Justin Carter
Kaysville,UT
Summary
Highly experienced Journeyman Lineman and Safety Engineer looking to expand my career working with low/high voltage, and air filled lighting, while utilizing my knowledge and skills in engineering safe working practices and procedures. With over two decades of comprehensive experience working with high voltage lines, managing crews, leading audits and inspections, and implementing health and safety procedures.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Safety Engineer
Sturgeon Electric/MYR Group
2022.01 - Current
- Support and add value to field crews, operational leadership, and the safety team
- Build and maintain relationships with workers, operational leadership, office staff, safety team, and clients
- Effectively communicates up and down the chain of command
- Perform and document new hire orientations
- Maintain training and safety documentation
- Perform incident investigations
- Able to write safety messages/toolbox talks
- Present and deliver training to workers such as 1st Aid & CPR, lift truck, fall protection, etc
- Provide the safety manager with weekly plans and weekly status reports
- Perform crew visits
High Voltage Electrician
Building 860, Hill Air Force Base
2013.01 - 2021.12
- Maintained and troubleshot over 200 miles of underground and overhead electrical distribution, with voltages of 120-46000 volts
- Operated, installed, maintained, and repaired communication and electronic components of the airfield lighting system
- Supervised all working contracts on the airfield
- Acted as a liaison between the airfield manager, engineers, and contractors performing work on the airfield
- Attended planning and Army Corps of Engineers meetings on future airfield projects
- Installation and maintenance of; street lights, security lights, transformers and vaults, high voltage switches, cable splicing and terminations, read utility meters, blueprints, electrical maps, system monitoring, and controlling switching of the base electrical grid
- Trained personnel of (PPE) personal protective equipment to ensure all personnel are safe, set up a tracking system to ensure high voltage rubber gloves are tested and used properly by all shop personnel
- Supervisor safety team representative to the squadron for the shop
- Completed monthly inspections on six buildings to ensure safe working environment
- Tested and maintained hotsticks, kept accurate records, and provided information to SharePoint
- Completed OSHA PFAS course and manage the PFAS program including conducting quarterly inspections
- Completed OSHA 10 Hour course
- Managed the Confined Space program; trained and certified employees before entry
- Knowledgeable electrical and electronic theories and principles
- Managed and supervised the Hill AFB Airfield Systems Program and maintain all information on the share point web site
- Assigned work orders
- Coordinated with other shops to complete multi-shop work orders
- Met and exceeded dated deadlines while working under under pressure
- Work completed on time and within budgetary constraints
- Completed Hill AFB Emerging Leaders Program.
Civil Engineering Technician (Temporary Assignment)
Building 593, Hill Air Force Base
2015.05 - 2015.08
- Received requests from Civil Engineering shops, local contractors, and others working on base projects to identify the location, type and depths of underground and hidden utilities
- Identified and recorded underground utility locations using Arcuser software and studying and researching thousands of old as-built drawings, maps, and microfilm to derive crucial information
- Assisted with identifying line locations of aerial and CADD generated maps
- Developed and implemented watch dog procedures for preventing contractor strikes on utilities
- Coordinated with local communication and civilization Blue Stake personnel to ensure they also mark the requested excavation area prior to digging
- Maintained a log book to accurately give an immediate status on inquiries
- Utilized complex electronic equipment such as a Seektech 20, 60
- 510, 33Q and Flux-gate magnetometers, Metrotech 650, 80 and 850 line tracers and the SIR-3 Subsurface Interface Radar System to identify underground utilities
- Identified underground lines including but not limited to gas, water, sewer, electrical, communications, phone, Local Area Network, fiber optics, television, updated steam condensate, and fuel lines
- Signed forms authorizing the requester to excavate, indicating the expiration date and any additional restrictions for the safe excavation by the requestor
- Updated the Base Comprehensive Map on a Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Systems (Arcurser Software) using the Intergraph System
- Investigated and annotated unrecorded active and newly installed line onto the base as-built prints, the Base Comprehensive Map and base aerials
- Developed procedures and construction standards for approving digging permits that will protect all underground utilities including identifying all necessary equipment, personnel, money and materials needed to support the mission
- Reviewed requests for present and future mission requirement of area where underground utilities are located
- Reviewed, discussed, explained and coordinated digging problems and plans with in-house planners, design engineers, Corps of Engineers, self-help personnel, contractors and all other who excavate on Hill Air Force Base
- Worked closely with contract management to ensure all utility codes, requirements and specifications are in accordance with standards
- Operated government vehicles to safely transport personnel, sensitive line tracers and radar equipment to any area of property controlled by Hill Air Force Base
- Properly checked out vehicle and annotated on applicable forms
- Wrote operating instructions for the section
- Furnished input regarding budget requirements
- Ordered and prioritized all required supplies for the section
- Administered the section safety program
- Maintained a professional office and attitude
Aircraft Parts Mechanic Helper
Building 507, Hill Air Force Base
2011.06 - 2013.01
- Disassembled landing gear
- Striped paint from landing gear
- Blasted with plastic media, wearing proper PPE, including respirator hood
- Inspected parts for irregularities or damage
- Operated overhead cranes
- Maintained blasters
- Maintained tools
- Serialized parts
- Routed parts
- Hazardous waste site representative
- VPP representative for the site
- Safety trainer
- Conducted morning and weekly meetings.
