APGElectric

Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation Journal

Kip Goulder is the fourth-generation of his family to be involved in electrical contracting. His great grandfather opened a small appliance repair shop in Cleveland that, over a century, grew into one of the largest electrical contractors in the area where both his grandfather and father worked. "I would often go down to work with my dad, who was an estimator and project manager. My dad would let me do easy tasks in estimating, such as quantity take-offs and other similar administrative functions that a large business could trust a 12-year-old with."

Kip is now in his senior year at Purdue University where he is pursuing a degree in Construction Management and is specializing in electrical and healthcare constuction.

He has worked the past two summers with APG Electric in Clearwater Florida, first in the field and most recently in the estimating department. "I am proud to say that the first real job I assisted on estimating, we won - a new performing arts center for the University of South Florida."

The IECF scholarship will help him through his final year at Purdue University. Kip says he was "very excited and very humbed" by the scholarship grant that will help with "what is becoming a very expensive college career."

"This education is very important to me, and I hope to gain new knowledge that I can bring back to the company when I start full-time", like Building Information Modeling, LEED, and Integrated Project Delivery.

"I know it is training me to be a future leader in the electrical construction industry."