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Desjardins joins E.S. Boulos Co., Inc. as CAD designer

According to E.S. Boulos Co., Inc. (ESB), Arthur Desjardins has joined the company in the position of electrical construction CAD designer/drafter/job coordinator. In the new position he will support of ESB's commercial group project managers and field supervisors on all ESB projects that require 2D and 3D CAD electrical coordination drawings, CAD as builds, and electrical construction CAD field design and drafting work. He will provide design coordination for all projects that are constructed with a BIM platform. In addition, Mr. Desjardins will provide CAD drafting and detailing for the firm's prefabrication shop in Lewiston, Maine. He will also lead ESB efforts with electrical CAD design and drafting work on our design/build and design assist projects. He is assigned to the firm's Westbrook office and will travel to project sites in support of the ESB project team. Prior to joining E.S. Boulos, Mr. Desjardins had been an electrical CAD designer and draftsperson for eleven years at Hewett and Whitney Engineers. He has over twenty years of progressive experience with CAD and electrical drafting and design work. He is also a professional active member of the Illumination Engineering Society (IESNA). E.S. Boulos is a member of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), Boston Chapter/Maine Division and a signatory contractor to IBEW Locals 567 in Lewiston and 1253 in Augusta, Maine. Founded in 1920, the company is the oldest electrical contactor in Northern New England and provides comprehensive electrical construction services for utility, commercial, health care, educational and municipal projects throughout New England.
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