History

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About Me: 

I grew up in the Mid-West where I started collecting cans as a boy, not only because I was from a state where you were able to get 10 cents with each return and it amazed me that tin (Aluminum) was thrown in the trash.  It didn't take me long to realize not only did I want to study more about the environment but wanted to live in a green conscious area. So I moved to Seattle in 1997!

Additional Information: 

• Experience in environmental management, operations and compliance. 
• Experience in production supervision, within an extremely time sensitive environment. 
• Accomplishments in project management, maintenance and technical areas. 
• Skilled in streamlining operations, as well as, identifying and cutting excessive costs. 
• Hands-on, results-oriented manager with excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Successful track record in managing, operations, and compliance involving: recycling, composting, hazardous waste, water quality/conservation, residential/industrial wastewater and soil/water remediation projects. 
• Acquired $600,000 contract (and commendation from Elba Township) through turn-around of troubled project, using exceptional project management and team leadership skills. 
• Knowledge of NPDES, RCRA, and OSHA standards. Skilled in laboratory analysis and field-testing. Strong troubleshooting skills -- engineering and mechanical. 
• Experience developing and presenting innovative education/training programs for clients, consumers and employees. 
• Exceptional client/contractor/employee relations abilities -- skilled in complex mediation and conflict resolution. Works well in high profile, politically sensitive situations. 

EXPERIENCE: 

AMTRAK; Seattle, WA; June 2008 - August 2020 

Laborer 

• Laborer Duties include: the handling of Hazardous Waste and Recycling on-site (Holgate - Mechanical Yard & Amtrak Station (Jackson St. – Seattle). 
• Additional duties include servicing all locomotives for cleanliness, including pumping of waste as necessary; handling/disposal of all sites refuse and maintenance of site grounds/buildings. 
• Assisting Machinist and Carmen, as necessary, in all mechanical aspects of train operations. 

CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, Seatac, WA; January 2005 – January 2010 

Lead Chemist /Operation Supervisor 

• Supervise staff at King County Household Hazardous Waste Mobile events and the fixed site in Factoria (Bellevue, WA). 
• Provides written monthly reports to county staff on waste sorting errors by county staff at Factoria and compliance issues as they may arise. 
• Duties at fixed site (Factoria) include: restocking supplies, lab packing, haz-cat, labeling, manifest completion and maintaining customer service with King County site staff. 
• Duties at mobile sites (various KC sites) included: site set-up, tear-down, sight safety awareness, customer services (providing customer unload services, return services (if applicable), additional procedure explanation varying in scope and nature), product segregation, lab-packing, staging, manifest preparation and securing site. 
• Additional duties include mentoring, training new employees, employee evaluations, and enforcement of strict safety regulations combined with a unique ability to delegate and prioritize. 
• Able to control project cost helping to make project profitable two years earlier than forecast!
• Supervise the safe transportation of hazardous waste from sites to a Clean Harbors hazardous waste facility (CDL-Class B w/Haz-Mat & Air-Brake Endorsements). 
• Loading/Off-Loading Hazardous Waste Trailers. 
• Forklift Certified. 

PHILIP ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (PSC), Kent, WA; June 2004 to October 2004 

HHW Specialist/Environmental Specialist 

• Assignments within the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) unit included the fixed Factoria and various mobile King County HHW locations. 
• Duties at fixed site (Factoria) include: restocking supplies, lab-packing, haz-cat, labeling, manifest completion and maintaining customer service with King County site staff. 
• Duties at mobile sites (various KC sites) included: site set-up, tear-down, sight safety awareness, and customer service (providing customer unload services, return services (if applicable), additional procedure explanation varying in scope and nature), product segregation, lab packing, staging, manifest preparation and securing site. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), Region 10 Office, May 2002-October 2003 

Assigned by Environmental Careers Organization Intern 

• Working in both the Office for Civil Right, Enforcement & Environmental Justice (OCREEJ) and the Office of Ecosystems and Communities (ECO) fulfilling research, outreach and administrative duties on a variety of diverse and challenging projects. 
• Numerous projects, each with varying complexity and scope. 

