Resume

STEPHEN W. EBERLING
4 Shoshone Trail, South Fork, CO 81154
970-376-2554 (cell)
sw.eberling@yahoo.com

 OBJECTIVE:
Continue to provide quality engineering and construction services in a cost effective manner.

 EDUCATION & LICENSES:
University of Southern Colorado (Transferred)
Colorado State University (BSEE – 1975)
Engineer-In-Training (#7779 – Massachusetts)
Master Electrician (#3811 – Colorado)
Journeyman Electrician (#367404 – New Mexico)
American Writers & Artists Inc. (Verified Copywriter – 2016)

 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
2/2017 – Present  Thunder Sense – South Fork, CO
Self Employed
Providing Electrical Consulting, Design and Copywriting services. Please see www.thndrsns.com.

 07/2014 – 09/2015  VEMCO Electrical Contractor, Inc. – Center, CO
Master Electrician
Finished the new addition to Trinidad State Junior College incorporating a Isimet emergency shut down system for the Biology and Chemistry Labs on the second floor through final electrical inspection at Alamosa, CO. Participated in wiring the new 26,000 sq. ft. school built in Creede, CO through Certificate of Occupancy, including hooking up the 1,200 amp, 208 volt, three phase main distribution panel. Designed and wired industrial, commercial and residential facilities for the extended farming and ranching communities in Colorado’s San Luis Valley.

 04/2011 – 01/2014  Clover Global Solution LP – Houston, TX
Electrical Engineer
Made onsite appraisals and prepared work scopes and material lists for up-grades in conformance with the 2011 National Electric Code, particularly in Class 1, Division 1 & 2 areas of British Petroleum natural gas well, compression, water transfer and injection sites in Colorado and New Mexico. Verified work completed. Revised 480 volt one-line drawings of these facilities.

 01/2011 – 04/2011  Pyramid Corporation – Odessa, TX
Master Electrician
Prepared designs, work scopes and material lists to electrify artificial lift at well sites and water transfer stations and submitted them to British Petroleum for “Management of Change”.

 08/2008 – 12/2010 Wil Tech, LLC / Energy Resources, LTD – Farmington / Santa Fe, NM
Master Electrician
Installed rigid conduit and wiring for RTU automation of natural gas wells for BP in southwest Colorado, as well as motor starters and VFDs, often replacing gas engines on beam pumps with electric motors. Provided electric service and control for ESP, LRP and PC artificial lift on wells. In charge of electrical work associated with construction of water transfer sites controlled by PLCs. Wil Tech was bought out by Energy Resources.

 09/2007 – 06/2008  DC Electric – Montrose, CO
Master Electrician
Participated in design and installation of underground conduit and wiring for extensive landscape lighting controlled by a computerized system. Wired high end houses in the Telluride, CO area which incorporated Lite Touch, remote step down transformers and electronic/magnetic dimmers to control lighting. Installed video/audio and line voltage cables for security in the San Miguel County Sheriff Detention Center.

 09/2006 – 08/2007  Professional Electric – Montrose, CO

Electrical Forman
Oversaw and participated in construction of the Sunset Peak apartment project in Montrose through final electrical inspection. This project consisted of 48 apartments housed in eight buildings, a community center, underground conduit and cables for Delta/Montrose Electric Association, Q-West, Bressnan, site lighting and fire alarm.

 01/2004 – 09/2006  Johnson Electric, LLC – Montrose, CO
Leadsman
Performed electrical work during construction of the water treatment plant of the U.S. Department of Agriculture fish hatchery at Leadville, CO and installed a 600 amp service, 480 – 24 volt wiring, controls and instrumentation for the water treatment plant built for the towns of Nucla and Naturita in Colorado. Led electrical construction of the Belvedere Park, Phase 1 condominium building in Telluride Mountain Village, CO. Continued with Phase 2, a 19,000 square foot building which included seven units, underground parking and five elevators through certificate of occupancy. Installed 240 volt, single phase to 480 volt, three phase Ronk converters for submersible deep potable water wells at housing in the Telluride area, including motor starters and protection devices.

 01/2000 – 12/2002  Riviera / Encompass Electric – Littleton, CO
Foreman / Electrician
Ran crew and performed electrical work during construction of buildings #3, #8 and underground parking of the Highland Village in Aspen, CO. Connected into existing 208 and 480 volt main distribution panels for installation of air conditioning and controls at the Vail Cascade Club. Rebuilt power distribution for floor and unit sub-panels, air conditioning and elevators during restoration of the Marriott hotel in Vail, CO. Rewired rooms as well and made as-built drawings.

 02/1999 – 12/2002  Silver Jack Electric – Montrose, CO
Foreman / Electrician
Performed electrical work on buildings #1 through #3 and ran crew for building #4 during construction of the Mountain Lodge condominiums in the Mountain Village of Telluride.

 06/1989 – 05/1999  Rocky Mountain Electric Company – South Fork, CO
Owner
Ran small electrical construction company doing industrial, commercial and residential work for ten years in the Colorado San Luis Valley.

 11/1986 – 05/1989  Summitville Consolidated Mining Co. – Del Norte, CO
Maintenance Electrician
Maintained and repaired 4160 and 480 volt motor starters, instrumentation racks and back-up generator interface controls at the Summitville open pit gold mine at timberline west of the San Luis Valley. Performed general maintenance on buildings. Designed and built additional electrical systems  for crushers and conveyors. Obtained hands-on experience required to pass the Colorado Master Electrical exam.

 03/1984 – 03/1986  Antler Store, Motel & Pawnshop – Westcliffe, CO
Retail Clerk
Retail and customer service for parents’ business.

 10/1982 – 03/1984  Henry J Kaiser Company – Oakland, CA
Electrical Engineer / Subcontract Coordinator
Prepared subcontract change orders and handled correspondence during construction of the Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant in North Dakota. Tracked schedules, payments and made field design changes for approval by owners.

 07/1981 – 09/1982  Stearns-Catalytic, Inc. – Denver, CO
Electrical Engineer / Contract Coordinator
Made field design changes for approval during construction of the Antelope Valley Power Plant in North Dakota. Prepared and negotiated change orders with subcontractors and replied to written correspondence.

 07/1979 – 11/1980 RW Beck & Associates – Denver, CO
Field Supervisor
On-site engineering company representative with contractors during construction of the Hood Mesa Switching Station and Bergin Substation at Farmington, New Mexico. Transferred to Massachusetts for construction of a 10 mile, 345kv transmission line linking the Stony Brook Power Plant being built to the main transmission grid.

 03/1978 – 04/1979  Hughes Aircraft Company – Los Angeles, CA
Electrical Engineer
Re-designed some aspects of the TOW missile system and TAFTS test console being retrofitted for Bell helicopters. Re-wrote operations manuals and made presentations to the US Marine Corps.

 10/1975 – 09/1977  Stearns-Roger, Inc. – Denver, CO
Electrical Engineer / Sub-contract Coordinator
Made drawings in the Denver office for power distribution, control schematics, lighting schedules and cable tray routing for the Yampa power plant at Craig, Colorado. Transferred on-site as underground piping inspector and promoted to sub-contract coordinator.