Kaelee Lynch
Mi-Wuk Village,CA
Summary
Experience stepping into roles and quickly making positive impacts that create more company success. Vegetation management experience includes inspection for multiple scopes of work, project coordinating, pre-inspection manager, project coordination manager, and now looking to obtain a position as an area manager for ArborWorks. Currently working on getting more credentials relevant and crucial to the arboricultural and vegetation management industry.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Coordination Manager
ArborWorks, LLC.
Sonora, CA
02.2023 - Current
- Oversee, train, and organize work given to Project Coordinators.
- Assist with the ERTC process by making sure all BMP’s are followed, monitors are scheduled, and work is organized.
- Generate/ schedule work for tree crews, including all subcontractors (prioritize most aged work first).
- Monitor completed work by ArborWorks and subcontractors.
- Make sure crews are understanding and meeting scope on tree work.
- Meet with PG&E on regular basis to discuss work in hand, pace, aging work, scheduled refusals, upcoming ERTC's, etc.
- Schedule line clearances (line covers/line kills) with PG&E lineman, by filling out all required documentation (line clearance request, justification form, create Ad Hoc Map, fill out any necessary T&M requests).
- Schedule/get pre-approval from PG&E for special equipment if safer and/or more efficient to complete tree work.
- Help tree crews understand all new technologies (including implementation of all new apps, and systems).
- Oversee all data and data related issues.
Pre-Inspection Manager 2
ArborWorks, LLC.
Mariposa, CA
01.2022 - 02.2023
- Assign work routes to vegetation management inspectors and track progress.
- Ensure that inspectors properly identify and document hazard trees both within and outside utility ROW's, and properly prescribe work to trees to make sure they meet minimum distance requirements.
- Track pace, tree summary data, ITS records, open projects, and other reports.
- Request generation of work from DMS.
- Create pre-patrol goals before the start of each project and re-visit them at the end of project to see if goals were met.
- Create target number of locations to inspect per day/per inspector to ensure the team finishes each quarter on time and stays on track.
- Deescalate situations with hostile customers.
- Overturn refusals by reviewing work with customers and explaining scope (including PRC codes 4295, 4295.5, 4293).
- Go through refusal process with customers who refuse compliance work (send intermediary letter, HOC letter, request land rights, send official refusal letter, and request assistance from corporate security if needed).
- Create field maps, master maps, and index maps for inspectors. File and store all maps properly.
- Report any abnormal field conditions.
- Attend status meetings with PG&E management and with other ArborWorks/in house management.
Veg Management Inspector/Project Coordinator
ArborWorks, Inc.
Mariposa/Oakhurst, CA
10.2020 - 01.2022
- Experience in emergency work- storm events, numerous wild fires.
- Experience in EVM, CEMA, Defined Scope/Routine.
- Project Coordinator (Humboldt, Mendocino).
- Refusal specialist.
Consulting Utility Forester
American Tree Medics
Sonora, CA
03.2020 - 10.2020
- Perform inspection, identification, and evaluation of any vegetation along utility lines.
- Inventory all trees that had potential to strike and/or grow into PG&E high voltage facilities and prescribed trees for work when they had the ability to break compliance before next cycle.
- Coordinated with customers and notified them of inspection.
- Made contact with customers after inspection to let them know if any work was signed up on their property.
- Obtained NTW forms from customers.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
SUNY Buffalo State
Buffalo, NY05.2020
Skills
- Project Management
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Technical knowledge
- Organization
Certification
- OSHA-10
- OSHA-30
- 911 Standby Training
- Enrolled to take ISA Exam
References
- Josh Carsner- Senior Vegetation Program Manager, PG&E 209-206-8792
- Francisco Ramires- Regional Manager, Ace Tree Enterprises 951-903-3336
- Mike Stilwell- Senior Veg Management Inspector, Gold Coast 209-273-8182
Timeline
Project Coordination Manager
ArborWorks, LLC.
02.2023 - Current
Pre-Inspection Manager 2
ArborWorks, LLC.
01.2022 - 02.2023
Veg Management Inspector/Project Coordinator
ArborWorks, Inc.
10.2020 - 01.2022
Consulting Utility Forester
American Tree Medics
03.2020 - 10.2020
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
SUNY Buffalo State
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