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Work History
Education
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Professional Highlights
Certification
Affiliations
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Isaac Twigg

Perth,WA

Summary

Safety-focused Electrician with five years of experience. Highly effective at testing electrical equipment and predicting possible electrical malfunctions. Upbeat when communicating with teammates and customers. In-depth knowledge of electrical wiring and control systems, reading of electrical drawings.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Qualified Electrician

Isaacs Plumbing, Pumping and Electrical
10.2022 - Current
  • Working on various projects involving new automated systems in the fresh produce industry, with a budget of up to 5 million
  • Responsibilities included managing time sheets and personal leave requests, conducting daily prestart meetings and writing daily reports, planning and resourcing for equipment and materials, inspecting and assessing the quality of completed work, testing, commissioning and documenting the automated systems, and communicating with clients on operational matters- not involved in commercial negotiations.

Apprentice Electrician

Isaacs Plumbing, Pumping and Electrical
02.2019 - 10.2022
  • Acquired fundamental electrician skills in the initial phase of apprenticeship
  • Applied these skills in various residential, commercial, and industrial settings
  • Participated in residential projects, mainly installing new wiring or upgrading old wiring in houses that had outdated or hazardous cable
  • Assisted with electrical work on a kiwifruit packhouse where the client was implementing a fully automated grading line
  • Wired motors for conveyors and sensors for the robots that sort and grade the kiwifruit
  • Worked on numerous irrigation systems for horticulture companies, farm water systems and electrical work on center pivot irrigation systems.

Education

NCEA Level 3 -

Napier Boys High School
Hawkes Bay, NZ
12-2018

NCEA Level 2 -

Napier Boys High School
Hawkes Bay, NZ
12-2017

NCEA Level 1 -

Napier Boys High School
Hawkes Bay, NZ
12-2016

Skills

  • Ability to lead and manage crews
  • Excellent people skills
  • Highly motivated self starter
  • Excellent written skills
  • A strong approach toward Health and safety
  • Evaluate documentation and quickly identify the requirements
  • Excellent testing and commissioning skills- The requirements of section 8 verification of AS/NZS:3000 are well under stood testing and verification are well understood compliance to these minimum requirements are well adhered
  • Experience in working with various VSD installations, such as Schnieder ATV 320, 630, 650 and 930 models, as well as power electronics SD700 and 750 models I can perform installation, connection, commissioning and fault finding tasks for these devices Depending on the site requirements, I can either upload files or access parameters and manually set them on the VSD
  • Job Planning
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Testing Methods
  • Motor Operations
  • Lockout/Tagout
  • Field Installation
  • Wiring Diagrams
  • Maintenance

Professional Highlights

  • Working with emergency services to restore power to flood-affected areas in Hawkes Bay after Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023. This involved using zip lines to cross rivers, disconnecting installations from the main grid, and connecting diesel generators. I also ensured compliance with AS/NZS 3000 directives for generator supplied installations.
  • Leading a team of four electricians and apprentices to install a new infeed line in an onion processing plant for a local horticulture company. This involved installing devices, cableways, cabling and termination of wiring into devices and panels. I also learned how to program and commission Schneider variable speed drives and PLCs to optimize the performance of the equipment.
  • Wiring pump skids for a 180-hectare vineyard, including testing, commissioning and FAT documentation. I also followed the equipment to site for installation and connection to the irrigation system.
  • Leading a team of five electricians and apprentices to install all devices, cableways and cabling for an 11-hectare greenhouse. This was a interesting project that used VF drives to control the roof sections, shade screens and air flow to regulate the temperature, humidity and radiation levels. This project involved a lot of closed loop control systems.
  • Completed a project installing a power factor correction unit at a fertilizer processing plant, which including mounting new cables ways, installation of Current Transformers and wiring of the PF unit.

Certification

  • EWP over 11m
  • High Risk Work Licence
  • HV Switching
  • Confined Spaces
  • Gas testing
  • Working at Heights
  • White Card
  • WA A Grade Electrical License
  • WA Drivers License
  • First Aid/ LVR & CPR

Affiliations

  • Outdoor activities including hunting, fishing etc
  • Sports including rugby

Timeline

Qualified Electrician

Isaacs Plumbing, Pumping and Electrical
10.2022 - Current

Apprentice Electrician

Isaacs Plumbing, Pumping and Electrical
02.2019 - 10.2022

NCEA Level 3 -

Napier Boys High School

NCEA Level 2 -

Napier Boys High School

NCEA Level 1 -

Napier Boys High School
  • EWP over 11m
  • High Risk Work Licence
  • HV Switching
  • Confined Spaces
  • Gas testing
  • Working at Heights
  • White Card
  • WA A Grade Electrical License
  • WA Drivers License
  • First Aid/ LVR & CPR
Isaac Twigg