Brenton Amyx
Louisville,KY
Summary
Highly skilled and safety-conscious lineman with a proven track record in the construction, maintenance, and repair of powerline systems. Extensive experience in both overhead and underground work, adeptly handling live primary and secondary wire. Proficient in pole climbing, CPR/AED equipment operation, and the use of power tools, hydraulic systems, and hand tools. Demonstrates exceptional critical thinking, leadership, and task management abilities, ensuring successful project execution and team collaboration. Possesses a Class A CDL with an impeccable driving history. Committed to upholding industry standards and protocols to deliver reliable and efficient powerline solutions. Seeking a challenging role closer to home to continue contributing expertise and dedication to the powerline industry.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Line Technician
Kentucky Utilities (elliot Floater)
02.2022 - Current
- Responded to emergencies and outages that required additional labor and assistance for repairs.
- Performed maintenance and reconducting work in varied weather conditions.
- Removed old poles and hardware and replaced with new equipment.
- Worked on both dead and energized lines.
- Installed and maintained overhead and underground electrical power lines and auxiliary equipment.
- Resagged loose lines to prevent failures.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborate in building, maintaining, and repairing powerline systems in Lexington, Kentucky.
- Install and transfer poles, build capacitor banks, viper reclosers, and 3 phase service banks (e.g., wye-wye and wye-delta configurations).
- Execute various underground tasks, including troubleshooting, wire pulling, wire termination, and the setup of padmount transformers.
- Demonstrate proficiency in working with live primary and secondary wire for overhead projects.
- Work on call rotation (week and weekend)
- work long hours in all weather conditions to restore customer power
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
Apprentice Lineman
Groves Electrical Services
10.2021 - 02.2022
- Assisted Journeyman Lineman with work to learn trade and practice techniques.
- Used climbers, bucket lifts and safety equipment for work at heights reaching as much as 80 feet above ground.
- Installed and removed primary and secondary current transformers and self-contained meters.
- Worked to string, splice and transfer wire in both energized and de-energized circuits.
- Removed old poles and hardware and replaced with new equipment.
- Shortened and lengthened wires and lines to connect transformers, lighting units or signals.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced environment.
- Added or removed wire to shorten or lengthen lines, using various types of splices, connectors and clamps.
- Positioned boom trucks and man lifts to reach lines, transformers and existing connections.
- Installed and maintained overhead pole components and Underground Residential Distribution (URD) equipment.
Apprentice Lineman
City Of Paris
10.2020 - 10.2021
- Assisted Journeyman Lineman with work to learn trade and practice techniques.
- Used climbers, bucket lifts and safety equipment for work at heights reaching as much as 80 feet above ground.
- Positioned boom trucks and man lifts to reach lines, transformers and existing connections.
- Installed and maintained overhead pole components and Underground Residential Distribution (URD) equipment.
- clean/ stock all trucks with material
- prepare all material for journeyman on jobs
- work on call rotation for after hour trouble work
- Worked on both dead and energized lines.
- Resagged loose lines to prevent failures.
- Added or removed wire to shorten or lengthen lines, using various types of splices, connectors and clamps.
- Inspected power lines and poles for signs of damage or wear, interference, and degradation, and reported findings to supervisor.
- regular substation checks to ensure proper functionality of distribution system
Education
High School Diploma -
Rockcastle County High School
Mount Vernon, KY05.2017
Skills
- Line Designs
- Accurate Weights
- Electrical Installations
- Corrective Maintenance
- Maintaining Clean Work Areas
- Project Deadlines
- Instructing Customers
- System Repairs
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Great Mechanical Aptitude
- Pole Setting
- Scissor Lifts
- Daily Logs
- Drill Cutters
- Torque Wrench
- Transformer Installation
- Device Installation
- Understanding of Materials
- Social Perceptiveness
- Active Learning
- Circuit De-Energizing
- Pole Climbing
- Duty Assignments
- Electrical Line Safety
- Maintaining Components
- Tree Trimming
- Truck Operation
- Line Maintenance
Timeline
Line Technician
Kentucky Utilities (elliot Floater)
02.2022 - Current
Apprentice Lineman
Groves Electrical Services
10.2021 - 02.2022
Apprentice Lineman
City Of Paris
10.2020 - 10.2021
High School Diploma -
Rockcastle County High School
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