J'avon Richardson
Orrville,AL
Summary
Personable, detail-oriented electrician with 6 years of experience in industrial, commercial, and residential installations, combining strong technical skill in controls and power distribution with a team-first mindset.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Energy marshall
MMR
Canton, Mississippi
2025.02 - 2025.12
- • Planned and executed commissioning of electrical systems including LV/MV switchgear, transformers, MCCs, UPS, generators, and protection relays.
- • Conducted energization procedures in compliance with safety standards, permits, and lockout/tagout (LOTO) requirements.
- • Coordinated commissioning activities with engineering, construction, QA/QC, and operations teams to ensure project alignment and compliance with specifications.
- • Commissioned power distribution systems up to [XX] kV, including transformers, circuit breakers, and protective relays.
- • Tested and validated control, interlock, and protection schemes, ensuring system reliability and safety.
- • Supported client acceptance testing (SAT) and system handover to operations and maintenance teams.
- • Performed pre-commissioning inspections, continuity, insulation resistance (megger), grounding, and functional testing.
- • Verified electrical installations against drawings, specifications, NEC/IEC standards, and client requirements.
- • Identified deficiencies, raised punch lists, and supported corrective actions prior to final handover.
- • Prepared and reviewed comprehensive commissioning reports, test records, and as-built documentation for accurate project closure and stakeholder communication.
- • Executed load tests for generators and UPS systems to validate performance and ensure operational readiness under various load conditions.
- • Maintained commissioning checklists and test records for project closeout.
- • Ensured compliance with IEEE, IEC, NFPA, and local electrical codes.
- • Assisted in commissioning of electrical systems by performing inspections, testing, and documentation.
- • Performed relay testing using secondary injection and verified coordination studies.
- • Supported senior engineers during functional testing and system energization.
Journeyman Electrician
Helix Electric
Nashville, Tennessee
2023.03 - 2025.01
- Assembled, installed, maintained, and tested electrical equipment and wiring systems, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards in commercial settings.
- Connected wiring and equipment as per code and job specification.
- Installed or helped install electrical components.
- Read blueprints and electrical drawings and install as specified.
- Verified dimensions, alignments, and clearances to ensure precise installation according to drawings or plans.
- Set up and operated hydraulic benders, power threaders, power pullers, and cable vacuum systems to facilitate efficient installation processes.
- Prepared work area for installation of equipment.
- Operated various machinery to support installation tasks.
- Secured and locked up equipment after use.
Senior Industrial Electrician
ADOC MENS PRISON
Elmore, AL
2022.08 - 2023.03
- Led, planned, trained, scheduled, reviewed, and participated in the work of staff responsible for installing, repairing and maintaining electrical and control systems for motors, motor control centers pumps, fans, blowers, pump lift stations, conveyors, screening equipment, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), emergency generators, photovoltaic systems, switchgear and transfer switches at the Environmental Division's wastewater treatment plants and other city facilities.
- Oversaw design, installation, fabrication, maintenance, construction, operations, and repair of electrical equipment, materials, cabling, and wiring to ensure reliability and compliance with safety standards.
- Oversaw and participated in the development of electrical plans, designs and layouts; read and interpreted schematics, blueprints, related symbols and markings.
- Maintained systems and equipment, including variable frequency drives, silicon controlled rectifier drives, and low and medium voltage 3-phase switchgear.
- Designed and audited preventative maintenance procedures for required industrial electrical equipment and systems to include vibration analysis, oil analysis, and thermography testing.
- Maintained lighting including lamps, poles, conduit, wiring, fuses, mast arms and fixtures.
- Oversaw staff and participated in the operations of a variety of circuit testing equipment, aerial lift equipment, computerized and non-computerized test equipment, pneumatic tools, compressors, wire pulling devices, conduit bending equipment, small power tools, hand tools, and related equipment.
- Cleaned, adjusted, tightened, lubricated, and inspected motor control center cubicles and switchgear and performed annual inspections on PLCs and relay control panels for cleanliness and tightness.
- Updated electrical design guides and technical standards to align with industry standards, enhancing safety and performance across electrical systems.
Education
Wallace Community College Selma
Selma, ALSkills
- Circuit control and management
- Power distribution
- Programmable logic controllers
- Wiring diagrams
- Analyzing blueprints
- Customer service
- Industrial control systems
- Residential control systems
- Construction control systems
- Adaptability
Certification
- Certified Electrical Inspector - Master, International Association of Electrical Inspectors
- ALA Certified Lighting Consultant, American Lighting Association
- Osha 10
Timeline
Energy marshall
MMR
2025.02 - 2025.12
Journeyman Electrician
Helix Electric
2023.03 - 2025.01
Senior Industrial Electrician
ADOC MENS PRISON
2022.08 - 2023.03
Wallace Community College Selma