Joseph Evans

Throughout the course of my career as a contract lineman, I have worked all over this country in various capacities. I worked for 2 utility companies, Xcel Energy and Pg&e. I was sought after at Edison in the Transmission dept which was negated by hiring freeze.

I became indentured into the IBEW apprenticeship in 1994 and topped out in 1998 at the top of my class, I was the only one to have passed the Journeyman's 3 day exam on the first try. I have built a wind farm in Lamar Co. including the substation and feeder exit, from the grounding grid up. During my apprenticeship I had worked on various substations in Colorado and Wy. 230Kv switches, buss work, feeder exits, transformer installs, various sizes. In California I have worked on several properties including PG&E, Edison, SDG&E, Various municipalities and of course, LADWP.

As a Journeyman, I had involvement with substations in Ca. the first being in El Centro. Then Delano, Tulare, Victorville. There were a few others. I had accepted a call as a Lineman where I had met Art Flores at the Pepper Sub in Rialto. That sub was limited to pretty much buss work and feeder exit, R&R lower voltage switches. Jumper reconfigurations on both lower voltage and higher voltage systems.

As a Line forman, I was responsible for calling into the switching centers to coordinate and take outages. I can honestly say that I have never switched out a substation on my own. Typically as a contract lineman we co-ordinate with the utility company and the utility company has their own people switch out their own gear, in the sub. Gear on the street no problem. As a foreman I call in to get things switched out. I'd call into Lighthipe with a switching procedure, use the verbiage that is required and obtain the outage required.

subsequently, do the same in reverse to return the circuit back to normal.

• Supervised daily operations of linemen, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinated Jobs and associated outages as necessary in order to complete tasks efficiently according to specs and standards in a safe fashion.
• Trained junior linemen and apprentices on safe practices in regards to the install, inspection and energizing of equipment.
• Conducted daily tailboard meetings, lining out the expectations and potential problems foreseeable in the days scope. Working together to find resolve in potential hazards. Identifying hazards and implementing corrective measures to maintain safety standards, in addition to preventing loss of life.
• Led safety meetings, promoting a culture of awareness and accountability among team members regarding best practices in the field.
• Expedited outage restoration times by quickly diagnosing issues and coordinating repair efforts among crew members.
• Troubleshot complex electrical systems, identifying root causes of issues and implementing appropriate solutions.
• Maintained high-quality construction standards as evidenced by an impeccable "go back" record, thus saving the company copious amounts of money, by reducing the need for crews to return and correct.
• Coordinated emergency storm response plans, mobilizing personnel quickly to restore power outages.

Aircrewman, H-2 helicopters.

Search and rescue, rescue swimmer, passenger transfers.

Anti-submarine warfare. Logged over 1000hrs of flight time.