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Luis Romero

Dublin

Summary

Begin a career with an established, safe, and quality driven company that will allow for continued learning and growth.

Professional lineman with significant experience in electrical infrastructure and maintenance. Skilled in troubleshooting, high-voltage line work, and safety protocols. Strong focus on team collaboration and reliable under changing conditions. Adept at problem-solving and ensuring efficient, effective results.

Reliable Lineman known for troubleshooting issues and inspecting poles and lines for signs of danger. Dedicated employee willing to work any shift and offering a great attendance record. Promoting highly developed decision making skills.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Georgia Power Contractor for Overhead Distribution

Sumter Utilities
Georgia
06.2021 - Current
  • While operating Digger Derrick
  • Performed daily pre/post trip inspections
  • When operating line truck, use proper rigging, safely move poles using a tag line
  • Load/unload requested poles
  • Safely lift if needed.
  • Set a safe work area which includes road signs, barricade trucks for touch step potential around energized lines. Ground trucks
  • Set outrigger along with outrigger pads.
  • Auger hole if safe to do so after locates have been cleared.
  • Wear all required PPE prior to setting pole, hard hat, safety glasses, over shoes, rubber gloves and sleeves.
  • Set pole to recommended depth, can’t hook pole to proper adjustment, plumb pole, set ground rods, bond pole ground to ground rods, utilize hydraulic tamp around pole with dirt, add transformer number to pole along with GA power football and date nail.
  • Make pole top material that’s need to complete job.
  • Use proper hand and power tools for the task.
  • While operating bucket truck Performed daily
  • Wear PPE per osha and company regulations would include Rubber gloves and sleeves, hard hats, safety glasses, steel toe boots, FR long sleeve shirts and blue jeans.
  • Assisted with maintaining and repairing energized electrical distribution lines.
  • Install line hoses and insulating blankets to protect exposed energized conductors or circuit parts. Prior to handling or moving equipment near energized lines.
  • Utilize safety equipment at a safe distance like shotgun sticks, extension sticks.
  • MAC phases
  • Grounding phases
  • Pole change out tasks would include relocation of insulators, lightning arrestors, transformers, cutout switches, splice services, relocate energized lines to new pole safely, relocate cross arms, pole top pins, install square racks with neutral spools. Required bolt length, with square washers and nuts. Relocate and splice underground services as needed.
  • Bond main line neutral, and required equipment to grounding.

