Nicolas Regalado
Fresno,California
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Vegetation management inspector
Mountain Engineering
Folsom, CA
02.2023 - 11.2023
- Assign wood management work to tree contractors to be cleaned up around Distribution power lines
- Help Manage project work flow for PG&E and tree contractors to assure work is done effiently
Vegetation Manaent Inspector
Arborvista
Oakhurst, CA
01.2024 - Current
- Conducted patrols of electric transmission and distribution facilities to detect vegetation risks to power delivery.
- Initiated tree work prescriptions in PGE utility right-of-way to uphold state compliance standards.
- Executed safety protocols during utility vegetation maintenance, complying with relevant state laws and OSHA requirements.
- Coordinated with PGE to promote contractor safety, ensuring effective vegetation management near power lines.
Employee
Westlake Ace Hardware
05.2022 - 10.2022
- Provided outstanding customer support in lawn and garden department.
- Guided customers in product selection, ensuring satisfaction with choices.
- Organized inventory and displays to facilitate efficient shopping.
- Mentored team members on effective customer interaction techniques.
- Addressed customer inquiries and concerns swiftly to maintain service quality.
Foreman
Nol Regalado landscape
08.2019 - 06.2021
- Executed a range of lawn, tree, and landscaping services for over 1,000 clients.
- Ensured exceptional customer satisfaction through commitment to quality and hard work.
- Led construction projects while maintaining adherence to timelines and budgets.
- Provided comprehensive landscaping solutions, enhancing aesthetic value for clients since 1995.
Education
Highschool diploma - undefined
Clovis west Highschool
Skills
- Great understanding of contractor safety
- Always practice safe driving in any weather/road condition
- Always doing a 360 walk around before driving to be safe
- Never park under power lines
- Always have on correct ppe for safety
- Always make sure you have a safe path to walk,to avoid falling or slipping for safety
- Always stay hydrated and always have at least 5 gallons of water in your truck for safety
- Identifying hazards such as any abnormal conditions on power lines or trees having potential of hitting lines
- Not afraid to work outside or be working in forests,rural,urban areas
- I am able to handle any weather conditions, terrain,obstacles
- Experience supervising tree crews when they perform work such as making sure they have proper ppe,fire tools, going over their jsa on hazards of the work area,going over environmental constraints and actions,doing walkthroughs with general foremen to go over work
- Skills acquired at MGE are getting in contact with property owners for pre assessment of wood and identify species of wood that was cut down by EVM, CEMA, or that was caused by the oak fire
- Knowledge of tree species
- Building good relations with PG&E customers
- Making sure you are friendly and able to talk to sensitive customers
- Making a Pre assessment of what wood is on the parcel, then marking and classifying the DBH of wood that was left on parcel
- Entering R classes of wood into PG&E's EVM map Data base
- Using Arc GIS maps to perform duties and use directions
- Work with and Give instruction to tree crews for work on parcels
- Identify environmental constraints such as trout,red legged frog etc
- Flag off Riparians and classify them for the protection of waterways, species of animal and environmental concerns
- Experience of project management experience in the field and experience running a group/crew
- Years of being a supervisor for crews and projects
- Heavy and sharp computer skills along with using docs,microsoft word,excel, powerpoint and more
- Years of Experience in hard manual labor and miscellaneous manual labor
- Years of construction experience
- Years of working around utilities of homes and repairing them
- Maintenance of lawn and gardens
- Tree pruning
- Tree removal,along with various other vegetation removal and pruning
- Years of Experience in identifying dead/hazardous trees and vegetation fire hazards
- Great understanding of utility/forestry vegetation management techniques and methods
- Experience in vegetation management consulting
- Experience of how to prevent wildfires on properties
- Experience identifying local species of trees in my area and running vegetation management operations along with oversight of crews
- Installing sprinkler systems
- Landscape design and landscape construction
- Great understanding of safety precautions and safety protocol when on the job
- Many years of experience using electrical hand tools and power tools
- Years of experience using utility hand digging tools and digging equipment
