Tristen Pylican
Emmett
Summary
Dedicated utility professional with extensive experience at Veolia Water & Suez, specializing in water main installation and maintenance. Proven leadership as a crew chief, demonstrating strong communication and heavy equipment operation skills. Committed to safety and efficiency, consistently achieving project goals while maintaining a dependable and hardworking approach. I also hold my class 2 water distribution license and have passed the test to receive my class 3 distribution license
Overview
1
1
Certification
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Distribution Operator Class 1
Veolia Water & Suez
Boise, ID
03.2021 - Current
- Preforming maintenance, repairs and upgrades on all of Veolia's water mains, services, valves, hydrants and other infrastructure.
- Water distribution system locating for digline.
- Running a crew doing large main breaks spanning from 6" water main leaks up to 30" water main leaks.
- Fleet maintenance.
- Extensive experience doing water service replacements on all types of pipe. ( PE, GIP, PVC, Copper, Stainless, Bass)
Laborer Worker
City of Boise Public Works
Boise Idaho
12.2017 - 03.2021
- Sewer rehabs and repairs on mains and services
- Geothermal leak repairs and hot taps
- Handling of Asbestos pipe safely
- heavy machinery excavation around other utility's
- cleanliness and organization of work areas to make sure they were safe
Testing Crew Lead
Hi-Grade Underground Inc
Meridian, ID
05.2016 - 05.2017
- Installation of water mains, services, hydrants, and blowoffs as well as hydrostatic testing and diagnosing, finding and repairing water leaks
- Installation of sewer mains, services and manholes. sewer testing and diagnosing vacuum leaks in manholes and air leaks on mains and services.
- Coordinating and working with other contractors.
- Coordinating with managers on strict deadlines and tight scheduling issues
Education
High School Diploma -
Emmett High School
Emmett, IDSkills
- 2 years crew chiefing running a 3 to 4 man crew
- 1 year as a Distribution Operator Class 1
- Water main installation, maintenance and repair
- Heavy equipment operation
- Utility Locating
- Fleet maintenance
- Communication
- Dependable
- Hardworking
- Honest
Certification
-Asbestos 8 hour
-Adult fist aid/ CPR AED
-Traffic control flagger cert
-Basic rigging safety awareness cert
-Forklift operator
-Confined space training 4 hour
-SWPPP cert
-CDL class A with tankers
-Trenching and excavation training
-Class 2 water distribution license (passed class 3 test, license is pending hours)
Timeline
Distribution Operator Class 1
Veolia Water & Suez
03.2021 - Current
Laborer Worker
City of Boise Public Works
12.2017 - 03.2021
Testing Crew Lead
Hi-Grade Underground Inc
05.2016 - 05.2017
High School Diploma -
Emmett High School