Joe Skelton has over 33 years of experience with Upper Cumberland EMC. He started as a lineman, working in the field for nine years before moving into the Operations department. Since then, he has served as a Substation Technician, Supervisor of Technical Operations, and Director of Operations. In these roles, Joe has managed substations, relaying, communications and fiber installation, commercial metering, Right of Way, and SCADA systems. He has also led projects in AMI deployment, fiber expansion, substation upgrades, and SCADA implementation.