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Jared Brandt

Pensacola,FL

Summary

Skilled Aerial Lineman and Equipment Operator with a Class A CDL and comprehensive experience in utility construction and maintenance. I offer a strong background in both aerial and underground operations, including pole climbing, directional drilling, and fiber installation. With a proven track record of managing crews during high-pressure storm and emergency restoration work, demonstrating leadership and technical proficiency in challenging environments across multiple states.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Aerial Lineman / Directional Drill Operator and Locator

ICG Utilities

Pensacola, FL

03.2024 - Current

Drive and operate bucket trucks, knowledge of tools and equipment used (chain hoists, grips, hand tools, power tools, bending boards, pole straps)
Climbing poles when needed, working 24/7 on-call and in bad weather
Framing poles, doing pole transfers and make ready’s
Building strand, fiber, and coax runs
Fixing problems with old aerial runs and lashing up splice enclosures
Putting anchors in the ground, tightening down guys, putting on guy guards and u guard
Grounding and bonding, swapping a lasher when climbing, topping poles, using different types of straps, spacers, and zip ties
Putting in snowshoes/storage loops
Worked on the road in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Ohio, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas
Filling out paperwork with sequentials and billing codes, and reading work prints
Doing ISP’s and getting fiber, mule tape, and tracer through conduit
Helping underground crews dig and use excavators, using directional drills and locators, putting hand holes (vaults) of various sizes in the ground
Fixing broken conduit and doing tie ins using couplers
Experience with 2, 3, and 4 inch conduit, and pulling up to 4 back at a time
Using swivels and socks, mixing mud, filling water tanks, and using reamers
Loading and unloading drills on trailers and hauling long distances with trucks
Helping crews using plows put conduit in the ground
Doing storm work on the road working 7 days a week 12 hours a day for a month and running a crew of 4 people
Cutting fallen trees off lines with a chainsaw
Use forklifts, skid steers, and telehandlers (lull) to remove and load reels on reel trailers

Aerial Lineman Groundman

USI Cable

Piqua, OH

11.2023 - 03.2024

Drive and operate bucket trucks, knowledge of tools and equipment used
Climb poles when needed, work 24/7 on-call when needed, work in bad weather
Know how to be a great groundman, pull a lasher, throw up equipment to the bucket, drive the bucket truck correctly, set out signs and cones
Help with fiber pulling underground doing figure 8s
Doing aerial runs then running the fiber down the pole into conduit underground and running the fiber back up a different pole and continuing the aerial run
Completed a month of storm work in Valdosta, Georgia after Hurricane Helene managing work and running a crew
Completed difficult aerial construction runs in different areas of New Orleans

Groundman/Equipment Operator/Climber

Bob Ross Tree Service

Pensacola, FL

06.2021 - 06.2023

Service and use chainsaws, skid steers, trucks, trailers, and other outdoor equipment
Knowledge of ropes and knots to rig down limbs and trunks of trees
Drive trucks and trailers loaded with wood, machines, and equipment to and from job site
Knowledge and experience of using stump grinders, chippers, bucket trucks, and climbing trees
I have worked long hours in all-weather conditions from extreme heat, extreme cold, noisy, dusty, dirty, and loud. This was for routine work and on-call emergency work.

Education

Certificate of Completion of Pre-Apprenticeship -

Lineman University

Cincinnati, OH

11.2023

Class A CDL - undefined

CDL School