Experience

Resume

Jeffrey Cheney · Electrical Apprentice
Pell City, AL · jeffreyjcheney@gmail.com

Summary

Electrical apprentice at M&A Electric Company in Birmingham, Alabama, since July 2024. Started green on a large multi-family job, was one of the few people kept through layoffs, and stayed on through a company ownership transfer. Commercial work under a superintendent with more than 25 years in the trade. Skills come from that mentorship and from independent study, with lockout/tagout certification and a competent-person designation on site.

Experience

M&A Electric Company

Electrical Apprentice · Birmingham, AL · July 2024 – Present

• Started green on a large multi-family job in 2024 and learned commercial electrical work under a superintendent with more than 25 years of experience, through direct mentorship and independent study.
• Retained through layoffs and stayed on through a company ownership transfer.
• Resume skills cover blueprint interpretation and layout planning, precision conduit layout and installation, panel and disconnect termination, and 277/480V systems.
• Day-to-day focus is precision, quality workmanship, efficient job execution, labor efficiency, and careful use of material.

Key skills

• Blueprint Interpretation & Layout Planning — Reading the drawings and turning them into a layout that can actually be built.
• Precision Conduit Layout & Installation — Measuring, bending, and installing conduit so the run lands where the print says it should.
• Panel & Disconnect Termination — Landing conductors in panels and disconnects with the right lugs, torque, and labels.
• 277/480V Systems — Commercial three-phase power: 480 volts phase to phase, 277 volts phase to neutral.

How he works

• High personal standards for workmanship
• Process-oriented work approach
• Professional jobsite conduct
• Accountability and ownership of the work scope

Certifications

• Lockout/Tagout Training Certification. Control of hazardous energy. Trained September 9, 2026, through M&A Electric Company. Trainer: Mark Leonard. Designated competent person on site. Valid one year, through September 2027.
• Mobile Elevated Work Platform, Type 3A and 3B. Operator and supervisor training, as listed on the resume.
• Backhoe & Skid Steer Operator Certified. Certified operator for backhoe and skid steer.
• American Heart Association CPR/AED. Listed on the resume. No issue date was included there.

Education

• Colorado Mountain College, Glenwood Springs, CO, 2020–2022
• High school diploma, Springville, AL, 2018