GARRETH DURBRIDGE
pacific pines,QLD
Summary
Demonstrated proficiency in electrical safety protocols and preventive maintenance practices.
Professional electrician with robust experiemce in commercial and construction . Adept at diagnosing electrical issues, executing preventative measures, and ensuring safety compliance. Strong focus on team collaboration, achieving results, and adapting to changing needs. Known for reliability, technical skills, and problem-solving abilities.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Results-oriented sales floor staff memeber with deep understanding of sales principles and customer service practices. Self-motivated individual with strong desire to succeed and meet goals. Outgoing and friendly, quickly establishing rapport with customers that encourages repeat business.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance electrician
CV Services
03.2024 - Current
- Maintenance electrical work , consisting of preventative maintenance , corrective maintenance and reactive maintenance .
- Rcd testing on a regular basis to ensure longevity of plant and equipment.
- Testing and tagging of electrical plant and appliances.
- Fault finding electrical circuits .
- Maintenance on big retailers like kmart and target .
- For 1 year I was based at the star casino as a contigent worker on a PM contract.
- Thermal imaging of rcd's and contactors
- Using safety culture program for reporting and saving audits for client viewing
Qualified domestic electrician
KVA GROUP
01.2023 - 03.2024
- High end residential / commercial
- Installation and verification of c bus lighting.
- Whole house top to bottom builds
- Garden lighting and out door lighting
- Warehouse power and lighting installs
- Fault finding and rectification work
- Extended service and maintenance
- Hot water service installs as well as outdoor power
- Db board installs
- Achievement : I was apart of a multi million dollar new conceptual design house located in isle of capri, over 3 years of construction.
Solar farm electrican role -labour hire
Kenshaw
04.2022 - 12.2022
- Dc combiner box terminations
- Q A of combiner box installs
- Combiner box piling earth's and earth bar
- Torque tube equipotential earth bonding and testing.
- Piercing connector installs
- Team leader of my group
Solar Farm electrician role - labour hire
GCO ELECTRICAL
02.2022 - 04.2022
- Contracted for looming and plugging of solar panels on a solar farm in western downs
Solar farm electrician role - labour hire
J A Martin Electrical
08.2021 - 01.2022
- Terminating 200mm alloy cable into DC array combiner boxers , and 150mm string cables into combiner boxes
- Installing piercing connectors on the array stringers to connect panel to string cable
- Plugging in panels
- Earthing all pilings and array structures
- All of the above were done at the blue grass solar farm in chinchilla.
Domestic electrician.
Kva Group
07.2021 - 08.2021
- High end residential
- Dali and c bus installs
- Cable rough ins
- Led strip lighting
- Light and power feeds
Commercial electrical - labour hire
Star Group Electrical
03.2021 - 07.2021
- Goulburn hospital government new build
- Duties included:
- Exterior wall mounted LEDs
- Dali Lighting installs.
- Wiring of lighting circuits and power within the hospital.
- Retro fitting lights to suit ceiling grid
- Vertical bed head electrical msp panels , these were the bed head panels with the nurse call , rcds and uninterrupted power supplies.
- This was a living away from home job
Commercial electrican - labour hire
Barnwell Cambridge
02.2021 - 03.2021
- MLC CENTRE Martin Place upgrade.
- Base build for common areas and tenenacies and car parks, lobbies and theatre.
- Duties included
- Running orange circulars for heater feeds, lighting feeds and external power
- Ladder tray and perforated tray
- Working off drawings
- Terminating cables into switchboards and rcds
Commercial electrican
Somerville Electrical
10.2020 - 01.2021
- Amazon 4 level new install
- Light and dali
- Cable tray work
- Conduit work
- Power for kitchen and work stations
- Rough in and fit off
- Working off drawings
- Led light bars
- Emergency lighting
- Full light and power rough in
Commercial Electrician
Nie Electrical
07.2020 - 10.2020
- Aged care facility in warriewood.
- Cable install and rough in for the rooms and nurse lights
- Facility distribution board fit off
- Cable tray
- Install 7m led linear lights , recessed into a gyprock ceiling
- Led room numbers install
- Emergency lighting installs and time clock
Solar farm electrician
Tobco constructions
02.2020 - 04.2020
- Spent two months working on the limondale solar project in balranald . 13/1 roster. 10hrs days.
- Capabilities include plugging , earthing and above ground cable installs
Commercial Electrician
Tag cabling
01.2019 - 11.2019
- Data rough ins , power and lighting rough ins.
- Office fit outs.
- Final fit offs.
- Cable tray work.
- Deck work.
- Additions.
- Repairs.
Commercial Electrician
Atom resources
07.2017 - 12.2018
- Labor hire company , worked on a variety of jobs doing cable tray , power or lights , office fit out , boards.
- Mostly consisted of office fit outs from start to finish , rough in to final fix.
Fire and smoke electrician
Aspire fire
04.2017 - 07.2017
- Emergency lights and spitfires, fire safety equipment checks, testing and maintenance
4th year electrical apprentice
Desa
07.2016 - 11.2016
- Comms and audio for Myer Westfield Warringah mall brookvale
Handyman
Platinum handyman
05.2015 - 07.2016
- Non structural building remedial work, rubbish removal pressure washing.
