Antonio M Salazar
Grants
Summary
Highly experienced electrical utility professional with over 8 years in transmission, distribution, substation support, and storm restoration. Proven foreman leadership, advanced energized work experience up to 69kV, and extensive switching and safety procedure knowledge. Strong candidate for Substation/Relay Technician roles requiring high-voltage system understanding, field experience, and safety-critical decision-making.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Journeyman Lineman / Foreman
4G Electric
01.2024 - Current
- Foreman duties including crew leadership, job planning, and safety enforcement
- Executed hot work, including pole changeouts and reconductoring, to enhance system reliability
- Coordinated switching operations and managed outage restoration activities to minimize downtime and maintain service continuity
- Installed and maintained transformers, reclosers, and capacitor banks, ensuring optimal performance of electrical distribution systems
- Transmission and distribution line construction, maintenance, and upgrades
Storm Restoration Lineman (Seasonal)
Trade Wind Solutions
01.2017 - Current
- Restored emergency power in high-pressure environments, ensuring timely service for affected communities
- Facilitated rapid recovery of utility infrastructure, enabling restoration of essential services post-disasters
- Operated effectively in extreme weather and disaster response conditions to maintain safety and service continuity
- Hurricane, tornado, and ice storm restoration across multiple states
Foreman / Journeyman Lineman
Expanse Electrical
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Foreman overseeing transmission and distribution crews
- Managed energized and de-energized high-voltage field operations to ensure safety and reliability in power delivery
- Directed job execution, switching procedures, and enforced crew safety compliance to minimize risks during operations
- Supported complex utility construction and outage projects by coordinating resources and maintaining project timelines
Journeyman Lineman
CBR Electrical
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Executed overhead line maintenance while completing foundational utility work training.
- Transmission and distribution construction and maintenance
- Acquired practical skills in electrical work through hands-on training experiences.
Education
Apprenticeship Electrical / Lineman Training -
05-2026
Trade School Lineman Program -
DACC
Las Cruces, NM01-2017
High School Diploma -
Grants High School
Grants, NM05-2016
Skills
- 69kV energized transmission construction
- Substation construction
- Overhead distribution systems
- Underground distribution systems
- Reconductoring
- Line retirement
- Hot pole changeouts
- Transformers
- Reclosers
- Capacitor banks
- Sectionalizers
- Pad-mount equipment
- Switching support
- Switching procedures
- Outage work
- Maintenance
- Heavy equipment operation
- Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) safety procedures
- Emergency response
- Storm restoration
- Crew supervision
- Leadership
- Utility infrastructure
Certifications Safety Training
- Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
- Journeyman Lineman Certificate (Apprenticeship Completion)
- Barehand Certified
- Overhead Distribution Certified
- Underground Distribution Certified
- OSHA 10 – Electrical (Transmission & Distribution)
- CPR Certified
Heavy Equipment Civil Support
- Operated excavators, backhoes, cranes, dozers, and skid steers
- Performed right-of-way clearing, road building, and access construction
- Conducted tree removal and vegetation management
- Supported transmission, distribution, and substation site preparation
Substation Switching Experience
- Worked in and around substations supporting switching procedures
- Performed one-shots, HLO orders, and system isolation procedures
- Applied Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) safety protocols in energized environments
- Assisted with substation construction, maintenance, and contractor projects
- Supported multiple substation builds, upgrades, and outage work
Timeline
Journeyman Lineman / Foreman
4G Electric
01.2024 - Current
Foreman / Journeyman Lineman
Expanse Electrical
01.2023 - 01.2025
Storm Restoration Lineman (Seasonal)
Trade Wind Solutions
01.2017 - Current
Journeyman Lineman
CBR Electrical
01.2017 - 01.2019
Apprenticeship Electrical / Lineman Training -
Trade School Lineman Program -
DACC
High School Diploma -
Grants High School