Springfield Electrical Utility Director Robert Gardner Retiring After 30 Years
SPRINGFIELD TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn Information) – After 30 years of service with the town, Springfield Electrical Utility Director Robert Gardner can be retiring on June 30, 2020.
For the previous 26 years, Gardner has held the title of Electrical Utility Director. Gardner graduated from Tennessee State College in 1989 with a level in Electrical Engineering earlier than receiving his Grasp’s in Enterprise Administration from Trevecca Nazarene College in 2004.
He began working at Springfield Electrical in July 1990 as {an electrical} engineer after briefly working as a pc software engineer. Promoted to director in October 1994 upon the retirement of Ralph Jarrell, Gardner turned the youngest division head within the historical past of the Metropolis of Springfield at age 30.
Mr. Jarrell was a robust mentor and instrumental in Robert’s profession improvement. “Ralph by no means accepted excuses,” says Robert. “He demanded excellence and pushed me each step of the way in which. I’d have by no means been capable of get so far as I did with out him.”
Throughout his tenure as director, Robert lowered electrical charges twice, eradicated debt, diminished outages by 30%, oversaw building of two new substations, changed electrical fleet, transformed and expanded the division, and pushed to extend pay and advantages for workers. “Absolutely the biggest factor concerning the Electrical Division is the workers. They do an incredible job. Our workers and God’s grace are the actual purpose for my success. I’ll miss them vastly,” says Gardner.
Robert additionally served on a number of committees and boards within the trade, together with Tennessee Municipal Electrical Energy Affiliation (TMEPA), Tennessee Valley Public Energy Affiliation (TVPPA), American Public Energy Affiliation (APPA), and the Central District Supervisor’s Affiliation (CDMA).
Robert is understood for his neighborhood service, working actively with the homeless, his involvement on the Bransford Neighborhood Middle, and is the founding father of The Grasp’s Desk Soup Kitchen.
“He can be dearly missed by his Springfield Electrical household, and we want him the best possible on his new journey,” metropolis officers stated.
