David Aleman
Project Resource Group
San Antonio
13
years of professional experience
Dedicated individual seeking a position, where I can utilize my skills, and 13 years of knowledge within the damage prevention industry to contribute as a the Damage Prevention Director for WSB.
Work History
Damage Specialist
1 Year 7 Months- Perform on-site assessments of various underground and aerial utility damages.
- Conduct interviews at damage sites with contractors, technicians, witnesses, police, homeowners, etc.
- Photograph and document the damaged scene to accurately portray and determine liability.
- Analyze and review all evidence related to third-party utility damage for the purpose of determining a liable party.
- Strong understanding of state dig laws and statutes, excavator requirements, and NESC standards.
- Assist the Claims Recovery team with follow-up actions after damage site reviews.
Area Manager
5 Years 10 Months- Experienced in effective leadership in the locating industry.
- Develop material and procedures to enhance utility locating accuracy and efficiency.
- Analyze statistical data to improve on time completion.
- Oversight of work load distribution.
- Excellent communications skills oral and written.
- Responsible for the quality locating of 10 customers while adhering to each customers individual contract standards.
- Perform quality control audits on each damage prevention technician.
- Perform damage investigations as well as damage investigation report to determine at fault responsibility.
- Experience utilizing and creating spreadsheets for statistical purposes.
- Strong understanding of Texas 811 system and Texas railroad commission regulations.
- Ability to manage large work load volume as well as locate areas with large ticket volumes while maintaining satisfactory communication with multiple contractors.
Damage Prevention Rep
2 Years 9 Months- Perform field and photo audits to verify each locate technicians accuracy and ensure the entire scope of work has been located.
- Utilize ArcGIS maps for information pertaining to CPS Energy electric lines and natural gas lines.
- Experience explaining and implementing new programs as well as any new standards/protocols.
- Responsible to locate any unlocatable/trouble areas that a previous technician was unable to completely mark.
- Knowledge of various frequencies that can be used for trouble areas.
- Great understanding/judgement on when an unlocatable area may need to be escalated to be repaired.
- Ability to communicate with large amounts of contractors to plan and prioritize locates needing to be addressed.
- Responsible for performing damage investigations.
- Very Proficient at identifying discrepancies in time tracking as well as fraudulent billing.
- Very proficient in Microsoft office applications.
Natural Gas Utility Locator/Cathodic Protection Technician
2 Years 8 Months- Great knowledge of natural gas systems and locating standards.
- Utilized maps for information pertaining to Natural Gas pipelines such as installation date, material type, etc.
- Ability to recognize/troubleshoot failing circuits
- Responsible with identifying cause affecting trouble locate area to determine repairs
- Experienced in issuance of work orders for repairs to natural gas facilities.
- Perform annual corrosion surveys
- Familiar with replacing sacrificial anodes used to maintain negative electric current on natural gas lines.
- Responsible for communication with Contractors for NRI purposes.
- Proficient in navigating GIS to access locations of gas facilities.
Education
High School Diploma
Skills
Root-cause analysis
Incident Investigation
QC Audits
Statistical Analysis
811 Proficient
Strategic Planning
Timeline
Damage Specialist
Project Resource Group
01.2025 - CurrentRead More
Area Manager
Stake Center Locating
03.2019 - 01.2025Read More
Damage Prevention Rep
Cps Energy
06.2016 - 03.2019Read More
Natural Gas Utility Locator/Cathodic Protection Technician
City Of Corpus Christi Gas Department
10.2013 - 06.2016Read More
Mary Carroll High School
High School Diploma
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