Hello, my name is Javier. I am 33 years old and I am an electrical technician. I started working as an assistant when I was 17, and I spent many years working in residential and commercial electrical systems. At the age of 23, I obtained my certification as a technician in electrical systems and industrial control, and I have been working in that field ever since. I have worked for different companies and in various sectors, and today I am interested in starting my own business.

Excited to be a part of getting the lighting replaced and working on this 150' tall cross in our community.

As they are a few apprentices here, I wanted a thread discussing what life looks like after the apprenticeship. A lot of us bust or butts for 3-5 years and finally overcome this hump in our careers. What did the first few years look like for your after you graduated the apprenticeship. What are some things to keep in mind? Changes in how you were treated, mistakes made? Did you run work immediately or wait a while. Things like that

I've been around electrical work my whole life! My first official job was working for my dad in his business when I was 14 during the summer between school. I've been doing it ever since. I officially started the apprenticeship in 2017 ( I was 22) and got my J-Card 4 years later. During that time, I also started learning about the business and taking over a lot of the management responsibilities. My dad always kept the business pretty small and was an "Owner-Operator" since starting the business in 2003. When I started getting into management, there was a lot I started to change inside the business to help it run more efficiently and keep ourselves a lot more organized. I started the TVE social media pages in August of 2025 and found a decent amount of success doing that. That has inspired me to create this community and work with others who own or want to own their own business as well. I was given a 'jumpstart' into this business journey and I think because of that, I can offer my own knowledge to others who don't have the resources I did to get going. I'm not the best at electrical work, business, or anything to be honest. I do think I'm decently good at a lot of it though and I'd love to work with others who are better than me at some of this stuff. I think my biggest contribution to this community will be as follows: - The community itself (haha) - Creative Problem solving for community members - Business Growth Ideas - Business Organization Ideas & Tools - Talking about my mistakes so you can learn from them - Digital resources that you can actually use in your own business I look forward to working and growing with all of you. Please tell us a little about yourself like I have here, so we can get to know you!

We are nearing the end of the rough in phase of a commercial project. Mostly MC cable and side mount 4x4 boxes. What are some tips or standard procedures you guys do before you leave a job at the rough in phase?