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An E1-Certified Master Electrician, Jason has become Loureiro’s go-to “Swiss Army Knife” — the person who can be counted on to help wherever there’s a challenge.

Jason joined Loureiro a little more than a decade ago after working as a subcontractor for Loureiro with his own electrical contracting company. “I was working on machine controls, municipal wastewater power and control systems and a lot of what I was doing crossed over with the kind of work Loureiro does,” he says. That overlap caught the attention of Brian Cutler, who saw not only the right technical skillset, but also someone who’d thrive in a collaborative, problem-solving environment.

Initially brought on to support industrial wastewater treatment projects, Jason quickly became embedded in the full lifecycle of Loureiro’s systems — from front-end design and fabrication through installation and long-term operations and maintenance.

“Mechanical and electrical work are central to remediation and treatment systems,” he explains. “I came in to help on the electrical side but found myself working on everything — mechanical, structural, construction oversight. It all connects.”

Today, his work spans groundwater pollution control systems, air pollution control units, machine guarding installations, and more. One week he might be troubleshooting a complex remediation system; the next, he’s helping build out Loureiro’s growing Industrial Services division. “If there’s an emerging market and we can be part of it, I want to help build that,” he says.

Jason’s career path reflects a steady hunger for learning. After getting his start in tech school and earning his Master Electrician’s license, Jason dove into fabrication, welding, and controls systems. That appetite for knowledge hasn’t slowed; he’s taken courses in PLC programming and 3D printing, and is quick to credit his Loureiro colleagues for helping him pick up foundational chemistry skills to better support environmental work. “So much of what we do is about manipulating chemistry to treat and trap pollutants,” he says. “Having people around me who were willing to teach made a huge difference.”

One of the most important lessons Jason has learned over the years is to slow down before jumping to a solution.

“Early on I thought I had to have all the answers. But I’ve realized the most critical part of any job is formulating the problem correctly,” he says. “You have to listen — to the client, to the conditions, to the other stakeholders. If you misidentify the problem, even the best solution won’t matter.”

He even led a Loureiro training course on this mindset — outlining a six-step method for defining a problem, inspired by the scientific method and the ladder of inference. “If you climb too fast, you miss things, and you can’t effectively come up with a solution unless all your arguments make sense. You have to be willing to go back down and find where your logic doesn’t hold up.”

Outside of work, Jason channels that same passion for learning and precision into his home workshop. He’s currently restoring a classic car and has welcomed fellow Loureiro team members into the shop when they’ve needed a part fabricated or a custom solution built. In every setting — job site, classroom, shop — Jason shows up with curiosity, focus, and the drive to make things better.