Open To Work
Michael McLaurin
Safety and Quality Assurance Project Manager
Hattiesburg,MS
Work Preference
Summary
Dynamic safety leader with extensive experience in implementing safety protocols and conducting risk assessments. Known for adaptability and problem-solving skills, driving compliance and quality assurance in high-pressure environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Skills
- Integrity
- OSHA & FMCSR Compliance
- Safety & Compliance Leadership
- Quality Assurance & Feild Performance
- Risk Mitigation & Reliabilty Enhancement
- Electrical Saftey & Training
- Hazard Identification
- Safety Audits
- Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, Onedrive)
- Lockout/Tagout Procedures
- First Aid & CPR
- Problem Solving
- Adaptability
- Dedication
Work History
Owner/Managing Member
Pinnacle Energy Services
Petal, MS
01.2025 - Current
- Established and enforced safety regulations, procedures and standards for construction and line workers.
- Conducted risk assessment for energized work, environmental exposures, equipment failures.
- Delivered comprehensive safety training on high-voltage hazards and emergency response.
- Coordinated with operations and engineering teams to embed safety and QA requirements into every project phase.
- Championed a “Zero Incident” culture by coaching crews, enhancing their hazard recognition skills, and reinforcing saftey protocols.
- Developed positive relationships with clients and other stakeholders to enhance collaboration.
Safety & Production Oversight
Bird a Black & Veatch Company
Huntsville, TX
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Ensured compliance with safety standards and protocols during energized line work.
- Trained new employees to learn new systems, apply best practices and comply with protocols and regulations.
- Promoted safe work practices via targeted coaching.
- Complied with stringent federal and corporate regulations to ensure workplace safety and to the general public.
- Monitored productivity, performance and task completion.
Utility Foreman
Bird a Black & Veatch Company
Columbia, MS
01.2020 - 12.2022
- Established expectations and safe work practices and motivated crews to consistently meet or beat goals.
- Managed material and labor to achieve projects ahead of schedule and within budget.
- Submitted detailed crew and equipment timesheets.
- Tracked and updated red lines for timely project adjustments.
- Reviewed project blueprints and specifications to assess workforce requirements.
Journeyman Lineman - Foreman
MDR
Columbia, MS
02.2017 - 12.2019
- Trained and mentored apprentice linemen, sharing knowledge and reinforcing safety practices.
- Followed strict safety protocols to ensure personal and public safety around electrical lines.
- Replaced faulty components such as insulators, conductors and related hardware on energized circuits up to 34.5kv
- Climbed wooden poles, ladders and towers or used bucket trucks to reach power lines and complete work.
- Utilized volt meters, ammeters, and other testing devices to assess and ensure system functionality.
- Rebuilt transformers by dismantling, removing and assembling core components.
Journeyman Lineman
Chain Electric
Hattiesburg, MS
01.2010 - 02.2017
- I started as a groundman doing underground. Installing step-down transformers & risers, excavating, pulling in ug wire and terminating pot heads and elbows.
- Performed UG switching and sectionalizing, and grounding procedures. Troubleshooting, splicing wire, install & replace pad mounts, pull box & pedestals.
- Moved to OH lines learning materials, specs, & different voltage transformers and banking. Performed pole changes, reconduct & conversion work on lines from 6kv to 34.5kv in process becoming fluent in operating digger/line, rope rigs, tensioner.
- Moved to transmission, on new build 64 mile job. Learning all areas, to pull downs and let ups sagging wire, catching off from structures, pressing dead end shoes, jumpers. Operated heavy and small equipment, worked from crane baskets to 125ft buckets. Completed job in 11 months.
- Inspected transmission line structures to ensure compliance with safety standards
Education
Journeyman Lineman Certified
IBEW
OSHA 10/30 Certified
Fusion A Certus Solution
Overhead Distribution Transformer Banking
PRCC
Hattiesburg, MSUnderground Sectionalizing Switching And Grounding
PRCC
Hattiesburg, MSMobile, Locomotive, And Tower Cranes Certified
Qualified Rigger
Hand, Voice, And Audible Signals Certified
Qualified Signal Person
Human Performance Training
HPI - Chain
Power Safe / Entergy
PowerSafe.org
Timeline
Owner/Managing Member
Pinnacle Energy Services
01.2025 - Current
Safety & Production Oversight
Bird a Black & Veatch Company
01.2024 - 12.2024
Utility Foreman
Bird a Black & Veatch Company
01.2020 - 12.2022
Journeyman Lineman - Foreman
MDR
02.2017 - 12.2019
Journeyman Lineman
Chain Electric
01.2010 - 02.2017
Journeyman Lineman Certified
IBEW
OSHA 10/30 Certified
Fusion A Certus Solution
Overhead Distribution Transformer Banking
PRCC
Underground Sectionalizing Switching And Grounding
PRCC
Mobile, Locomotive, And Tower Cranes Certified
Qualified Rigger
Hand, Voice, And Audible Signals Certified
Qualified Signal Person
Human Performance Training
HPI - Chain
Power Safe / Entergy
PowerSafe.org