Sergio Calderon
La Puente
Summary
Diligent foreman with strong background in team leadership and project oversight. Proven ability to manage work site operations while ensuring safety and efficiency. Demonstrated proficiency in team collaboration and problem-solving while safely and accurately working under pressure around the clock rebuilding in the 2025 pacific palisades and altadena fires.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Foreman
VCI Construction, LLC
Upland, CA
10.2021 - Current
- Safely and strategically ran a 3 to 4 man crew making sure everything is running as smooth and safe as possible.
- Carefully reviewed new plans and made sure to replace burnt pole number with newly updated pole tag.
- Safely worked near LADWP and SCE and contractors assisting them during the palisades and Altadena fire.
- Carefully Worked around the clock on fire rebuild.
- Working under direct supervision of an Edison Rep and or Journey Lineman
- Energizing Street lights and cell phone tower nodes
- Troubleshoot, install and repair damaged or worn communication lines
- Safely use hand tools and other line equipment such as : lineman’s impacts, ladders, drills, saws, lashers, climbing equipment, safety lanyards and more
- Safely operate heavy mechanical equipment such as : Digger Derrick, Hog Davis, Excavators , Aerial bucket trucks and more
- Set up safety perimeter using signage, barricades, cones and signs
- Respond to emergency outages for AT&T and Verizon Wireless
- Preforms line construction such as ; Digging and prepping work are for new poles, anchors , pulling and stringing cable/strand from pole to pole.
- Laying new or repairing damaged conduit for new fiber optic lines
- Uses safety test equipment to ensure the safety of all employees before opening and entering a manhole
- Install, test and repair aerial communications lines
- Energizing Street lights and cell phone tower nodes
- Safely use hand tools and lineman equipment such as ; wrenches , impact drills, hammer drills, climbing gaffs, climbing belt, saws, jack hammers and pneumatic air tools.
- Safely operate heavy machinery such as ; bucket trucks, digger Derrick , excavators , bob cats, fork lifts, Hog Davis, and capstan winch trucks.
- Inspect, test and replace worn utility poles using a digger Derrick
- Trench and place conduit underground for segments that go aerial, riser to manhole.
- Test and energize fiber nodes on poles and street lights (120v to 240v)
- Safely climb telephone poles using Gaffs and climbing belt/ aerial bucket trucks aloft and heights up to but not limited to 35FT+
- Operate trucks and power equipment in overhead and underground cable line construction.
- Work with heavy duty power equipment and hand tools in the construction and repair of the outside plant cable facilities, conduit system and utility pole lines.
- Place varying lengths of strand in accordance to local OP78 and GEO95 regulations and NEC code.
- Load tools, equipment , and materials daily for the job into assigned company vehicles.
- Perform various types of construction operations on telephone poles such as inspecting testing and replacing worn utility poles using a digger Derrick truck
- Frame new poles on the ground before setting with cross arms and other line hardware
- Place down guys, and insulators of varying sizes depending on cable length and size
- Hang strand of varying lengths to prepare for new distribution communication lines
- Rig and run hand lines for other aerial lineman for safely raising and lowering equipment and components up and down poles
- Set poles, dig trenches for ground rods , drive guy anchors , break concrete / asphalt , chainsaw pole into pieces, hand haul onto truck , set down guys and guard arms , run copper from ground to lines and set up risers to conceal exposed lines.
Solar Installer/Electrician
asa solar
Chino, CA
04.2021 - 10.2021
- Measure panel layout and spacing to make sure it fits correctly and will not be obstructed by vents or anything on roof
- Penetrate into rafter and install panels help with removing old panels.
- Chiseling and or chipping around area for removal of existing breaker/load boxes
- Panel upgrades and rewiring whole box from inside out and labeling wires.
- Removing old breakers to install new and breakers that can handle loads to avoid any shortages or sparks.
- Setting and bending conduit to run wires from overhead into newly upgraded panel breaker box to troubleshoot new equipment.
- Drive ground rods to ground newly placed panel boxes.
- Install junction boxes, color code newly feeder wires.
- Crimp or splice wires.
- Trouble shoot breaker boxes.
- Trouble shoot previously installed breaker boxes to see which need replacements.
- Residential wiring for newly added materials.
Solar Installer/Electrical Helper
Tesla Solar Energy
Los Angeles, CA
10.2020 - 04.2021
- Installed panels to learn the roof and conduit layouts.
- Run conduit under panels from junction boxes down to main panel load boxes
- Wire managing and labeling.
- Drove ground rods to ground newly installed breaker boxes to copper ground.
- Troubleshoot breakers.
Education
High School Diploma - General Ed
Valley high school
Hacienda Heights, CASkills
- Metrolink railroad competency
- Pole top hurt man rescue
- American Red Cross first aid
- Traffic control / flagger
- Analysis skills
- American Red Cross Adult CPR
- Electrical safety
- Renewable energy
- Construction
- Confined Space rescue
- Competent Climber
- Microsoft Word
- Mechanical knowledge
- OSHA 10
- Digger Derrick
- Data entry
- Management
- Solar installation
- Project management
- Pole top rescue
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Outlook
- Confined Space training
- Schematics
- Leadership
- Attention to detail
- Decision-making
- Effective communication
- Critical thinking
- Workplace safety
- Worksite safety
- Equipment operation
- Job planning
- Construction vehicles operation
- Schematics and blueprints
- Physical stamina
- Language fluency
Certification
- Driver's License
- CPR Certification December 2023 to December 2025
- HVAC Certification
- First Aid Certification
- OSHA 10
- EPA Certification
- EPA Universal Certification
- Confined Space Certification
Timeline
Foreman
VCI Construction, LLC
10.2021 - Current
Solar Installer/Electrician
asa solar
04.2021 - 10.2021
Solar Installer/Electrical Helper
Tesla Solar Energy
10.2020 - 04.2021
High School Diploma - General Ed
Valley high school