Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline

Jonathan Diaz

Mid-plains Rural Telephone Cooperative
Tulia,TX
1
Certification
2027
years of professional experience

Hard worker ready to move into my next career path. I have worked for a Cooperative for over 11 years and really love the atmosphere and community involvement and would really enjoy the chance to continue growing in that.

Work History

Construction

Mid-plains Rural Telephone Cooperative | 2025 - Current
  • Spliced fiber optic cables using fusion splicers and mechanical splice equipment to restore network continuity.
  • Tested optical power levels with OTDR and light meter tools to verify signal quality and locate faults.
  • Prepared fiber by stripping, cleaving, cleaning, and organizing cables for accurate splice preparation.
  • Operated machinery to install fiber optic cable underground including -Boar Machine / Trencher / Tractors and Walk Behinds.
  • Bucket operator to install fiber optic cable on poles for aerial drops.

Journeyman Lineman

7 Years 8 Months
Swisher Electric Cooperative | 12.2017 - 08.2025
  • Assisted in installing and maintaining overhead and underground power lines.
  • Operated hand tools and equipment for efficient line installation and repair.
  • Operated bucket trucks to access high voltage lines for repairs or maintenance activities.
  • Responded quickly during emergency situations such as storms or downed poles and lines.
  • Troubleshot overhead distribution lines to restore power service.

Meter Reader

2 Years 10 Months
Swisher Electric Cooperative | 02.2015 - 12.2017
  • Collected meter readings accurately from residential and commercial properties.
  • Documented discrepancies in meter readings for further investigation.
  • Communicated with customers to explain meter reading processes and services.
  • Learned the surrounding areas roads and locations better.

Loader Operator

3 Years 9 Months
Soil Menders | 05.2011 - 02.2015
  • Operated heavy machinery to load materials efficiently onto trucks.
  • Operated a variety of heavy equipment such as front-end loaders, skid steers, and forklifts.
  • Assisted in the loading and unloading of materials from trailers using appropriate tools or equipment such as forklifts or pallet jacks.

Education

Electrician And Power Transmission Technology Electrician Specialization - Electrical

South Plains College | Levelland, TX | 05.2021

Tulia High School | Tulia, TX | 05.2012

Skills

Bucket Truck Operation
CDL Licensed
Effective Communication
Cable Installation
Troubleshooting
Eagerness to Learn
Team Player
Dependable
Organized

Certification

  • Texas Electric Cooperatives Trainings through South Plains College including
  • Bucket/Pole Top Rescue
  • Pole Climbing School
  • Underground Equipment Installation School
  • Troubleshooting School
  • Transformer School
  • Regulator, Recloser Capacitor School
  • Hotline 1 School
  • Hotline 2 School
  • Hotline 3 School
  • Metering School

Timeline

Journeyman Lineman

Swisher Electric Cooperative
12.2017 - 08.2025Read More

Meter Reader

Swisher Electric Cooperative
02.2015 - 12.2017Read More

Loader Operator

Soil Menders
05.2011 - 02.2015Read More

Tulia High School

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South Plains College

Electrician And Power Transmission Technology Electrician Specialization from Electrical
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Construction

Mid-plains Rural Telephone Cooperative
2025 - CurrentRead More
Jonathan Diaz