Wil Wainright and Ryan Carter joined Okefenoke REMC as apprentice I lineworkers in March and November 2015 respectively, and work out of the co-op’s Nahunta office. After hours of Linemen Ryan Carter and Wil Wainright received their journeyman lineman certificates.bookwork, nearly five years of on-the-job training and laboratory testing, Carter and Wainright are celebrating their completion of the Northwest Lineman College’s Lineworker Certification Program and designation as a journeyman lineman.

Presenting them their certificates of completion and a commemorative statue of Willie Wiredhand, the national mascot of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s member co-ops, was OREMC’s Human Resources Manager and Safety Coordinator David Smith. Smith noted both stayed dedicated and worked hard throughout the program, excelling in both their book work and skills testing. He says, “I look forward to their continued professional growth.”

Also congratulating Carter and Wainright were OREMC General Manager John Middleton, their Nahunta coworkers and fellow linemen.