Electric Utility Operations

Apprentice Wins Milwaukee Tools in EUO Drawing at Lineman's Expo

Oct. 19, 2018

Dustin Ortiz, apprentice for the City of Seguin in Seguin, Texas, won the 2018 drawing.

By spinning the wheel in the T&D World booth, Lineman Rodeo Expo attendees could enter a drawing for a chance to win tools from Milwaukee Tool. At the Lineman's BBQ, T&D World announced the name of the winner--Dustin Ortiz, apprentice for the City of Seguin in Seguin, Texas.

Ortiz won three tools in the drawing:

M18 FUEL 7/16-in. Hex Utility Impact
A set of Lineman’s Impact Auger Bits and Adapters
High Leverage Lineman’s Pliers with Crimper

Congratulations, Dustin! We hope you will enjoy your new tools during your apprenticeship program and future career in the line trade.

About the Author

Amy Fischbach | Amy Fischbach, EUO Contributing Editor

Amy Fischbach is the Field Editor for T&D World magazine and manages the Electric Utility Operations section. She is the host of the Line Life Podcast, which celebrates the grit, courage and inspirational teamwork of the line trade. She also works on the annual Lineworker Supplement and the Vegetation Management Supplement as well as the Lineman Life and Lineman's Rodeo News enewsletters. Amy also covers events such as the Trees & Utilities conference and the International Lineman's Rodeo. She is the past president of the ASBPE Educational Foundation and ASBPE and earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Kansas State University. She can be reached at [email protected].