How I Found My Spark: My Journey Into Electrical Work
People often ask how I got started in the electrical field, and the truth is, my story goes all the way back to middle school and even a little before that.
I grew up in a family that fixed things ourselves. Whether it was working on cars, building projects around the house, or tinkering in the garage, we always had something in pieces that we were putting back together. I loved understanding how things worked and took pride in figuring things out with my hands. That curiosity laid the groundwork for what would become my career.
But it wasn’t until seventh grade that I truly discovered my passion. I had the best science teacher anyone could ask for Ms. Shep. She’s one of those teachers that sticks with you for life. She taught both of my older sisters before me, and she ended up becoming a close family friend. She even came to my wedding years later.
In her class, we did all kinds of hands-on projects with batteries, wires, and switches making lights turn on, buzzers sound, and circuits come to life. She also had one of those Van de Graaff generators, the big silver ball that builds up static electricity and makes your hair stand on end. I thought that stuff was amazing.
Electricity fascinated me because it’s invisible yet incredibly powerful. You can’t see it or usually even hear it if everything’s installed correctly, but it can light up an entire room, power a factory, or charge an electric car. The idea that we could take a simple pile of parts wires, outlets, switches — and turn it into something that works just blew my mind.
That was the moment I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. And honestly, that’s a rare thing for a thirteen-year-old to know.
Because of that, I went into high school with a clear goal. My school had an electrical technology program that basically acted as your first year of apprenticeship. I lined up all my classes so I could get in. It gave me a huge head start. We earned our apprentice licenses, wired houses, and even built real-world projects.
I’ll never forget one in particular. After Hurricane Katrina, our building trades program built a small house right in the classroom. The plumbing students plumbed it, our electrical program wired it, and then it was shipped down to New Orleans to help a family in need. That project showed me how our work could directly make a difference for people and I loved that.
We also did work around the school adding outlets, hanging lights, running new circuits for the principal’s office. It wasn’t just textbook learning. We were doing real electrical work, and it only fueled my passion more. I even competed in electrical competitions against other schools and did really well. I just loved it all of it.
After graduation, I connected with a local electrical contractor, a small family-run company here in the area. They’re still in business today, and we still help each other out from time to time. The owner and his two licensed electricians became mentors to me. We did everything — residential, commercial, new construction, remodels, fire alarms, generators, you name it. One day we’d be wiring a brand-new home, and the next day we’d be installing a massive machine in a factory.
That variety gave me an incredible amount of experience early on, and I’m still grateful for that to this day. It prepared me for everything that came later when I decided to start my own business.
After about eight years in the field, I knew I wanted more. I wanted to build something of my own. Not just for myself, but for future employees, a place where electricians could take pride in their craft and customers could see the difference passion makes.
To this day, I still get the same feeling I did back in seventh grade when a project comes together. We start the day with a pile of wire, boxes, and parts, and by the end, it’s turned into something functional, safe, and meaningful. We bring light, comfort, and peace of mind into people’s homes.
That’s what drives me every single day. It’s what separates us from the faceless corporate companies that treat this trade like a product. For me, electrical work isn’t just a job, it’s my passion. It’s what I love to do, and I’m grateful every day that I get to do it.
