PALO VERDE ROPEWORKS - Key Persons

Clint has 33 years of experience in Transmission Line Construction and maintenance. In addition to his field experience, Clint has worked for 20 years as a Bare hand/ Hot stick instructor for Tri-State G&T. With Thom Penner, Clint helped develop the Rope Access live line program for Tri-State G&T. Clint is currently a Field training Specialist for the transmission line department at Tri-State G&T. He is also responsible for apprentice and journeyman training.

Job Titles:

• Lead Trainer / Operations

John Sheridan is a native Phoenician who spent 32 yrs with Phoenix Fire Dept working on Ladder trucks and Heavy Rescues. He was a member of their Special Operations Team and is a technician in rope rescue as well as hazardous materials. He was a member of Arizona Task Force 1 which is one of the 28 national Urban Search and Rescue Teams. In his years on the special operations team he became a lead instructor and was heavily involved bringing new members of the team up to NFPA's operational level and a large number of team members to the technical level in rope rescue. His involvement in FEMA has taken him to many national classes for instructors of urban search and rescue and was an adjunct HERS ( Heavy Equipment Rigging Specialist ) and a lead instructor in Structural Collapse and was involved in that training as well for the members of Arizona Task Force 1. John also manages the Special Operations program for Paradise Valley Community College. This program teaches both Arizona Fire Marshall Rope Rescue and NFPA Technical Level rope rescue.

Mickey brings nearly 30 years of tower access experience to PVR. He offers climbing training for wooden pole and steel structures. In addition, he trains in assembly and installation of communication towers and equipment. After leaving the USAF in 1987, he worked for Motorola where he performed maintenance, removals, and installations on a variety of communication structures. Mickey currently operates Blackmon site services, dedicated to meeting clients' tower access needs.

Thom has 27 years of experience in High Voltage line work, in both Transmission and Distribution methods. He holds an extensive resume in in live line work ranging from from 4Kv. To 345 Kv. Thom helped develop the Tri-State G & T Liveline Rope access manual and is currently a Journeyman Lineman and live line Barehand trainer for Tri-State G & T.