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Next Matt travels west to meet CJ Nielsen, a Master Electrician in Napa, California. They tour a recently finished project of CJ’s in the wine country and Matt is happy to see the value of craftsmanship on his jobs. CJ shows Matt the variety of work cut into his role as an electrician.
They spend a day on the job and Matt is impressed with the attention to detail in an electrician’s craft. He learns from CJ what a day in the life is like for someone doing electrical work. Matt and CJ sit down and talk about CJ’s path into the trade and what it’s like being a business owner. They talk pros, cons and paths to becoming a master electrician.
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