On May 8 at a ceremony in New Orleans, Irby was honored by Entergy with a Premier Vendor Award in the area of Innovation and Continuous Improvement for significantly improving processes in the area of safety excellence with its Lineman Calculator.

The Lineman Calculator is an iOS application that takes the most commonly used equations by linemen and simplifies the inputs required thereby increasing reliability and reducing the chance for errors.

“It is no secret that linework calculations can be tricky, and when performed manually, like they have been for many years, a seemingly minor mistake can have serious ramifications,” said Jason Stewart, Irby’s VP of Safety. “With the app, our linemen can quickly and confidently fill in equation data points for the most complex calculations, all while continuing to work safely and efficiently.”

According to Entergy, the Premier Vendor Program recognizes and promotes extraordinary vendor performance. In seeking and sharing best practices, award winners have a profound and direct impact on improving the safety and reliability of the utility industry.

“We are honored to have been chosen and recognized once again by Entergy as a premier vendor,” said Jason Clayton, President of Irby. “Entergy has been an Irby customer for more than 30 years. Being aligned with our customer’s business objectives, bringing continued value, meeting expectations, and providing services safely are imperative. This award is testament of that. I am extremely proud of our technology, safety, and operations teams for creating the calculator app, and for their commitment to safety and continuous drive for improvement.”

Click HERE to watch a video that highlights the Lineman Calculator and Entergy Premier Vendor Award.

Irby is pleased to announce Brad Davis’ recent promotion to Vice President of Operations!

Brad joined Irby’s Equipment Department in 2000. He left to finish college and returned to Irby in the Bidding Department as a Scheduler/Estimator. In 2011, he was promoted to Operations Manager. In 2017, Brad was promoted to Project Manager & Managing Director of Bidding. His next promotion took him to Senior Project Manager in 2020, and then to Operations Director in 2022.

Please join me in congratulating Brad Davis on his promotion to Vice President of Operations for Irby, effective immediately,” said Irby President Jason Clayton. “I am confident that Brad will continue to represent Irby with the utmost professionalism and will assist our continuing journey to be the best in the industry.”

Please join us in congratulating Jared Lemoine on his promotion to Irby’s Director of Fleet!

“Jared has done a great job working with Legend Foundation Services and continuing to improve our equipment operations,” said Irby President Jason Clayton. “I am confident that he will continue representing Irby with the utmost professionalism and will continue our journey to be the best in the industry.”

With a passion for Irby and the equipment industry, Jared’s mission is to work with a team of dedicated employees to keep Irby Construction at the forefront of the ever-changing power line industry by providing operations with the safe and reliable equipment needed to get the job done.

“In fleet management, striving for improvement is essential,” said Jared. “Minimizing downtime with a focus on preventative maintenance, maximum utilization, and improved regional asset sharing along with working together with operations and safety will keep us on track for future growth. We have an amazing team at Irby, and I’m looking forward to working with everyone toward continued success.”