Electric Subscribers

Benefits of being a subscriber:

Our primary service is the monthly safety meeting conducted by our instructors, which cover one or more topics listed in the annual program schedule.

Meet our Instructors:

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Bill Eskew

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615-513-6538 cell

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Bill Eskew Bio:

Bill started in the industry as a groundman at Middle Tennessee Electric in their Lebanon district. After a year as a groundman, Bill transitioned to MTE’s lineman apprenticeship program and spent his next 23 years as a Journeyman Lineman. Bill retired as a crew leader and joined JT&S in 1996. While serving his community at MTE, Bill served 25 years in the United States National Guard. Bill has a passion for educating on First Aid/CPR and has been a First Aid/CPR trainer for over 30 years.

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Tim Phegley

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219-863-7097 cell

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Tim Phegley Bio:

Tim has been with JT&S since 2015. Tim started his lineman career in 1981 as an apprentice lineman for Jasper County REMC in Northwest Indiana. After 35 years of service, Tim retired as a Line Foreman/Line Superintendent. He joined JT&S in 2015. Tim is the lead instructor on JT&S’ Hotline School.

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Mike Matheny

Instructor

731-780-4248 cell

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Mike Matheny Bio:

Mike spent 35 years at Southwest Tennessee Electric before joining JT&S in the fall of 2018. At Southwest, Mike was a groundman for 5 months before starting his lineman apprenticeship. He was a Journeyman Lineman and then transitioned to the role of Substation Technician responsible for 24 substations and serving 11 counties in West Tennessee. Mike has been on the board of the Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo for 15 years.

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Arch Slater

Instructor

931-224-8641 cell

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Arch Slater Bio:

Arch had 28 years of service at Duck River Electric before starting his career at JT&S in the fall of 2018. He started out as a meter reader for his first year and a half at DREMC, and then he started his lineman apprenticeship. He was a lineman for 18 years and then transitioned to a foreman role for his last 8 years with DREMC. Arch is the lead instructor on JT&S’ Basic and Advanced Transformer Schools and enjoys using his expertise to train the next generation of linemen.

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Darrin Costner

Instructor

423-237-1991 cell

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Darrin Costner Bio:

Darrin worked at Newport Utilities for 23 years. He was hired in as a groundman, then obtained his Journeyman Lineman credentials through SELCAT and TVPPA. In 2016, he moved to the engineering department where he obtained his line design and distribution credentials through TVPPA and worked as an engineering/staking tech until August of 2022. Darrin joined JT&S in August of 2022.

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Zach Spicer

Instructor

615-405-2570 cell

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Zach Spicer Bio:

Zach is a former United States Marine that began his Lineman career in 2004 with Dickson Electric. While at Dickson Electric, Zach was Lead Substation Technician and was responsible for eight distribution substations providing power to over 37,000 customers. Zach is a Certified Utility Safety Professional and he joined the JT&S team in October of 2022.

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