Austin Hamsher

I got into linework at 18 years old right out of high school. I graduated from Riverdale High school on May 20, 2023, and immediately went into my CDL school on May 23, 2023. I finished and passed my Class A CDL with no restrictions two weeks later. I was hired on at Pike Eletric after I finished my CDL school and my start date was June 19th 2023, and I have stayed loyal to Pike ever since. I have now worked at Pike for three years and four months and have been enrolled in Pikes apprenticeship program. I am a C Class Lineman and work very hard everyday to show that I am ment for this trade and want to move up and make improvements. I work on a three man PIP/Area crew and I mainly make sure we have all the material needed for the day, inspect all the material before use, make material up and ready properly for lineman to install, watch as lineman preform critical tasks to learn from them and also to be there brothers keeper and stop them whenever needed to insure everyone makes it home safe to there family’s. I will climb poles whenever I get the chance to go help my lineman with job tasks that need to get done, for example hang transformers, hook up bonds and grounds, install services, etc. I like to take a lot of pride in my work and do everything as safely and efficiently as possible while making the job look great. I am looking to better myself and further my career by making this change.