Accomplished Electric Operations General Foreman with a robust career at Colorado Springs Utilities, demonstrating exceptional leadership in managing electric system outages and enhancing job site safety. Skilled in project planning and fostering strong team relationships, I excel in supervisory roles, ensuring efficiency and adherence to safety protocols. My proactive approach has significantly contributed to operational improvements and team development.
Manage day to day operations of a group of first responders of electric system outages which includes troubleshooters and underground Cabletechs
Manage 24hr/365 day coverage schedule of employees for the electric system
Manage preventive maintenance and aerial inspections on the fleet of vehicles for my department in order to keep the coverage that is needed
Complete ride along assessments with group to ensure they are up on training requirements and safe work practices
Assist with recruiting, interviewing, testing, hiring and training of new team members
Manage the overall budget for Electric Operations which includes tools, materials and vehicles
Advocate for safety skillset development and training needs
Provide performance assessments and professional development guidance to direct reports
Manage Safety incidents and investigations for Electric Operations and prepare safety slideshows to be used throughout the company
Member of the Safe Work Practice committee
Assist with Safety book revisions
Monitor performance and provide coaching for performance improvements and development for Electric Operations Department
Enhanced job site safety through regular inspections, hazard assessment, and implementation of corrective measures
Assist in Hurtman training
Working foreman responsible for providing field supervision over crews involved in the installation, and repair of underground and overhead electric distribution, transmission, service lines, meters, metering equipment and related equipment
Carefully evaluated team members for compliance with safety procedures and the correct use of protective equipment
Work on call on a regular basis and responds to underground and overhead emergency situations
Trains employees and assess weaknesses and strengths within each employee
Manages all materials, supplies, equipment, tools, vehicles on a daily basis in order to get jobs done in a timely basis
Monitored employee performance and delivered constructive feedback and development guidance to direct reports
Provided coaching for performance improvement and development
Led teams in the installation,splicing and terminating of underground
Led teams in the process of injecting underground cable to improve life of wire
Worked multiple storms(wind, ice, snow and fire) throughout my career in state and out of state
Assisted with multiple safety demonstrations for members of the CSU electric department
Member of the Safe Work Practice committee
Helped with interviewing, testing and training of new team members
Assist in Hurtman training
Collaborated with other departments to achieve organizational goals, fostering teamwork across various functions
Mentored lead linemen and linemen in their career development
Implemented safety protocols to minimize workplace accidents and maintain compliance with industry standards
Work with customers on a daily basis
Manage multiple crews at a time on bigger projects
Lead electric crew daily on constructing and maintaining distribution, transmission and streetlight systems
Assisted line crew foreman manage all material, supplies, tools, vehicles and other items that were assigned to the crew
Assisted line crew foreman ensure the safety and safe work practices of the crew
Filled in as foreman when needed to ensure schedule compliance was met
Able to perform lineman essential functions when necessary
Ability to organize and assign responsibility to team members in an efficient manner
Team focused
Supervisory skills
Verbal and written communication
Excellent at building strong relationships
Leading teams
Strong attention to detail
Project Planning
Excellent listener,written and oral communication skills
Completion of a department of labor Electric lineman Apprenticeship
Class A Cdl
Multiple Leadership classes
Trained/Certified in underground transmission installation/splicing
Multiple years of experience in running the underground cable injection program at CSU
Multiple years of experience managing teams
Trama,first aid and AED training preformed annually
Hurtman rescue with ox block and bakerboard method trained under OSHA standards