Luis Calo-Vega

Completed Pike safety training, including OSHA 10 certification, as well as formal instruction in both overhead and underground construction methods. Performed pole-setting and framing tasks.
Climbed utility poles beyond bucket truck reach to perform necessary work.
Assisted with the installation and removal of service dips, primary dips, and running dips on utility poles, including dismantling existing dips as required.
Responded promptly to emergency repair requests, conducting grounding, line switching, phasing, and repairs to ensure safety and reliability. Collaborated effectively with A-linemen to foster a positive, safety-conscious work environment. Assisted a lineman with reframing existing poles, constructing new poles, and managing wire installations. Operated various equipment, including bucket trucks, digger derricks, excavators, and backhoes.
Installed and removed overhead transformers efficiently and safely.
Positioned and operated equipment such as bucket trucks, line trucks, wire pullers, and reel trailers to facilitate utility line work.

- Install and frame utility poles. - Retrofit and upgrade overhead transformers. - Perform pole replacements and relocations. - Replace copper wiring with new aluminum wiring. - Climb poles within rights-of-way to replace pole top pins and neutral spools during copper wire replacement projects. - Assist senior linemen with wire handling, overhead pot replacements, retagging overhead utility fixtures, and reframing existing poles to meet updated specifications.