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Jeremy Barnes

Century

Summary

Results-driven professional with proven track record of leadership excellence. Skilled in strategic planning, team collaboration, and driving projects to successful completion. Strong focus on fostering Target Zero, collaborative environment, ensuring adaptability, and delivering impactful outcomes. Known for effective communication, problem-solving acumen, and unwavering reliability in dynamic settings.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Transmission Operation Leader

Florida Power and Light
01.2020 - Current


Responsible for leading Target Zero Safety culture to ensure the safety of crew members, leading safety meeting with company crews and contract crews during joint projects


Responsible for all Maintenance and Storm Hardening projects with company crews and contract crews, leading and attending all preconstruction meetings providing insight on equipment and contingencies


Responsible for ensuring all material for projects is accounted for and job close out packages closed out correctly


Responsible for tracking and closing all work orders in AMP to ensure NERC responsibilities are met


Coordinate with Distribution and Transmission control centers on planned and unplanned outages



Substation Operation Leader

Gulf Power Company / Florida Power and Light
12.2015 - 01.2020
  • Communicate and lead safety meeting and discussions, ensure team focus on Target Zero
  • Delivering day to day assignments ensuring targets are met for crew on both O&M and Capitol projects
  • Managing STOMP, requesting clearances, closing work orders, adding ABSITS
  • Managing Arocs, ensuring callout list is updated and correct, managing and controlling overtime
  • Attending Pre-construction meeting and provide insight on equipment and contingencies
  • Providing coaching and counseling when needed to ensure team responsibilities
  • Planning, scheduling, and tracking NERC responsibilities.
  • Coordinate with Transmission and Distribution control centers for equipment outages

Substation Test Technician

Gulf Power Company
02.2009 - 12.2015
  • Responsible for ensuring target zero through demonstrating no unsafe behaviors or acts
  • Responsible for coordinating and performing the inspection and testing of substation equipment
  • Responsible for evaluating and applying new testing and monitoring techniques for substation equipment
  • Establish SOCO system-wide relationships with substation peers to facilitate knowledge transfer, best practice sharing and the sharing of resources
  • Coordinate and ensure available resources for major maintenance projects
  • Submit work requests to ensure timely and efficient completion of maintenance and testing activities
  • Coordinate and lead the investigation into problems with electrical equipment
  • Respond to real time substation events (including after hours) and recommend corrective action for faulted equipment

Substation Technician (Apprentice, I and II)

Gulf Power Company
05.2003 - 02.2009
  • Accountable for achieving target zero by being my “brother’s and sister’s keeper”
  • Constructed substations and maintained equipment including transformers, breakers, battery banks, regulators and switches
  • Responsible for print reading, trouble shooting and wiring to ensure a reliable and secure system
  • Accountable for demonstrating teamwork and effective communication skills to help foster a productive team environment
  • Used ductors, meggers and other equipment to detect problems prior to equipment failure
  • Responded to call-outs in a timely manner to ensure system reliability
  • Trained new apprentices

Journeyman Pipe Fitter

Contractor (Various Construction Companies)
12.1999 - 05.2003
  • Ensured that safety remained priority one in every job
  • Responsible for reading prints, figuring offsets and keeping daily quota
  • Trained new apprentices

Pipe Foreman

Foster Wheeler Corporation
01.1999 - 12.1999
  • Responsible for the safety of the crew and facilitating weekly safety meetings
  • Provided leadership and ensured that team completed work assignments and met business objectives
  • Provided coaching and counseling when necessary
  • Interpreted print diagrams, scheduled daily projects and approved timesheets

Education

High School Diploma - Computer Science, Welding Technology

Jefferson Davis Community College
Brewton, AL
01.1996

Skills

  • Relationship building
  • Conflict resolution
  • Strategic planning
  • Motivating teams

Timeline

Transmission Operation Leader

Florida Power and Light
01.2020 - Current

Substation Operation Leader

Gulf Power Company / Florida Power and Light
12.2015 - 01.2020

Substation Test Technician

Gulf Power Company
02.2009 - 12.2015

Substation Technician (Apprentice, I and II)

Gulf Power Company
05.2003 - 02.2009

Journeyman Pipe Fitter

Contractor (Various Construction Companies)
12.1999 - 05.2003

Pipe Foreman

Foster Wheeler Corporation
01.1999 - 12.1999

High School Diploma - Computer Science, Welding Technology

Jefferson Davis Community College

Summary of Qualifications

  • 16+ Years of experience in substation maintenance, construction and testing
  • Skilled in employee development and ensuring accountability for delivering desired results
  • Highly motivated professional with great organizational, project management and time management skills
  • Experienced in managing multiple demands simultaneously and prioritizing to ensure efficient use of resources
  • Flexible and adaptable to changing environment and needs
  • Customer-focused with ability to build effective relationships across departmental lines
  • New programs AMP, SAP, and PUR