Devon Blake

Commercial Electrician

Columbus, OH, United States

Professional Summary

Journeyman commercial electrician with 8+ years installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining electrical systems for retail, warehouse, and light-industrial sites across Central Ohio. Strong on NEC compliance, conduit bending, panel upgrades, and coordinating with GCs to hit inspection dates without rework.

Employment History

Commercial Electrician

Heartland Commercial Electric · Columbus, OH

Mar, 2021 · Present

Lead install crews of 2–4 on tenant-improvement and new-build electrical packages for retail and warehouse clients ($50K–$400K scopes). Bend and pull EMT/rigid conduit; terminate panels, transformers, and lighting controls to NEC and local AHJ standards. Cut punch-list rework ~30% by pre-walk checklists and photo documentation before inspections. Mentor apprentices on safe lockout/tagout and torque procedures; zero recordables on assigned jobs in last 18 months.

Maintenance Electrician

Buckeye Facilities Partners · Grove City, OH

Jun, 2017 · Feb, 2021

Troubleshoot motors, VFDs, and lighting across 1.2M sq ft distribution campus; average response under 45 minutes for production-impacting calls. Completed 60+ panel/circuit upgrades during planned shutdowns with zero unplanned downtime carryover. Built spare-parts kanban for high-fail contactors and sensors, cutting repeat callbacks.

Apprentice Electrician

Scioto Valley Electrical · Columbus, OH

Aug, 2014 · May, 2017

Supported rough-in and trim on multifamily and small commercial projects; learned torque, labeling, and as-built markups. Passed all apprenticeship milestones on schedule; earned journeyman license.

Education

Electrical Trades Coursework; IBEW-Aligned Apprenticeship

Columbus State Community College · Columbus, OH

2014 · 2017

Journeyman Electrician License (Ohio); OSHA 10; First Aid/CPR.

Skills

NEC / local codes

EMT & rigid conduit

Panel & feeder installs

Motor controls & VFDs

Lighting & occupancy sensors

Blueprint reading

Lockout/tagout