JEFFERY JAMES
Fayetteville ,NC
Summary
Hardworking and seasoned Licensed Electrician, Site Supervisor Lead Foreman bringing over 35 years of industrial construction and maintenance expertise with specialization in PLC systems, safety and lean manufacturing. Exceptionally dependable leader with proven track record of safety oversight. Offering superior knowledge of field operations, wide-ranging electrical and mechanical systems proficiency and in-depth understanding of critical maintenance programs. 20 years Safety Professional prepared for key responsibilities in maintaining and improving workplace safety. Extensive background in conducting safety audits, risk assessments, and compliance with industry standards. Collaborative team player with focus on achieving results and adapting to changing needs. Proficient in hazard identification, safety training, and regulatory compliance. Diligent Safety Professional with proven track record of ensuring workplace safety and compliance with regulatory standards. Successfully managed safety programs, conducted training sessions, and implemented effective safety protocols. Demonstrated expertise in hazard assessment and incident investigation, fostering culture of safety and trust.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Electrical Foreman 2/Site Safety Coordinator
Dematic Inc.
12.2021 - 01.2024
- Maintained accurate records such as daily reports, timesheets and other related documentation as required by management.
- Complied with safety procedures and monitored team members for adherence to safety protocols on job sites.
- Established and maintained close working relationships with staff, clients and vendors.
- Allocated material and labor resources to promote on-time and under-budget project completion.
- Ensured that all personnel wore appropriate personal protective equipment while working at construction sites.
- Conducted regular training sessions with staff to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Implemented onsite safety protocols and procedures and properly trained team members on prevention measures.
- Reviewed project blueprints and specifications to determine number of workers needed to complete jobs.
- Managed and supervised a team of 10+ site staff members to ensure safety, quality control and efficient operations.
- Reviewed drawings, specifications, change orders and other documents associated with projects prior to start of work onsite.
Site Supervisor/Lic. Electrician
Sentry Elec. Grp.
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Manage and conduct start-ups, commissioning, and troubleshooting of conveyor systems
- Perform instrument loop checks
- Perform system safety checks
- Maintain daily paperwork requirements, such as daily job time records, service reports, expense reports and billing information, all travel arrangements including air travel, hotel, and car rental.
- Complied with safety procedures and monitored team members for adherence to safety protocols on job sites.
Lead Field Service Tech
Honeywell Intelligrated Inc
03.2020 - 08.2021
- Manage and conduct start-ups, commissioning, and troubleshooting of conveyor systems
- Perform instrument loop checks
- Perform system safety checks
- Maintain daily paperwork requirements, such as daily job time records, service reports, expense reports and billing information, all travel arrangements including air travel, hotel, and car rental
- Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas
- Strict adherence to quality standards and ability to inspect products to ensure they meet customer requirements and company standards
- Own or support the management and resolution of customer complaints
- Serviced projects with installation budgets in the $500K to 1M range.
- Improved employee awareness of safety protocols by creating informative presentations, handouts, and visual aids.
- Conducted thorough investigations into workplace incidents, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
- Coordinated regular toolbox talks, reinforcing key safety concepts among employees on a consistent basis.
- Ensured compliance with OSHA regulations, conducting regular audits and addressing non-compliance issues promptly.
Lead Field Service Tech
Honeywell Intelligrated Inc/Sentry Elec. Grp.
03.2020 - 08.2021
- Manage and conduct start-ups, commissioning, and troubleshooting of conveyor systems
- Perform instrument loop checks
- Perform system safety checks
- Maintain daily paperwork requirements, such as daily job time records, service reports, expense reports and billing information, all travel arrangements including air travel, hotel, and car rental
- Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas
- Strict adherence to quality standards and ability to inspect products to ensure they meet customer requirements and company standards
- Own or support the management and resolution of customer complaints
- Serviced projects with installation budgets in the $500K to 1M range.
Construction Manager
Self Employed (San Antonio, TX)
06.2019 - 01.2020
- Responsible for managing a $300,000, 2500sf residential new build
- Responsible all subcontractors, ensuring quality of work and ensuring project was completed in a timely manner
- Responsible for cost management, safety management, and contract management
- Responsible for complete electrical install.
