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SIMON B. DODD,
B.S.E.E.

Master Electrician. Engineer. Forty years behind the same phone number.

The Story

A Bachelor of Science,
then forty years of fieldwork.

Simon Dodd earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Florida, then walked straight into the field. That was 1985. The tools have changed. The standards have tightened. The core rule has not: do the job right the first time — courteously, cleanly, and to code.

Licensed as a Florida electrical contractor in 2002, Simon has spent four decades on projects most contractors never touch: the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, the Hollywood 20 cinema in Tampa, and the Tampa Bay Water Treatment Plant. The same engineer-trained hands that handled those jobs handle your panel upgrade, your lighting install, and your generator hookup.

What makes a B.S. in Electrical Engineering different? Load calculations, stamped drawings, and code documentation — done in-house. Most residential electricians sub that work out or skip it entirely. Simon doesn't. That's why commercial clients keep his number, and why residential clients who started with a broken breaker end up calling back for the full panel upgrade.

Today, Dodd's Electric and Engineering, Inc. serves Hernando, Pasco, Hillsborough, and Pinellas counties. Licensed. Insured. Residential. Commercial. Industrial. One phone number. One standard.

Critical analysis · 1996–present

Mutually-beneficial solutions
to other people's problems.

Three decades of being the call when the project is stuck, the inspector is concerned, or the start-up date has already slipped. A selection of the analyses Simon is allowed to talk about.

2000s · Industrial · Utility

Tampa Bay Regional Surface Water — 2-month start-up delay solved

Root-cause analysis on the $144M, 120 MGD Surfacewater Treatment Facility resolved a two-month start-up delay — five 2,000 HP high-service pumps, 13.2 kV / 4,160 V systems, 2.25 MW backup generator.

Federal · Critical Infrastructure

JEA water plant terrorist-vulnerability survey for President Bush

Critical-infrastructure vulnerability assessment of the Jacksonville (JEA) water plant conducted for the Bush administration's post-9/11 infrastructure security review.

Industrial · Energy

Energy audits enabling expansions — water plants & Anchor Glass

Energy audits across water-treatment facilities and Anchor Glass manufacturing plants in New Jersey, the broader U.S., and Florida — the analyses that unlocked the additional capacity for expansion.

Residential · Code

Residential engineering inspections & sign-offs

Engineering-level inspections and sign-offs that satisfy county and city building officials across Florida — the documentation residential customers need when a regular trade license isn't enough.

Aerospace · Semiconductors

Honeywell space systems — semiconductor failure analysis

Failure analysis of semiconductors used in Honeywell space-vehicle systems — the kind of work that punishes anything less than rigorous root-cause discipline.

1996 · Commercial · Multi-Building

Chief Electrical Troubleshooter — Carrollwood 14-building condo

Lead troubleshooter on a 14-building condominium project in Carrollwood, Tampa — the project that launched Dodd Electric and Engineering, Inc.

Notable projects

Water plants. Concert halls.
Cruise ships. Cinemas.

The résumé that taught Simon how to handle your home. Large-scale, high-stakes, inspection-grade work across four decades — Florida, the U.S., and abroad.

Flagship · $144M · 120 MGD

TAMPA BAY WATER — SURFACEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY

New construction of a $144M, 120 MGD facility with five 2,000 HP high-service pumps. 13.2 kV and 4,160 V power systems with a 2.25 MW backup generator. Parsons Engineering lead electrical consulting engineer — supervising the contractor, enforcing code, and resolving a two-month start-up delay through root-cause analysis. Also part of the $129M resurfacing project on the 15.5-billion-gallon reservoir that feeds the plant.

Industrial · Wastewater

William E. Dunn Wastewater Facility — St. Petersburg, FL

Electrical consulting engineer on new-construction design and inspections for code enforcement.

Industrial · Manufacturing

Anchor Glass — NJ Expansion

Engineering power analysis enabling the manufacturing facility expansion in New Jersey.

Industrial · Multi-Site

Wastewater Retrofits — FL & GA

Engineering power analyses for retrofits across multiple wastewater facilities in Florida and Georgia.

International · Water

Osmosis Freshwater Facility — Ghana

New engineering design of a reverse-osmosis freshwater treatment facility in Ghana.

Marine · Conversion

Empress Cruise Line — Cargo to Gambling Ferry

Demolition and remodel of a cargo ship into a gambling ferry — electrical service sizing and installation throughout.

Healthcare · New Construction

Oak Hill Hospital — 3-Story Addition, Brooksville

Electrical installation for the three-story hospital addition in Brooksville, FL.

Healthcare · Buildouts

Medical Clinics & Urgent Care

Up to 11 patient rooms — new construction and remodels across Hernando and Hillsborough Counties.

Commercial · Entertainment

Hollywood 20 Cinema — Tampa

Twenty-screen cinema — full electrical installation across projection, sound, and life-safety.

Commercial · Performance Venue

Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts

Concert hall and gallery electrical installation — precision power and silence-rated equipment.

Industrial · Controls

Disney, Cruise Ships, Mines & Manufacturing

Wiring and testing of control panels and robotic machines for Disney, cruise ships, water-treatment, mines, and manufacturing facilities.

The promise

"Do the job right
the first time."

That is the rule that has kept the same phone number ringing for forty years. It means fair pricing written down before we start, permits pulled, code followed, and the job site cleaner than we found it — whether we are swapping one outlet or wiring an industrial facility.

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