Jacob Guthrie Email & Phone Number

Wagga Wagga, Australia

Responsibilities:• Liaised with all stakeholders from design to delivery to produce a quality product at a cost-efficient margin, also developed great problem solving and customer service skills.• Manage all associated roles such as accounting, social media marketing, import business models as well as graphic design.• Manage many logistical issues, including freight, supplier issues, extended delivery time and the fluctuating Australian dollar.Achievements:• Directed a marketing campaign resulting in increased sales of 250%• Three consecutive years of growth and have shipped to all Australian States and territories. • Really enjoy the challenge and responsibilities of running my own business, and the desire to be more efficient and still relevant as the market constantly changes.

Project Manager 11/33kV Substation rebuild at Mates Gully Zone Substation • Delivered project well under budget with only 40% of allocated hours used upon energization;• Managed and supervised contractors, as well as constantly liaised with project designers, project managers and external sources to meet deadlines and deliver project on schedule;• Substation was state first 11/33kV standalone self-contained sub, this led to constant deviations from original drawings and changes to be made on the fly, which was a great opportunity to develop problem solving under pressure, as well as creative thinking in terms of working around energized overheads; • After loss of direct manager, stepped up to ensure project was still delivered on time and under budget whilst taking on the added roles direct manager would normally fulfil;Site Supervisor Tumut Zone Substation multimillion-dollar brownfield construction/refurbishment:• Found ways to get the most productivity out of an understaffed team to deliver project under budget;• Large project that required parts of the substation to be built whilst other parts of old station remained energized at 66,000 Volts;• Liaised with the Transmission network to keep the city energized without requiring an outage;•Used qualifications and skills to work through the logistics of landing a 66/33/11kV portable transformer inside the substation yard underneath 66kV lines that involved safely positioning both 200T crane and semi-truck on the side of a steep hill. Network switching was required to maintain safe clearances from 66kV with machinery;•Worked with contractors installing indoor switchgear and designed cable runs around the apparatus without drawings;•Completed HV testing, commissioning and switching when the new Substation was energized;ROLE IN GENERAL•Supervised and inducted trades and people of a large range of skilled and unskilled professions to work safely in a High Risk Zone Substations

Matong, Nsw

Cert Iii - Electrotechnology, Electrician

Completed TAFE at 0% failure rate. CAPSTONE exam score 78%

Higher School Certificate

Activities and Societies: House Captain