Andrew Lovestrand

Journeyman Lineman / Transmission Oversight

Duke Energy

07.2012 - 12.2018

Worked as a Senior Transmission Oversight Specialist overseeing various jobs around FL being performed by Duke Energy’s contract partners
Job duties included on site contract administration and oversight of contract crews that were performing either construction or maintenance work on Duke Energy’s lines or substations
Responsible for overseeing contractors work/activities to ensure that they abided by Duke Energy’s safety rules as well as OSHA regulations and applicable permits and construction standards
Filled in as a Work Readiness Specialist and as a Crew Foreman, work included looking at jobs to ensure that they could be completed as planned/scheduled, checking material availability and readiness, coordinating with vegetation management to ensure tree trimming/removal is complete before crews arrive, verifying locates are valid and complete, requesting and scheduling Hot Lines/SWRs with DCC
Also worked as a point of contact for contractor jobs, assisted in resolving customer complaints, and in monitoring local outages to ensure that they are completed in a timely manner
Communicated and worked with design and engineering team on possible changes, and in making sure that jobs could be done efficiently while still adhering to Duke’s standards and design
Worked on the Transmission Maintenance Crew performing structure change-outs, insulator replacements, line patrols, outage restoration, line relocations, and assisting Construction or other Maintenance crews with large jobs/outages as needed
Operated a variety of equipment such as 125’ and 100’ buckets, spiral diggers, tractor trailers, dump trucks, lulls, etc
Received orders from ECC, and assisted other crew members in switching and in field verification of switching
Worked with Transmission design/engineering team to ensure that jobs could be completed on schedule and be worked as planned
Responsible for assisting to run/organize jobs and led peers/subordinates on a regular basis
Observed and assisted other team members in following all safety rules to provide a safe work place
Worked as part of the Distribution Construction and Maintenance team performing installation, operation, maintenance and repair of both energized and de-energized overhead and underground electrical power lines and systems
Change out or install poles, cross-arms, insulators, transformers, capacitors, regulators, switches and other distribution apparatus
Responsible for running/organizing jobs and leading peers and subordinates on a regular basis
Performed rubber-glove and hot stick work on energized primary circuits
Performed service calls concerning power outages and electrical problems, operated motorized equipment such as bucket trucks, line trucks, fork lifts, etc., used hand tools and rigging to perform routine maintenance on electrical equipment
Received orders from DCC and wrote switching orders when applicable.