Zachary Dirkse
Grandville
Summary
Dynamic Journeyman Electrician and former Culinary Specialist/50 Caliber Machine Gunner with Hillard Electric and the United States Navy. Excelled in electrical troubleshooting and conduit bending, while demonstrating reliability and teamwork. Earned two Navy and Marine achievement medals and led diverse projects across the U.S., showcasing mechanical intuition and a results-driven approach. Im a simple guy that works hard and wants to better proved for my family.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Journeyman Electrician
Hillard Electric
04.2019 - Current
- Joined Hillard Electric as a 1st year apprentice in 2019.
- Obtained my journeymen's card, first try as soon as I was able to take the test.
- As an apprentice worked with construction and service technicians.
- Just this year I have traveled to Detroit, Brighton (MI), Houston, Miami, Boston, Atlanta and Springfield (Ohio) as the lead/forman.
- Have worked on a verity of types of jobs, from new construction at Lacks Formulations, wiring up over head cranes in factories, new wastewater treatment plants, piping and wiring schools, reworking office spaces, control wiring for conveyers and robot cells at Hudsonville ice cream.
- Started my journeymen's in construction at Gun Lake casino. Wanted to see if I liked service tech work, so joined the service side and that is where I have been for the past year.
Culinary Specialist/ 50 Caliber Machine Gunner
United States Navy, USN
12.2012 - 12.2016
- Prepared food for 450+ Navy service members aboard the USS Oakhill and USS Mahan.
- Went on 2 deployments both 7 months long. One aboard the USS Oakhill and one aboard the USS Mahan.
- Was a 50 Caliber Machine Gunner when entering and exiting port, when anchoring anywhere, through the Suez canal and Panama canal, also in emergency situations.
- I also was the cook for the chiefs mess (E7 above only) and officers wardroom (officers only including the captine and XO).
- Received 2 Navy and Marine achievement medals.
Education
Business Managment
Davenport University
Grand Rapids, MISkills
- Conduit Bending
- Electrical Troubleshooting
- Blueprint Reading
- Team member
- Hard worker
- Intuitive
- Reliable
- Mechanically inclined
Timeline
Journeyman Electrician
Hillard Electric
04.2019 - Current
Culinary Specialist/ 50 Caliber Machine Gunner
United States Navy, USN
12.2012 - 12.2016
Business Managment
Davenport University
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