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When new Project Managers start at Rosendin, Training and Development is a key part of
they are enrolled in PM Boot Camp. These Rosendin’s Strategic Goal to Invest in the Best! Brandon Stephens | From Intern to Division Manager
individuals are brought to Rosendin's Corporate Attract, develop, and inspire the best and the
Headquarters for an intensive, hands-on workshop brightest within the industry. The Rosendin
delivered by subject matter experts from various Electric Training department exists to provide a
departments within the company. Electricians new means to increase company value (effectiveness) A few weeks ago, my LinkedIn notification reminded me that my work anniversary
with Rosendin Electric was approaching. I’m sure most of us see this on our social
to field leadership positions are put into Rosendin's by increasing the value of its greatest asset, our media accounts, but when you are reminded that another year or two (or 14 in my
Foreman’s Development Program. This program employees, and to build future leaders within the case) have passed, it makes for a good moment of reflection.
builds on the training received through the Joint company. "

Apprenticeship Training Programs and teaches Like many, I was “born” into the electrical contracting world with my dad owning his
leadership skills. own business when I was growing up. I am pretty confident in saying that I was his
first employee. I was fortunate, however, that I was always able to have a part-time
job and money in my pocket. I also realized that it was a very good jump start for my
future career.
Angie Hart | Front Desk Receptionist to VP I went to college with a very clear mission in mind of finishing in four years and

moving out of Idaho as fast as I could. Fortunately, during my Junior year, a new
Chair for the Construction Management department was hired. His primary focus was
formalizing a true internship program for the college. This was great news because
It's hard to believe that I've been working at Rosendin Manager and I loved my
Electric for 28 years, beginning my career as the front desk job. I loved being a part now I could work and gain college credit, as I didn’t have any time to waste thanks to
receptionist. It was here where I became involved in doing of building something having to retake a couple of classes (philosophy….really???) in order to make my 4-year goal.

" small projects for other departments, including updating and bringing that building I secured an internship with DPR Construction where I worked at a hospital in southern Oregon. It was the most pivotal
the pages of the material Biddle book. I was intrigued while
on-line. I continued to
looking through the book and I started asking questions work on larger and larger moment in my education and career. Up to this point, I spent my entire “work life" in the electrical world and felt pretty
about the content. Around that time I enrolled in college projects and five years confident about my knowledge regarding the industry as a whole. I realized very quickly that, even with the number of
full-time and needed a part-time job so the Division later I became the Division years working for my dad along with three years of college, I still had A LOT to learn. I spent the next 10 weeks of the
Manager in San Jose offered me a part-time job working Manager over the Special program reviewing steel shop drawings and hospital room finish schedules, something that couldn’t be further from
with the Administrative Assistants. I would price T&M tags Project Group in San Jose. traditional pipe and wire work!
using labor rates and the same Biddle book I had updated In the past two years I have
previously. One day, I was working on pricing those tags been Operations Manager During this time, I discovered that I grew as a person and a student. I was away from my friends, family, and fiancée and
when the Division Manager asked me if I would like to see of the Bay Area and am in a situation that was completely foreign -- something I had never experienced or felt before. That summer forced me
the physical material I was pricing. He took me on a tour of now Vice President over most of Northern California. While out of my comfort zone, both mentally and physically, and challenged me to adapt to unfamiliar and difficult situations.
the warehouse and I started asking more questions on how I still love what I do and the people I work with, it has not I gained new knowledge, but more importantly, was able to see how teams work together in the real world and how I
things went together and how they worked. Two years later been without its challenges. Construction is a tough market could contribute to those team as a true team member. After graduation, in June 2004, I started my career with Rosendin
I went out onto a job-site as a Project Assistant. to work in for anyone and being a woman can make it even Electric as an Assistant Project Manager. Through training and on-going development, I quickly advanced into a Project
harder. However, in spite of the challenges, I would do it Manager role, then spent seven years as a Project Executive. Since 2014, I have been a Division Manager responsible for
A year and a half later I ran my first project, the all over again. I have been here more than half my life and Rosendin’s Southwest Region operations. Over the course of my career at Rosendin I have taken the skills I learned in the
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium with a lot of help from plan to continue until I retire. summer of 2003 and continue to practice them on a daily basis.
my mentor. Nine years after I started I became a Project

“I thought it was very interesting to learn about the company being
employee-owned and how that affects the employees. The video “I really enjoyed the estimating
that showed each year of ESOP's evolution and improvement presentation. Their presentation
helped to give me a better understanding of the company's growth and activity did a fantastic job of
and development. I also like to see that everyone is helping each helping us learn and understand
other because the success of the company is success for the the basics of electrical estimating.”
individual and vice versa. I liked that feeling of a community.”
Connor Wilkinson
Austin Tanaka Assistant Project Manager Intern (Reno, NV)
Assistant Engineer Intern (San Jose, CA)

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