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Thomas Kelsay

Jacksonville,FL

Summary

Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Substation Technician

01.2019 - Current
  • Monitors, reviews, and leads the work of others
  • Provides classroom and on-the-job training to others
  • Inspects, tests, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs distribution and power transformers; instruments transformers; oil, air, gas and vacuum circuit breakers; circuit switchers; power capacitors; and hook, group and motor operated metal clad substations
  • Participates in testing and repairing voltage regulators
  • Participates in repairing hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrically operated equipment
  • Assists in the development of equipment maintenance schedules, as required
  • Serves as material liaison between field inventory control personnel and vendors, as required
  • Performs switching inside of substations as directed JEA Stations Operators to clear equipment for construction, repair and/or maintenance, as required
  • Participates in system restoration, as required
  • Maintains tools, equipment, vehicles, and work area in safe and proper working condition
  • Complies with safety rules and regulations and employs safe work practices
  • Operates vehicle combinations with gross vehicle weight ratings of 26,000 pounds or more including bucket, derrick, or cargo trailers and semi tractors with crane or lowboy trailers
  • Operating standard office, telephone and radio equipment and using required software and hardware applications.

Platoon Sergeant/ Squad Leader

01.2014 - 06.2018
  • Lead, delegated, coached over 40 complex live fire events where attention to detail was paramount
  • Personal Safety Officer over 40 live complex live fire events
  • Instructed entry level Professional Military Education Seminars
  • Developed leadership skills in 50 subordinates over 9-month period in order to achieve goals as future leaders
  • Monitored, reviewed, and lead the work of others, as required
  • Provided classroom and on-the-job training to subordinates
  • Participated in repairing communication equipment
  • Assisted in the development of equipment maintenance schedules, as required
  • Served as material liaison between field inventory control personnel and vendors, as required
  • Maintained tools, equipment, vehicles, and work area in safe and proper working condition
  • Complied with safety rules and regulations and subordinates safe work practices
  • Operated vehicle combinations with gross vehicle weight ratings of 26,000 pounds or more including cargo trailers, armored vehicles, and personnel transport
  • Established goals for subordinates lacking creativity, work ethic, and experience.

Education

Electric Power Technology -

Bismarck State College

Senior Level Leadership Course -

Intermediate Level Leadership Course -

JEA Substation Apprenticeship

Skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
  • Professional Communication
  • Troubleshooting skills
  • AC/DC Electrical Theory
  • Knowledge of JEA electric systems and substations
  • Proficient in JEA Switching Procedures
  • Numerical Reasoning
  • Verbal Reasoning
  • Mathematical Usage
  • Performing analysis and interpreting data and results
  • Incident management and documentation

Awards

  • Distinguished Graduate of Intermediate Leadership Course
  • Distinguished and Leadership Graduate of Senior Leadership Course
  • 2x Meritoriously Promoted
  • 2x Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for superior actions and efficacy
  • Honorable Discharge United States Marine Corps

References

  • Ryan Travers, CEO of Better Place Insurance Group, Lakeland, Florida, 352-476-8226
  • Scott Nordeng, Technical Development Specialist JEA Jacksonville, Florida, 904-591-5232
  • Gunnery Sergeant Christopher Moss, Senior Enlisted Jacksonville, North Carolina, 702-622-2467

Timeline

Substation Technician

01.2019 - Current

Platoon Sergeant/ Squad Leader

01.2014 - 06.2018

Electric Power Technology -

Bismarck State College

Senior Level Leadership Course -

Intermediate Level Leadership Course -

JEA Substation Apprenticeship

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