Richard Glancy

Introducing our newest Account Manager, Richard Glancy.  He started with Champion in 2007 and has almost 15 years electrical experience.  Richard's move from being one of Champion's Service Foreman, gives him a great advantage as he understands firsthand what the Service Foreman’s day-to-day tasks are, which helps in both leadership and providing competitive pricing.  His attention to detail gives our customers the satisfaction of knowing Richard will handle their projects in, not only a neat and efficient way, but a way that matters to them.

Richard’s years of experience, work ethic, attention to detail, and eagerness to learn is a tremendous asset to Champion and our customers.
 
What is your favorite type of electrical project or your specialty?
"I like commercial and industrial type electrical work. Since your work is seen most the time, it needs to be on point and look like art."

The Las Encinas Hospital project is an Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (California Health and Human Services Agency - OSHPD) project which means the project has extensive construction requirements.  It is being constructed from the ground-up and is a 2-story mental health facility on an existing medical campus in Pasadena.  This project includes a new utility connection and backup generator with 6 automatic transfer switches.

Having the main electrical panels above the 2 floors in a penthouse has made this a very unique project.   All of the power enters the building on the first floor, then is routed up to the penthouse where the main distribution panels can be found.  The power is then sent back down to feed all of the branch panelboards throughout the building on the first and second floor.  Foreman Garrett French, his Leadmen Anthony Centanni and Jacob Enos, as well as the rest of the crew have been able to install approximately 80,000 feet of conduit in the building.

A challenge we encountered while reviewing the CAD drawings was our equipment was going to be too tall to fit under the structural steel within the electrical room.  The City of Pasadena capped the building at a specific height, so we were unable to adjust the height of the ceiling.  Champion had to completely change the layout of all electrical rooms found in the penthouse prior to installation. This could have been an expensive disaster if we had found this out during installation and not on the CAD drawings.

Tom Rowden

Quality and Excellence is a Core Value at Champion that transcends throughout the culture of the team.  The Champion Electric family prides itself on the Quality of our product and Excellence of the services we provide to our customers. From the initial phone call, to the installation, to the final acceptance of the product by our customer, Champion will provide a product and service that goes above and beyond the expectation. We are committed to every stage of the project to ensure our customer’s needs are exceeded.