Richard DeWitt
Janesville,WI
Summary
34 Years’ experience with emphasis on major commercial, industrial, and systems and technology applications. Extensive knowledge of blueprint reading, layout, pre-planning, scheduling and delegation of tasks. Areas of expertise include: fire alarm and security, data and fiber optics, grounding and bonding, hazardous locations, and process controls.
Experienced with overseeing construction operations and ensuring project timelines and budgets are met. Utilizes strong leadership to coordinate teams and optimize workflow. Track record of problem-solving and maintaining high safety standards.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Field Superintendent/ low voltage specialist
Cap Electric/ Pieper Electric
01.2005 - Current
- Noteworthy Projects Involved
- Menards Beloit new store
- Menards Janesville new store
- Watertown Unified School District 5 school remodel and additions
- Jefferson High School new academic wing, pool, gymnasium, commons and complete remodel, was part of bid team
- Sub Zero/Wolf Corporation Madison
Installation and implementation of multiple production line upgrades and additions
- Janesville Transportation Services
New bus maintenance and storage facility
- Festival Foods Janesville
New store. Team member with estimating project, supervision of controls for refrigeration system and fire alarm
- Dancing Goat Distillery Cambridge
Designed and implemented controls, instrumentation and power for large scale craft distillery process
- Edison Middle School Janesville
Fire alarm system. Estimated, supervised and commissioned new fire alarm upgrade
- Woodward residence Bishops Bay
Design build 6000 sq Ft mart home
- Sub Zero/ Wolf, Madison
Was part of project bid team concentrating on fire alarm and hvac takeoff
- Kettle Foods Beloit, Snyder’s Lance Franklin
Supervise and implementation of redundant fiber optic network topology, new access points, unmanaged process switching for plc controls at 2 food processing facilities
- Amazon Beloit
Planned and installed fire alarm system, hvac interconnects and fire pump system for a 1 million sq
Ft, Warehouse facility
- Dancing Goat Distillery, Cambridge, WI.
Supervised electrical installation for 20,000 sq. Ft
addition to existing facility as well as a 7,800 barrel capacity rickhouse on adjacent property including class 1 division 2 wiring
- Post construction helped design and install controls, instrumentation and power for additional distilling equipment as well as grain handling and bottling systems
Journeyman Foreman
Guenther Electric
Beloit, WI
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Noteworthy Projects Involved
- School District of Janesville 4 school remodel and additions
Vice President of Technology Integration
Mac Com Inc. (Division of McGrath Electrical)
01.2001 - 01.2004
- Noteworthy Projects Involved
- UW Whitewater campus wide fire alarm replacement
- School District of Clinton new high school
- School District of Evansville new high school
- UW Platteville campus wide fire alarm replacement
- UW Madison Biotechnology Center 6 story addition and remodel
Apprentice – Journeyman Foreman
McGrath Electrical Inc.
01.1991 - 01.2001
- Noteworthy Projects Involved
- Fort Atkinson Hospital Surgery and ER addition
- Hampton Inn Janesville new hotel
- Edgerton School Systems remodel
- Stoughton High School new PAC and auxiliary gymnasium
- Lab Safety Supply Phase Two building addition
Education
Electrical
Associated Builders And Contractors
Janesville, WI06-1994
Skills
- Fire alarm and security
- Data and fiber optics
- Grounding and bonding
- Hazardous locations
- Process controls
- Pre-construction planning
- Project closeout
- Labor management
- Task delegation
- Schedule management
- Change order management
- Project coordination
- Team Leadership
- Construction supervision
- Progress reporting
Summary
I have had the pleasure to train and cultivate a generation of workers trained to produce results in a timely manner with an emphasis on quality, safety and a respect for the trade as well as our workers.
Timeline
Field Superintendent/ low voltage specialist
Cap Electric/ Pieper Electric
01.2005 - Current
Journeyman Foreman
Guenther Electric
01.2004 - 01.2005
Vice President of Technology Integration
Mac Com Inc. (Division of McGrath Electrical)
01.2001 - 01.2004
Apprentice – Journeyman Foreman
McGrath Electrical Inc.
01.1991 - 01.2001
Electrical
Associated Builders And Contractors