I have worked in the Utility industry since 1983, doing line clearance tree trimming and then entering the skilled trades, in 1991 as a Journeyman Electrical Line Worker, progressing thru to supervision of the Flint Michigan Headquarters. Retired in February of 2017 and moved to Florida, where I went back to work for Duke Energy as a journey man line worker in Lake Wales, then to Sebring (Highlands yard) as a C & M specialist then to C & M Supervisor, transferring to North Carolina in May 2022 and retiring in August 2023.