About Jeff

Having always had a fascination with everything electrical and electronic, an early practical experiment to dismantle a table lamp while switching on resulted in my first electric shock at the tender age of 18 months!! A misspent childhood followed, crawling everywhere following electric cables and probing sockets! An electrician was born!

I qualified in Electrical & Electronic Engineering to Ordinary National Diploma level in 1984 and to Higher National Diploma level in 1987. After graduating I gained work experience at Honeywell Controls, Honeywell Bull Information Systems, commercial property developer Hammerson, The Portman Estate and finally managing the IT Systems Support & Development team at a local council in Cornwall.

I moved to Alhaurin el Grande in 2003, with my partner, 2 cats, 9 rabbits, 9 guinea pigs, my collection of light bulbs (ancient and modern) and my screwdrivers! I can’t believe we have been living in Alhaurín for 20 years!

In June 2005 I qualified as an ‘Electricista’ at the Training & Development centre ‘La Escuela Taller Fahala’ in Alhaurin el Grande. Studying full-time, 50/50 theory and practical, plus time spent working at various municipal offices in Alhaurin. The course provided a great opportunity to meet and work with local people, learn Spanish, make friends and contacts, and of course become fully acquainted with the Wiring Regulations in Spain (“Reglamento Electrotécnico para Baja Tension” – Real Descreto 842/2002).

On completion of my course in Alhaurin, I worked briefly for a telecommunications company in Málaga, installing computer cabling and telephone networks, the largest job being the refurb of the Social Security office in Malaga.

‘Living the Dream’ for me, has always implied being my own boss, working where and when I want, doing what I have always wanted to do since the age of 1½ years, to be an electrician! And in 2005, I started working as a self-employed electrician, initially partnered with a Spanish friend and fellow student, advertising locally, picking up both Spanish and English clients along the coast from Málaga to Estepona. I now work exclusively in the inland area of the Valle de Guadalhorce, predominately in Alhaurín El Grande and Coín.

I continue to work on a self-employed basis, providing a service to many existing clients and picking up new clients of all nationalities mostly through personal recommendation, and of course this shockingly good website!

Outside of work I enjoy studying Spanish history. In September 2018 I attended an official course, “Patrimonio Cultural” sponsored by the Junta De Andalucía. Since 2019 our group has continued on an independent basis, meeting weekly in the library in Alhaurín.

I also enjoy walking/hiking, living on the northern slopes of the Sierra de Mijas provides plenty of opportunities for getting out and about with my hiking sticks. Since the first Covid ‘lockdown’ I have clocked-up just under 4,000km.

That’s me folks, your ‘Shockingly Good Electrician‘, at your service!

last updated 22 April 2023