Service Awards

Bryan Bland / 25 years
Water Resources Systems Superintendent Bryan Bland has celebrated 25 years of service with Greenville Utilities. Bryan and his team are responsible for the repair, maintenance, and new construction of water and sewer system components located throughout our service area. Bryan serves as the Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) for approximately 520 miles of mains in our sewer collection system and ORC of approximately 723 miles of mains in our water distribution system. "Mostly what I've enjoyed over the years were the opportunities to grow as a person and to work with great people along the way," said Bryan. "We have an awesome group of guys who put in a lot of hard work to get the job done. I appreciate every one of them!"

Brandon Smith / 20 Years
Brandon Smith, Meter Technician III, recently celebrated 20 years of service with GUC. Brandon is part of a group of specialists who work exclusively on electric meters. He and the other technicians are responsible for the testing, repairing, and calibrating of single-phase and three-phase meters. They also install the transformer-rated meter equipment for residential, commercial, and industrial customers, testing these services and running load checks using system analyzers. They also install communication devices for industrial customers and co-generation accounts for data retrieval. Along with these duties, they also install and maintain meters for residential and commercial solar customers. Brandon said he has enjoyed the opportunities he’s had to work in other departments over the years. “I have learned a lot and made some good friends over the past 20 years,” he said. 

15 Years  
Sean Hawley, IT Senior Systems Analyst II

10 Years  
Nick Klapp, IT Support Specialist Supervisor

5 Years  
Matthew Craft, Electric Overhead Lineworker First Class

Promotions

Cory Stallings, Electric Engineering Assistant I
Tiffany Davis, Customer Contact Representative II
Spencer Letchworth, Water Resources Construction Inspector II 
Tracy Williams, Human Resources Specialist 
Brandon Burleson, WTP Operator III 
Ty Hardee, Control Systems Technician I  
Thomas Bird, Stores Warehouse Technician II

Accomplishments

Congratulations to the following Water Treatment Plant (WTP) employees on obtaining certifications from the NC Water Treatment Facility Operators Certification Board. Distribution Water Quality Technician I Tyler Palochak received his B-Distribution and C-Well certification. Distribution Water Quality Technician I Luke Hagee received his C-Distribution certification. Laboratory Technician II Stormi Amendt received her A-Surface certification. Operator I Brandon Cox and Operator I Phil Desmet received their C-Surface certifications. And Operator III Brandon Burleson received his A-Distribution certification. To obtain these certifications, employees attended weeklong schools where they studied and were tested on a variety of topics including pumps, instrumentation, bacteriology, iron and manganese removal, corrosion control, lab procedures, disinfection, and more. 

Sympathies

Condolences to Master Mechanic Kenny McDonald and his family on the passing of his father, Charles Thomas McDonald. 

New Hires

Antoine Gibbs,
Stores Warehouse Technician I 








Joshua Ray,
Meter Technician I

Sean Smallwood,
Meter Technician I