Joe The Electrician

Introduction: SOFT SKILLS: Work on body work and mechanic shops, doing mayor repairs such as putting new clutch, timing belts, new rings, preparing and painting cars and minor maintenance. HARD SKILLS: *Understand electrical theory applications (power/ohm law, AC/DC) *Understand the function of series, parallel, combination circuits *Operate stationary and portable power tools *Read and identify blue print symbols *Install duplex receptacles, GFCI, AFCIS breakers *Install switches SPST, SPDT, DPST, DPDT, NO/NC *Run secure and identify Romex, MC or BX, AC cable (12-2), (12-3), (12-4) *Install light fixtures, incandescent, fluorescent, HID lamps *Install bolt on, push on circuit breakers *Terminate feeders and branch circuits on panels with caution on neutral wire *Use analog / digital multimeters, clamp on Amp meters to analyze circuits *Familiar with NEC box fill calculation, ampacity tables and de-rate factors *Install race ways rigid, intermedium, EMT able to bend 90™, offsets, back to back 90™ and 3 point saddle 4 point saddle *Calculate minimum load requirements for residential and commercial building *Familiar with voltage drops *Read general purpose lighting / receptacle circuits *Understand and install multi wire circuits: single phase 2 wire 120/240Vac, 2 wire 120/208Vac, 2 wire 277/208Vac, single phase 3 wire 120/240Vac, 3 wire 120/208Vac, 3 wire 277/480Vac, three phase 3 wire 120/208Vac, 3 wire 277/480Vac, three phase 4 wire 120/208Vac, 4 wire 277/480Vac *Install circuits for motors following code requirements *Determine demand factors for kitchen appliance *Familiar with dedicate circuits, continuous loads *Familiar with balancing loads *Familiar with line and load *Familiar with ballast, relays coils, contactors, motor starters, over load protection *Familiar with permissible wires in conduits, tubing, table for NEC, etc. *Recognize half hot outlets *Troubleshoot for short circuits, faulty circuits *Install smoke detectors, monoxide detectors, motions sensors, photo eyes, etc. *Install 3-way, 4-way switches *Familiar with resistive, capacitive, inductive circuits, series and parallel *Understand three phase circuits delta and wye systems high leg delta etc *Be familiar with single phase transformers *Familiar with 3 phases transformers *Familiar with transformer banks, open delta, Scott connections, T connections, etc *Familiar with three phase, single phase calculations *Familiar with harmonics *Familiar with power factor corrections *Familiar with General Electric formulas *Read motor control diagrams, line diagrams, ladder diagrams , pictorial, etc. start-stop stations, jogging, etc. *Familiar with pilot devices such as flow, pressure switches, etc. *Familiar with motor speed control such as variable frequency, etc. *Familiar with DC separately excited shunt generator, DC self-excited shunt generator, DC compound generator, DC series generator, DC shunt motor, DC compound motor, 3-phase alternator, alternator synchronization, alternator power, squirrel cage induction motor, wound rotor induction motor, synchronous motor, split-phase/induction motor, capacitor start/run motor, universal motor, repulsion-start/induction motor, reactance and frequency, Selsyn control EDUCATION: ELECTRICAL PREAPPRENTANCE San Diego Job Corps Center 1325 Iris Avenue Imperial Beach, CA 91932 High School SIATech 217 Escondido Ave. Suite 7 vista, CA 92084 San Diego City College Finish Electrical Certification Program