Deshawn Simmons
Moncks Corner,SC
Summary
Results-oriented professional with extensive experience in line work and building and maintaining a distribution power grid at Dominion Energy. Crane operations and logistics management at Nucor Steel, Berkeley. Demonstrated expertise in enhancing operational efficiency through effective communication and attention to detail. Proficient in load management and safety compliance, consistently achieving high productivity in fast-paced environments, specializing in crane operation safety protocols, load calculation, and machinery maintenance, ensuring seamless project execution.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CSP Overhead Crane Operator
Nucor Steel Berkeley
Huger, SC
09.2024 - Current
- Logistics of coils
- Use of the scanner tool
- Radio communication
- Loading and unloading rail cars
- Loading and unloading trucks
- Tracking and locating coils
- Operating thewrapping equipment
- Operating fork lift
Apprentice Lineman
Dominion Energy Power distribution
North Charleston, SC
07.2021 - 01.2024
- Assisting in construction of distribution power lines
- Maintaining and repairing overhead and underground distribution lines
- Setting and maintaining overhead and underground transformers
- Climbing poles
- Splicing cables
- Setting meters
- Operating line trucks and bucket trucks, mini excavator, wire reel trailer, mud buggy
- Use of hand tools
- Completed 9 week of apprentice training classes
- Following all safety procedures
Apprentice Gas Technician
Dominion Energy Gas Operations
North Charleston, SC
10.2020 - 07.2021
- Locate underground gas valves
- Repair underground gas lines
- Relocate underground gas lines
- Identify gas leaks and repair them
- Set natural gas meters
- Use of hand tools
- Use of leak detection devices
Member service technician/meter tech
Berkeley Electric coop
Moncks Corner, SC
10.2018 - 01.2020
- Customer service
- Billing
- Technical support with Meter reading issues
- Customer support with billing issues
Class A CDL delivery driver
PepsiCo
Ladson, SC
07.2018 - 12.2018
- Customer service
- Load management
- Invoicing
Class A CDL delivery driver
Coca Cola
North Charleston, SC
12.2017 - 12.2018
- Customer service
- Load management
- Invoicing
Education
Apprentice linemen Training program DESC -
02.2025
High school diploma -
CaneBay High School
Summerville, SC06.2015
NCCER crane training -
North American Crane Bureau INC
Skills
- Equipment operation and load management
- Customer service
- Load management
- Technical troubleshooting
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Crane operations
- Quality assurance
- Equipment testing
- Stock inspections
- Adaptability
- Lifting device safety
- Heavy lift management
- Goal setting
- Crane maintenance
- Reading blueprints
- Weather Condition Adaptability
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Effective communication
- Rigging
- Time management abilities
- Decision-making
- Coordinating paperwork
- Task prioritization
- Stress management
- Detail orientation
- Safety protocols adherence
- Physical stamina
- Problem-solving
- Staff leadership
- Excavation operations
- Excellent communication
- OSHA standards
- Adaptable to change
- Self motivation
- Materials movement
- Teamwork
- Safety compliance
- Customer service and technical troubleshooting
- Team collaboration and leadership
- Logistics and shipping
Certification
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support
- Class A CDL non restricted
- NCCER crane certified
- Line Truck certified
- Bucket truck certified
- Switching and tagging certified
- Underground power line operation certified
- Substation and switch yard
- Transformer principles
- Setting commercial electric meters
- Checking voltage
- Trouble shooting electrical issues
- Splicing wire
- Operating knuckle boom crane
- Crane operator
- Overhead crane operator
- Boom crane operator
- Knowledge of hand tools
- Knowledge of electricity
- Knowledge of natural gas distribution
- Computer proficiency
- Knowledge of the rules and regulations
- Knowledge of all safety requirements
Timeline
CSP Overhead Crane Operator
Nucor Steel Berkeley
09.2024 - Current
Apprentice Lineman
Dominion Energy Power distribution
07.2021 - 01.2024
Apprentice Gas Technician
Dominion Energy Gas Operations
10.2020 - 07.2021
Member service technician/meter tech
Berkeley Electric coop
10.2018 - 01.2020
Class A CDL delivery driver
PepsiCo
07.2018 - 12.2018
Class A CDL delivery driver
Coca Cola
12.2017 - 12.2018
Apprentice linemen Training program DESC -
High school diploma -
CaneBay High School
NCCER crane training -
North American Crane Bureau INC
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