I'm a Maryland Master Electrician, a working electrical foreman and the founder of Current Concepts Electric LLC and ContractorOps. After more than 18 years in the field, I know how much of the job happens after the tools are put down: manpower, material requests, problems, missed handoffs, daily reports and the next day's plan.
ContractorOps comes from that experience. I wanted better ways to lead teams and get useful information out of the field — without making life harder for the people who have to use them.
From towers and telecom networks to high-tension systems, service calls and major institutional construction, these experiences shaped the way I design tools for crews and supervisors.
My work with Atlantic Technology Services included telecommunications and fiber systems around NASA Wallops Island. Climbing towers, splicing fiber, installing communications systems and working with campus networks taught me what practical field communication requires.
Industrial maintenance supporting Lockheed Martin through EMCOR exposed me to medium-voltage distribution, safe switching, diagnostic testing and the discipline of documenting equipment condition before something fails.
At Altimate Electric on the Old Mill High School Replacement, I lead daily work, coordinate team leads, sequence materials and manage field reporting on a major school construction project. Every day reinforces why simple tools matter.
The career foundation: hands-on installation, service and taking responsibility for workmanship and helping crews deliver.
Telecommunications technician and campus-area network tower climber: fiber splicing, communication systems and working high above the ground.
Led government, commercial, institutional, multifamily and specialty electrical projects from layout and rough-in through closeout.
Industrial high-tension maintenance, preventive testing, equipment reliability and electrical systems through 13.8 kV.
Coordinated service work, technician priorities, estimates, troubleshooting, customer communication and materials.
Led commercial and institutional electrical installations, field quality, production, scheduling and crew safety.
Active electrical foreman coordinating team leaders and more than 30 field personnel, planning, distribution, daily production, quality and closeout.
Selected work history based on my professional résumé. The named organizations and projects describe experience, not endorsements of ContractorOps.
I don't want to put made-up words in the mouths of the people who've worked with me. These are the standards I work toward, and the ones I want my crew to hold me to.
Understand the installation, the conditions and the people doing the work. A foreman should know what he is asking his team to do.
When a plan breaks down, identify the constraint, make a decision and communicate it so the next shift can move forward.
Hold the line on workmanship and safety while giving crews clear assignments, needed materials and a straightforward way to report.
Real crew voices matter. Named, approved testimonials from coworkers and crew members can be added here as they are collected. No invented employee quotes or endorsements.
I know what it feels like to go home thinking about tomorrow's manpower, unfinished reports and the one missing piece of information that can hold a crew up. These tools are meant to solve those real problems — first for contractors, then for maintenance, facilities and property teams who deal with the same challenges.
Wade A. Taney Founder · ContractorOps