Rusty Trent

Experience

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  MOUNTAINEER GAS CO

  May 1993 - now

  I work out of Mountaineer Gas Company's Beckley Service Center, and, at the present, the Measurement & Regulation duties outlined below are performed throughout Southern West Virginia.Installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance of over 100 self operated, pilot loaded, and instrument controlled pressure reducing regulator stations serving natural gas distribution systems and belt lines.Inspection, operation, and maintenance of the critical (fire) valves associated with the aforementioned regulator stations.Indirect (water bath) and catalytic heating systems that are necessary at larger sales/purchase stations and high pressure applications.Mercaptan odorant injection stations that are necessary for the safe transportation and delivery of natural gas throughout various distribution systems.Gas measurement at large volume/industrial sales/purchase stations - installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of diaphragm, rotary, and turbine meters with the associated Eagle XARTU, Mercury Mini Max, and Dresser Micro electronic correctors and related telemetry. Annual gas sampling/testing for H2S, methane content, Btu composition, and moisture content. Installation, operation, and maintenance of deliquescent dryers, separators, filtration equipment, and brine tanks.Remote installations of electronic pressure monitoring equipment that utilize both cellular and landline communication to obtain real time data of system health.WV Public Service Commission "Gas Meter Man" CardholderProficient with Google Earth Pro and ESRI ARC/GIS mapping."OQ" certified as per 49 CFR Part 192 of the U.S. DOT Federal Regulations. Show less

  • Gas Operations Manager, M&R

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Coordinator, M&R Operations

    Aug 2018 - Aug 2022

  • General Utility - A (GUA) M&R

    May 2009 - Aug 2018

  • Gas Operations Technician (GOT)

    Oct 2002 - May 2009

  • Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO)

    Sept 1997 - Oct 2002

  • Warehouseman

    Jun 1995 - Sept 1997

  • Meter Reader

    Apr 1994 - Jun 1995

  • Customer Service Representative

    May 1993 - Apr 1994