Free Lunch & Learn Presentations for Customers
WBE offers a series of Lunch & Learn Presentations free of charge to WBE customers. One of the experts from our company -- Bob Bourdet (Electrical), Kevin Bradley (Telecom), and Mike Nann (Security) -- will come to your facility and conduct a one hour presentation and answer any questions you may have. Each of our speakers come with years of experience in their chosen field and can offer a wealth of knowledge to your group. We will also provide a gourmet lunch for all the staff that partakes in the class.

Brian Cronin of Novo construction wrote regarding Bob Bourdet’s electrical class, “Thank you very much for taking the time to present to us yesterday. We all felt that the information you provided and the way in which it was presented were equally helpful. You’re a great teacher Bob and we really appreciate your taking the time”.

Another Lunch & Learn participant wrote, "Bob did a fantastic job of presenting your capabilities to our staff. We had 18 people attend and you could tell from the questions they are an engaged group. Bob’s expertise was quite apparent and his presentation was informative for all levels of experience that we had in the room. I received very positive feedback and look forward to working with WBE in the future."

If you are interested in taking any of these 3 classes: Electrical, Telecom, or Security, please contact Blaine Clinton at Bclinton@wbeinc.com or 415-898-1400 to schedule a time. Again it is free of charge to WBE customers and our way of supporting you and saying thank you for the continued business relationship.

Bob Bourdet gives his electric presentation for the folks at Pankow (Oakland Office).

Goodwin Proctor – Electrical
Over in Menlo Park, our electrical division recently finished phase II of a project at the law offices of Goodwin Proctor. This 57,000 square foot building had multiple working areas that had to be renovated in phases since the building was still occupied at the time of construction. This was a design build project that included a Lutron Grafik Eye Dimming system and decorative, specialty custom fixtures.

Stanford LKSC – Telcom
Our telcom division is currently working on the new Li Ka Shing Medical building at Stanford University. This five-story building employs the latest technology in all areas. The telecommunications solution is the newest Levition/Essex category 6A 10G cable solution from end to end. There are over 2,800 cables going to 918 workstations. There are five IDFs and four racks per IDF with 50 pair per IDF and 100 to the new data center and immersive VR room. Audio Visual will be an integral part of this project. This facility will host the latest state of the art equipment, which is still in the design phase. Security is also a part of this contract as the team integrates the building system into the campus system.

Installation of the air-blown fiber is also more convenient. Using a cable blowing head, the fiber optic bundles are blown through tube cables on a stream of air or nitrogen gas at speeds up to 150 feet per minute. On average, 3000 feet of fiber can be blown in 30 minutes. Air-blown fiber makes changes easier as well. To change the configuration, fiber can be blown out of the tube and new fiber blown in. This allows for easier upgrades and expansions and faster network changes without going through all the hassle of pulling old fiber cables out and putting new ones in. With this new technology, network managers will have the freedom and control over network capacity, bandwidth requirements, planning and fast project turnaround.