Site Safety/Lic. Electrician Lead
TIC (Wood Pellet Plant)
02.2019 - 05.2019
- Installed (Flamex System), which included, installing all instruments, wiring, and terminations
- (Flame, Spark, Light Detectors, Solenoids, and Flow Detectors.) Also installed all conduit to Cable Tray
- Terminations at Control Panel
- Install control and distribution apparatus, such as switches, relays, and circuit, install grounding leads, Splice wire by stripping insulation from terminal leads, twist, or solder wire together and apply tape or terminal caps, work with high and low voltage systems
- Test and start up systems
Self Employed
08.2018 - 02.2019
Lic. Electrician (Plant shutdown)
MMR (BASF Chemical Plant)
07.2018 - 08.2018
- Bend/install Rigid conduit, terminate power, control, and instrument wire and cable
- Install electrical gear, equipment, and devices
- Install and troubleshoot PLC's, AC and DC Drives.
Lic. Electrician (Power Distribution High Voltage)
Electrical Talent (CONTRACT)
01.2018 - 05.2018
- Responsible for installing 3/4-inch to 4-inch EMT/RIGID Conduit, Terminating Feeder Wire from 1/0# to 250KCMIL
- Responsible for panel install, from 100amps to 250 amps
- Responsible for all branch circuit wiring
- Switchgear terminations
- All work in accordance with QC Specification.
Lic.Electrical Foreman 2/Lic. Electrical Foreman 2/Lic. Electrician/Electrical Foreman 2/QSE Site Safety Supervisor
HS International (Solar Farm) & S/T Bancroft Electric (Plastic Plant)
08.2017 - 12.2017
- Responsible for commissioning of solar farm
- DC and AC testing included but not limited to polarity, open circuit voltage, grounding continuity, insulation resistance testing
- Inspect wires, combiner boxes, modules, and inverters for possible defects
- Troubleshoot, test, and repair on an as needed basis and verify that applicable equipment and systems are installed according to contract documents/manufacture recommendations
- Responsible for PLC's, motor controls, control panels, conveyor systems
- Installed switches, fuses, conduit, cable trays, disconnects, relays, transformers, and distribution systems.
Lic. Electrician (CONTRACT)
HS International (Solar Farm) & S/T Bancroft Electric (Plastic Plant)
08.2017 - 12.2017
- Responsible for commissioning of solar farm
- DC and AC testing included but not limited to polarity, open circuit voltage, grounding continuity, insulation resistance testing
- Inspect wires, combiner boxes, modules, and inverters for possible defects
- Troubleshoot, test, and repair on an as needed basis and verify that applicable equipment and systems are installed according to contract documents/manufacture recommendations
- Responsible for PLC's, motor controls, control panels, conveyor systems
- Installed switches, fuses, conduit, cable trays, disconnects, relays, transformers, and distribution systems.
Lic. Elec. (Industrial Plants) CONTRACT
Trillium, CLP, SIC, Elec. Staffing
02.2017 - 08.2017
- Responsible for PLC’s, motor controls, control panels, conveyor systems, and UPS systems
- Installed switches, fuses, conduit, cable trays, all types of disconnects, relays, transformers, and distribution systems.
Self Employed
08.2016 - 02.2017
Solar: License Electrician (Foreman/Acting Supt) (CONTRACT)
CLP (Solar Farms)
04.2015 - 08.2016
- Responsible for construction of solar farm, and commissioning of solar farm
- Inspect wires, combiner boxes, modules, and inverters for possible defects
- Help with the removal and or installation of modules, conduit, inverters, and weather stations
- Troubleshoot, test, and repair on an as needed basis and verify that applicable equipment and systems are installed according to contract documents/manufacture recommendations
- DC and AC testing included but not limited to polarity, open circuit voltage, grounding continuity, insulation resistance testing, and running electrical conduit materials
- Wire management and pulling experience, string configurations for solar panels, install electrical cable and accurately make cable wiring connections
- Identify and resolve any deficiencies in photovoltaic (PV) system installation, including start-up
- Drive other projects as required or as business needs change.