- Worked as a handyman while there was a shortage in placement for apprentices.
3rd year apprentice
New Era electrical
09.2013 - 12.2013
- Power, lighting , sub mains , fit off, construction work.
2nd year/3rd year electrical apprentice
Stowe electrical
06.2012 - 09.2013
- Construction site works , Power Lighting Design and construct , electrical Tray work and deck work.
- Most notable jobs worked at were: The star - Brookfield multiplex job Randwick racecourse - Brookefield multiplex job New Qantas building - FDC Job
- This was a great experience to work with a big company and on large scale projects.
2nd year apprentice
Dai yang electrical
09.2011 - 03.2012
- I first learnt all the aspects of domestic electrical work . Roughing In , 2 way switching , lighting and power installs , TV and data.
1st year apprentice
Powerlink Solutions
11.2010 - 07.2011
- Doing bms control circuits , network and lan loops , HWAC, vav controls and damper motors , hot and cold pipe actuators , conduit and tray work , socket outlets , water meters etc
Landscaping and Gardening
OAS Data and electrical
04.2010 - 08.2010
- Doing data runs , cat wire and tray work , optic fibre runs, 240v socket outlets, RJ45 outlets
Education
Certificate 4 in electro technology - trade Certificate as electrician
Certificate 2 in data and voice - undefined
School certificate - undefined
st Paul's catholic college
Years 1-6 - undefined
st John's catholic primary
Skills
- Wiring installation
- Electrical repairs
- Electrical installation
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Electrical experience
- Lighting systems
- Works well in team environment
- Electrical testing
- Circuit testing
- Fixture installation
- Electrical equipment maintenance
- New construction
Awards And Acknowledgements
- Hat-trick in junior cricket
- Competed weekly in the little athletics program (track and field)
- Under 11's grand finalists forest lions afl
- Under 15's Sydney champions afl
- Year 8 cross country champion
- Year 10 cross country champion
- Year 10 national cross country participant
Personal Information
Additional Information
Looking to upskill in project management , leadership and management and possibly facilities management
Skills
- Low-voltage systems
- Sub-panel installation
- Efficient
- Commercial construction experience
- Wiring termination requirements
- Commercial and residential projects
- Quality assurance
Various jobs 1998 -2010
2010 – 1998
Various jobs
Retail :
Cotton on
Retail - 1 year plus
2IC / assistant store manager
All assets of retail , running the store and staff . Selling to customers . Opening and closing the store. Preparing for sales . Receiving goods .
Best and less 1998
Retail – 1 year plus
Store clerk
Sales : 2001-2002
Coast to coast rv services
Salesman – 1 year plus
Sales
Selling caravan accessories and fitments on a Retail and wholesale basis . Dealing with retail clients on the show room floor and over the phone . Leasing with wholesale clients to fulfill their orders . Dealing with clients for warranty issues . Arranging for clients to have awnings and hot water services installed .
Landscaping :
Northern beaches creative gardens , fresh landscapes , vip gardens .
All aspects of gardening and mowing with small amounts of landscaping .
We use to mow 20 lawns a day , mulching new gardens
Timeline
Maintenance electrician
CV Services
03.2024 - Current
Qualified domestic electrician
KVA GROUP
01.2023 - 03.2024
Solar farm electrican role -labour hire
Kenshaw
04.2022 - 12.2022
Solar Farm electrician role - labour hire
GCO ELECTRICAL
02.2022 - 04.2022
Solar farm electrician role - labour hire
J A Martin Electrical
08.2021 - 01.2022
Domestic electrician.
Kva Group
07.2021 - 08.2021
Commercial electrical - labour hire
Star Group Electrical
03.2021 - 07.2021
Commercial electrican - labour hire
Barnwell Cambridge
02.2021 - 03.2021
Commercial electrican
Somerville Electrical
10.2020 - 01.2021
Commercial Electrician
Nie Electrical
07.2020 - 10.2020
Solar farm electrician
Tobco constructions
02.2020 - 04.2020
Commercial Electrician
Tag cabling
01.2019 - 11.2019
Commercial Electrician
Atom resources
07.2017 - 12.2018
Fire and smoke electrician
Aspire fire
04.2017 - 07.2017
4th year electrical apprentice
Desa
07.2016 - 11.2016
Handyman
Platinum handyman
05.2015 - 07.2016
3rd year apprentice
New Era electrical
09.2013 - 12.2013
2nd year/3rd year electrical apprentice
Stowe electrical
06.2012 - 09.2013
2nd year apprentice
Dai yang electrical
09.2011 - 03.2012
1st year apprentice
Powerlink Solutions
11.2010 - 07.2011
Landscaping and Gardening
OAS Data and electrical
04.2010 - 08.2010
Certificate 4 in electro technology - trade Certificate as electrician
Certificate 2 in data and voice - undefined
School certificate - undefined
st Paul's catholic college
Years 1-6 - undefined
st John's catholic primary