Joshuah Dickinson
Crestview,FL
Summary
Dedicated employee known for punctuality, pursuing employment options where good customer service and positive attitude will make a difference. Flexible hard worker ready to learn and contribute to team success. Hardworking Line Technician with 15-year track record of providing outstanding customer and personal support in line industry. Organized manager of high volume of maintenance and repair tasks. Flexible and reliable willing to work evenings, holidays and weekends.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Line Technician
CHELCO
08.2006 - Current
- Maintained safety and high quality of workmanship by following company standards and procedures and complying with legal regulations.
- Trained others with less experience and supported and participated in growth of co-workers and company.
- Operated multiple machines, including bucket trucks, lashers, core machines and powered hand tools safely and efficiently.
- Strung wire conductors and cables between poles, towers, trenches, pylons and buildings, setting lines in place and using winches to adjust tension.
- Kept equipment in good operating condition by following operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, performing preventive maintenance and informing management of needed repairs.
- Prepared installations by analyzing staking sheets and job sites, gathering required materials and supplies and locating existing cables and other utilities.
- Opened switches and attached grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs.
- Identified defective sectionalizing devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays or wiring using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments.
- Completed resagging on older or improperly installed lines.
- Performed pre-installation procedures to attach cross-arms, insulators and auxiliary equipment to poles.
- Assessed power lines, poles and electrical equipment for wear and damage and reported deficiencies to appropriate supervisor.
- Adhered to strict federal and corporate rules to promote overall safety of all workers and members of public.
- Shortened or lengthened wires by removing or adding wire as needed and used different types of splices, connectors and clamps.
- Assessed job sites for cleanliness and organization and loaded trucks with materials at completion of shift.
- Participated in all company meetings and workshops on safety to learn different techniques that could alleviate accidents.
- Helped out by participating in extra shifts when emergencies or outages required additional assistance in adverse weather conditions.
- Updated job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities such as trade print articles, exposure to more experienced technicians and other relevant areas of business and networking.
- Bolstered customer confidence by keeping installation information confidential and maintaining professional job site demeanor and correspondence.
- Enhanced organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
- Inspected and tested power lines and auxiliary equipment to locate and identify problems using reading and testing instruments.
Education
Knowledge And Understanding - Confined Space Training
Raines Utility Safety Solution
Trenton, GA05.2017
Certificate Program -
Northwest Florida Lineman College
Florida10.2009
Skills
- Knowledge of protective coverings
- Great mechanical aptitude
- Understanding of fluids
- Knowledge of power transmission
- Pole climbing
- Safety awareness
- Diagnosing issues
- Installing equipment
- Using instruments
- Maintaining components
- Customer service
- Maintenance & Repair
- Reliable and trustworthy
- First Aid/CPR
- Configuring devices
Certification
Race for Safety Treasure: Safety 101
Hurricane Preparedness Course
Service Excellence Course
Operations and Communications Security Training
Medical Examiners Certificate
Departmental Chemical Hazards Training
Safety Practice Observation
Northwest Lineman Certificate
Maintenance of Traffic Intermediate Refresher
Husqvarna Forest Application Training
Raines Utility Safety Solutions, llc Award
Altec Sentry Program for Digger Derricks
Certificate for OSHA Compliance
Experience Training
Master Trainer
Education and Training
other,other
Timeline
Senior Line Technician
CHELCO
08.2006 - Current
Knowledge And Understanding - Confined Space Training
Raines Utility Safety Solution
Certificate Program -
Northwest Florida Lineman College