Evan Ebanks
Job Title: Superintendent
Company: Bates Electric
Location: Tampa, Fla.
Age: 27
Years on the Job: 8
Interests: Outdoor activities, including archery and camping
Evan Ebanks never envisioned himself going to college and working behind a desk in the corporate world. Instead, he was searching for a job where he could be outdoors.
“My dad has been in the trade since before I was born, and I have always been around the electrical trade,” he says. “I like how you get to be hands-on and get to work your brain at the same time.”
Ebanks, who grew up in the Tampa Bay area, completed a four-year vocational electrical apprenticeship program through Hillsborough Community College. He has also taken OSHA 10 and other training courses for lifts, trenchers, and excavators.
“In school, you learn a lot of codes, calculations, and more that you don’t always see just being in the field,” he says. “School also helped me to pass my journeyman test on the first try. I try to take any training courses I can that are offered to me so I can be as prepared as possible for any situation.”
Right now, his company is working on a variety of projects from hotels to car dealerships to hospitals. Whenever his job is slow or at a stopping point, he looks to see how he can help on another project. As a superintendent, the most challenging part of his job is making the prints become a reality.
“A lot of times, things look really good on paper but don’t work out so easily when bringing it to life,” he says.
When it comes to the future, he is striving to move into a higher position, such as a project manager, and earn his master’s electrician license.
“I’m going to keep soaking in all the experiences on the job that I can and taking all the training courses that I can,” he says.
