Built for the
real world.
Our Mission
Most training programs stop at the classroom.
We don't.
TRDZ is a skilled trades career platform built around one outcome — getting you hired. Distance learning, industry certifications, and dedicated placement support across Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, Solar, and Automotive.
Every entry-level tradesperson needs a handful of core skills to get hired and succeed on the job. So we went straight to hiring managers and trade business owners, found out exactly what those skills are, and built the program around them. No fluff. No filler. Just what gets you on the job.
The trades aren't a second chance. They're a first-choice career nobody told you about. Six-figure earning potential. Real job security. Work that actually matters.
TRDZ stands for Trades Rapid Development Zone. This is an accelerated path built on trade skills and soft skills, so when you get hired, your boss doesn't just keep you around, they call you one of the best employees they've ever hired.
Our Values
ROI
Every dollar you spend on training should come back tenfold. We measure success in paychecks, not certificates on a wall.
Access
Online. Affordable. No prerequisites. Skilled trades education has always been gatekept. We opened the gate.
Business
You can learn a trade but without the skills to find consistent work or how to work for somebody else it’s just a hobby.
THE TRDZ MODEL
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Flexible, on-demand training you can complete around your current job. Work by day. Train by night or weekends. Get certified. Get hired.
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Personal career coaches. A real network of instructors, alumni, and employers. You won't be navigating this alone.
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We help build your resume. We connect you to employers. We follow through until you're working. That's the whole point.
Our Team
Logan
Disney Interactive. GoPro. Six US patents. Logan has spent his career building products at the intersection of media, tech, and people — and asking one question the whole time: why is it so hard for the right person to find the right job? He co-founded Drove to find out. Career guidance, coaching, connecting people to in-demand work. The answer led him here. TRDZ is what happens when a builder decides the trades deserve better — better training, better placement, better brand. No more being the best-kept secret in the job market.
Co-Founder, CEOKevin
ArtCenter-trained. Nearly two decades running creative at Bigfish Creative Group. Three PHX Addy Awards. Three W3 Awards. Family of linemen. Kevin is the reason TRDZ looks and feels nothing like a trade school — he brought the same eye that shaped campaigns for national brands to a space that had been chronically under-designed and overlooked. His belief: if the trades are going to compete for the next generation of talent, they have to show up like it. He made sure we do.
Co-Founder & Chief Creative OfficerStarted as an electrician at 17. Worked his way through the field as a journeyman, climbed to Foreman and Superintendent. Third-generation tradesman. NCCER Certified Electrical Instructor, OSHA 30, NFPA 70E, and an Estrella Community College electrical apprenticeship program under his belt. He's spent his career on job sites, not in classrooms — which is exactly what makes him the right person to be in one. His job at TRDZ is to hand students everything it took him years to earn, and get them to the job site ready.
Electrical InstructorAngel
Started at the bottom of a shop floor and worked his way up — apprentice tech to Mercedes-Benz certified, with over a decade diagnosing and repairing some of the most complex vehicles on the road. European imports. Factory diagnostics. Programming. The full stack. He's been turning wrenches in the Valley since 2011 and has the kind of real-world depth no textbook can replicate. His job at TRDZ isn't just to teach automotive — it's to compress a decade of hard-won shop experience into a training program that gets students ready for day one on the job.
Auto InstructorAndrew
Started at Yelp — building pipelines, connecting businesses with the right opportunities across the country. Then spent nearly five years guiding students into the tattoo industry through a fully online academy, helping people in every kind of situation use distance learning to land apprenticeships and launch real careers in a field that doesn't hand out easy entry points. That's the through line. Career transitions are never just a transaction. They're a conversation. His job is to understand where you are, where you want to go, and build the clearest route between the two. If TRDZ is the right fit, he'll tell you. If it's not, he'll tell you that too.
Director of AdmissionsMichael
Over a billion views generated working with some of the biggest names in real estate, finance, and entrepreneurship content across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. He knows how algorithms work, how audiences move, and what makes someone stop scrolling at 2am. Now he's pointed at a space that's been chronically underrepresented online — the skilled trades. His job is to make sure the next generation of electricians, HVAC techs, and automotive pros sees themselves in this industry before they ever think to look somewhere else.
Director of ContentIsmael
Recognized.
Verified. Legit.
We're not just another online course. TRDZ is vetted, and recognized by the organizations that matter in Arizona and beyond.
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BBB Accredited
Better Business Bureau
BBB accreditation means we've met their standards for trust, transparency, and ethical business practices.
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State Approved: AZ PPSE
Approved by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education.
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Chamber Member: Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce
Active member plugged into the local business network and employers hiring our graduates.