Kevin Ludlam
Loxahatchee Groves,FL
Summary
Proficient team leader experienced in managing Line crews to accomplish demanding, deadline-oriented work. Skilled in assigning jobs, coordinating schedules and managing resources. Top-notch planner, multitasker and problem-solver.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Ferreira Storm Group
Hobe Sound, FL
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Created and implemented processes to ensure successful completion of projects.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers based on company objectives and budget constraints.
- Implemented effective communication protocols between internal teams working on different aspects of a given project.
- Facilitated resolution of conflicts between team members when necessary.
- Identified risks associated with each project and developed strategies for mitigating those risks.
- Conduct a safety audit of the vendors. Make sure that you have the proper tools and equipment that the utilities require to fulfill their needs.
- Work with the utilities to enter timesheets for the vendors and make sure they are signed and submitted to the company.
General Foreman
Ferreira Power South
Hope Sound, FL
11.2022 - 12.2024
- Supervising over construction crews on hardening and PIP projects
- Managing and entering data with Excel and Word programming
- Lining out work with permits, county and city.
General Foreman
Primoris T&D
West Palm Beach, FL
10.2018 - 10.2022
- Supervising over construction crews on hardening and PIP projects
- Managing and entering data with Excel and Word programming
- Lining out work with permits, county and city.
- Summit Billing to the co
- Unit Writing .
General Foreman
Concurrent
West Palm Beach, FL
01.2018 - 10.2018
- Supervising over construction crews on hardening and PIP projects
- Managing and entering data with Excel and Word programming
- Lining out work with permits, county and city.
General Foreman
Pike Electric
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Supervising over construction crews on hardening and PIP projects
- Managing and entering data with Excel and Word programming
- Lining out work with permits, county and city.
Linecrew Foreman
Pike Electric
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Overseeing linecrew performing maintance and installation of distribution system
- Performing switching overhead and underground for sectionalizing distribution system
- Performing management to lay jobs out for personel to perform work
- Writing and understanding distribution system to submit RC request to FPL
- Ability to oversee the performance of the crewmen to recognize their strengths, weakness and deligate the responsibilities of their position to utilize the men in a profitable manner.
Linecrew Foreman
W Electric
11.2014 - 01.2016
- Overseeing linecrew performing maintance and installation of distribution system
- Performing switching overhead and underground for sectionalizing distribution system
- Performing management to lay jobs out for personel to perform work
- Writing and understanding distribution system to submit RC request to FPL
- Ability to oversee the performance of the crewmen to recognize their strengths, weakness and deligate the responsibilities of their position to utilize the men in a profitable manner.
Foreman
Pike Electric
10.2010 - 11.2014
- Overhead distibution Linecrew, Oversee linecrew performing maintance and installation of automated sectionalizing switches as well as general pole change out and reconductoring jobs for Alabama Power, Gulf Power, Georgia Power and FPL
- Abilities to read and understand engineers drawings or blueprints to perform new construction or reconstruction of distribution system
- Ability to oversee the performance of the crewmen to recognize their strengths, weakness and deligate the responsibilities of their position to utilize the men in a profitable manner.
Overhead
Pike Electric
05.2005 - 10.2010
- Distribution & Transmission Lineman
- Perform distibution work with reconductor, pole change out as well as performing all switching directed by Alabama Power, overhead and underground
- Perform resiration work with overhead and underground facilites
- Performing primary underground splices and terminations
- Transmission maintance and installation of switches and new construction as well as barehand certified.
Lineman
Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure
01.2001 - 05.2005
- Maintain overhead and underground distribution system, pull substation maintance on regulators as well as operated switches and breakers in substation
- Tying subs together to pull maintance on regulators as well as doing all sectionalizing underground system to perform maintance as well as repair underground system
- Also, perform troubleshooting on underground system using secondary and primary fault indicators as well as using location devices to perform the repairs
- Ability to read system maps and schematics of the system
- Perform maintance and repair on airport lighting underground
- Operate and trouble shoot with lighting regulators
- Maintaine overhead distribution system as far as troubleshooting with power outages
- All overhead switching with gang operating switches and automated switches, install and maintain switches
- Also install and maintain primary and secondary generators with automated transfer switches.
Dillard Smith IBEW Local 443
06.1999 - 01.2001
- Distribution & Transmission Lineman
- Perform distibution work with reconductor, pole change out as well as performing all switching directed by Alabama Power, overhead and underground
- Perform resiration work with overhead and underground facilites
- Performing primary underground splices and terminations
- Transmission maintance and installation of switches and new construction as well as barehand certified.
Groundman
Pike Electric
06.1998 - 06.1999
- Make up material for lineman, assist lineman
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Electrical And Power Transmission Installation
Selcat
Newnan, GA06.1999
Skills
- Job site management
- Construction processes
- Structural limits
- Construction safety
- Site inspections
- Timesheet management
- Fall protection
- Safety meetings
- Climbing abilities
- Value engineering
- Supervisory skills
- JSA writing
- Job planning
- Project deadlines
- Electrical safety
- Company safety policies
- Documentation skills
- Employee training
- Crew direction
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Improved field methods
- Preventive maintenance
- Hand and power tools
- Strategic planning
- Construction liaison
- Materials estimating
- Troubleshooting abilities
- Crew oversight
- Training experience
- Tie-off expertise
- Clean driving record
- Onboarding and coaching
- Forklift operation
- Tower crew management
- Construction management
- Report writing
- Cost control policies
- Supply ordering
- Team Supervision
- Electrical controls
- Company safety procedures
Timeline
Project Manager
Ferreira Storm Group
01.2024 - 01.2025
General Foreman
Ferreira Power South
11.2022 - 12.2024
General Foreman
Primoris T&D
10.2018 - 10.2022
General Foreman
Concurrent
01.2018 - 10.2018
General Foreman
Pike Electric
01.2017 - 01.2018
Linecrew Foreman
Pike Electric
01.2016 - 01.2017
Linecrew Foreman
W Electric
11.2014 - 01.2016
Foreman
Pike Electric
10.2010 - 11.2014
Overhead
Pike Electric
05.2005 - 10.2010
Lineman
Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure
01.2001 - 05.2005
Dillard Smith IBEW Local 443
06.1999 - 01.2001
Groundman
Pike Electric
06.1998 - 06.1999
Associate of Applied Science - Electrical And Power Transmission Installation
Selcat
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