Andrei and the Foundry crew handle panel upgrades, EV chargers, recessed lighting, and the diagnostic work the bigger outfits won't touch. Detailed quotes, clean job sites, no upsell pressure.
Owner · Master Electrician
Andrei Volkov apprenticed in Long Beach at twenty, made journeyman by twenty-six, and earned his master electrician license in 2014. He started Foundry Electric Co. out of a one-truck shop in Santa Ana the same year his daughter was born because rotating-crew contractors kept showing up to his neighbors’ houses with vague estimates and dirty tarps.
Sixteen years later it’s still a small operation: Andrei runs every quote himself, the team is three trades-credentialed electricians, and you get the same name on the work order that shows up on the job. Wired right the first time isn’t a slogan. It’s the only way Andrei knows how to leave a house.
Every wire, every fitting, every hour broken out in writing before we start.
Drop cloths, shoe covers, vacuum on the way out. We treat your home like ours.
Every panel upgrade, every sub-panel, every EVSE goes through the city. No shortcuts.
Average callback time during business hours. Same-day diagnostics most weeks.
Apprentice 2007. Journeyman 2013. Master license 2014. Runs every quote, audits every job. Lives in Tustin with his family and a one-eyed dog named Otto.
Tesla-certified installer since 2019. Has hardwired more than 600 EV chargers across OC. Quiet, methodical, leaves a panel cleaner than he found it.
Recessed lighting, ceiling fans, Lutron and Caseta smart switches. Patient with retrofits, gentle with old plaster, and a real eye for fixture placement.
100A to 200A service upgrades, sub-panel additions for ADUs, garage shops, and EV charging circuits. Permits pulled, utility coordinated.
NEMA 14-50 outlets, hardwired Tesla Wall Connectors, ChargePoint, JuiceBox. Load calc done right so your panel can actually take it.
Older OC homes with knob-and-tube or aluminum branch wiring. Phased rewiring schedule that keeps you living in the house while we work.
Retrofit LED cans, dimmer-compatible fixtures, ceiling fans on existing or new wiring. Plaster patches, no surprises.
Tripping breakers, dead outlets, flickering circuits. We trace the actual problem before suggesting a fix, and the diagnostic credits to the work.
Lutron Caseta, Leviton Decora Smart, Ring/eufy doorbells, hardwired networking. Done by someone who actually understands the load side.
Type 2 SPD installed at the panel. Protects your AC, EV charger, smart appliances, and anything else with a chip in it. Cheap insurance.
Existing wiring or new circuit, balanced and braced properly. Old fan haul-away included. Done in an afternoon.
Burning smell, sparks, downed service, dead house. Call the 24/7 line and we’re on the way. After-hours rates apply but we don’t pad them.
Wire gauge, breaker size, fixture model, labor hours. Every line written out before we cut a single wire.
If your panel is fine, we’ll tell you it’s fine. We make our living on referrals, not on padded scope.
Two-year labor warranty on every install. Manufacturer warranty on every fixture. Permit on file.
Andrei, Marco, or Tomás. The same name on the quote shows up on the job.
Andrei will get this on the next pass through the queue. Inside two business hours you’ll have an itemized scope in your inbox.
Got five quotes for a panel upgrade. Foundry was the only one that actually itemized parts and labor. Three other guys just wrote a number on a napkin.
Marco swapped out our 1972 Zinsco panel and you wouldn’t know they were here. Drop cloths everywhere, vacuumed when they finished, no drywall damage. Best contractor experience we’ve had.
Called at 9:15 AM about a tripping main breaker. Andrei was at the door by 11:30, diagnosed it in twenty minutes, replaced the breaker that afternoon. Saved my Saturday.
Asked Andrei to quote a full rewire. He inspected the house and told me the wiring was fine, only the panel needed work. Saved us $14k. Honesty like that is rare in the trades.
Tomás installed sixteen recessed cans in our great room and the ceiling looks like nothing was ever cut. Patched, sanded, primed. No drywaller needed. Worth every dollar.
Third project with Foundry: EV charger, recessed lighting, sub-panel for the garage shop. They’re the only electricians I’ll call now. Tell Andrei the Mendozas said hi.
Outside this list? Call (714) 555-0162, we travel for the right scope.
Active, in good standing with the California State License Board. Class C-10 electrical contractor.
Verify on CSLB →$25,000 contractor surety bond. $2,000,000 general liability through Travelers Insurance.
Cert. on requestMarco Reyes is a Tesla Certified Installer for Wall Connector hardwire installs. 600+ EV chargers logged.
Since 2019National Electrical Contractors Association member since 2016. Better Business Bureau A+ rating with zero unresolved complaints.
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