Loup Generator — Winter 2022

employee notes
BO OLSON
Maintenance Technician
Casey “Bo” Olson
of Genoa has joined
Loup Power District
as a Maintenance
Technician at the
Genoa Headworks.
In his new role,
Olson is responsible
for maintaining District
parks, facilities,
and equipment
WELCOME
in the hydraulic
operations of the
District. He will also assist the Dredge/
Maintenance Canal Technicians and
serve on the dredge during the dredging
season.
Olson is a graduate of Genoa High
School. He has been self-employed for
the past 26 years. He and his wife, Jill,
have one son, Colby.
ROY BABB
St. Edward Local Superintendent
Babb joined Loup in
1991 as a Lineman
at the Fullerton
Retail Operation.
He was promoted
to Journeyman
Lineman in 1993
and was named to
his current position
of St. Edward Local
Superintendent in
1994.
Babb is responsible
for overseeing the maintenance and
construction of Loup’s electric power
transmission and distribution system in
the St. Edward areas. He also directs
customer service in the area.
Babb is a graduate of Fullerton High
School. He attended Northeast
Community College in Norfolk where
he earned an Associate of Applied
Science Degree in Utility Line.
Babb and his wife, Shelly, are the parents
of four children — Dustin, Clarissa,
Alex, and Griffin.
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30 YEARS
SAGE PENNY
Lineman
Sage Penny joined
Loup in 2020 as a
Lineman in Fullerton.
He is member of
the crew that is
responsible for the
construction, tree
trimming, operation,
1 YEAR
and maintenance
of electric transmission
and distribution systems and
substations in the Fullerton Division.
Penny is originally from Decatur and
graduated from Tekamah-Herman High
School. He earned a degree in Utility
Line from Mitchell Technical College in
Mitchell, SD.
DAVE MEYER
Line Foreman
Dave Meyer joined
Loup in 1976 as an
Apprentice Lineman
at Albion. He
was promoted to
Lineman in 1977
and to Journeyman
Lineman in 1980. He
transferred to Journeyman
Lineman/
Serviceman in 1984
and became Journeyman Lineman at
the Albion Retail Operation in 1986.
45 YEARS
In 1995, Meyer transferred to Columbus
and was promoted to Line Foreman
at Fullerton in 2001. He transferred to
Albion as a Journeyman Lineman in
2005 before being named Line Foreman
for the Albion line crew in 2014.
In his role as Line Foreman, Meyer's
duties include heading up the line crew
in charge of construction and maintenance
of Loup’s electrical transmission
and distribution system in the Albion
Division.
Meyer is a graduate of Sheldon High
School in Sheldon, Iowa. He attended
Northwest Iowa Technical College
in Sheldon, Iowa, where he earned a
degree in Utility Line.
He has three children — Patrick, Amy,
and Shannon.
TIM RAMAEKERS
Meter/Maintenance Superintendent
Tim Ramaekers
joined Loup in 2001
as a Lineman. He
was promoted
to Journeyman
Lineman in 2006
and was promoted
to Meter Relay &
Equipment Technician
in 2008. He
was named Meter/
Maintenance Superintendent
in 2019.
Ramaekers oversees the Meter and
Maintenance Department. The Meter
and Maintenance crew performs high
voltage switching, maintenance, and
inspections of distribution and transmission
substations throughout the District.
The department also operates and
maintains Loup’s SCADA (Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition) system
and irrigation load control.
Ramaekers is a graduate of Norfolk
Catholic High School. He has an
Associate of Applied Science Degree
in Utility Line from Northeast Community
College and an Associate Degree
in Business Administration from Central
Community College.
He and his wife, Michelle, are the
parents of a daughter, Garyn, and a
son, Kai.
CONNOR NEAL
Lineman
Connor Neal joined
Loup as a Lineman
based in Albion in
2020.
As a Lineman, Neal
is member of the
crew that is responsible
for the construction,
operation,
and maintenance
of electric transmission
and distribution
systems and substations
in the Albion Division.
20 YEARS
1 YEAR
He is a graduate of Norfolk School and
a degree in Utility Line from Northeast
Community College.