Biography
Mr. Ward
has worked over 35 years in the electrical transmission and distribution
industry. He worked 15 years with Dillard
Smith Construction Company, Six (6) years at City of Dayton Electric
Department, and 15 years at the Chattanooga Electric Power Board.
During Bobby’s 15 years
with Dillard-Smith, he provided transmission construction and maintenance
services, installed and maintained substations, fiber optics, and communication
towers.He also worked on numerous emergency
storm restoration efforts in the Southeastern US.
During
Bobby’s six (6) years as a City of Dayton Electric Department Lineman, his
duties were performing highly skilled,
journey-level distribution and electrical work in the installation,
construction, maintenance, and repair of electrical distribution and service
lines, transformers, meters, metering equipment, electrical substations, and
related equipment.He also worked on
numerous emergency storm restoration efforts in the Southeastern US.
During Bobby’s 15 years with the Power Board,
he worked in three positions. As an Overhead Journeyman Lineman, his duties included performing highly skilled, journey-level
distribution and electrical work in the installation, construction,
maintenance, and repair of electrical distribution and service lines,
transformers, meters, metering equipment, electrical substations, and related
equipment. As a Line Crew Supervisor, supervised
a line crew performing the tasks shown in the lineman description above. And as a Line Inspector, inspected
work performed by line crews to verify correct work completion.
While
working at the Power Board, Bobby also worked on numerous emergency storm restoration efforts in
the Southeaster US. After retirement
from the power board, Mr. Ward continues to work on emergency storm restoration efforts in Southeastern
US.
