Senior Utility Locate Technician
USIC · Fresno, CA
Jan, 2021 · Present
Locate and mark gas, electric, telecom, water and sewer facilities on 20–28 USA North 811 tickets per day across Fresno and Kings counties
Maintained zero at-fault excavation damages for 4 consecutive years across 21,000+ completed tickets
Resolve 95% of emergency tickets within 2 hours, supporting PG&E, AT&T and municipal water crews on after-hours call-outs
Trained and certified 11 new locators on RD8100/vLoc3 operation, APWA color code and ticket documentation; 10 passed NULCA on first attempt
Used GPR and sonde tracing to map 3.2 miles of untoned PVC and abandoned lines, cutting unlocatable-facility tickets by 38%
Audit peer ticket photos and GIS notes weekly, raising district documentation compliance from 86% to 99%
Utility Locate Technician
Pacific Locating Services · Visalia, CA
Jun, 2018 · Dec, 2020
Completed 15–22 811 locate tickets per day for gas, fiber, CATV and irrigation facilities across Tulare County
Achieved 99.6% on-time ticket completion rate across 3 years and 11,500+ tickets
Updated facility records in ArcGIS Field Maps, correcting 400+ mapping discrepancies reported to utility owners
Coordinated with excavators on large-project meet tickets for 6 subdivision and highway widening projects
Set up compliant traffic control on 300+ roadway locates with zero vehicle incidents
Field Service Helper
Central Valley Underground · Madera, CA
May, 2016 · May, 2018
Assisted crews with potholing, vacuum excavation and daylighting of utilities on 120+ job sites
Installed and tested tracer wire on 8 miles of new PVC water and irrigation main
Supported confined space entries as attendant, maintaining gas monitor logs with 100% compliance
Flagged traffic and maintained equipment, reducing truck downtime 15% through daily inspections