Thaddeus Rinaldi-Okoro

Journeyman Industrial Electrician

Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Professional Summary

Licensed journeyman industrial electrician with 9+ years installing, troubleshooting, and maintaining 480V three-phase power distribution, motor controls, and PLC-driven equipment in steel, food-processing, and logistics facilities. Strong NFPA 70E safety record, zero lost-time incidents, and a habit of cutting downtime through root-cause fixes.

Employment History

Journeyman Industrial Electrician

Allegheny Steelworks Maintenance Group · Pittsburgh, PA

Mar, 2020 · Present

Maintain 480V/4160V distribution, MCCs and VFDs across a 600,000 sq ft rolling mill, supporting 3 shifts Cut unplanned line downtime 27% by rebuilding motor-control troubleshooting checklists and stocking critical spares Troubleshoot Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLC I/O and HMI faults with controls engineers, average response under 15 minutes Led arc-flash relabeling of 140 panels after updated short-circuit study, completed 2 weeks ahead of schedule Mentor 3 apprentices on conduit bending, termination standards, and lockout/tagout

Industrial Electrician

Three Rivers Food Processing · McKeesport, PA

Jun, 2017 · Feb, 2020

Installed and commissioned 22 VFD-driven conveyor motors during a packaging-line expansion Performed infrared thermography on switchgear quarterly, catching 11 failing connections before outage Wired washdown-rated stainless enclosures and sensors to meet USDA sanitation requirements Reduced emergency call-outs 18% through a preventive-maintenance schedule in the CMMS

Electrical Apprentice (IBEW Local 5)

Keystone Electric Contractors · Pittsburgh, PA

Aug, 2013 · May, 2017

Completed 8,000 on-the-job hours across commercial and industrial jobs Ran EMT, rigid, and cable tray for warehouse and hospital projects Assisted with service upgrades up to 2000A and generator transfer switch installs

Education

Electrical Apprenticeship Program

IBEW Local 5 / Pittsburgh JATC · Pittsburgh, PA

2013 · 2017

High School Diploma

Brashear High School · Pittsburgh, PA

2009 · 2013

Skills

blueprint and schematic reading

CMMS (Maximo)

infrared thermography

NEC code compliance

lockout/tagout

conduit bending

MCCs and switchgear

PLC troubleshooting (ControlLogix)

VFDs (ABB, PowerFlex)

480V three-phase systems

motor controls

Courses

Pennsylvania Journeyman Electrician

Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry

State journeyman electrician license, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

NFPA 70E Arc Flash Safety (2025)

NFPA

Arc flash and electrical safety training current for 2025.

OSHA 30 General Industry

OSHA

OSHA 30-hour General Industry safety training.

Allen-Bradley PLC Troubleshooting

Rockwell Automation

ControlLogix PLC troubleshooting and HMI fault diagnosis.

Certified Thermographer Level I

Infraspection Institute

Level I infrared thermography certification for predictive maintenance.