The Electrical Current

Spenser Villwock talks with George Thess, Chairman of the IEC National Apprenticeship and Training (A&T) Committee and President of Thess Electric in the great state of Missouri. George shares his history of serving our country on a submarine in the late 1960s and his foray into construction and the electrical trade. He has been engaged with IEC for decades and is passionate about the education of apprentices and serving IEC contractors. Thank you for sharing your story with us, George. #WeAreIEC

Spenser Villwock talks with Derek Gerdes, Estimator at 3rd generation family business, Metro Electric, Inc. in McAllen, Texas. Derek is an IEC apprenticeship graduate, nationally-recognized award winner for excellence in service, and a 2018 IEC National Emerging Leader. Listen in for great insights from Derek Gerdes! #WeAreIEC

Spenser Villwock talks with Bob Wilkinson, Executive Director of IEC Texas Gulf Coast, IEC's largest membership chapter in the United States. Bob has been the IEC chief executive in Houston since 1989. Prior to IEC, Bob served in the US Navy and was a licensed electrician for a number of years. He is a patriot and a great leader for IEC and the electrical and systems contracting industry. Please enjoy this podcast conversation with Bob Wilkinson. #WeAreIEC

Spenser Villwock interviews David Kendall, Director of Industry Affairs at IEC Platinum Partner, ABB, Electrification Products Division. He is a Code Geek (term of affection), and an insightful and thoughtful industry expert. David is truly a great partner in advancing the electrical and systems trade. #WeAreIEC

Spenser Villwock interviews Bill Crawford, longtime leader of IEC, founding member of the IEC Foundation (https://www.iec-foundation.org/), and former President of Crawford Electric in Florida. #WeAreIEC

Spenser Villwock interviews Bill Hughes, Senior Vice President of Jobsite Solutions & Service, at Milwaukee Tool. Spenser and Bill talk about football, it's transferred application to business, future forecasting in the construction industry, and the effect of technology on today's contractors. #WeAreIEC

Spenser Villwock talks with IEC President Lloyd Quinney , and Incoming President Gary Golka. This interview was recorded like from the Expo floor live! #WeAreIEC

Spenser Villwock talks with AmyK Hutchens, Founder and Intelligence Activist at AmyK International. She is a speaker, author, trainer, and a business strategist that is focused on leadership development, healthy team cultures, sales, and innovative thinking. AmyK was the Keynote speaker at the 2018 IEC National Convention and Expo in Indianapolis. #WeAreIEC

Don Aragon is the President of VA Electric and has been with the company for 17 years. Don earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Mexico, and then spent more than nine years serving as an Infantry Officer in the United States Marine Corps. After leaving the Marines, he worked for Amazon.com as an Area Manager for a distribution center, until he returned to New Mexico to join the family business in 2000.

Dale Weis is the Training Manager with Encore Electric. He is active with his home chapter of IEC Southern Colorado as an instructor, and as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. He also sits on the IEC National A&T Committee.