Damon Adkinson

• Mentored junior linemen in the development of advanced technical skills, promoting professional growth within the team.
• Evaluated final results of overhead and underground distribution projects.
• Scheduled and oversaw maintenance, installation and customer outage activities.
• Analyzed preparation documents to correctly set up installations at job sites.
• Monitored daily progress and work quality to provide guidance and direction to crews of up to 15 employees.
• Review and updated construction design drawings or as-builds.
• Demonstrated strong leadership by setting high expectations for performance.
• Developed comprehensive job briefings to clearly communicate expectations, resulting in fewer errors on the job site.
• Managed emergency response situations professionally by quickly assessing damage and deploying resources effectively, minimizing downtime and ensuring public safety.
• Collaborated with engineers to develop innovative solutions for challenging project conditions.
• Evaluated employee performance regularly, identifying areas for improvement and providing constructive feedback accordingly.
• Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.

• Working as a single man truck to quickly restore or repair distribution system malfunctions.
• Evolving a better understanding from the operational side of distribution. Working closely with dispatch and customers on a daily basis.
• Increased customer satisfaction with prompt and knowledgeable support for various technical issues.
• Demonstrated adaptability when faced with new challenges, enabling quick mastery of necessary skills.
• Completed complex repairs quickly by leveraging strong diagnostic skills and attention to detail.
• Performed troubleshooting and diagnosis on malfunctioning equipment.
• Worked with diverse types of weather and ground conditions days or nights.

• Work on energized lines without supervision.
• Expected to perform task on all voltages 15kv, 25kv and 35kv construction.
• Collaborated with other linemen to complete complex projects efficiently and within specified timeframes.
• Assisted in training of apprentice linemen, sharing knowledge and expertise to develop future industry professionals.
• Performs construction and maintenance work in varied weather conditions.

Apprentice

• Obtaining knowledge for safety, material, standards, tools, equipment and general understanding of electric distribution construction and maintenance.

Third Class

• Learning and performing task on voltage up to 600V.
• Completion of construction and maintenance on overhead and underground secondary lines. Also transformers single, wye, open delta and closed delta banks.
• Single phase service truck and three phase/CT truck.

Second Class

• Polish skills on secondary voltage construction and maintenance.
• Familiarize working primary voltage under the supervision of a first class.
• Provide knowledge and skills on performing task on primary voltage to superiors in order to test for first class.