[Sticky]What's your background?

RoundyMooney

Not the one on your desktop

Tell others a bit about your background in the trade...

I've worked in ESB since 1994, and have recently moved back into Networks (the people who deal with electrical supply between the generating station and the isolator in your meter cabinet). Prior to that I worked in ESB Contracts, designing, constructing and maintaining street and amenity lighting systems.

Dealing with bigger wires and voltage is still something I'm getting to grips with once again, as I'm involved in activities now that I haven't had a hand in since my apprenticeship.

Luckily, I work with some very knowledgeable people

10-10-20

Electronic Engineering to Cert in Tallaght. Been nixing with electronics at home since I was 13. I 'networked' two BBC Micros back in 1995... does that count?
Took apart the usual items at home - mixers, hairdryers, radios...
Working in servers & storage sustaining engineering for an OEM presently.

Working on an RF controller for my central heating presently... Will post photos at some stage!

Redshift

I repair and service electronic security systems, mainly corporates and financial.
I Like it alot as I get to work with some seriously cool and cutting edge stuff, sometimes:D
Gotta keep the old stuff running too;)

mutabi

electronic tech degree from WIT.

Currently working as an industrial electrican/electronic technician in the US.

davelerave

i did electrical apprenticeship and then national cert electronics and some computing.i work at electrical full time.always looking to learn something new,trouble is i forget so much as well

fishdog

Time served electrician, I started my apprenticship in 1990. Most of my experience is industrial. Worked in Holland and Germany in the petro-chemical industry as electrician/foreman for a few years.

Worked as an instrumentation technician (maintenance, hated it!).

Got bored after years of sparking, so I quit! I am 1/2 way through a full time electrical engineering degree.

Andrea B.

Qualified sparks since 1991. Worked through both construction in the early days and machine automation for last 10 years.

Sparking away self-employed now with 50% 'ish of time supporting small industry (food, joinery, printing) with electro-mech and control issues and 50% 'ish on domestic work. My domestic side includes carpentry and basic plumbing. Has a great turnover as it increases revenue hours per call.

Copper

Newly qualified sparks with a technicians cert in electrical services engineering and a couple of certs in PLC's. Working on cold noisy sites at the moment, eating dusty breakfast rolls in between running cables:D. Will be quitting sparking altogether next year though, fingers crossed.

SparKing

Just got my papers yesterday coincidentally, from Eamon O Cuiv no less.
I'm sparking for five years and would be the first to admit there are gaps in my knowledge not that I blame the pathetic state of the Irish apprenticesip system. I've a good bit of experience with Commercial wiring, pubs and restaurants etc. I wouldn't mind getting a crack at the Industrial though.

Victor

Certificate in Construction Studies - 1991
Diploma in Construction Studies (Construction Economics) - 1993
Have worked as a consultant quantity surveyor and builder's estimator.

Hate consulting building services engineers with a vengence. Like electricians who talk straight and keep their paperwork in order.

eoghan.geraghty

Qualifed in 2001 as electrician. Worked mostly in industrial but since then its been 90% Commercial and one off houses.
Went out on my own full time this year, member of ECSSA.

eoghan.geraghty

fishdog wrote: »

Time served electrician, I started my apprenticship in 1990. Most of my experience is industrial. Worked in Holland and Germany in the petro-chemical industry as electrician/foreman for a few years.

Worked as an instrumentation technician (maintenance, hated it!).

Got bored after years of sparking, so I quit! I am 1/2 way through a full time electrical engineering degree.

Who did you work for in Holland?
They didn't by any chance sound like " bandridge"?
Takes balls to quit it all and do college full time, good luck

fishdog

I know who you mean, no did not work for them. I wont say why or I might get banned!! Most people in the industry know the story!

I worked for another Dutch agency run by irish, they were good. Worked in the petor chemical industry only. They gave me a whole new perspective of what a large site is, I thought Tallagh hospital was a big job until then!

Sparky

Elec apprenticeship via Fàs.

Qualified since March, but have been working sparks 5 years.
Father was a sparks before me and thats how I got interested

HighlyCooL

DIT doing electrical services design. been working aound my da for years (not sparkie) took an intrest to it and it followed on form there hence college. moved in to a new gaff in the process of wiring that my self under supervision form the sparkie. So far all the lights i done some of the sockets, the cooker and the emerision. just finished the cat5 cabling at the weekend. learning alot in college putting it to use in the house and vice a versa.

bigtimecharlie

Diploma in electronics' 1993. Then some auto assembly for experience and then onto Automation technician with maintenance. No electrical experience what-so-ever.

curraghyid

i am a small electrical contractor 2 employees and myself we cover a wide range from industrial control and automation through to domestic installations. i am a reci registered time served electrician city and guilds c qualification and siemens s7 technician cert.

E. Fudd

Qualifed as an electrician with Iarnrod Eireann in 2006 and stayed on with them. Working in the telecomms end of things, including pabx, SDH / PDH, CCTV etc.
City and Guilds certified fibre jointer, which is what I spend the bulk of my time doing.

kano476

at the basic end of the scale - phase 2 fridge/air con engineer though mainly deal with HVAC

blog_blog_blog

qualified electrician+merit /plc/IT/ + lots of manufacturer training - -12 years . Electrical service engineer working on certain large complex automated machinery. Anything from unique hybrid pc,s to an electro clutch and everything in between. Like my boss says .We offer solutions to situations . There is no such thing as a problem!

51fun

qualified as a electrician in 1998 worked on mainly industrial and comercial projects in the dublin area also during this time i have carried out domestic work on the side where i have gotten a lot of work through word of mouth
it has always been my ambition to do this full time but with the money that was being earned in my field i never did, i think this may change in the future as the economic conditions are changing plus after ten years plus on large noisy building sites a change would be good :cool: