Key Takeaways:
- Recognize why recruitment success does not always translate into workforce growth
- Understand how apprenticeship and supervision capacity limit scalability
- Identify how fast‑moving market demand is influencing labor models
- Assess the long‑term implications of speed‑driven workforce decisions
- Apply a more strategic lens to workforce development planning
Speaker:
Brian Brinkmann, President & Chief Executive Officer, Tutor Electrical Service, Inc
Speaker Bio:
Brian has been actively involved in the electrical industry for over 35 years, with over 27 years at Tutor Electrical Service, Inc. After an eight-year career in Retail Management, Brian entered and completed a four-year Electrical Apprenticeship Training Program. He came to Tutor Electrical Service, Inc. in 1997 from a contractor in Florida, where he worked as a Project Foreman/Superintendent, successfully completing several large commercial and institutional projects. Brian is a licensed Journeyman Electrician and has worked as a Project Foreman, Estimator, Project Manager, Vice President, and COO at Tutor Electrical Service, Inc. prior to being named President & CEO.
Brian is committed to the successful future of the merit shop, independent electrical contractor through his leadership roles with the Independent Electrical Contractors Association (IEC), serving on the Board of Directors of IEC Fort Worth and as the Vie-Chair of the Professional Development Committee of IEC National.
Brian holds a Post-Secondary Technical Degree in Industrial Electricity from Eastern Florida State College and is a graduate of the 80-hour Construction Project Management Institute at Purdue University. He also holds Masters’ degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Tarleton State University.