AEC JOURNAL - Association of Electrical Contractors

April/May 2006
Nunez Electric, Inc.
SPOTLIG HT
RAQQUEL NUNEZ
Nunez Electric is recognized
throughout New York City for
quality, commitment and outstanding
dedication. It is a New York
City and State Certified minority firm located
in LIC, Queens. The company has been in
business twenty years. Raquel Nunez is a
second generation entrepreneur responsible
for overall management, sales, estimating,
and customer relations. Under her dynamic
leadership the firm has been experiencing a
35% annual growth.
This quality oriented family business was
established by Raquel’s father, Jose Nunez.
His dream from early childhood was to be an
electrician. After realizing his dream, Jose
Nunez worked as a Local Union No. 3, IBEW
‘A’rated Foreman working for over twenty
years at Courtlite Electric, and Forest Electric.
In 1987 he decided to open his own electrical
contracting firm and later, in 1994, the firm
joined Local Union No. 3, IBEW signing a collective bargaining agreement with six electricians.
In 1999, due to health reasons, Jose asked his daughter, Raquel, to come into the business. He
recognized the energy, value and dynamic leadership she could bring to the company. Raquel
began to learn the basics of the electrical contracting business, taking advantage of as many
technical courses she could attend and spending many hours in the field as well as in the office
to acquire as much knowledge as possible.
Raquel says, “At the age of nine, I was typing change orders for Howard Hirsch from Forest
Electric and my first paycheck was $ 25.00. I also remember Saturday mornings at Liberty
Electrical Supply buying material with my father while I waited at the counter eating jelly
doughnuts with the owner Harvey Ball. It shouldn’t be a big surprise to anyone that electrical
contracting is my passion!”
“Raquel says, “no matter how hard it gets, your integrity must outshine
the hardship. ”
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