Daniel Waters
1940 Wild Turkey Trail Huntingtown,MD
Summary
Leadership in overseeing overhead and underground construction teams, ensuring effective emergency response and maintenance operations. Proven ability to enhance project efficiency through training and supervision of crews in URD and trouble emergency restoration.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Pepco Supervision
Potomac Electric Power Company
01.2005 - 01.2018
- Managed Line Mechanic training for all classifications employees to include new hires. Worked with peers from PHI, developing and executing PHI's Pre-Qualification hiring exercises -2005 - 2008
- Managed trouble emergency first responders for Pepco with 20 direct reports. Managed rotating shift schedules, storm response and mutual assistance efforts /Streetlight. 2008 - 2012
- Managed underground residential distribution (URD) maintenance
- operations to ensure safe and reliable power delivery. 2012 - 2015
- Managed overhead construction projects to ensure adherence to safety and quality standards. 2015 - 2018.
- Managed multiple state mutual assistance efforts in the Pepco Region as well as managing crews out of State efforts through safe and successful restoration to Include Hurricane Sandy (Atlantic City Electric), Hurricane Rita, Beaumont Texas.
Electrical Distribution Lineman
Potomac Electric Power Company
Washington DC
01.1983 - 01.2018
- Experience: Overhead Construction, Overhead Maintenance, Trouble Emergency, Underground Residential Distribution (URD) Maintenance and Construction, Overhead/URD Training, Supervision.
- Entry Level -1983-1985 Joined Potomac Electric Power Company as a Conduit Installer, building complex conduit and manhole systems for new construction as well as maintenance.
Pepco Line Mechanic Progression
Potomac Electric Power Company
01.1997 - 01.2005
- Coordinated with contractors to manage overhead construction and maintenance projects. Led crews in emergency response and URD work, ensuring efficient operations across multiple locations.
- Operated and maintained electrical distribution equipment for reliability.
- Conducted regular inspections to identify and resolve equipment issues.
- Collaborated with team members to troubleshoot complex mechanical problems.
Pepco Line Mechanic Progression
Potomac Electric Power Company
01.1985 - 01.1997
- Transferred to the Overhead Lines Department as a Line Mechanic trainee and completed the program on schedule, advancing to Apprentice Line Mechanic.
- Progressed on time through the Overhead Lines Qualification Program, rotating through multiple department assignments, building broad field experience, involving all construction types.
- Promoted to Line Mechanic “A” and assigned to Trouble Emergency Training for 12 months, including six months with a trainer followed by six months working independently to restore various unplanned system outages, storm restoration and various customer service issues.
- Responded to system emergencies, including circuit lockouts, equipment failures, underground and URD cable failures, and storm restoration events as first responder in Trouble Emergency, working rotating shifts and extended hours.
- Supported emergency response and power restoration efforts through multiple mutual-assistance assignments outside service territory.
Education
High School Diploma -
Northwestern High School
Hyattsville, Maryland01-1978
Skills
Proficient in the following Job Setup Applications:
Workforce management systems
Asset Suite 8 knowledge
Transmission outage analysis
Materials management systems
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Microsoft Word and Excel
Timeline
Pepco Supervision
Potomac Electric Power Company
01.2005 - 01.2018
Pepco Line Mechanic Progression
Potomac Electric Power Company
01.1997 - 01.2005
Pepco Line Mechanic Progression
Potomac Electric Power Company
01.1985 - 01.1997
Electrical Distribution Lineman
Potomac Electric Power Company
01.1983 - 01.2018
High School Diploma -
Northwestern High School