Martin Gélinas
Beaverton,Ontario
Summary
Journeyman Lineman - Red Seal Alberta Power System Electrician – 3rd year High level of leadership, initiative and organizational skills in achieving a high degree of personal and team safety, combined with productivity Excellent interpersonal team participation and communication skills Strong initiative to successfully complete personal and team projects Good physical coordination and manual dexterity Ability to work at heights of up to 450 feet and in varying extreme climates Strong problem solving skills Over 12 years experience in transmission, distribution, sub stations and communication towers
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Journeyman Lineman, Grid Response, Toronto Hydro
Valard Construction
07.2023 - Current
- Performed emergency repairs on distribution systems and sub-stations during outages.
- Emergency power outage calls.
- Executed UWPC emergency switching.
- Reclosers, breakers, Current transformers, Switches And switch gear buildings.
- Organized and conducted safety meetings consistently each day and month.
- Represent the company in a professional manner to clients.
Supervisor Sub-station Division
K-LINE Construction and Maintenance
06.2018 - 07.2020
- Responsible for planning organizing the work schedules and construction
- Supervising work done by contractors under K-line.
- Reading and trouble shooting blue prints for construction
- Meeting the clients Dates of dead line for construction
- Pulling underground cables, installing High voltage transformers,Reclosers, breakers, Current transformers, Switches And switch gear buildings.
- Inspecting and delivering final construction to clients.
- Tracking project quality environmental and Health & Safety requirements.
- Supervising work done by the line crews on 27.6kv , 13.8 kv and 44 kv Distribution Lines.
Journeyman Lineman/Foreman
Fisher Powerline, Fort Hills, AB
01.2015 - 06.2018
- Responsible for 5 to 10 men crews
- Construction of 25 kv to 500 kv substation
- Construction of 13.8 kv to 260 kv H-frame powerline125 feet poles
- Responsible for acquiring work permits and high safety requirements
- Rubber gloves work up to 35KV Fortis, Alberta
- Construction monitoring reporting deficiencies
Journeyman lineman/Foreman
MYR Group, Manitoba, Gillam
01.2017 - 06.2017
- Responsible of stringing 2 bundle conductor 2000mcm
- 230kv converting station, stringing 3500 mcm
- Installing all jumpers on Ac side of sub station including 2000 mcm and 3500
- Responsible of 7 men crew on Quality Control and final product.
- Installing all components on buss work and connectors
- Managing daily work for the crew
- Responsible for safe work practice of all workers and completion on time of planned work
Journeyman Lineman/Foreman
Western Pacific Electric, Anzac, AB
01.2015 - 08.2015
- Responsible for 5 to 10 men crews
- Erecting steel, installing equipment
- Bust from 4” to 6” in a live 160 kv to 240 kv LIVE substation
- Performed crane lift 7 feet from 240 kv live lines
Journeyman Lineman
Midlite Powerline
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Erecting powerlines from 13.8 kv to 240 kv
- Performed various work on anchors and powerlines
- Maintenance on transformers and powerlines
Skills
- Erect and maintain steel structures, wood or concrete poles, towers and guy-wires
- Install, maintain and repair overhead and underground power lines and cables, insulators, conductors, lighting arrestors, switches, transformers, street lighting and other associated equipment
- Splice, solder and insulate conductors and related wiring to connect power distribution and transmission networks, underground splicing and termination of transformers
- On call and troubleshooting experience
- Live line techniques using hot sticks
- Undertake live-line work utilizing a variety of methods
- Perform patrols and inspections for both distribution and transmission lines
- Troubleshoot and provide response to service calls and power interruptions
- Operate hole digging attachments, pole setting and related equipment on trucks
- Worked safely in all weather conditions in accordance with safety practice regulations and procedures
- Safe work and job planning skills and initiative to successfully complete personal and team projects
Certification
- Red Seal Lineman
- Power System Electrician
- Utility work protection code 2019
- Zoom Boom Operator
- Professional Powerline Course
- Excavator/Digger Operator
- EUC and OH&S Part 40 Training
- Ground Disturbance for supervisors
- H2S Alive
- First Aid 2019
- Confine space Entry 2019
- Elevated Platform Certified
- Fall Protection 2019
- Pole top rescue and bucket rescue 2019
- Class DZ driver’s licence
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working
Additional Information
From year 2020 to July 2023 I owned my company called MG High Voltage, I performed work like installing full high voltage for commercial buildings from switch gear 44kv to 2000 kva transformers and all dock banks.
Partnered with York power for pole supports and temp services for 2 years also.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENTS
- Cana Utilities, Calgary
- Rokstad Power, Calgary
- Santerre Electrique, Baie-Comeau, QC
- GIR Electrique, QC
- Shetush-Ondel Electrique, QC
Timeline
Journeyman Lineman, Grid Response, Toronto Hydro
Valard Construction
07.2023 - Current
Supervisor Sub-station Division
K-LINE Construction and Maintenance
06.2018 - 07.2020
Journeyman lineman/Foreman
MYR Group, Manitoba, Gillam
01.2017 - 06.2017
Journeyman Lineman/Foreman
Fisher Powerline, Fort Hills, AB
01.2015 - 06.2018
Journeyman Lineman/Foreman
Western Pacific Electric, Anzac, AB
01.2015 - 08.2015
Journeyman Lineman
Midlite Powerline
01.2014 - 01.2015
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