Motivated Apprentice Lineman with demonstrated skills in related equipment, vehicles and processes. Always looking to learn new skills and help team members. Focused on maintaining systems and equipment for optimum performance.
-Transported and operated heavy equipment, including bucket trucks, digger derricks, backhoes, and water trucks, to and from job sites.
-Assisted in setting utility poles, stringing, and reconductoring power lines, and restoring service during storm outages.
-Worked on overhead and underground distribution systems, following safety protocols and utility standards.
-Operated skid steers, forklifts, and digger derricks to support line construction and maintenance tasks.
-Maintained clean, organized work and material yards, ensuring readiness for daily operations and emergency response.
-Collaborated closely with linemen and crews to ensure efficient workflow and safe job site practices.
-Pulled, terminated, and tested CAT6, coaxial, and fiber optic cabling throughout commercial buildings for data, voice, and video systems.
-Installed a wide range of audio-visual equipment, including monitors, speakers, microphones, wireless access points (WAPs), cameras, and integrated smart system components.
-Set up and configured access control systems, including card readers, electric strikes, and request-to-exit (REX) devices.
-Read and interpreted blueprints and system diagrams to ensure proper installation and functionality.
-Worked independently and as part of a team to complete structured cabling and AV projects on schedule and to specification.
-Filled out job safety briefing daily and maintained a safe work environment.
-Worked alongside journeyman linemen in buckets and climbed wood, steel, and concrete transmission structures to complete all assignments on de-energized and grounded lines.
-Assisted the crew in setting transmission structures and stringing overhead lines.
- Assisted the lineman while on the ground, getting him materials and tools using a hand line.
-Rigged lines to set sag. Pressed dead ends, clipped in tangents and angles, and installed jumpers after safely placing grounds and confirming the line is de-energized.
-Used proper rated rigging and hand signals when setting a pole with a boom truck or crane. Moved bucket trucks and other equipment to various locations when traveling.