{"id":1418,"date":"2024-10-12T19:03:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T02:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/portland\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2025-03-31T11:32:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T18:32:46","slug":"meet-the-falkners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/portland\/2024\/10\/12\/meet-the-falkners\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Falkner\u2019s: Building a Family Legacy at IES"},"content":{"rendered":"

IES Portland Second Generation Electricians<\/p>\n

Rick Falkner, Senior Foreman at IES, built more than just a career at IES\u2014he\u2019s built a family legacy. Explore how IES Portland\u2019s second-generation electricians, alongside their father, bring a unique blend of ambition where family and work synergize.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Like father, like sons. Rick Falkner, Senior Foreman at IES Portland, established a legacy of great athleticism, drive, and trade via his two sons, Cameron Falkner, IES Foreman, and Brett Falkner, IES Apprentice. Early on in their childhood, Cameron and Brett Falkner both took an interest in sports and became promising young athletes before going on to establish themselves in the electrical trade at IES.<\/p>\n

As a standout athlete in high school\u2014 excelling in baseball, wrestling, soccer, and cross country\u2014 Cameron Falkner developed a strong foundation in discipline and leadership qualities that would later help frame his career at IES. In 2012, Cameron\u2019s path pivoted from traditional schooling when his father called with a promising opportunity: \u201cHey, we’re hiring a shop driver position,\u2019\u201d Cameron recalls. Just months into the role, he began his apprenticeship. \u201cI worked at IES for three years of my apprenticeship, before my wife and I moved,\u201d said Cameron, \u201cwe then realized once we had a baby, that being close to family was what we needed.\u201d Upon his return, the Falkner legacy at IES continued, with Rick even serving as his son’s foreman on two separate projects. \u201cWe worked pretty well together,\u201d said Cameron, \u201cIt\u2019s nice having family work here, but it\u2019s more than that, IES has always treated me well.\u201d Today Cameron oversees field operations, serving as his little brother’s foreman and continuing the Falkner legacy.<\/p>\n

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Brett, who was particularly skilled at baseball and even made it to the Little League World Series, began his IES career after earning his bachelor’s degree in marketing. Upon experiencing the monotonous nature of office work, he quickly shifted his gaze towards opportunities in trade. Taking after both his older brother and father, Brett took initiative. \u201cI was living with my parents at the time, came home one day, and just asked if IES needed an apprentice,\u201d said Brett, \u201cI didn’t want to go back to an office job.\u201d After being hired on as a material handler, Brett worked in the shop until he was later accepted into the Salem Apprenticeship Program. Now in his third year of apprenticeship, Brett hasn\u2019t yet worked on his dad\u2019s jobsite but enjoys working with his older brother.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I didn’t enjoy working for IES and being part of the family that we have here in Portland, I wouldn’t have brought my kids here,\u201d said Rick Falkner, emphasizing the family dynamic that keeps him energized on the job. From boys to men, the Falkner family embodies generational continuity, loyalty and love \u2013 for sports, the trade and for each other.<\/p>\n

IES extends a special thank you to Rick Falkner for entrusting us with those you love the most \u2013 at our core, we value people!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

IES Portland Second Generation Electricians Rick Falkner, Senior Foreman at IES, built more than just a career at IES\u2014he\u2019s built a family legacy. Explore how IES Portland\u2019s second-generation electricians, alongside their father, bring a unique blend of ambition where family and work synergize. Like father, like sons. Rick Falkner, Senior Foreman at IES Portland, established […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-up-and-coming"],"acf":[],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"IES Electrical Portland","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/portland","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/portland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/portland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/portland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/portland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/portland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1418"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/portland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2202,"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/portland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1418\/revisions\/2202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/portland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/portland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/portland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/portland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}