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (U.P.S.), Seattle Hub Facility, 1998 December 2001 

Preload Supervisor 

• Effectively manage (22) employees in a challenging union atmosphere. 
• Oversee loading and dispatch of all package cars in a highly efficient manner. 
• Instruct and train new employees the most productive and efficient methods possible.
• Analyzed production statistics to forecast routes and employee workloads - Pieces Per Hour (PPH). 
• Responded to variable production and staffing curves. 

EARTH TECH, various locations, Michigan, 1992 - 1997 

Project Manager / Operation Specialist 

• Managed and implemented numerous projects for environmental engineering division of a Fortune 500 company Earth Tech. 
• Selected Projects (Additional Projects Available Upon Request):
• Project Manager, Lake Neppessing Sewer District 
• Managed sewer district for Elba Township. Recruited to shut down beleaguered project. Within 2 months turned around strategically key project, winning 3-year contract extension valued at $600,000. 
• Brought project in below budget for first time in 3 years, saving residents 21% of already lean maintenance budget. 
• Implemented stringent cost-cutting controls, increasing profitability of project by 18%. Acted as representative to township and local media, leading successful public relations effort in spite of difficult project history. 
• Received letter of commendation from Township for leadership in implementing exceptional improvements to district. 

Project Manager, Mackinac Island Recycling Facility 

• Recruited to manage and operate all aspects of leading-edge recycling/compost facility for popular tourist island, saving the City $700,000+ annually. This test facility was the first plant in the US to compost non-traditional materials, using cutting-edge engineering concepts.
• Directed four full-time employees. Designed and coordinated an innovative recycling/composting education program. 
• Acted as Island recycling coordinator. 
• Was instrumental in educating island residents and businesses with a one-on-one approach.
• Led educational tours for media, experts, public and private, from throughout the US. 
• Saved $78,000 annually by initiating use of islands wastewater sludge in compost process. 

Operation Specialist, Wixom WWTP 

• Streamlined daily operations of state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant treating 2.5 MGD, with maximum flow design of 8.0 MGD. 
• Managed comprehensive preventative/corrective maintenance program. Analyzed daily laboratory samples.
• Implemented stringent safety procedures and education, resulting in no MIOSHA inspection write-ups. 
• Operation included: grit removal, oxidation ditch, secondary clarification, aerated equalization tank, lamella/plate separation, sand filters, UV disinfection, aerated bio-tanks, roediger thickener, ground water sampling and aerobic digesting. 

Operation Specialist /Project Manager, Hartland WWTP 

• Coordinated/implemented initial lab analysis for plant expansion approval, designed to increase hydraulic flow capacity by 200%. 
• Analyzed and presented data to project engineers. Identified and troubleshot engineering and mechanical problems. 

Operation Specialist, Wacker Silicone, Industrial Wastewater 

• Implemented improvements to plant wastewater batch treatment processes. 
• Developed new procedures for process control, increasing productivity by 150% in the first year. 
• Initiated improvements in distribution of chemicals, batch treatment process, quantity/quality of chemical addition, and aeration timetables. Ground water sampling. 

Maintenance Specialist, Battle Creek WWTP Incinerator 

• Maintained and operated all incinerator plant equipment. 
• Utilized computerized maintenance program for aggressive preventative/corrective maintenance schedule, cost-control and inventory management. 
• Requisitioned parts. 
• Wrote Request for Bids (RFBs). 
• Collaborated with city’s union employees, providing value added to both parties. 

EDUCATION: 

University of Phoenix, B.S. - Business Management; Bellevue, Washington (2003) 

Michigan State University – Resource Development (Environmental Science); East Lansing, Michigan 

Lansing Community College, Liberal Arts; Lansing, Michigan. Addition