Project Manager/Alarm Clearing

MasTec Network Solutions
SFL, FL
01.2014 - 05.2021
  • Run Reports through AT&T LTE Tools
  • Check for Fiber Loss
  • SFP Mismatch
  • VSWR’s
  • RSSI
  • Skinny fat skinny (SFS)- applies only to FL market
  • Ensure UMTS Branches are not DEAF
  • Disabled RETS
  • Run PLOTS
  • Guide crew(s) to clear alarm(s)
  • Release crew(s) from site or for approve VQA
  • Ensure GC has cleared all new alarm(s)
  • Verify Serial Numbers from RRUS
  • Construction Manager
  • TN/KY
  • Read and implement project drawings and specifications (CD’s, RFDS, SA, NTP).
  • Determine the resources (time, materials, equipment, etc.) required to complete the project.
  • Ensure the construction process starts and ends on time, and daily and weekly deadlines are met.
  • Monitor the progress of the project and make adjustments as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the project.
  • Assist GC with equipment orders (MRF) and return(s), (PRET) of used/unused equipment to warehouse or return faulty equipment to CSSL.
  • Review projects to ensure compliance with building and safety codes, and other regulations.
  • Complete material take offs for civil / tower CXT, order materials.
  • Request Pre-Con(s) with tower owner.
  • Manage and motivate site foremen and crew(s).
  • Request upload(s) VQA DOC’s to QMS.
  • Redline RFDS/CD’s as built to structure.
  • Participating in meetings, providing ongoing feedback from project(s) in CXT.
  • Coordinating project punch list and close-out(s).
  • Dispute questionable punch items per ATT standards.
  • Communicate with QM and list items for market acceptance if applicable.
  • Quality Control Auditor VQCMFL
  • Responsible for conducting quality audits via signal hill platform ensuring the build was to AT&T National standards
  • Competed editing of video via Camtasia and tagged video per PM501 checklist.
  • Rendered video submitted video to Kaltura “updated QMS MasTec data base”
  • Completed PM501 cover page and video checklist ID
  • Passed applicable drivers associated with project.
  • Reviewed RFDS/CD’s made sure everything was accurate to project SOW.
  • Uploaded video and deliverables to Kaltura for review.
  • Quality Audit Team
  • FL
  • Responsible for arriving to multiple sites.
  • Log onto site with tower owner. NFSD. Sign site log book.
  • Take pictures of site signs. Take pictures of ran DC power/ fiber trunks in shelter, and punch if not properly supported with wax string and fiber paper on or over ladder rack.
  • Take pictures of Raycap.
  • Ensure all lugs have inspection windows and have no shiners.
  • Clear heat shrink in shelter at all times.
  • Have noax on all lugs.
  • Reassure all tags are labeled properly.
  • Confirm no zip ties were installed on any ground wire in shelter.
  • Check breaker box for proper AMP. Take an overall picture of shelter.
  • Check routing from tower to shelter DC power/ fiber trunks for proper supporting on Ice Bridge.
  • Check FMB install for loose hardware and grounding.
  • Climb tower and rig with rescue ropes “Controlled Descent and Safety Rope”.
  • Check for un-proper supporting of RF jumpers, fiber jumpers, and RETS.
  • Ground has to be supported with proper ground lugs, and buss bars must be properly installed with insulators or tower steel.
  • Check for all loose hardware, including antenna and radio brackets.
  • Check for un-proper weather proofing on power connectors and RETS.
  • RF jumpers must be supported within 18 inches from connector. All horizontal supports are to be supported within 3 feet. All vertical supports are to be supported at every 4 feet.
  • RF jumpers must not have connector stress within 10 inches from connector. Tower is to always maintain free from connector stress.
  • Check for proper color code spacing on RF and fiber jumpers.
  • Check for snap-ins not covering any RF jumper labels.
  • Check down tilt and plum with digital smart level per RFDS.
  • Mount AAT for azimuths.
  • Take over all pictures of each sector.
  • Ensure quality has been performed.
  • Lead Tower Tech 3
  • FL
  • Training tower Tech 1 how to safely tie off 100% of the time.
  • Ensure Tech1 reaches work area safely. Also, ensure before Tech1 unhooks his ladder climbing system, he must hook up and utilize his personal fall arrest system
  • Teach to rig tower properly for new ATT builds, mount swaps, or for performing rescues.
  • Responsible for ATT 1C, 2C, 3C, and 4C builds.
  • Ensuring work completion is on schedule, and site is met up to ND502 standards.
  • Quality is to always be performed upon site construction.
  • I have complete multiple punch free sites. I have successfully completed sites in MD, WVA, DC, VA, GA, FL, PA, TN, KY, AL, IN, NY.
  • Tiger Team
  • FL
  • Responsible for arriving to multiple sites and logging onto site with tower owner.
  • NFSD.
  • Sign the site log book.
  • Check for alarms.
  • Clear all alarms on site tower and ground.
  • Swap out non-working RRH.
  • Rerun broken fiber jumpers to corresponding sectors.
  • Re-terminate power jumper connectors under the RRH.
  • Swap out broken or non-working antennas.
  • Replace kinked or watered RF jumpers.
  • Re-terminate ground lugs with no inspection window on tower.
  • Correct all punches on site from punch list.
  • Take photos of all corrected punches.
  • Correct azimuths with an antenna alignment tool.
  • Take tape drop photos.
  • Correct plum and down tilt on antennas.
  • Support all existing material and equipment that is not up to ND502 quality standards.

Lead Tower Tech

Teletech Team LLC
BAWA
10.2013 - 11.2013

Tiger Team

Nexius
BAWA
05.2013 - 09.2013

Lead Tower Tech

Telnet Inc.
BAWA
10.2012 - 05.2013

Wireless Ground/ Tower Tech

Intelect Corp
BAWA
06.2010 - 10.2012

Education

No Degree -

Northwest Lineman College
York, SC
06.2026

Skills

  • Overhead line construction
  • Bucket truck operation
  • Pole setting
  • Transformer banks
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Power distribution systems
  • Conductor splicing
  • Three-phase experience
  • OSHA regulations
  • Grounding
  • Rigging

  • Grounding procedures
  • Transformer removal
  • Hand and power tools
  • Electrical power line maintenance
  • Safety management
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Problem-solving
  • Time management
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Attention to detail
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Excellent communication
  • Professionalism

Certification

  • Class A CDL with no restrictions
  • Certified in CPR, AED, and First Aid for Adults
  • A Class lineman
  • Pole climbing
  • OSHA 10
  • Completed 2 years in NLC apprenticeship program
  • Pole top and bucket rescue certified
  • Competent Climber/ Rescuer Construction- OSHA 10
  • RF Awareness DOT-CSA Training
  • Bechtel Passport First Aid/ CPR/ AED
  • Bechtel QA Training ND502 Quality Stand
  • Pace Defensive Driving GHS HazCom
  • Anritsu Bloodborne Pathogens
  • AT&T Supplier Awareness AT&T Ask Yourself
  • SLMS- Basic Capstan Principles Hours of Service
  • Cargo Securement HSE Policy and Exam
  • Competent/ Qualified Rigger Substance Abuse

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Georgia Power Contractor for Overhead Distribution

Sumter Utilities
06.2021 - Current

Project Manager/Alarm Clearing

MasTec Network Solutions
01.2014 - 05.2021

Lead Tower Tech

Teletech Team LLC
10.2013 - 11.2013

Tiger Team

Nexius
05.2013 - 09.2013

Lead Tower Tech

Telnet Inc.
10.2012 - 05.2013

Wireless Ground/ Tower Tech

Intelect Corp
06.2010 - 10.2012

No Degree -

Northwest Lineman College
Luis Romero