Oregon Verizon Contract

**RD_Wrangler** · April 6th, 2009, 03:44 PM

Anyone know who got the Verizon contract in Oregon?

**swagman** · April 6th, 2009, 05:53 PM

they are called golden state locating,,don't know alot about them ,all new equipment !!!!!,part of quanta utilities

**yahoo** · April 6th, 2009, 07:52 PM

never heard of them???

**RD_Wrangler** · April 6th, 2009, 10:23 PM

Thank you Mr. Swag.

It's Golden State Utility Co. Their website isn't very informative on the locating end of things, but they seem to be more on the construction end of things.

They're out of California (duh) and seem up and up. I'll let ya know more if and when I hear from their HR dept.

**Linden Riddle** · April 6th, 2009, 11:18 PM

Mike Roach is their general manager, I believe.

**Mke** · April 8th, 2009, 09:20 AM

Mr. Swagman,

Are you sure its Golden State? I was out in troutdale last summer when they first got awarded the contract and I want to say the stickers on the trucks were... CSI or CUS...or something like that....

I'll do some more diggin

mke

**RD_Wrangler** · April 8th, 2009, 12:34 PM

I'd appreciate that Mke. I'm talking to SC right now, but don't wanna limit my options if ya savvy?

**Throttle jockey** · April 8th, 2009, 10:44 PM

It could of been CSI, out of Flordia. I was to head them up out on the west coast. But decided to stay here.

It's Connective Solution Inc. They are a small company. But a good company to work for. They are PRO family.

**Mke** · April 9th, 2009, 09:23 AM

Thank you Throttle Jockey.

RD, that is the company that i've seen up here doing verizon out in East county. When I seen them out on site they were using RD4k's...might be up your alley.

**RD_Wrangler** · April 9th, 2009, 11:47 AM

Thanks Throttle and Mke,

And that is the company. Talked to their office in Fl. They're forwarding my res. to the office in Or. We shall see...

**Throttle jockey** · April 9th, 2009, 09:15 PM

Mke:
You said east country? Where might that be?

The owner (she) is a very very nice person.They are a up and coming company. I loved the ticket system. It was live. only a five minute delay.

She knows alot of power peps.

I kick myself in the ass. They told me a year before they (verizon) let us go here in Il.

**Mke** · April 10th, 2009, 09:29 AM

D'oh....

East County.... Portland Oregon.

**Throttle jockey** · April 10th, 2009, 07:58 PM

That's what I think to. My wife thinks someting else!!!!

**RD_Wrangler** · April 10th, 2009, 11:02 PM

Must be dig season in Oregon. I went from NOBODY calling me, to 3 seperate companies calling and wanting to know when I can get there....LOL!

Thanks for the help guys!

I should be up there the end of May. Just depends on who wants me the most, as to who I'm with. Either way I'll have a reciever in my hand again.

**USIC1** · April 11th, 2009, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by RD_Wrangler

Must be dig season in Oregon. I went from NOBODY calling me, to 3 seperate companies calling and wanting to know when I can get there....LOL!

Thanks for the help guys!

I should be up there the end of May. Just depends on who wants me the most, as to who I'm with. Either way I'll have a reciever in my hand again.

30 day wonders have come and gone before around here, no longer to be heard from again...Then there are the large numbers of wannabes over the years I ve seen in the field, whos disenchantment filters through over~ 6 months or so, and then they are gone... Some Newbs may even be over qualified and think if there thoughts were considered then locating would nt drive them over the edge and out the door either...

Ahhh!!!!!!! let the entertainment begin!!!!!!!!!! First its how great the leadership is...Then as questioning of the earlier misconceptions set in, ever increasing expectations create harder challenges to be reached( a short cut here or there should nt compromise much

to meet the goals )... As the growing pressures of risk taking and balancing act finally takes its toll ( why there has been such a high turnover in the industry to begin with), (aka pressure of time vs risk to meet company quotas) a mentally broken locator morphs... The once healthy thinking gets cast-

Then you become a casuality of ASS Syndrome-

Aspirations , loss of-(deflating of thoughts of being highly apreciated in the field by contractors, and how any great hussle and motivation will eventually lift you in rank(no and not that rank

either) evaporates...

Attitude-( the waivering ensues)... Intitiative( "at a boys" never pan out financial or are quickly dismissed)...

Stepping on toes (thoughts of constructive input or opinion are better left unsaid) "just do as is expected, not what is known to yet be proven"...

Finally, if you drone on for any extent( 3+yrs or so) surviving the challenges reaching your final plateau of a spirit lobotomized casualty, accepting your daily paint fumes, and stale truck sweat, and ritualized daily incentives(the over abundance of personal and company shortcomings while holding your tongue if asked if you have any questions), you will then and at that point truly have reached the title of so few old timers that flew over the locators cuckoos nest...

Lets see how all the smoke blowing pans out???

You have truly become a predominate outspoken contributor without daily "walking the walk" ...

Cant wait for the reality to settle in with an UP TO DATE contract locating establishment...

AAAHHH!?!??!

lets see if your ROTC (rhetoric on the cablevine) holds any merit in application....