Self Employed
12.2014 - 04.2015
Electrical Journeyman/Foreman, Safety Monitor (CONTRACT)
IBEW (Military Installation, Solar Install) Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX
06.2009 - 04.2010
Electrical Foreman/Electrical Journeyman, Safety Monitor (CONTRACT)
IBEW (Uranium Enrichment Plant, Wind Farm, Solar Install) Hobbs, NM
01.2008 - 06.2009
Commercial/Residential Electrician, Safety Manager
Independent Electrical Contractor (MS and LA) (CONTRACT)
01.2006 - 12.2007
Electrical Tech, Controls, Safety Assistant, Conveyor Systems (CONTRACT)
AES, CLP, Ameriforce (Hurricane Repair, Budweiser Plant and Naval Shipyard)
12.2004 - 12.2005
Assistant Safety Officer (CONTRACT)
McCarty Corporation (Military Installation) Ft. Bragg, NC
10.2004 - 12.2004
Electrical Sub Contractor Residential, Safety Manager (CONTRACT)
EL Paso Association of Adult Education, El Paso, TX
01.2003 - 10.2004
Electrical Foreman/Electrical Journeyman, Safety Monitor (CONTRACT)
IBEW (Military Installation, Casino’s, Med. Buildings, Solar Install, Intel Plant, Power Stations (DC), Office Buildings, Power Plants, Schools, Conveyor Systems. NV, NM, TX, CA, AZ, NY, GA, MI, IL, SC
06.1991 - 12.2002
Education
Associates in Science - Building Construction Technology Instructor
Fayetteville Technical Community College
12-2014
Associates in Science - Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology Instructor
Fayetteville Technical Community College
05-2012
Skills
- Electrical Schematics
- Electrical Installations
- Electrical System Knowledge
- Electrical Diagnostics
- Safety Awareness and Reporting
- Hazard mitigation
- State and Local Codes
- Safety Protocols
- Project Management
- Electrical Codes
- Policy Enforcement
- OSHA Standards
- Construction safety
- Risk Assessment
- Quality Control
- Staff Training
Timeline
Electrical Foreman 2/Site Safety Coordinator
Dematic Inc.
12.2021 - 01.2024
Site Supervisor/Lic. Electrician
Sentry Elec. Grp.
08.2021 - 12.2021
Lead Field Service Tech
Honeywell Intelligrated Inc
03.2020 - 08.2021
Lead Field Service Tech
Honeywell Intelligrated Inc/Sentry Elec. Grp.
03.2020 - 08.2021
Construction Manager
Self Employed (San Antonio, TX)
06.2019 - 01.2020
Site Safety/Lic. Electrician Lead
TIC (Wood Pellet Plant)
02.2019 - 05.2019
Self Employed
08.2018 - 02.2019
Lic. Electrician (Plant shutdown)
MMR (BASF Chemical Plant)
07.2018 - 08.2018
Lic. Electrician (Power Distribution High Voltage)
Electrical Talent (CONTRACT)
01.2018 - 05.2018
Lic.Electrical Foreman 2/Lic. Electrical Foreman 2/Lic. Electrician/Electrical Foreman 2/QSE Site Safety Supervisor
HS International (Solar Farm) & S/T Bancroft Electric (Plastic Plant)
08.2017 - 12.2017
Lic. Electrician (CONTRACT)
HS International (Solar Farm) & S/T Bancroft Electric (Plastic Plant)
08.2017 - 12.2017
Lic. Elec. (Industrial Plants) CONTRACT
Trillium, CLP, SIC, Elec. Staffing
02.2017 - 08.2017
Self Employed
08.2016 - 02.2017
Solar: License Electrician (Foreman/Acting Supt) (CONTRACT)
CLP (Solar Farms)
04.2015 - 08.2016
Self Employed
12.2014 - 04.2015
Electrical Journeyman/Foreman, Safety Monitor (CONTRACT)
IBEW (Military Installation, Solar Install) Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX
06.2009 - 04.2010
Electrical Foreman/Electrical Journeyman, Safety Monitor (CONTRACT)
IBEW (Uranium Enrichment Plant, Wind Farm, Solar Install) Hobbs, NM
01.2008 - 06.2009
Commercial/Residential Electrician, Safety Manager
Independent Electrical Contractor (MS and LA) (CONTRACT)
01.2006 - 12.2007
Electrical Tech, Controls, Safety Assistant, Conveyor Systems (CONTRACT)
AES, CLP, Ameriforce (Hurricane Repair, Budweiser Plant and Naval Shipyard)
12.2004 - 12.2005
Assistant Safety Officer (CONTRACT)
McCarty Corporation (Military Installation) Ft. Bragg, NC
10.2004 - 12.2004
Electrical Sub Contractor Residential, Safety Manager (CONTRACT)
EL Paso Association of Adult Education, El Paso, TX
01.2003 - 10.2004
Electrical Foreman/Electrical Journeyman, Safety Monitor (CONTRACT)
IBEW (Military Installation, Casino’s, Med. Buildings, Solar Install, Intel Plant, Power Stations (DC), Office Buildings, Power Plants, Schools, Conveyor Systems. NV, NM, TX, CA, AZ, NY, GA, MI, IL, SC
06.1991 - 12.2002
Associates in Science - Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology Instructor
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Associates in Science - Building Construction Technology Instructor
Fayetteville Technical Community College