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Cole Van Wagner

Sun Valley

Summary

To be accepted into a recognized apprenticeship program and begin the work necessary to where I can become a Journeyman Lineman.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Arial Lineman

Fibertel
02.2025 - Current
  • Assisted with installing underground fiber optic lines
  • worked with a directional drill rig

Apprentice Lineman

Western Line Builders
06.2024 - 07.2024
  • Positioned boom trucks and man lifts to reach lines, transformers, and existing connections.
  • Frame poles, Wreck out existing lines, and Build new pole lines
  • Expanded skill set through hands-on experience with various tools, machinery, and techniques used in the field of power line work.
  • Developed proficiency in operating heavy machinery such as bucket trucks, digger derricks, and backhoes to complete various tasks on the job site.

Wildland Firefighter

North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District
05.2022 - 11.2023
  • Cut brush and dug handline to contain wildfires
  • Worked with a team of 19 other guys
  • Created defensible space around Incline Village to protect against future fires

Heavy Equipment Operator

Sommercal Construction
08.2021 - 05.2022
  • Read blueprints and drew them out on the dirt
  • Operated a skid-steer moving dirt away from the foundation and strategically built piles and spread it out
  • Measured footings of the foundation

Diesel Mechanic Intern

Coeur Mining
05.2021 - 08.2021
  • Assisted the experienced mechanics in repairing the heavy mine machinery such as Haul Trucks, Loaders, Shovels and drills

Education

Pre-Apprentice Lineworker Program -

NORTH AMERICAN LINEMAN TRAINING CENTER
McEwen, TN
04.2024

Diploma -

LA SERNA HIGH SCHOOL
Whittier, California
05.2019

Skills

  • Equipment Operations: Digger and Bucket Trucks
  • Insulator Tying Methods
  • Operation of Lineworking Tools - Grips, Hot Sticks, Hoists, etc
  • Cutout Switch Installation
  • Lightning Arrestor Installation
  • Basic Comprehension
  • Pole Setting
  • Maneuvering
  • Cross Arm Construction
  • Cross Arm Installation
  • Pole Climbing

Certification

  • Class A CDL License
  • OSHA 1910.269
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Wood Pole Climbing
  • DOT Physical Card
  • Pole-top Rescue
  • Bucket Truck Certification
  • Digger-Derrick Certification

Timeline

Arial Lineman

Fibertel
02.2025 - Current

Apprentice Lineman

Western Line Builders
06.2024 - 07.2024

Wildland Firefighter

North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District
05.2022 - 11.2023

Heavy Equipment Operator

Sommercal Construction
08.2021 - 05.2022

Diesel Mechanic Intern

Coeur Mining
05.2021 - 08.2021

Diploma -

LA SERNA HIGH SCHOOL

Pre-Apprentice Lineworker Program -

NORTH AMERICAN LINEMAN TRAINING CENTER
Cole Van Wagner