| 1972: Age 16- Started as an Industrial Apprentice Electrician for Balthrop Electric. Was too young for I.B.E.W. |
| 1974: Age 18- Applied for I.B.E.W. Local 100 Apprenticeship. Passed entrance test; board barred entrance |
| 1974-1979: continued with non-union apprenticeship and Fresno City College at night. Studied under Ron Loen and others |
| 1979: Won FREE I.A.E.I. membership by scoring 100% on NEC test at City of Fresno Trade Show Booth |
| 1979: Fresno City Journeyman License signed by Chuck Pierce- "Good Till Revoked" |
| 1980: Became a California Licensed C10 contractor: DBA "BELCO ELECTRIC" |
| 1980-1987: Worked as BELCO doing mostly Class I, Div I,II,III work for every brand of Oil company at the time: Gasoline; Diesel; Butane; Propane. Bulk Storage; Service Stations; Mini- Markets just came into play |
| 1987: Hired as a Union Supervisor for Electric Motor Shop- 1987 |
| 1988: Tested in and Joined I.B.E.W.; First call A.C. Electric- Visalia |
| 1989-1991 (circa): Corcoran Prison Level Four; Hampton Inn- Fresno |
| 1991 (circa): Electric Motor Shop as Service Tech |
| Mid '90's: taught several GE PLC classes at Union Hall |
| Mid '90's: Night school for AB and Rockwell training |
| 2002: Started C.S.T. Services to pursue the PLC/ HMI market |
| I am still available for TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CONSULTATION: troubleshooting and diagnostics, code backups and restoration, modifications and upgrades ... Historical documentation and PLC programs are available. Emergency assistance can be provided for maintenance staff if needed. Remote Support Setup can be installed as well for OEM support. Industrial Cyber-Forensics can be used to track dead OEM's. |
| Any electrical wiring or installation requests will be referred to the best available contractor for the job. |
