I think that Artisan would be most suitable for his immediate goals. He's quite happy reasonably content to fund his research by doing repair work and accepting special orders from the townspeople, but he's not interested in letting the railroad or factories dictate his schedule. I had this idea that he spent the last half of November shadowing the other electricians in town to prove he knew what he was doing before basically earning permission to work for himself (this is also why I had him buy his own tools out of pocket during that period). If that meets with your approval we could also say that that was his trial period for getting into the Guild?