Joseph Saraceni
Electric Powerline Professional
CA
Summary
Provide strategic and operational leadership across active infrastructure and capital improvement projects, ensuring seamless alignment between engineering design intent, field execution, and regulatory compliance requirements. Lead multidisciplinary teams and contractors in complex, safety-critical environments, driving accountability, performance consistency, and high-quality project delivery consistent with municipal service expectations.
Oversee contractor and internal crew performance within models comparable to in-house Public Works operations, ensuring responsive service delivery, adherence to project schedules, and compliance with established standards. Implemented targeted safety and operational enhancements that strengthen infrastructure reliability, reduce risk exposure, and support the long-term resilience of public-facing systems.
Conduct comprehensive field audits, inspections, and performance evaluations to assess operational effectiveness, ensure regulatory compliance, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Leverage data-driven insights and reporting tools to inform decision-making, optimize resource allocation, and enhance overall program performance.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
7
7
Certified Professional Trainer
9
9
Troubleman Investigator
4
4
Construction Management
5
5
Journeyman Lineman
15
15
Electric Power line Field Experience
10
10
Electric Power line Management Experience
Work History
Field Safety Superintendent
TRC Companies
01.2026 - Current
- Led safety compliance initiatives to align with industry regulations and standards.
- Developed and implemented training programs to enhance workplace safety awareness.
- Conducted regular safety audits to identify hazards and improve corrective actions.
- Collaborated with management to create emergency response plans and procedures.
- Facilitated cross-departmental safety meetings to promote a culture of safety accountability.
- Evaluated contractor performance on safety-related matters, providing feedback for continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provided guidance to supervisors regarding effective strategies for managing employee health concerns or accommodations requests in alignment with company policies and legal regulations.
Certified Professional Trainer
American Lineman College
Bakersfield, CA
09.2024 - Current
- Designed and delivered customized training programs to enhance team performance.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to assess training needs and develop strategic learning solutions.
- Implemented innovative instructional techniques, improving engagement and knowledge retention among participants.
- Facilitated workshops and seminars, fostering a collaborative learning environment for diverse audiences.
- Mentored junior trainers, fostering professional growth and ensuring consistent training delivery.
- Facilitated hands-on workshops, promoting practical knowledge in electrical line work techniques.
- Evaluated training effectiveness through assessments, refining content based on feedback and performance metrics.
- Collaborated with industry experts to update curriculum, aligning with current best practices and regulations.
- Led program improvements resulting in increased trainee engagement and retention rates across sessions.
- Boosted employee retention rates by designing comprehensive onboarding programs for new hires.
- Fostered a supportive learning environment that encouraged open discussion, active participation, and ongoing growth among trainees.
- Established credibility as a subject matter expert, resulting in repeat business from satisfied clients seeking additional trainings or consultation services.
- Built strong relationships with stakeholders through effective communication and collaboration during the training development process.
- Optimized available resources by effectively managing budgets allocated for course materials or equipment necessary for successful training outcomes.
Senior Field Training Coordinator, Los Padres
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Templeton, CA
Dec.2016 - Dec.2023
- Manage all Apprentice Lineman Training in Accordance with The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Joint Apprentice Training Committee, and PG&E throughout 4 year indentured Apprenticeship.
- Provide quarterly feedback/report out on 30/50 employee's to Senior Leadership on the status of their training progress, and develop plan to correct any deficiencies in their performance
- Create and maintain detailed training records and reports for management review.
- Coordinated with department leaders to identify training needs and develop targeted solutions.
- Produced training manuals, presentations and resources for enhanced learning.
- Monitored training reports within learning management system for respective roles to promote initial and annual training completion.
- Evaluated success of training programs and recommended improvements to upper management to enhance effectiveness.
- Developed and executed strategies to improve training program performance.
- Selected, developed and delivered classroom training materials to meet program needs.
- Facilitated high-quality training program delivery to employees and external stakeholders.
- Provided coaching and mentoring to employees.
- Analyzed and evaluated training effectiveness and program outcomes
- Provided instruction in both classroom and individual physical setting to cultivate technical skill, through understanding and fundamental safety habits.
Electric Construction & Grid On Call Supervisor
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
San Luis Obispo, CA
10.2018 - 06.2023
- Supervised field crews to maximize quality and work efficiency.
- Collaborated with management and fellow supervisors to organize operations and achieve demanding schedule targets.
- Delivered reports to construction manager to detail project updates and likely completion dates, noting delays and causes.
