CHANDLER SCOTT

Extensive reading of blueprints.

• Trained junior linemen on safe operation of tools and equipment, enhancing team skills.
• Implemented preventive maintenance practices, reducing downtime and improving service reliability.
• Removed old poles and hardware and replaced with new equipment.
• Trained new team members in proper procedures, fostering a safe and efficient work environment.
• Framing poles in the correct way for strands such as: dead-end framings, curve framings, straight framings, and combo framings.
• Jigging/lashing fiber optic cable ranging from 3,000 to 10,000 feet in a day.
• Tensioning the strand to specified requirements.
• Building strand for telecommunication cables such as fiber optic cable, coax cable, and copper cables. Along with the bonding of strands and down guys to specifications.
• Placing down guys, tensioning to anchors, setting anchors, and placing guy guards.
• Delashing old, unused cables and removing old, unused strands.
• Performing pole transfers of many different varieties such as: transfers from old poles to new poles, lowering lines on existing poles, and damaged poles to new poles.
• Flagging traffic and placing road signs to safety regulations specifications.
• Use of power tools such as chainsaws, sawzalls, grinders, half-inch impacts, etc. Along with the knowledge of safety precautions and regulations for all.
• Use a wide variety of hand tools and understand the correct use of each tool, as well as the safety precautions for each.
• Following the safety regulations of the employer, and teaching others to follow and do the same.

• - Lashing fiber optic cable.
• - Jigging fiber optic cable.
• - Pulling fiber cable through conduit into manholes, handholes, businesses, and to poles.
• - Hanging strand.
• - Tensioning strands using chain hoists and grips from bucket trucks or on spikes.
• - Bonding strand and cable.
• - Tensioning down guys, and placing guy guards.
• - Placing anchors for down guys.
• - The usage of hand and power tools.
• - Transferring strand and cable from old poles to new poles.
• - Banding concrete poles.
• - Completing work in a safe, and timely manner.
• - Working alone or with a team to complete projects.
• - Working on all cuts and storm work.
• - Pole climbing certified.
• - Bucket Truck Certified.
• - 150+ hours of yearly safety training.

• - Splicing fiber optic cables ranging from single fibers up to 864 count
• - Splicing up to 5 and more cables in one splice case
• - Logging into live fiber to add cables or to fix damages
• - Testing fiber from pfp’s using an OTDR by sending light to terminals
• - Trouble shooting low light and identifying the locations of broken fiber
• - Complete understanding of blueprints
• - Identifying the C.O. side and the field side of cable
• - Bonding of fiber optic cable and splice cases
• - Locating buried cable
• - Ladder safety trained
• - Pole climbing certified
• - Light commercial driving license
• - Bucket Truck certified
• - 150+ hours of monthly safety courses
• - Using Outlook daily to send emails to inform management for job progress and safety issues
• - Using Microsoft Office and Excel to make spread sheets

• - Acquired OSHA 30 certification
• - Trained in the field and in class for plumbing, HVAC, and Pipefitting
• - Usage of hand tools and power tools
• - Soldering and cutting copper pipe
• - Fitting pipe such as stainless, cast iron, and copper
• - Rigging and fitting of Iron pipe ranging from 2 Inch up to 26 inch
• - Assist in location of welding machines
• - working safely from ladders
• - Reading and understanding of blue prints
• - structural welding
• - Filling out JSA’s
• - Fire watch trained
• - proper use of all Personal Protective Equipment
• - trained in fall protection and knowing what to do if one occurred
• - Completed work in places such as but not limited to: Power plants, Military bases, and NASA