💡Summer Newsletter💡

Our New Service Manager

Evan Banda

We take great pride in introducing Evan Banda as our Service Manager. Evan has been with Champion since March of 2013. He was hired on as an Account Manager in the Service Department and served the customers gained from the City Electric Acquisition. In his time at Champion, Evan has shown his drive and commitment to Champion’s customers and has excelled in his position. Evan is ambitious, visionary, goal oriented, and customer driven and we are excited to see how Evan will continue to grow and enhance the already versatile Service Department. Congratulations Evan!

#FeaturedProject
Update - UCR School of Medicine

We are checking in on last quarter's #FeaturedProject, electrical, fire, data, and security of the entire first floor of the School of Medicine Research Building at University California, Riverside. Foreman Rick Glancy and his crew, continue to work hard to finish this project by Fall of this year.

Working on the first floor of a building that has stayed operational continues to challenge our team. We have had to pause concrete drilling after 9am due to classes being held on the second floor. Accessing any existing panels or equipment has required 48 hour notice to UCR Facilities to keep the building operational. If that wasn't enough, our heavy summer workload and manpower shortages forced Foreman Rick to utilize a smaller crew, more efficiently in order to keep up with the schedule.

One of the biggest challenges was installing our conduit in layers during the "rough" phase of the project. In some circumstances, our conduit was buried by 4 layers of ducting and mechanical piping. Once the other trades were complete, we had to go back in the same area and rough in our lighting under all of the other systems.

BIM - Building Information Modeling

The BIM aspect of the project has brought on some new challenges as we have moved further along in the construction process. Some of the existing equipment was not in the BIM model which required Rick and his crew to make immediate field adjustments to keep the project moving forward. In some instances, new equipment being installed in the field was not shown on the BIM model. This required some re-work to ensure the proper access was given to the equipment. However, for the most part, BIM allowed us to install conduit and cable trays quicker and more efficiently than a standard project.

Project Manager Troy Reeves, Foreman Rick Glancy and crew have overcome every challenge they have faced on this unique project. Even with so many challenges, we have still been able to stay on schedule and push for a successful completion. Keep up the excellent work!

Plug into the President

Tom Rowden

The Champion Electric team prides itself on our culture and Core Values. Safety, Integrity, Quality & Excellence, Employee Development and Teamwork is at the core of every member of our team. In everything we do, we ensure that we do not deviate from this foundation which makes us who we are. The safety of this family is our number one priority. And with Champion, we will always operate in a way that honors the Lord, do what we say we will do and perform at a higher level that provides quality and excellence to our customers. We will always be in the pursuit of knowledge and development. And we will work together to always provide our customers with these standards that we have set. That is the heart and core of a Champion.

What it Takes to be a Champion Electrician
Becoming a Champion Electric Electrician doesn't happen overnight. This isn't just a job but a career that requires years of training, education, and experience. Here is a small glance at what it takes just to become an Electrician.

General Journeyman Electrician – Has taken and passed the Electrician Certification Exam after obtaining the required 8,000 hours of work for an electrical contractor installing, constructing or maintaining electrical systems covered by the National Electrical Code. The 8,000 hours must consist of work in two or more of the following areas, and the maximum number of hours in a particular area that may be counted toward the 8,000 hours total are as follows:

Category	Maximum credit hours
Troubleshooting and Maintenance	1,500
Finish Work and Fixtures	600
Fire/Life Safety, Nurse Call	600
Industrial Wiring	6,000
Voice Data and Video Installation	1,500
Underground Conduit Installation	750
Stock Room and Material Handling	300
Residential Wiring	3,000
Commercial Wiring	6,000
Total credit hours	8,000 Required minimum hours

Registered Electrician Apprentice – General Electrician – Registered as an apprentice in a state approved program accumulating 8,000 hours of on the job training (as listed above), and complete 720 hours of related and supplemental instruction. May sit for the Electrical Certification exam in the last year of the apprenticeship program.

Registered Electrician Trainee – Enroll in a state recognized school, work directly supervised by a certified electrician. May sit for the Electrical Certification exam after accumulating 8,000 hours of on the job training (as listed above), and complete 720 hours of related and supplemental instruction.

Our New Service Manager

Evan Banda

#FeaturedProject Update - UCR School of Medicine

Plug into the President

Tom Rowden

#FeaturedProject
Update - UCR School of Medicine