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Daniel Meier

Owatonna,Minnesota

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Successful motivator with excellent communication skills and problem-solving abilities.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Operations Manager

Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
07.2020 - Current
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications and missed deadlines.
  • Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe or ineffective practices.
  • Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
  • Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.

Line Superintendent

Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
05.2012 - 07.2020
  • Direct and coordinate Line Crew, in distribution of safe and reliable power
  • Manage line crew performance by training, mentoring and motivating employees
  • Directed restoration of service efforts during storms and other emergencies
  • Plan and administer Cooperative's right-of-way maintenance program

Line Technician

Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
07.2000 - 05.2012
  • Performed numerous duties including construction, maintenance and repair of overhead and underground distribution lines and related facilities, plus service work and other related and assigned duties
  • Prepared all necessary paperwork such as drawing staking sheets, patrol and maintenance reports, etc
  • Repaired outages and other related duties, as assigned
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.

Education

Cooperative Management

Management Internship Program (MIP)
Madison, WI
05.2024

Leadership

MREA Leadership Training

Journeyman Line Technician

Merchant Line Workers Program

Skills

Exceptional organizational skills

  • Engineering/project management experience
  • Extremely quick learner
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft suite
  • Leadership skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Public speaking experience
  • Managing budgets
  • Customer experience / understanding Memberships needs

Affiliations

Served 3 years as Secretary / Treasurer and as President for 5 years on the Rural Electric Management Association Line Superintendents Board.

Timeline

Operations Manager

Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
07.2020 - Current

Line Superintendent

Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
05.2012 - 07.2020

Line Technician

Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
07.2000 - 05.2012

Cooperative Management

Management Internship Program (MIP)

Leadership

MREA Leadership Training

Journeyman Line Technician

Merchant Line Workers Program
Daniel Meier