Aaron Janisko
Arlington
Summary
With a proven track record at Snohomish County PUD, I excel in strategic planning and cross-functional team coordination, enhancing team productivity and morale. My leadership significantly reduced recordable injury rates by 50% in 1 year, demonstrating a strong safety mindset and forward-thinking approach. I am adept at managing large-scale storms and union negotiations, showcasing my operational management and supportive leadership skills.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager Regional Design and Construction
Snohomish County PUD
07.2019 - Current
- Oversee all Line Crew and Vegetation Managenment crews across 6 headquarters approx 220 emplyees
- Responsible for $44 million dollar O&M and Capital budget
- Responsible for $8 million dollar Vegetation Management budget
- Oversee Customer Engineering across 6 headquarters approx 40 emplyees
- Incident commander for all storm restorations
- Provide strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
- Led cross-functional teams to achieve outage map alerts and estimated time of restorations for Customer Experience
- Key player in 2020 and 2024 union contract negotiations
Senior Manager of T&D System Operations
Snohomish County PUD
01.2018 - 07.2019
- Oversaw Energy Control Center, Operations Technology, and Vegetation Management
- Rewrote Collective Bargaining Agreement language to improve morale and productivity
- Led effort in continuous improvement for job processes which resulted in significant outage restoration reductions
- Sr Manager to Vegetation Management of $8 million dollar budget
Senior Manager of Safety
Snohomish County PUD
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Senior Manager of Safety for 1100 plus employees at Snohomish County PUD
- Maintained compliance training for all required trainings for qualified electrical workers through Washington Administartive Code
- Maintained Commercial Driver's Licenses for CDL holders.
- Reduced Workers Comp payouts from $1.1 million to $300 in fist year as Senior Manager of Safety.
- Reduced recordable injury rate by 50% in first year in this role
Manager of Distribution Services
Snohomish County PUD
03.2014 - 01.2016
- Managed the Snohomish Community Office which consisted of 2 Line Crews, 3 Customer Engineers, and 3 Customer Service Representatives
- Fostered relationships with the City of Snohomish Government as well as the community of Snohomish
- Led Continuous improvement team to improve Plat Engineering Design in response to Master Builders request
- Supported storm response coordinating mutual aid
Construction Superintendent
Snohomish County PUD
06.2013 - 03.2014
- Supervised Line Crew Inspectors on contracted line work Approx $10-20 million per year
- Supervised Construction Scheduling group for all internal construction work
- Supported storm restoration by handling all mutual aid coordination
Senior Designer
Snohomish County PUD
12.2003 - 06.2013
- Designed complex residential and commercial power line extensions
- Developed cost estimates for residential and commercial line extenstions
- Drafted work sketched for residential and commercial projects
- Ordered materials for residential and commercial projects
- Worked with joint use communications on power poles and joint trenches
- Designed residential plats
Designer
Snohomish County PUD
05.2001 - 12.2003
- Designed residential and commercial power line extensions
- Developed cost estimates for residential and commercial line extenstions
- Drafted work sketched for residential and commercial projects
- Ordered materials for residential and commercial projects
- Worked with joint use communications on power poles and joint trenches
- Designed residential plats
- Worked customers and electricians on rewires
Assistant Designer
Snohomish County PUD
10.1999 - 05.2001
- Designed residential power line extensions
- Developed cost estimates for residential line extenstions
- Drafted work sketched for residential projects
- Ordered materials for residential projects
- Worked with joint use communications on power poles and joint trenches
- Designed residential plats
- Inspected plat trenches for new construction service
Installation and Repair Technician
General Telephone and Electric, GTE
08.1998 - 10.1999
- Installed and repaired telephone service to residential and commercial customers
- Climber telephone and power poles daily
- Installed high speed internet to residential and commercial customers
- Worked with internal customers to establish dial tone in the field to be utilized for new service
Education
No Degree - Business Acumen For Emerging Leaders
Western Energy Institute
Portland, OR09.2015
Associate of Applied Science - Electronics Engineering Technology
ITT Technical Institute-Bothell
Bothell, WA06.1998
High School Diploma -
Marysville Pilchuck High School
Marysville, WA06.1994
Skills
- Safety Mindset
- Forward Visionary Thinker
- Strong Decision Maker
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Operations Management
- Cross-functional Team Coordination
- Supportive
Timeline
Senior Manager Regional Design and Construction
Snohomish County PUD
07.2019 - Current
Senior Manager of T&D System Operations
Snohomish County PUD
01.2018 - 07.2019
Senior Manager of Safety
Snohomish County PUD
01.2016 - 01.2018
Manager of Distribution Services
Snohomish County PUD
03.2014 - 01.2016
Construction Superintendent
Snohomish County PUD
06.2013 - 03.2014
Senior Designer
Snohomish County PUD
12.2003 - 06.2013
Designer
Snohomish County PUD
05.2001 - 12.2003
Assistant Designer
Snohomish County PUD
10.1999 - 05.2001
Installation and Repair Technician
General Telephone and Electric, GTE
08.1998 - 10.1999
No Degree - Business Acumen For Emerging Leaders
Western Energy Institute
Associate of Applied Science - Electronics Engineering Technology
ITT Technical Institute-Bothell
High School Diploma -
Marysville Pilchuck High School
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