Generator — Summer 2023

EMPLOYEE NOTES
TRAVIS SHIVELY
Maintenance Technician
Travis Shively joined
Loup Power District
as Maintenance
Technician at the
Genoa Headworks
in April.
He is responsible for
maintaining District
vehicles and
equipment at the
Headworks. He
also troubleshoots
the mechanical
components of the District’s dredge,
the Pawnee II.
Shively is a graduate of St. Edward High
School and has an associate degree
in diesel technology from Northeast
Community College.
TRENT KONWINSKI
Arborist Crew Leader
Konwinski joined
Loup in 2008 as
Apprentice Line
Technician at the
Columbus Service
Center. He was
promoted to Line
Technician later that
year.
WELCOME
He was promoted
to Journey Line
15 YEARS
Technician in 2012
and was promoted
to his current position of Arborist Crew
Leader that same year.
Konwinski is responsible for
maintaining clearance of the District’s
transmission and distribution facilities.
He ensures proper trimming, removal,
and disposal of trees, branches,
and debris that could interfere with
overhead electrical lines.
Konwinski is a graduate of Columbus
High School and earned an associate
degree in utility line from Northeast
Community College in Norfolk.
He and his wife, Joni, have thee
children: Brayden, Braxtyn, and Blayke.
DOMINIC ZOUCHA
Genoa Local Superintendent
Dominic Zoucha
joined Loup in 2003
as an Apprentice
Line Technician
at the Columbus
Service Center. He
was later promoted
to Line Technician.
He transferred to the
Fullerton Division
in 2005. In 2009,
he was promoted
to Journey Line
Technician and was
promoted to Arborist Foreman later
that year.
In 2012, Zoucha was promoted to
Genoa Local Superintendent. In this
role, he is responsible for overseeing
the maintenance and construction of
Loup’s electric power transmission and
distribution system in the Genoa and
Monroe area. He also directs customer
service in the area.
Zoucha is a graduate of Clarks High
School and earned an associate
degree in utility line from Northeast
Community College. He and his wife,
Amber, have two children, Beau and
Caylyn.
KYLE KEMPER
Line Technician
Kyle Kemper of
Genoa joined Loup
Power District as a
Line Technician in
Fullerton in 2022.
20 YEARS
He is member of
the crew that is
responsible for the
construction, tree
trimming, operation,
and maintenance
1 YEAR
of electric transmission
and distribution
systems and substations in the Fullerton
Division.
Kemper is a graduate of Twin River
High School and has an associate
degree in utility line from Northeast
Community College.
TYLER KLAAHSEN
Journey Line Technician
Klaahsen joined
Loup in 2008 as
an Apprentice Line
Technician at the
Humphrey Retail
Operation and was
later promoted to
Line Technician.
He transferred to
the Columbus Line
Crew based out
of the Columbus
Service Center in
2012 and was promoted to Journey
Line Technician in 2013.
Klaahsen is member of the crew that
is responsible for the construction,
maintenance, and operation of Loup’s
electric system.
Klaahsen is a graduate of Clearwater
High School. He earned an Associate
of Applied Science Degree in Utility
Line from Northeast Community
College in Norfolk.
He and his wife, Terin, have a daughter,
Aleigha.
CALEB BUNDY
IT Network Coordinator
Caleb Bundy has joined Loup Power
District as IT Network Coordinator.
He is responsible for
support and maintenance
of Loup’s
computer network,
including switches,
routers, and the
firewall. He will also
ensure the District’s
digital security and
provide technical
support to Loup
employees.
15 YEARS
WELCOME
Bundy is a graduate
of Grand Island Senior High School and
has an Associate Degree in Information
Technology Systems-Networking from
Central Community College.
He and his fiancée, Sierra, have two
children, Navy and Lucian.
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