John Fliris Email & Phone Number

Entered Military service in 1973 (United States Marine Corp), MOS was a field wire communications tech., was stationed in San Diego California until mid 1974 then was transferred to the East China Sea, Okinawa Japan, the Philippines and did a 6 month tour of duty aboard the USS Okinawa off the coast of Vietnam (evacuation of US personnel Operation Frequent Wind) and Cambodia (evacuation of US personnel Operation Eagle Pull). Ended my tour of duty at the Marine Air Station, Cherry Point, N.C. While serving my country I enrolled in communications classes with the University of North Carolina. After my discharge in 1976 I began working for Northern Trust Bank in Chicago in the cash vault, in 1977 I was hired by Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO, NISOURCE) in the transportation maintenance department and since have worked many different positions, Garage Mechanic (class C, B and A), electric substation (substation electrician apprentice), DH Mitchell generation station (ash auxiliary attendant, unit attendant and station operator). In 1988 I began my training in Electric Systems Dispatch and have remained there until the present.

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  Electric System Operator

  Nipsco

  Feb 1977 - Present

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  North Carolina

  Communication And Media Studies