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Rio Rancho, Nm, Us

Responsible for creating maintenance and repair work orders for local electric utility company based on information gathered by contracted patrollers and utility workers. Developed spreadsheets for use in this position. Acted as a liaison between the contractor and the utility's electrical operations departments to coordinate the ordering and delivery of materials. Also coordinated scheduled outages, customer robo-calls, and crane sets as needed.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Construction and maintenance of energized overhead and underground distribution systems. Oversight of crew consisting of operator, groundmen, linemen, and apprentice(s).

Los Alamos, Nm

Farmington, Nm

Various

In recent years I have worked for various contractors in several states building new powerlines and rebuilding our deteriorating infrastructure. The work has included energized distribution, transmission,and substation maintenance and rebuilds including pole and crossarm replacements, equipment replacement such as gang switches, circuit breakers, regulators, transformers, reclosures and capacitors. This work has required the use of hot stick and rubber glove techniques to accomplish the tasks… Show more In recent years I have worked for various contractors in several states building new powerlines and rebuilding our deteriorating infrastructure. The work has included energized distribution, transmission,and substation maintenance and rebuilds including pole and crossarm replacements, equipment replacement such as gang switches, circuit breakers, regulators, transformers, reclosures and capacitors. This work has required the use of hot stick and rubber glove techniques to accomplish the tasks without outages. I was involved as a lineman in the construction of the 250MW solar power plant in CA for Nextra Energy Resources facilitated by First Solar. This involved construction of all towers from the solar field to the substation through breakers installing six circuits of messenger supported hendrix cable with 1000MCM,1250MCM,750MCM underground cable risers. Fiber Optic cable was also installed from each converter station to the substation. This project was a sensitive environmental and archeological area and was completed on schedule with no incidents. I was involved as a foreman and qualified clearance holder for Bonneville Power Administration to perform outage maintenance on the Celilo-Sylmar 1000 KV DC line Pacific intertie. Insulators and spacers were replaced, repair rod was installed on conductors where possible and splices were installed where the damage was too severe during the outage. This project is ongoing subject to load requirements. The anticipated production for the first outage was accomplished on schedule and without incident. I was involved as a foreman on a 230 KV outage in Roseburg, OR where we replaced several three-pole deadend structures, guys, anchors and insulators during a scheduled outage. The concerted effort on this project was to change the structures in the environmentally sensitive areas where endangered birds nest. All of these structures were in remote locations and the project was completed on schedule without incident. Show less

Northbrook, Illinois

At Kenny I was responsible for ensuring compliance of the project quality program by reviewing all reference construction drawings and documenting all compliance and noncompliance findings. I accomplished this by performing regular inspections and documenting results using Predictive Solutions software. Noncompliance issues were tracked and contractors were required to remediate the issues before they were signed off. Discrepancies found in the construction drawings or constructability due to… Show more At Kenny I was responsible for ensuring compliance of the project quality program by reviewing all reference construction drawings and documenting all compliance and noncompliance findings. I accomplished this by performing regular inspections and documenting results using Predictive Solutions software. Noncompliance issues were tracked and contractors were required to remediate the issues before they were signed off. Discrepancies found in the construction drawings or constructability due to unforseen circumstances were handled through the Request For Information process. RFI's were also tracked and and when necessary urgency was communicated to the appropriate parties to ensure time line obligations. Inspection of acceptable materials and proper concrete specifications was documented and rejected if necessary. Other responsibilities included performing as the construction manager on other projects when needed. I was also tasked with performing safety inspections weekly and entering them into Safetynet. Show less

Henderson, Co

My position at Xcel Energy incorporated many different duties. I was responsible for classroom and field instruction of apprentices and continuing training for journeyman in all aspects of powerline construction and maintenance.Continuous curriculum development and revisions were necessary as well as class scheduling, and testing of apprentices and new hire journeyman candidates. Responsibility also included procurement of materials and maintaining the outside climbing yard. In addition I was… Show more My position at Xcel Energy incorporated many different duties. I was responsible for classroom and field instruction of apprentices and continuing training for journeyman in all aspects of powerline construction and maintenance.Continuous curriculum development and revisions were necessary as well as class scheduling, and testing of apprentices and new hire journeyman candidates. Responsibility also included procurement of materials and maintaining the outside climbing yard. In addition I was the liaison between the safety and training department, IBEW Local 111, and the Electric Line Apprenticeship Committee (ELAC) . I served as secretary of the Functional Joint Apprenticeship (FJAC) committee and was direct report to the ELAC . I served as a safety consultant and was required to perform field safety inspections and document findings using Predictive Solutions software to use as a tool to promote a better safety culture. I was also responsible for inventory and ordering tools and equipment justifying all expenses and keeping costs within quarterly budgets. Apprentice assignment rotations and rubber glove/sleeve rotations were also required. I consistently met or exceeded management expectations as reviewed every six months through the IPAD process. Show less

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

Initially my career at PNM consisted of the construction and maintenance of the Albuquerque overhead and underground distribution system. In this role I was a lineman on a team of three to four men and our assignments ranged anywhere from pole line extensions, re-conductors, new construction, pole and crossarm changeouts, equipment maintenance and replacement such as transformers, capacitors, regulators, reclosures, sectionalizers, repair of underground faults, etc. After two years I took a… Show more Initially my career at PNM consisted of the construction and maintenance of the Albuquerque overhead and underground distribution system. In this role I was a lineman on a team of three to four men and our assignments ranged anywhere from pole line extensions, re-conductors, new construction, pole and crossarm changeouts, equipment maintenance and replacement such as transformers, capacitors, regulators, reclosures, sectionalizers, repair of underground faults, etc. After two years I took a troubleman position where I was in direct contact with customers. I was the first responder to feeder outages, individual customer outages, flickering light problems, low voltage problems, traffic accidents, pole hits, underground outages (loop fed and radial fed) on the feeder level and service level. I enjoyed learning troubleshooting techniques, using specialized equipment such as high pot equipment, fault locating equipment, load monitoring equipment, thermal monitoring equipment and others to solve the mystery of the power outage or power quality complaint. For several years our team of troubleman demonstrated exemplary talent resulting in the lowest outage time, quickest response time, and superior reliability. I was constantly in communication with dispatch and frequently used Lockout/Tagout procedures. During my entire time at PNM I was subject to call outs at all hours every day. I also participated in mutual assistance during catastrophic events such as Hurricanes Frances,Ivan,Jeanne,Katrina,Rita and Gustav. Most energized was done using rubber gloves, however, any job without bucket access required the use of hotsticks. For four years I was the Hotstick instructor for the PNM apprenticeship teaching hands on hotstick procedures and techniques. Show less

Journeyman Lineman Certification, Electrical Essentials For The Powerline Industry, Journeyman Lineman

Activities and Societies: IBEW Local 611 Southwest Line Constructors Apprenticeship program is a 7000 hour program requiring equally.

Agricultural Engineering /Wildlife Science, 2.4 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Karate club ,Drama club Classes included English composition, Algebra, Biology, Computer science, Drafting

Diploma, College Preparation, 3.6 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Honor Society, Captain Speech and Debate Team, Student Council. Youth Conservation Corp, Chess club, Attended.