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Raymond Smith

Bakersfield,CA

Summary

Experience as a distribution lineman.Skilled in electrical utility construction methods and standards,overhead and underground materials,use of hand tools and operation of construction equipment.I know the fundamentals of electricity,electrical circuitry,and operation of electrical equipment.I know the mechanical principles to rigging the operation of tools and equipment test instruments and procedures,accident prevention rules and safe work practices.I am great at fallowing instuctions written,oral,or diagrammatic form. I excel in work environments where poles must be climbed and work performed off the structure. I have been trained in pole top rescue and CPR. Installing,removing equipment and apparatus this includes poles,cross arms,towers,enclosures,ducts,piping,transformer,switches,capacitors,pot heads,protective devices cooling or insulating equipment emergency gear and automatic reclosers. Also installing,removing,splicing bonding terminating,and testing conductor and cable. I always use precautionary procedures necessary,proper tools and safety equipment to work on or near energized lines. Operating test equipment such as amp,volt,or ohm meters phasing kits cable test sets fault finders and cable locators.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Lineman

Dowden Electric
Taft, CA
03.2016 - 01.2018

Worked at Dowden Electric when John Dowden was the owner over in Santa Maira

Lineman

Final Phase Electric
Taft, CA
01.2012 - 03.2015

Lead Lineman running a crew at chevron lost hills

Lineman

CJS Electric
Fellows, CA
01.2007 - 01.2012

Lead Lineman on a job in palm springs Built a sub station from the ground up plus a few miles of power line at a wind farm.

Lineman

AC Electric
Bakersfield, CA
01.2004 - 01.2007

Union shop they did not have vary much line work and i got bored doing traffic lights.

Lineman

CJS Electric
Fellows, CA
01.2001 - 01.2005

Lead Lineman on a job in Clear Lake CA.Also Hot tapped with sticks the 115 kva on elk hills.

LIneman

McKee Electric
Bakersfield, CA
01.1999 - 01.2001

LIneman

EIU Of California
Bakersfield, CA
01.1995 - 01.1999

rubber gloved lots of primary cutting in dead end air switches ect.

Lineman

CJS Electric
Fellows, CA
06.1990 - 01.1995

started as a yard boy taking parts and tools out to line crews in the field did that for about a year then got on my first line crew

Education

High School Diploma -

West High School
Bakersfield, CA
06.1989

Skills

  • Wire Splicing
  • Hole digging
  • Shortening and lengthening lines
  • Electrical power line instullation
  • Climbing wood structures
  • Proper use of Hot Sticks
  • Proper use of Rubber Gloves and other rubber protective gear
  • Measurements and Clearences
  • Proper Rigging Knots and Splices
  • Proper Guying
  • Proper Grounding
  • Bucket truck operation
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Chain hoist operation
  • Electrical power line installation

Timeline

Lineman

Dowden Electric
03.2016 - 01.2018

Lineman

Final Phase Electric
01.2012 - 03.2015

Lineman

CJS Electric
01.2007 - 01.2012

Lineman

AC Electric
01.2004 - 01.2007

Lineman

CJS Electric
01.2001 - 01.2005

LIneman

McKee Electric
01.1999 - 01.2001

LIneman

EIU Of California
01.1995 - 01.1999

Lineman

CJS Electric
06.1990 - 01.1995

High School Diploma -

West High School
Raymond Smith