Nathan Ford
Jasper,AL
Summary
Continue my development as a leader and employee. Become as proficient as possible with time management and advance within Southern Company.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
PCO at Miller Steam Plant
Alabama Power Company
01.2013 - Current
- Lead daily & weekly unit safety meetings to discuss hazards of the day’s work facility
- Operate startups & shutdowns on units
- Communicate with ACC to ensure transmission voltage and 230kv/500kv maintenance
- Coordinate with ACC to balance their MVAR loadings
- Oversee maintenance & troubleshooting reliability issues of all equipment on unit
- Maintain correct valve alignment for pumps and system health
- Complete daily PM,s on critical equipment to ensure reliability
- Oversee & direct assistant plant control operators daily tasks
- Ensure the units are being efficiently operated for reliability
- Maintain general knowledge of flow path of plant cycles
- Experience in Maximo & OIS
- Operating Low Volume Waste Water
- Filling in as Rover / LOTO operator
- Joined Plant Millers Generator Purge Team
- 2025 Unit 1 Fall Outage Coordinator
- Subbed as Operations Team Leader
Raw materials management
Nelson Brothers LLC
01.2009 - 01.2013
- Led daily safety meetings to discuss hazards of the day’s work facility
- Assisted in troubleshooting and maintenance of equipment
- Oversaw incoming & outgoing shipments
- Assisted operators with completing orders
- Oversaw job completion within industrial facilities
- Operated loader, scissor lift, forklift, skid steer, lull, excavator, dump truck, & bulldozer
Electrical Assistant
That Electric Company
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Participated in daily safety meetings addressing job hazards
- Implemented construction of business plans for commercial and residential work
- Became proficient in blue-print reading and single line diagrams
- Assisted licensed electrician during daily routines and solving problems
Education
Bevill State Community College
01.2009
High School -
Parrish High School
01.2007
Skills
- Equipment maintenance
- Safety management
- System operations
- Maximo software
- Troubleshooting
- Process improvement
Activities
- Miller Low Volume Waste Water Project, 01/01/18, 01/01/19, Completed LOTO procedures associated with construction of LVWW project. Worked with contract support groups to ensure project safety.
- Gorgas Emergency Response Team, 01/01/13, 01/01/15, Completed annual training courses for medical/first responders & confined space rescue. Assisted with all first responder calls on plant site. Assisted in training exercises with new team members.
Timeline
PCO at Miller Steam Plant
Alabama Power Company
01.2013 - Current
Raw materials management
Nelson Brothers LLC
01.2009 - 01.2013
Electrical Assistant
That Electric Company
01.2007 - 01.2009
Bevill State Community College
High School -
Parrish High School