing systems
- Identifying and labeling cables throughout the Rio boxes
Electrical journeyman/ Electrical supervisor
Primoris PSC
Longview, Texas
02.2021 - 11.2021
- First 4 months as a journeyman electrician i was terminating instrument cables in RIO boxes, Valves, Devices, junction boxes etc.
- I was responsible for termination Fiber Optic cables for the project. Spliced in PDC building and RIO cabinets.
- Operated single and mass fusion splicing equipment.
- Blew fiber, installed cross-connect patches, and conducted full circuit OTDR tests.
- Read, understood, and followed splicing documentation to complete correct work.
- Last 6 months of the project was prompted to Electrical Supervisor. I was in charge of the wire pulling crew, installing channel tray/ cable tray, and terminations in the field.
- Coached crew in installation procedures and other processes as main technical resource.
- Inspected and monitored work areas, examined tools and equipment, and provided employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.
- Achieved work objectives by prioritizing jobs, organizing schedules and coordinating assignments.
Electrical Leadman
McDermott
Porth Arthur, Tx
06.2019 - 02.2021
- Assisted my foreman achieved work objectives by prioritizing jobs, organizing schedules and coordinating assignments.
- Kept team ready for daily demands with effective level of tools, equipment, material, information , and comprehension of tasks.
- Kept all areas clean, organized and in line with company professional standards.
- Maintained full compliance with legal, health, and safety regulations.
- Minimized workplace hazards and accidents through continuous cleanups throughout the day, organize material and equipment , and follow safety rules throughout daily tasks performed
- Before becoming lead man i worked on my tools fabricating and installing conduit to lights and receptacles, raceway from instrument devices to the junction boxes, and run conduit to heat trace boxes. The conduit consisted of 3/4 to 2' aluminum conduit. We supported our raceway with aluminum, stainless steal, and galvanized unistruct with help of our welders.
- After doing that we helped out in other areas with terminating cables from low voltage all the way up to high voltage. From 480motors , 4160 motors, start stop switches, lights, receptacles, lighting panels, instrument panels, disconnects, transformers, heat trace boxes and panels. Following we had occasionally situations when we had fabricate pieces of cable tray outside of the panel where the cables would land in the panel or dress cables neatly on cable trays. All of the power cables in this jobsite were CLX armored cables. The armored cables had to be preped, glanded, packed, and then ready to be tailed in to be terminated. This included knocking out holes in panels and carefully handle equipment to drill out holes. This summarizes some of the work activity and duty's i had on this jobsite.
Electrical jorneyman
Richard Automation (RAI)
Port Lavaca, Tx
09.2018 - 05.2019
- Fabricated and installed ridgid conduit in the heater area of this project from junctionboxes to cable trays.
- This was a job of mostly 1 1/2” to 3’ conduit with only galvanized unistruct to support the conduit. I had to comprehend and have well knowledge of using the One Shot hydraulic bender to bend our conduit and hoghead or the big 535 to thread and cut the conduit. Once done with the conduit had to pull our wire through the pipe in a quick and well communicated fashion to get the task done on time.
Electrical Top Helper
CB&I
Sulphur, La
01.2018 - 09.2018
- Supported senior electricians in daily job site activities, including terminating low voltage and high voltage cables in switchgears and motors and dress cables on cable trays and pull wire through cable trays
- Expanded and improved previously installed building electrical systems with new control systems and modern wiring.
- Traced out wiring short circuits using test meter.
- Helped out in basically all areas that covered terminating cables from power cables, network cables, telecom and communication cables, and fiber optic cables. This was a great experience to learn all kinds of cables in every area there is. I terminated cables in transformers and switchgears in the main mcc, instrumentation cables in plc, dcs, and sis cabinets. then jumped to fiber optic and network cables in control rooms and rie buildings.
Electrical Top Helper
MMR
Deer park, Tx
06.2017 - 01.2018
- Terminated cables in the mcc mainly power cables in capacitors, cabinets, dissconectes, switchgears, and motors.
- Helped out in the control room to terminate wire and got introduced to cable splitting, prepping, and landing cables. Learned how to identify wire landing points in drawings and locating equipment. I slowly went on about myself and started to do things on my own under supervised people to get the hang of getting the hands on experience.
Electrical Helper
Excel
Nederland, Tx
04.2017 - 06.2017
- Fabricated and installed aluminum conduit to instrument devices and flexed them all the way to the device.
- Assisted in running and figuring out raceways from the junction boxes to the devices transmitters. once finished had to use flex to land to the device and then pull the wire to terminate the instrument.
Electrical Helper
MMR
Galena Park, Tx
10.2016 - 04.2017
- I got introduced to the basic equipment that we use on a daily bases such as the hydraulic bender, the 535 threader machine, power pony threader, band saw, power and hand tools. I was taught the basics of bending conduit fabricating supports to hold onto the conduit and way more. Eventually i got into the wire pulling aspect after being done with our conduit run and then finding the landing points to terminate the the equipment or device or whatever the case was. Learned how to follow instructions on mounting and hanging boxes, panels, or devices. This is where i branched out to learn all the areas of our electrical field and always tried to ask questions and master the task i am doing.
Education
High School Diploma -
Mission High School
Mission, Tx06-2016
Skills
- System installation
- Malfunction troubleshooting
- Schematic reading
- Electrical safety
- Fabricate conduit of all sizes
- Terminate cables from low to high voltage
- Fabricate and install cables tray of all sorts
- Ability to follow and understand instructions
- Fiber optic technician
- High voltage terminations
- RF Safety Awareness
- Competent Rigger
- Heavy equipment Operator
- Wireless Networking
- Semiconductor facilities
- Mission Critical Data Centers
Certification
- TDLR Journeyman State License
- Fiber Optic Certified
- NCCER Electrical Knowledge
- CPR/ First Aid
- OSHA 30
- RF Safety Awareness
- Competent Rigger
- TWIC
- TDLR Texas Journeyman Electrician License
- Fiber Optic Tech Certification of Completion
- NFPA 70E
- 3M MV Cable Preparation splices (5-35kv)
LANGUAGES
English Advanced (C1)
Spanish Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Electrical General Foreman
Loenbro
01.2026 - Current
Fiber Optic General Foreman
Bechtel
11.2025 - 01.2026
Electrical General Foreman
Corbins Electric
01.2025 - 11.2025
Electrical General Foreman
MMR Contractors
04.2024 - 01.2025
Electrical Foreman
FLUOR
10.2023 - 03.2024
Electrical Foreman
General Dynamics
04.2022 - 08.2023
Journeyman Electrician
Bay LTD
02.2022 - 03.2022
Journeyman Electrician
Saulsburry
11.2021 - 01.2022
Electrical journeyman/ Electrical supervisor
Primoris PSC
02.2021 - 11.2021
Electrical Leadman
McDermott
06.2019 - 02.2021
Electrical jorneyman
Richard Automation (RAI)
09.2018 - 05.2019
Electrical Top Helper
CB&I
01.2018 - 09.2018
Electrical Top Helper
MMR
06.2017 - 01.2018
Electrical Helper
Excel
04.2017 - 06.2017
Electrical Helper
MMR
10.2016 - 04.2017
High School Diploma -
Mission High School