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Antonio Vargas

MESA,ARIZONA

Summary

Street light pole installer and lighting technician with electrical knowledge with 14 years of experience fulfilling work orders and requirements to get the job done. A proven track record of using my excellent personal judgment calls, communicating with my higher ups to give them updates. I had gone to classes to receive my certifications over the years working out in the field to gain more knowledge to better myself and the company I work for. A team player with communication skills, high quality of work, and highly self motivated. Able to lead a crew, work independently and be a team player no matter the situation.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Service Technician

Fluoresco Services / Everbrite West
Phoenix, Arizona
10.2011 - Current
  • STREET LIGHT POLE INSTALLER. For SRP power company in different municipalities. Build the rebar cages and form the base plates to mount the poles. Used the Digger Derrick to set the poles in place and level the street light poles. Drilled the holes with the Digger Derrick Auger and hand dig when making the trenches to install the jbox adding conduit, underground wires and different sizes of the grey pvc pipes. Installed Sono tube to pour cement after the base mount form is installed with the jbolts. Used the HX30 Ditch Witch to make the hole 6ft deep by 2ft wide. Installed solar panels light poles, galvanize steel poles, fiber glass poles, aluminum poles from 10ft poles to 40ft concrete poles. Installed poles in the parks, parking lot, main streets and complete removal of poles in different parts of the cities.
  • LIGHTING TECHNICIAN. Used a 40ft bucket truck to troubleshoot street led light fixture and high pressure sodium light fixtures from 70w lamps to 1500w Metal Halide lamps. maintenance ballfield light fixtures with a 100ft crane and a bucket truck to fix the pedestrian light fixtures. Repaired the street light fixtures, in different cities from the parks light fixtures to the tall high mast poles in the freeways. I have maintenance the parking lot light fixtures that required a crane to reach them. Ran wire from 480v to 120v, adding buss fuses, fuse holders, photocells, installed new streamline fixtures, and all the components needed to fix the lights fixtures.
  • MONUMENT SIGN INSTALLER. I have gone with a crew to set up and installed commercial store signs. Installed intersection street road signs . I have removed all the stores signs when the stores closes for business. Installed no parking signs, intersection street name signs and keep out signs.
  • ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS. Participated in installing EV charging stations for the Banner hospitals and Hurricane Harbor water park. I have also done it myself as a handy man installer.
  • SKILLS. I have done work for these cities, Phoenix, Mesa, Goodyear, Glendale, Queen creek, Scottsdale, Peoria, Guadalupe, Buckeye, and Florence. Installing street light poles for all the municipalities mentioned above, fixing the power outages going on E calls, servicing led light fixtures to high pressure sodium light fixtures. Troubleshooting and opening Jboxs to work with live power from 480v to 120v. Tracing bad wires and fixing them with new wire runs. Retrofit high pressure sodium fixture to led streamline fixtures using newer photocells pointed them all north. I have also used a 100 ft crane to fix the light outages on Highschool ballfields and repairing the bad wires inside the hand hold and jbox’s. Adding buss fuses and new circuit breakers with new multi tap ballast and capacitors. I have also assembled street light poles on residential roads, arterial roads and main roads. Worked on overhead fed wires and ground fed wires inside the jboxs. Used the jack hammers, concrete saw, hilti hammer drill and have set and pour concrete on sidewalks. I have also worked on the infill projects for the city of Glendale, Guadalupe and Tempe where they have no poles and need more street light pole to aluminate the roads. Used the Digger Derrick to remove and install street light poles using the auger bit to make the holes when there are no utilities near the site.

Delivery Roofing Material

Roofing Supply Group LLC
No Longer in Business
09.2000 - 09.2011

Would get my 40ft flat bed truck loaded with roofing supplies. Would drop the materials at the pitch of the house stacking the shingles about 6 bundles high. I would drop off the poly rolls on the flat side of the house. I would use the conveyor belt to deliver the roof supplies on the roof.

Education

Highschool Diploma - auto mechanic, woodshop

Camelback High School
4612 N 28th St, Phoenix, AZ 85016
05.1996

Skills

  • Installing street light poles
  • Installing and removing street signs
  • Servicing LED light fixtures
  • Troubleshooting
  • Working with live power (480v to 120v)
  • Crane and bucket operator
  • Used the Mini excavator Kubota
  • Installing EV car chargers
  • Installing multi tap ballast
  • Assembling street light poles
  • Working on overhead fed wires
  • Working on ground fed wires
  • Using jack the hammer
  • Using concrete saw
  • Using the Ditch Witch vacuum
  • Setting and pouring concrete
  • Using Digger Derrick pole truck

Certification

  • Public Safety
  • Commercial Driver License Class B with Air Brakes Endorsement and No Restrictions
  • IMSA, Temporary Traffic Control Work Zone
  • IMSA, Roadway Lighting Technician Level 1
  • IMSA, Roadway Lighting Technician Level 2
  • Forklift, In House Certified
  • 811, Blue Stakes Municipalities Classes
  • Digger Derrick Pole Truck Operator In House Trained
  • 100ft Crane Operator In House Trained
  • 40ft Bucket Truck In House Trained
  • Mini Excavator Kubota In House Trained
  • HX30 Ditch Witch Vacuum In House Trained
  • Street Light Pole Installer In House Trained
  • Electrical Knowledge In House Trained
  • Sign Installer and Removal In House Trained
  • EV Charging Station Installer In House Trained

Timeline

Service Technician

Fluoresco Services / Everbrite West
10.2011 - Current

Delivery Roofing Material

Roofing Supply Group LLC
09.2000 - 09.2011

Highschool Diploma - auto mechanic, woodshop

Camelback High School
Antonio Vargas