Austin Day

With over 13 years on and/or running a helicopter crew. For the last 3 years I've been on the dead end crew for Abercrombie and T&D Power building 230, 345 and 500kv lines in Southern California.

• Analyzed preparation documents to correctly set up installations at landing zones.
• Pulling, sagging, clipping and dead ending conductor and fiber on 115kv-500kv lines.
• Managed efficient teams of up to 8 employees.
• Created and maintained daily and weekly reports for upper management.

• Inspected and tested lines, recording and analyzing test results to assess transmission characteristics and locate faults or malfunctions.
• Ran crews building and maintaining transmission lines, drastically improving production and efficiency.

• New construction and maintenance on transmission powerlines.
• Conducted months of hot arm change outs on energized lines utilizing a helicopter on voltages from 115kv to 345kv.
• preformed barehand live line work on 345 kv spacer replacement.

• New construction and maintenance on transmission powerlines across the U.S.
• Performed clipping and dead ending of conductor and fiber/static from hook ladders.
• Installed bird divierters from the helicopter skid.
• Pulled, sagged, clipped conductor.