January – Meet the Team!

Feb 3, 2025

Let’s Welcome these New Hires to the Hi Power Team

 

Brian Burgess – Electrical Apprentice for Multifamily

              1. What is one thing you’ve always wanted to try but haven’t yet? I have never gone Skydiving before, as a person with a fear of heights I have always wanted to overcome that fear, and what better way than that.
              2. What is your favorite travel destination and why? Hawaii has always been my favorite place to vacation. It’s calm, peaceful, and fun, the perfect trifecta for a vacation.
              3. What has been your most rewarding professional experience so far? Managing a Vehicle Repair Shop was very eye opening for me. It gave me insight into how a great team is run.
              4. What is your favorite hobby outside of work? Sim Racing is one of my favorite things to do. The high pace is very fun and racing with my buddies is always a blast.

 

 

Levi Smith – Community Manager for North Region

              1. Have you ever made a significant career change? If so, what prompted it? I made a massive career change from management and sales. I just kept finding myself in a loop and was wanting more out of my career and felt as if I was hitting a brick wall. I spoke with my papa about careers that would help bring some meaning into my everyday experience he told me the electrical field was one of the best trades to get into and had lots to offer. So, one day after applying for multiple electrical apprenticeships and finally one day I received a call back from an electric company I accepted the position and have never looked back.
              2. What is the biggest challenge you have faced in your professional life, and how did you overcome it? The biggest challenge I faced was when I first took my apprentices position, I was so nervous about moving into something so unknown to me and didn’t know what the future would look like.
              3. What is one professional accomplishment you’re particularly proud of? Earning my residential wireman license again to take it back to the beginning of my journey everything felt so far away and seemed like there was a thousand codes for everything but eventually after lots of hard work and studying that dream finally came closer and closer until the day, I found myself inside the testing facility getting ready to change my future
              4. What is your favorite quote or saying that resonates with you?  “Hard times make strong men.  Strong men make easy times. Easy times make weak men. Weak mean make hard times.” Michael Hopf. This quote reminds me I am product of the environment I create and am the only one who dictates how things will carry out in life this quote is applicable to all aspects of life and is something I hold close to the heart

 

Conner Shaw – Project Manager for Multifamily

              1. What is your favorite hobby outside of work? Saltwater fishing, but soon to be flyfishing.
              2. What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? Always surround yourself with good people and the rest will fall into place.
              3. What is something interesting or surprising about you that most people don’t know? I flew to England for a talent ID trial at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club when I was younger.
              4. What is one professional accomplishment you’re particularly proud of? Managing Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection scopes through completion and opening of the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort and Residenc

 

Kyler Alcarez – Electrical Apprentice for East Region

              1. What is your favorite way to start the day? Preferably a Redbull or two and having my tools on as soon as possible.
              2. What is one thing you’ve always wanted to try but haven’t yet? As simple as it may sound, my answer would be electrical work. I’ve always been intrigued by the trade.
              3. What is your favorite hobby outside of work?  If it’s not video games, it would be hanging out with my daughter.
              4. What is your favorite book or movie and why? Goodfellas, it’s something about this type of mafia movie that just made it one of my favorite movies.
              5. What is one skill or expertise that you bring to the table in your current role? My determination to always arrive on time and strive to do better.

 

 

 

Doug Anderson – Electrical Apprentice for Multifamily

              1. What is your favorite hobby outside of work? My favorite hobbies are drawing and playing video games.
              2. What is your favorite travel destination and why? Favorite destination so far – Melbourne, Australia. They have a nice art district, amazing people and great food.
              3. Have you ever made a significant career change? If so, what prompted it? It was prompted by me wanting to have a home. I’ve been on the road for the last 10 years straight and I wanted to be able to spend time with my family every night after work.

 

 

Michael Butrymowicz – Community Manager for South Region

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jesse Brannon – Community Manager for East Region

 

 

 

 

 


 

ALLOW US TO REINTRODUCE OURSELVES

As our team continues to grow let us welcome again some of our Senior’d team members

Kevin Bowman – Project Manager for Single Family Division

Years at Hi Power: 6months

              1. Have you ever made a signification career change? If so, what prompted it? When I decided to go from field to office, it was a good time to try another side of electrical and see if I could do this to finish my career.
              2. What is your favorite quote or saying that resonates with you? “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift, that is why it is called the present” – Master Oogway – Kung Fu Panda
              3. What is your favorite way to start the day? Favorite way to start the day is with peace and quiet.  Before all the noise starts
              4. What is your favorite book or movie and why?  The Matrix….because we are living in it…..

 

Kurt Byrne Jr – Senior Estimator

Years at Hi Power: 11months

              1. What is something interesting or surprising about you that most people don’t know? I like the play the guitar when I can
              2. What is one skill or expertise that you bring to the table in your current role? I hold a journeyman’s license which gives me plenty of personal experiences and knowledge from the field to allow Hi Power to have competitive/realistic bids to win us work.
              3. What is your favorite hobby outside of work? Spending time with my two boys.
              4. What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done? Skydiving

 

 

 

 

 

 

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