I thought this was pretty cool. Kudos to Ms. Sparky and I am glad she is getting some recognition for all the hard work she has been putting into her blog. One person can make a difference. –Matt
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Debbie Crawford manages the mssparky.com website from her Washington home while grandson Keelen Goldsworth studies nearby. The journeyman electrician spent two years working for war contractor KBR in Iraq.
Ms. Sparky aims at KBR, electrifies war-contractor scrutiny with blog
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Julie Sullivan
Debbie Crawford was playing with her grandson at her Battle Ground home two years ago when she heard a news report on a Green Beret who died in Baghdad. The water pump in his Army shower was not properly grounded, and when he turned the faucet, a jolt of electricity killed him.
Crawford cried, her worst professional fear realized. She went to her laptop and began to type:
“As a licensed electrician who worked for KBR in Iraq for two years, I find this UNACCEPTABLE!!!! How did this happen? Let me give you my opinion from first-hand experience….”
Five weeks later, after a Senate staffer saw her post, Crawford testified before Congress to poor management and poor workmanship by Kellogg, Brown & Root in Iraq, including subcontracting electrical work to locals not skilled to U.S. standards and failing to check electricians’ credentials.