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2024 T&D World Lineworker Supplement: Problem Solvers

This article in the Lineworker Supplement is celebrating the lineworkers who have invented tools and technologies that are helping to improve the safety and efficiency of the line trade. Please email photos of the inventor with the product and the product in action to amyfischbach@gmail.com.
1.What is your name and contact information?
2.Describe your experience in the line trade. How long have you been a lineworker, and where did you do your apprenticeship?
3.Describe how you got interested in a career in the line trade. Who inspired you to become a lineworker?
4.What company do you work for now, and what are some of your key roles and responsibilities?
5.Talk about some of your most memorable experiences with storm response.
6.What are some challenges that you faced out in the field as a lineworker, and how did you overcome them?
7.Describe the inspiration for the product that you invented. What problem were you looking to solve through the invention? Also, what were some of the current ways that lineworkers were addressing this challenge prior to your invention?
8.What is the name of your product or technology, and how does it work step by step? Describe the installation or setup process.
9.What were some modifications that you made along the way based on customer feedback? Also, is the product now available out on the market, and is it patented?
10.What has been the response from lineworkers to your product, and what are your plans for the future?
11.What is your advice to other lineworkers looking to invent a new product?
12.Do you have any other comments about your life in the line trade or about your product or technology?
13.If you are on social media, what are some of your handles so that we can tag you in promotional posts on FB, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, etc.?