Skills
Technical Skills & Trades Expertise: Journeyman Electrician, commercial and residential electrical installation, high-voltage power systems, panel upgrades, electrical troubleshooting and diagnostics, preventative maintenance, underground electrical systems, modular building construction, NEC (National Electrical Code) compliance, OSHA safety standards, blueprint and schematic interpretation, conduit bending, wire pulling, circuit wiring, load calculations, service upgrades, electrical fault diagnosis
Sales & Business Development: B2B outside sales, new business prospecting, full sales cycle management, client acquisition, relationship-based selling, consultative sales, counter sales, material take-offs, project estimating, cost-benefit analysis, upselling and cross-selling, negotiation, closing, account management, repeat business development, referral generation
Recruiting & Talent Knowledge: Skilled trades recruiting, candidate evaluation, workforce needs assessment, understanding of trades career paths (apprentice to journeyman to foreman), employer partnership development, job fit analysis, retention insight, trades culture fluency
Leadership & Management: Crew leadership, apprentice training and mentorship, journeyman supervision, job site management, safety enforcement, performance accountability, onboarding new team members, coaching and developing field workers, setting expectations, conflict resolution, team culture building
Project & Operations Management: Project estimating, budgeting, scheduling, materials coordination, warehouse coordination, order accuracy, billing support, job documentation, quality control, code compliance oversight
Communication & Relationship Skills: Client relationship management, contractor relations, face-to-face communication, professional customer interaction, trust-building with field workers and decision-makers, cross-functional team collaboration, vendor relationships
Software & Tools: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), order entry systems, inventory management systems, job costing and estimating tools, customer relationship management (CRM) platforms
Industries: Electrical contracting, commercial construction, residential construction, electrical supply distribution, skilled trades staffing and recruiting
About
I'm a journeyman electrician who's spent over a decade in the field — from pulling wire as an apprentice to running crews on commercial high-voltage installations. But what's stuck with me most from that time isn't the technical work. It's the people.
I've trained apprentices who became solid journeymen. I've worked alongside foremen who made you want to show up every day — and ones who made you want to quit. That experience gave me a real education in what separates a great hire from a costly one, and what kind of culture makes skilled tradespeople stay.
When I moved into counter sales at City Electric Supply, I discovered something I already suspected: I love building relationships. I spent my days helping contractors solve problems, find better solutions, and feel like someone actually had their back. That's the same thing great recruiting does — it connects people to the right opportunity and builds trust on both sides of the equation.
Culture matters in this industry more than people realize. Trades workers are loyal — but only to the people and companies that earn it. I speak their language. I know what questions to ask a hiring manager to figure out if a job site is actually a good fit, and I know how to have an honest conversation with a tradesperson about what they really need in their next move.
I'm not learning the trades. I'm bringing the trades with me — and I'm ready to use that to help companies hire better and grow faster.