Taylor North
Mesa
Summary
Proficient Journeyman Lineman seeking a full time Lineman position with NV Energy. Ready to take on a new challenge and change, learn a new system, sharpen my skills and gain more experience safely in the trade as Journeyman Lineman. I am prepared to take on this immense commitment and the responsibilities that come with: adhering to safety protocols, following directions, learning new skills, carrying out quality workmanship, taking on challenges and communicating effectively with fellow coworkers. With my work experiences and qualifications, along with my work ethic, I know I would be a perfect candidate for the Lineman position at NV Energy.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
4037
4037
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Journeyman Lineman
Salt River Project
Phoenix
03.2026 - Current
- Installed electrical devices for customer paid (new business) work.
- Switching, testing cable with hi pot set and phasing, radio work, obtaining hold tags and clearances.
- Instructing and teaching apprentices and groundman to terminate cable and understanding switching for jobs.
- Making sure material and equipment is ready for the next day
- Operated aerial lifts and digger derricks for line installations.
- Assisted in training apprentices on safety protocols and procedures.
- Inspected equipment and tools for compliance with safety standards.
- Climbed wood poles using approved climbing methods while wearing proper safety gear.
- Epz grounding and utilizing adequate cover
Apprentice Lineman
Salt River Project
Phoenix
05.2022 - 03.2026
- Installed and maintained overhead and underground power lines.
- Assisted in troubleshooting electrical issues on-site.
- Operated tools and equipment such as bucket trucks and digger derricks, backyard machines, wire pullers, remote control operated wire reel trailers, his pullers, forklifts.
- Switching, hi pot cable, phasing cable, radio work, obtaining hold tags and clearances.
- Storm work/call outs including hit ug switches, fuses, capacitor banks and poles.
- Hot sticking, tying in conductor, setting poles between hot phases
- Helicoptor longline training and Helicoptor work replacing old 115kv h structures.
- Installed new 230kv steel towers and pulled conductor in.
- Worked off tower ladders and baker boards for transmission maintenance
- Replaced glass insulator stacks on 69kv poles.
- Pole changeouts, t -taps, building and connecting 2 and 3 pot banks, capacitor banks, primary risers, operating gang operated electrical devices, conduit work, identifying phasing in duct banks for contractor crews to make splices, cable replacement and conversions.
- Cutting in new devices
- Macking out phases
- Terminating ug cable such as: T bodies, elbows, pot heads, and splice bodies.
- Manhole work
- Followed safety protocols to ensure a safe working environment such as epz grounding and adequate cover.
- Ensured that all worksites were left clean upon completion of projects.
- Collaborated with other linemen in a team environment to complete projects in a timely manner.
Trades Helper
SRP Contact: Mark Angulo (602) 516-5704
Glendale
11.2021 - 05.2022
- Icing, removing trash, organizing bins, and stocking materials on crew trucks
- Writing down material lists for upcoming jobs, loading those materials, setting up and positioning linetrucks. Handing material and tools to lineman in the bucket.
- Prepping UG Termination Kits
- Reading job prints
- Labeling equipment
- Filling out tailboards
- Terminating transformer farms
- Streetlight connections/j boxes
- UG and overhead services.
- Making up jumpers, pulling and removing ug cable.
- Set and remove wood poles.
- Running handline, operating equipment for wire pulls, boom truck, backyard machine, his puller.
- Learned to tie several knots such as the bowline, running bowline, bowline on a bite, timber hitch, square, half-hitch, butterfly, clove hitch and grapevine.
Groundman
Rokstad Power Contact: (623)295-4378
Glendale
05.2021 - 11.2021
- Icing, cleaning, removing trash, organizing bins and stocking materials on crew trucks.
- Communicating with my foreman to write up material lists for upcoming jobs, loading these materials and hauling equipment and devices to job sites.
- Hauled flatbed trailers loaded with devices and material, three reel wire trailers, pole trailers with 35ft-45ft poles through city and freeway.
- Dug pole holes with linetruck auger. Hand dug pole and anchor holes.
- Made up down guys
- Operated both digger and bucket trucks, wire puller, backyard machine, forklift and back hoe.
- Assisted in wire pulls overhead and underground
- Prepped Termination Kits
- Terminated ug cable.
- Streetlight connections/ j-boxes/set streetlights
- Filled out tailboards
- Reading prints
- Transformer farms
Education
High School Diploma -
Payson High School
Payson, AZSome College (No Degree) - Electric Utility Technology Program (Certificate)
Chandler Gilbert Community College
Gilbert, AZSome College (No Degree) - General Studies
Eastern Arizona College
Payson, AZSkills
- Adhering to safety protocols
- Identifying hazards
- Communication
- Following instructions
- Knowledge retaining
- Taking on challenges and working around obstacles
- Mechanical aptitude
- Using hand and power tools
- Switching and hot sticking
- Radio work
- Operating equipment
- Reading Prints
- Climbing poles
- Basic algebra
- Rigging Techniques
- Working under pressure
- Adaptability
- Collaboration
- Time Management
- Physically fit
Certification
- Journeyman Lineman Ticket passed 8000 hour state recognized apprenticeship
- OSHA 10
- Class A CDL with manual transmission and no mechanical restrictions
- CPR certified
- Electric Utility Technology Certificate
References
Gregory Weitzel, Journeyman Lineman - Rokstad Power IBEW 769 (602) 885-4374
Brenton Condoll, Journeyman Lineman - Rokstad Power IBEW 769 (602) 423-6426
Matt Collins, Journeyman Lineman - Rokstad Power IBEW 769 (702) 610-0471
Derric Cullinane, Journeyman Lineman - Arizona Public Services (602) 809-1043
Education and Training
other,high-school
Timeline
Journeyman Lineman
Salt River Project
03.2026 - Current
Apprentice Lineman
Salt River Project
05.2022 - 03.2026
Trades Helper
SRP Contact: Mark Angulo (602) 516-5704
11.2021 - 05.2022
Groundman
Rokstad Power Contact: (623)295-4378
05.2021 - 11.2021
High School Diploma -
Payson High School
Some College (No Degree) - Electric Utility Technology Program (Certificate)
Chandler Gilbert Community College
Some College (No Degree) - General Studies
Eastern Arizona College