- Complied with safety protocols and enforced proper equipment and material usage.
- Delegated assignments based on plans, project needs, and knowledge of individual team members.
- Identified and eliminated safety risks through additional training.
- Communicated with Troubleman/First responders and developed plan to keep outage customers to a minimum when switching during routine and emergency work
- Identifies and reacts to complex field decisions, using technical knowledge and experience to restore power considering cost, risk, safety, quality and system impact. May make certain changes to work plan as deemed necessary for the situation. Prepares a re-estimate of work and / or adjusts the scheduled maintenance as necessary.
Academy Instructor
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Livermore, CA
07.2016 - 12.2016
- Updated skills and training to maintain up-to-date knowledge of courses and teach variety of classes.
- Employed creativity, innovation and willingness to redefine traditional learning practice's by being active member on Apprentice JATC Committee.
- Provide instruction to Apprentice Lineman in all aspects of safe powerline construction and maintenance in the field, and classroom utilizing Academy Curriculum.
- Experience in delivering feedback to employee's; good or bad and the release of employee's.
- Experience in communicating to Senior Leadership about concerns or ideas in the best interest of Safety and the Company, and convey the concern in a constructive manner with positive results.
- Developed lessons, activities, and materials to cover all required course material.
- Instructed students individually and in groups, utilizing various teaching methods.
- Adapted teaching methods instructional strategies to promote learning in students of different skill level.
- Attended training and professional development courses to stay on top of policy, education, and field changes.
- Tracked attendance, assignments, grade and class participation for all students.
- Managed consistent, learning-focused classroom environments by establishing and communicating clear objectives for all students.
- Taught students subject specific material, Climbing Techniques, Hotstick Principles, Rubber Glove Principles, Transmission Tower Climbing Techniques, Helicopter Longline Techniques, Grounding Principles, and Underground Principles.
- Enhance student development by teaching behavioral, social and lifelong learning skills in addition to academic subjects.
- Maintained calm, positive classroom environment through Trade discipline and enthusiastic attitude to encourage learning and study among students.
- Administered tests, quizzes and other assignments to gauge students' learning and knowledge of course material.
- Encouraged student critical thinking and discussion using verity of teaching techniques.
- Lead multi-faceted courses and specific training modules relating to Electric Lineman principles.
- Conducted on the job training classes and demonstrated principles, techniques, procedures and methods in Lineman subjects.
Electric Transmission Troubleman, Humboldt
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Eureka, CA
02.2014 - 06.2016
- Communicated and documented communication with customers to provide timelines and outage updates.
- Act as First Responder to investigate, locate and diagnose problems in the Transmission Circuits that impact 1000's of customers in adverse storm situations in a safe, strategic manner while upholding safety standards.
- Responsibilities include Switching, Maintaining, Troubleshooting and Repairing Transmission Powerlines in Mendocino, Trinity and Humboldt Counties along the coast in Northern California.
- Troubleshoot power problems by climbing towers, poles, and underground facilities.
- Ability to analyze the problem, develop and implement strategies with limited information under tight time constraints to achieve positive results.
- Conducted Aerial Patrols by Helicopter of Transmission Circuits in Coastal, and Mountainous environment to ensure safe compliance, and restoration needs.
- Conducted switching on High Voltage Transmission Powerlines (60KV, 115KV, 230KV, and 500KV) for crew outages, loading changes, and restoration repairs.
- Conducted switching on Source Side of Substation Bus to restore power to transmission circuit.
- Used diagnostics and troubleshooting tools to identify failures and equipment issues.
- Troubleshoot faults and devised successful solutions for transmission powerline issues.
Electric Distribution Troubleman, Sonoma
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Santa Rosa, CA
06.2010 - 02.2014
- Locate and Investigate any trouble contributing to the Power disruption in Underground and Overhead Distribution Powerlines from Substation to Customer Panel.
- Demonstrate proficient computer skills when communicating accurate information to reduce the number of minutes that each customer is without electricity.
- Assess customer needs and recommend approach for repair.
- Maintain normal power grid operations to serve customer needs with reliable power.
- Prepared and completed planned electric switching procedures to de-energize equipment and maintain crew safety.
- Coordinated work with Engineers, Distribution Specialists, and Line Crews to manage system restoration.
- Kept Operations in compliance with NERC Standards and established safety protocols.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Demonstrated self reliance be meeting and exceeding workflow needs.
- Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work process, and train less seasoned employee's.
- Perform switching on Distribution Powerlines for Line Crew Maintenance, System Upgrade, and Emergency Restoration needs in Overhead and Underground circuits.
- Conducted switching on Substation Load Side Bus to restore power on Distribution circuits.
Journeyman Lineman
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Calistoga, CA
08.2007 - 06.2010
- Removed old poles and hardware and replaced with new equipment.
- Worked on both de-energized and grounded, and energized lines in Primary and Secondary voltages.
- Replaced and connected three phase, and single phase transformers in the Overhead, and in the Underground scheme.
- Performed maintenance, construction, and restoration work in all weather conditions.
- Worked as Lead Member of Electric Crew in maintenance and construction of Overhead and Underground Powerlines in Distribution and Transmission voltages.
- Responsible for educating, guiding and coaching all Apprentice Lineman that are assigned to my crew at all times.
- Knowledge of maintenance, construction and work practices, including outage reporting (OMT), and Switching procedures.
- Proficient in the use of hand and power tools; digging holes by hand for pole installation, climbing poles, towers, and working at heights 30'-200' on poles and in aerial lifts; Grounding Distribution and Transmission circuits; and working in trenches, manholes, vaults and confined spaces.
- Set and install Primary and Secondary Underground facilities, locate Underground Utilities, pull in new cable, remove old cable, spice and terminate Primary and Secondary cable.
Education
Associate Of Science - Engineering Technology
Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo, CA Nov.2023 - Current
IBEW Journeyman Lineman Certificate - Electric Powerline Maintenance And Construction
Joint Apprentice Training Committee IBEW
Vacaville, CAEMT Certificate of Achievement - Emergency Medical Technology
Mendocino College
Ukiah, CASkills
- Employee Trainer
- Apprentice Lineman Committee Member
- Employee Management
- Skill Development Expertise
- Detailed Critical Thinking
- Lead Evaluator
- Group Instruction Experience
- Motivational Speaker
- Investigating Root Cause Analysis/Resolution
- Construction Principals
- Electrical Powerline Maintenance
- Helicopter Experience
- Interpersonal and Written Communication Skills
- Construction Management
- Technical Troubleshooting Skills
- Emergency and Storm Restoration Experience
- Restoration Skills in Distribution and Transmission Systems
- Organized and detailed oriented
Accomplishments
Subject Matter Expert
Committee Member
- Apprentice Committee Member
- Safety Committee Member
Core Values
- Safety in all that I do
- Motivated and Eager
- Strong work ethic
- Committed to excellence through systematic discipline
- Detailed and Precise
- Team player employing collaboration and innovation
- Courage when faced with adversity to overcome challenges to effectively get the desired results
- Dedicated to the trade and producing motivated like minded professional tradesman
- Youth Baseball Coach, Basketball Coach and Mentor
- Married for 26 years, raising 4 children and Driven by Family Values
- Dedicated to the trade and producing motivated like minded professional tradesman
- Youth Baseball and Basketball Coach
Timeline
Field Safety Superintendent
TRC Companies
01.2026 - Current
Certified Professional Trainer
American Lineman College
09.2024 - Current
Associate Of Science - Engineering Technology
Cuesta College
Nov.2023 - Current
Electric Construction & Grid On Call Supervisor
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
10.2018 - 06.2023
Senior Field Training Coordinator, Los Padres
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Dec.2016 - Dec.2023
Academy Instructor
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
07.2016 - 12.2016
Electric Transmission Troubleman, Humboldt
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
02.2014 - 06.2016
Electric Distribution Troubleman, Sonoma
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
06.2010 - 02.2014
Journeyman Lineman
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
08.2007 - 06.2010
IBEW Journeyman Lineman Certificate - Electric Powerline Maintenance And Construction
Joint Apprentice Training Committee IBEW
EMT Certificate of Achievement - Emergency Medical Technology
Mendocino College
Certification
- Journeyman Lineman Certification
- Rubber Glove Certification
- Distribution Troubleman Certification
- Transmission Troubleman Certification
- Barehand 500KV Certification
- Distribution Hotstick Certification
- Transmission Hotstick Certification
- Helicopter Longline Certification
- Low wire Flying Certification
- NERC Certification
- Distribution, Transmission and Substation Switching Certification
- Root Cause, Analysis and Investigation knowledge and experience
- Subject Matter Expert in Distribution and Transmission Construction and Restoration Principles