Building Maintenance
Building 503, Hill Air Force Base
2010.06 - 2011.06
- General building maintenance
- Serviced test equipment
- Snow removal, with pick-up plow, four wheeler plow, tractor plow, manual shovel and spreaders
- Built and maintained shelving units
- Built and maintained fences
- Built new equipment
- Moved items by fork lift
- Transported hazardous material
- Built & manitained work areas
- Installed flooring
- Painter
- Operated lift trucks and scissor lifts
- Supervised and organized crews
- Planned weekly schedules
Journeyman Lineman
Kaysville City Corp/Power
2000.09 - 2009.06
- Installed, modified, troubleshot, maintained, and repaired interior/exterior high, medium and low voltage electrical power generation, distribution and associated electronic control system
- Performed troubleshooting and repairs on complex primary and secondary electrical distribution systems requiring an exceptional degree of reasoning and expertise
- Used state of the art, highly complex, and technical test equipment to install, modify programming, test, repair, and maintain the complex integrated electronic, and computer-controlled airfield lighting system
- Used state of the art, highly complex and technical test equipment to perform depot level maintenance and repairs on sensitive electric and electronic equipment including, locating equipment, inferred equipment, multi-meters, volt meters, amp meters, ohm meters
- Installed, modified, tested, repaired and maintained transformers, cables, switches, circuit breakers, mechanical and integrated electronic systems and other circuit elements found in substations, power plants, and comparable portable power generation units
- Used safety practices and procedures following established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean work environment
- Safety coordinator 2006-2009
- Planned monthly trainings
- Planned daily safety meetings
- Developed and initiated Kaysville cities MSDS system
- Insured the proper safety measures were being used
- Visited schools and fairs to educate the public
- Underground and overhead power line installation
- Setting poles and stringing wires
- Reading substation equipment
- Hot line work, including hot sticking
- Lighting and metering, including demand meters and meter programming
- Wiring meter bases while following schematics
- Planning subdivisions, involving electrical impact reports
- Tree trimming
- Operating equipment, including bucket trucks, digger derricks, crane trucks, squirt boons, skid loaders, forklift, backhoe, track hoe, dump trucks, articulated loaders
- Experienced climber
- Maintain tools and trucks, including hotline tools
- Continue education on emerging technologies and their application in power generation and electrical distribution systems.
Education
Lineman Technology Degree
Utah Valley University
Orem, UT2005
Associate of Science - General Science
Montana State University - Bozeman
Bozeman, MT1999
Associate of Science - General Science Broad Field
Utah State University
Logan, UT1997
High School Diploma -
Davis High School
Kaysville, UT1995
Skills
- OSHA - 3115, 510, 500, 7845
- HSI - Medic First Aid/ CPR Instructor Development Course
- Trenching and Shoring Services- Safety in excavation
- NSC - Lift truck operator trainer
- Vector Solutions - DOT reasonable suspicion drugs/alcohol
- FDFCT - Emerging Leaders Suites
- DATC – Aircraft Parts Repair 8840
- Work well under pressure
- Dedicated
- Open minded
- Team Player
- Leader
References
Professional and personal references provided upon request.
Volunteer Work
Donor Connect
American Liver Foundation
Project Pride Program.
Volunteer youth coaching and mentor - Davis County School System
Timeline
Safety Engineer
Sturgeon Electric/MYR Group
2022.01 - Current
Civil Engineering Technician (Temporary Assignment)
Building 593, Hill Air Force Base
2015.05 - 2015.08
High Voltage Electrician
Building 860, Hill Air Force Base
2013.01 - 2021.12
Aircraft Parts Mechanic Helper
Building 507, Hill Air Force Base
2011.06 - 2013.01
Building Maintenance
Building 503, Hill Air Force Base
2010.06 - 2011.06
Journeyman Lineman
Kaysville City Corp/Power
2000.09 - 2009.06
Lineman Technology Degree
Utah Valley University
Associate of Science - General Science
Montana State University - Bozeman
Associate of Science - General Science Broad Field
Utah State University
High School Diploma -
Davis High School
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