- Performed tree trimming tasks at great heights using ladders, rigging, and some tree climbing experience
- Years of experience with chainsaws and vegetation management equipment
- Knowledge of how to upkeep equipment
- Great planning skills
- Good leadership skills
- Fast learner
- I work and communicate well in a team setting
- Very trustworthy
- Creative when it comes to Obstacles
- Good at troubleshooting problems
- Respectful to others in the workplace
- Very dedicated
- Great attention to detail when on the job
- Great customer service skills
- I'm always open to learning new things or learning new ways to get Things done
- Able to work well under pressure
- Great people skills
- Passionate about anything i do
- Very strong well minded person
- I can adapt to any changing or shifting business processes
- Great verbal and written communication skills
- Very organized and sharp
- Great time management skills
- Excellent project/program management skills
- Great at using resources available to me
- Good at sharing my knowledge with other team members
- Able to lift heavy objects
- I am physically fit, able to walk,lift, move all day if needed
- Great endurance for long hours on the job
- Great hand eye coordination
Languages
Bilingual in spanish and english
Other skills/information Regarding Projects i've worked on
- Willing to relocate for job opportunity
- Looking to earn certifications
- Many years working with utilities
- I have worked around water and gas during the years i've worked for this company
- Very reliable
- Not afraid of the heat or cold
- Very hard worker
- When on the job the work for the day is my main focus
- I'm a family man, i take care of my co workers
- I finish everything i do
- I always go one hundred percent
- Experience on PG&E's Routine first patrol, Scope of work consists of patrolling PG&E power line for any vegetation that can break compliance as well as actual facilities that are out of compliance with CPUC standards
- Familiar with PG&E's One VM program, salesforce program, that are used for Inspection
- Do QA/QC work on other PIs work to ensure data is correct and there are no issues with prescriptions, ensure the job was done properly
- Walk with PG&E Vegetation Program Manager/supervisor, explain and present the nature of work taking place, show VPM what practices are being used and how their keeping all parties involved safe but also meeting the project's goals
- Fix previous PI work to maintain data integrity
- Map out runways for PIs to stay ahead of tree crews and prep, QA/QC properties with any discrepancies before tree crews arrive and start work
- Help PIs keep tree crew work flowing and on track to meet project goals
- Direct work for tree crews
- Go over environmental tailboards with practices and procedures, and laws tree crews need to follow when handling a property that requires said procedures and environmental constraints
- Translate in spanish to tree crews for all tailboards and practices
- Go over best management practices and safety with tree crews
- Mitigate with home owners to complete work on their property in a safe and efficient manner
- Handle escalation cases such as irate home owners who wont allow access to PG&E contractors, homeowners who interfere with work that already is taking place, homeowners who overall threaten the safety of contractors and public safety, handle sensitive customers by talking and explaining work in a calm and comfortable way that suits the homeowner
- Work with General Foreman to ensure crews are completing work correctly and safely, agree to counts with the General Foreman, also correct any issues with GF Regarding scope of work and project
- Train Other PIs on wood management, train PIs on how to interact with tree crews, Train Other PIs on environmental practices tree crews should be following, and overall train PIs on the complete scope of work that's in place for current project
- Knowledge of following maps and understanding directions
- Have used herbicide to control/remove unwanted small vegetation
- Overall very heavy experience in forestry,Arboriculture, and Horticulture
- Experience in plumbing
- Experience in carpentry
- Experience in post setting for structures
- Repaired and installed basic utilities for customers
- Pipe laying, Pipe fixing
- Years of experience hauling trailer loads, unloading materials and machines,knowledge of operating electrical switches and breakers along with basic electrical experience in wiring and basic cable splicing
Timeline
Vegetation Manaent Inspector
Arborvista
01.2024 - Current
Vegetation management inspector
Mountain Engineering
02.2023 - 11.2023
Employee
Westlake Ace Hardware
05.2022 - 10.2022
Foreman
Nol Regalado landscape
08.2019 - 06.2021
Highschool diploma - undefined
Clovis west Highschool