Rasmussen joins SLVREC as apprentice
Spencer Rasmussen (pictured at right) comes to San Luis Valley REC as an apprentice lineman following about a year working with Mastec.
He grew up in Springfield, Missouri, but relocated to Colorado after meeting his wife who is a Valley native. Spencer worked for Vendola Plumbing before deciding he wanted to go to line school. He attended Rocky Mountain Line School in Colorado Springs, graduating in the fall of 2020.
Spencer was excited to come to SLVREC for the apprenticeship program; he’s looking forward to continuing his education to become a journeyman lineman. “I’m trying to learn as much as I can. I hadn’t worked on underground before, so that’s all been new to me,” he said. “The guys have been really good to work with; they’re not impatient and take time to teach me.”
Spencer says he is really enjoying doing different things with different crews; “At my previous job, I felt like I did the same thing over and over. I got good at what I did, but I needed a change of pace. I wanted to learn new things so I can grow.”
“One thing that has been challenging for me is that I feel like some materials have 10 different names! One of the guys will ask me to get one thing, and I think ‘I don’t know what that is,’ but then I see it, and I know exactly what it is… it just has a different name,” he laughs.
On his days off Spencer enjoys doing anything outdoors— hunting, fishing, camping, the mountains— and he loves spending time with his wife, Elena and his dog Winston.
Welcome to SLVREC, Spencer! We’re happy to have you here!