John Governale
Instructor
John Governale has taught an electrical exam preparation course for 10 years and continuing education for 7 years for New Mexico contractors and journeymen. He has a passion to help others to achieve their goals in the electrical, plumbing, and mechanical trades. If you are looking for honest, trustworthy guidance, he is your mentor. John Governale is 62 years old and has worked in the trades for nearly fifty of those sixty years. At nine, he was putting up wood siding on his grandfather’s garage. At thirteen he worked for a summer in the Hampton’s of Long Island pulling wire and making up boxes as an electrician’s helper. He has mastered welding, been a first rate machinist, a master electrician, plumber, and HVAC-R technician. He is the qualifying party for electrical licenses in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas and is also the QP for plumbing and mechanical licenses in New Mexico. He holds a Journeyman Electrician’s license, Journeyman Plumbing, Journeyman Sheet Metal, Journeyman Pipefitter, and Journeyman Refrigeration in New Mexico. Currently, he also holds a New Mexico State Inpectors Certification for Electrical.
Cheryl Governale
receptionist
Cheryl Governale is the spouse of John Governale, as well as one of our receptionists here at SE Technical. She is a big support and help to her husband. She keeps him encouraged and in prayer as he runs a business for which he has a huge passion. Cheryl also helps with paperwork and answering calls for people interested in our test prep.
Our Story
SE Electric is an electrical company started in New Mexico in May 2002. SE Technical Services is a subsidiary to SE Electric and was formed in 2014, but is presently making its debut in 2015 with Exam Preparation and Continuing Education for the electrical trade. Many think that the “SE” stands for “South East” but you would never guess its real origin. It stands for Sigurd Eriksen who was a Norwegian immigrant who had a heating and electrical business in Brooklyn, NY before WWII. The connection? Sigurd was the father of Grace Marie Eriksen who married John K. Governale. In 1954 they had a son, John C. Governale, who is the founder of SE Electric.