Walt Smyser

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Boynton Beach, FL 33426 E-Mail: aces72@r.postjobfree.com

I am looking for a position in utilities operations within the infrastructure (electric, water

and/or wastewater) industry. I am a skilled, competent, and decisive individual with an

extensive background in public utilities, including water, wastewater, reclaimed water,

and stormwater services. Experienced in troubleshooting and problem resolution.

Recognized for specific knowledge and expertise in geographic information systems,

office automation systems, wastewater systems, preventive maintenance, and computer

graphics. I possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a

hands-on mentality, technical application and operational knowledge enabling

completion of tasks within budget and time restraints.

EXPERIENCE

Oct 2007 – Dec 2013 City of Lake Worth Lake Worth, FL

Resources Programmer

Development of requests for proposals and standard specifications.

Perform facility inspections to update asset inventory and find lost revenue.

Develop computer tools to assist operational divisions in daily work

Maintain GIS databases for electric distribution, water distribution and sewer collection,

stormwater, and roadway systems.

Develop electronic plans library.

Assist other City Departments as requested by the Director.

Water/Sewer Engineer

Development of budgets for Capital Improvement budgets.

Development of preliminary engineering studies; site inspections; preparing plans and

specifications; and serving as the project engineer representing the City on various

construction projects.

Perform civil, sanitary engineering work involved in the planning, designing, construction and

operation of water and sanitary sewer plants and system improvements.

Review of developer plans to determine compliance to water and sewer requirements.

Maintain GIS databases for water distribution and sewer collection systems.

Assist Electric Utility as requested by Director.

Water Systems Manager

Manage daily operations of water and sewer field services and water production division.

Development of budgets for O&M and Capital Improvement budgets.

Serve as the project engineer representing the City on various construction projects including

Reverse Osmosis Plant which came in on time and under budget.

Review of developer plans to determine compliance to water and sewer requirements.

Interim Water/Sewer Engineer, Acting Water Systems Manager

Assist with budgets for O&M and Capital Improvement budgets.

Perform civil, sanitary engineering work involved in the planning, designing, construction and

operation of water and sanitary sewer plants and system improvements.

Review of developer plans to determine compliance to water and sewer requirements.

Assist Electric Utility as requested by Director.

Jan 2007 – Jul 2007 CH2M HILL - OMI Hinesville, GA

Regional Business Manager

Management of various CH2M HILL - OMI projects in eastern Georgia, including Effingham

County (public works), Hinesville (utilities and public works), Richmond Hill (utilities and public

works), Thunderbolt (utilities and public works), and Tybee Island (staff augmentation)

Oversees project scheduling, budget control, quality assurance and public and client relations.

Trains managers for projects; and ensures projects comply with all regulatory requirements.

Feb 1993 – Jan 2007 City of Hollywood Public Utilities Hollywood, FL

Senior Engineer 1999 : 2007

Managed Technical Services work group of Utilities Engineering Support Services Division

including CADD operations, GIS Development, specifications development, developer support,

and stormwater engineering. Developing Utilities GIS layers in ArcGIS

Reviewed developer plans to determine compliance to public utilities requirements.

Served as Utilities “Technical Expert” for City’s Post Disaster Recovery Department.

Provided responses to citizens’ questions through the Department’s “I Have a Question” web

link.

Engineer II 1997 : 1999

Provided engineering support to Operations divisions in completing corrective maintenance

non-capital projects

Preparation of plans and specifications for public utilities projects

Manager of construction of Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Project, and emergency

repairs of force main breaks of a 36-inch effluent main, and an 18-inch intracoastal crossing

In-House Administrator/Trainer for Primavera Expedition.

Engineer I 1993 : 1997

Preparation of plans and specifications for public utilities projects

Successfully managed construction of 2.1 million dollar SCADA system

Received commendation from Director for assistance in generating presentation tools for

commission and public education meetings

Designed and maintained departmental pages for City’s web-site. The site won the first

FWPCOA Region 7 Website Award in 2000, and was the winner of the first statewide

FWPCOA Outstanding Website Award in 2002.

Jan 1993 – Aug 1995 CompUSA Deerfield Beach, FL

Retail Sales (part-time)

Continuously ranked in top 10 sales (out of 30) while only working two days per week

Aug 1980 – Aug 1991 United States Navy Various

Naval Station San Diego: Assigned billet as Security Administration Officer, managing DoD

Police, Military Police and Shore Patrol documentation. Rewrote base access instruction

USS Hoel: Assigned billets as Communications Officer, ComSec Custodian, Damage Control

Assistant and Legal Officer. Managed the maintenance of various systems including water,

sanitation, firefighting/damage control, and communications suites. Certified as shipboard gas

free engineer, rewrote Main Space Fire Doctrine, and Classified Materials Handling Instruction

Purdue University: Placed in inactive service status as Fleet Input to NROTC.

Navy Nuclear Power Propulsion Program: Certified in NEC 3355 “Nuclear Power

Mechanical Operator”

USS Papago: Assigned to Auxiliaries Division. Maintained diesel electric generators, laundry

equipment, and various other ancillary machinery.

Basic Training: Educational Award winner in boot camp, and Honor Graduate from Machinist

Mate “A” school.

EDUCATION

College 1982 – 1986 Purdue University

Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering West Lafayette, IN

1992 – 1993 Palm Beach Community College

Certificate of Completion – Water/Wastewater “C” Operations Lake Worth, FL

Military Basic Military Training Orlando FL

Machinist’s Mate Basic (Class A) Great Lakes IL

Nuclear Power School Orlando, FL/Windsor Locks, CT

Surface Warfare Officer Afloat Coronado, CA

Communications Officer Afloat San Diego, CA

Damage Control Assistant Newport, RI

Legal (Non-Lawyer) San Diego, CA

Cont Ed Futura Systems (Electric Utility GIS) DBA Admin and GIS Level 2 Atlanta GA

ESRI - Intro to ArcGIS I & II & Building Geodatabases I & II West Palm Beach, FL

AWWA: Security Planning for Drinking Water Systems Ft Lauderdale, FL

ASCE: Alternate Wastewater Collection & Treatment Seminar Atlanta, GA

Sandia Laboratories, Risk Assessment Methodology-Water (RAM-W) Ft Lauderdale, FL

FWPCOA: Reclaimed Water Field Technician Titusville, FL

Water Distribution Modeling using MW-Soft InfoWater Lake Worth, FL

Intellutions Fix-DMACS/Fix-MMI West Palm Beach, FL

Project Management and Control using Primavera Expedition Miami, FL

State of NJ: Emergency Medical Technician - Ambulance Morristown, NJ

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

Advanced knowledge of MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Access, MS-Powerpoint, Corel Draw,

and HTML, Primavera Expedition, InfoMaker. Detailed development of GIS layers and

geodatabases using ESRI ArcGIS and Futura Systems. Programming experience using

ForTran, Visual Basic, SQL (MS-Access & InfoMaker). Novice knowledge of AutoCAD and

MWSoft H2O-Net.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Florida Water and Pollution Control Operators Association (State Webmaster, Training Instructor)

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES

Cooking, Bicycling, Photography, Computers, Graphics

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