Kent Felder

Master Electrician

Kent Felder has been around the electrical business since his first job in construction in 1975.

After graduating from high school in New Hampton, Iowa, Felder attended Northeast Iowa Community College in 1977 before moving to the Twin Cities in 1978.

Once he took his first apprentice job with Master Electric Co., Inc., of Savage, Minn., in 1978, he also continued his education by going to night school at St. Paul Technical College for two years. After nearly four years as an apprentice, Felder began work for B & L Electric of Savage, Minn., in September 1982. By 1983, Felder passed the Minnesota State Board of Electricity exam for his Class “A” Journeyman Electrician’s license.

Following five years as a journeyman electrician, Felder passed the state exam for his master electrician’s license in 1989 before starting up Felder Electric Inc., in January 1990.