Robert Hernandez - Distinguished Trade/Craft Award

Electrician Robert Hernandez recently implemented an energy-savings project by exchanging the outdated lighting fixtures in Jackson County buildings with new, modern, energy-saving fixtures, ballasts and LED bulbs. While finding savings in energy costs, this increased the lighting levels throughout the facilities to allow for a bright yet calming experience within the facilities. 

His focus on others’ safety and security was insurmountable when he drove initiatives such as increasing the lighting in the parking garage, adding controls for electrical components and fixtures in the public and tenant spaces, along with adding fresh updates to areas that felt overlooked. These improvements are not only aesthetically pleasing, but they are also focused on members of our community and their well-being.

Robert serves as one of Jackson County’s Facilities Management Division Trades Leads and is an exemplary electrician within the department. He has been a member of the IBEW Local 124 for 37 years and with Jackson County for the past five years, working on various projects and maintenance throughout the 18 Facilities Management Division’s locations in Jackson County.

Robert accepted the position of FMD Tradesman Lead and has been an integral part of the team, guiding the Facilities Management Division electricians, carpenters, operating engineers, painters and plumbers on multiple projects, overseeing all aspects of each.  He is a reliable point of contact for both the trade and management teams.