JAMES F. STAUNTON, P.E., M.S.,
Engineering Management
Cell Phone #: 860-***-****
accbea@r.postjobfree.com
Career Objective: I am seeking an upper level management position. I
have over 25 years of varied management and technical
experiences from CA to CT, MA and RI. Projects included:
feasibility and environmental studies, land acquisitions
and development, design, permitting, construction value
engineering and facilities operation and maintenance. My
career has been planned to ensure that I have a well
balanced background to lead based upon experience. I am
uniquely qualified to communicate effectively with
contractors, boards, commissions, utility staff, owners,
management, students, the public, politicians, policy
makers, engineers, architects, technical experts,
municipal, state and federal government officials.
Registration: State of Connecticut, Professional Engineer # 20844
- 1998
State of California, Professional Engineer # C 056154 -
1996
Education: MS Degree in Civil Engineering 1997, San Diego State
University, CA
BS Degree in Civil Engineering 1992, Merrimack College, N.
Andover, MA
High School Diploma 1987, Hall High School, West Hartford,
CT
Technical Skills: FEMA Substantial improvement/Damage Certification
MS Word, Excel, Power Point
Land Development, AutoCAD and Microstation - drafting,
engineering
Hydroflow, Pondpak, StormCAD, HECRAS - hydraulics and
hydrology
Civic Memberships:
Town of Clinton, CT -Planning and Zoning Commission, Elected 2013
-Zoning Board of Appeals, Elected 2011
-Water Pollution Control Commission, Chairman 2001-2008
South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG), Technical Committee
2008-2012
CT Municipal Engineers Committee 2008-2012
Work Experience:
12/12-4/13: Project Engineer, Fedus Engineering, LLC, Mystic, CT
Plainfield, CT- 21 lot subdivision
Plainfield, CT- Retail/Commercial drive through Site Plan
Clinton, CT- Retail/Commercial Site Plan and Special Exception
Westbrook, CT- 20 Unit Duplex Condominium Project, Site Plan and Special
Exception
Killingworth, CT- 5 lot subdivision
7/12-10/12: Inspector, Dewberry Engineers, New Haven, CT
Town of Darien, CT- Consultant Inspector for the installation of new
sanitary sewers and appurtenances for a private residential condominium
project.
MA DOT- 2012 Triennial inspections of the MA Turnpike, including pavement
conditions, guiderails, drainage, signage and appurtenances.
Tweed New Haven Airport- peer review for the reconstruction of the proposed
parking facilities
4/12-7/12: Town Planner/Zoning Enforcement Official, Town of East Haven, CT
Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC)- Administrator/Planner/Zoning
Enforcement Official
Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)- Administrator/Planner/Zoning Enforcement
Official
Town Council Meetings
Grant development and application- for state and local funding programs
including CTDEEP, SCRCOG, CTDOT, Construction project administration,
inspection, and utility coordination
3/08-12/11: Town Engineer, Town of East Haven, CT
Emergency Management -served as the technical liaison for emergency
response activities following Hurricane Irene, which devastated the Town of
East Haven. Duties included FEMA training for the Substantial
Improvements/Substantial Damage Program
Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission (IWWC)- IWWC agent
Flood and Erosion Control Board- F&EC agent
Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC)- technical advisor
Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)- technical advisor
4/07-3/08: Project Manager, Langan Engineering and Environmental, Inc.,
New Haven, CT
Retail Development- 8.5 acre property, 5 buildings with 50,000 SF, Rte 80,
New Haven, CT
United Rentals Facility- site design, 6.5 acre property, 2 buildings with
38,000 SF, Bridgeport, CT
Stop & Shop- drainage improvements and parking reconstruction project,
Greenfield, MA
City of Bridgeport Housing Authority- mold water intrusion study,
Bridgeport, CT
Retail shopping center- 50 acre factory redevelopment, several big box
tenants, Naugatuck, CT
03/06-04/07: Engineer Manager, Bennett & Smilas Engineering, Inc.,
Higganum, CT
Commercial Building- 30 acre, 4,000 square feet office building, Bradley
St., East Haven, CT
Over 400 condominium units- 3 separate projects, Montville, Old Lyme and
Salem, CT
45 lot subdivision- 4,000' of roads, well & septic layouts, new roads,
Zeigler Rd., Scotland, CT
Walgreens store- 14,419 square feet building, Fairfield/Park Ave.
intersection, Bridgeport, CT
Industrial building- septic system, stormwater detention system, Industrial
Dr., Waterford, CT
Founders Preserve subdivision- 39 lots, 97 acres, 4,000' of roads, Col
Ledyard Hwy, Ledyard, CT
Subdivision- 126 lot, Phinney La. and Lisbon Rd., Canterbury, CT
11/04-2/06: Land Development Manager, Pulte Homes, 1484 Highland Ave,
Cheshire, CT
Management, land acquisition, value engineering, feasibility studies,
permitting & entitlements for:
Oxford Greens- 466+ single family condominium units, Oxford, CT
Cheshire Crossing- 92 single family condominium units, Cheshire and
Wallingford, CT
Woodlands-154 duplex and quad condominium units, Newington, CT
Ponsett Ridge subdivision- 39 lots, Haddam, CT
Oxbow Ridge- 96 condominium units, Canton, CT
Carlson's Ridge- 96 duplex condominium units, New Milford, CT
10/02-11/04: Engineer Manager, Conklin & Soroka, Inc., 1484 Highland Ave,
Cheshire, CT
CTDEEP Diversion Permit for Gravel Mining Operation, North Canaan, CT
160 condominium units, Southington and Cheshire, CT
Sonoma Woods, Country Hill and Ridgewood Subdivisions- Middletown &
Newington, CT
Benedict Residential Development- 400,000 cubic yard Gravel Mining Project,
Hamden, CT
CK Greenhouses- ACOE Compliance/Swale Relocation Project, Cheshire, CT
200,000 square feet office facilities- Middletown and Berlin, CT
Marino Crane Industrial Building- Middletown, CT
Yankee Gas transmission line project- Stonington and North Stonington, CT
Goldstein hotel- redevelopment project, Waterbury, CT
Consumer Union- CTDEEP permit compliance certification, East Haddam, CT
06/01-10/02: Sr. Project Engineer, Garofalo & Assoc., Inc., 2 Willowbrook
Rd., Cromwell, CT
RIDOT- Phase II Subsurface Assessment, Warwick, RI
RIDOT- Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Warwick, RI
Private Industrial Client- Phase I Environmental Assessment, Cumberland, RI
Private Client- underground storage tank compliance study, Rocky Hill, CT
Stop & Shop- Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Coventry, RI
Private Client- Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Sherman St.,
Hartford, CT
City of Bristol- storm sewer improvements, Lexington St., Bristol, CT
Mathews Development Corp.- 29 lot subdivision, Clark Hill Farms Rd., East
Haddam, CT
Cumberland Farms- Waterbury & Fairfield, CT, Hadley & Westborough, MA
11/99-05/01: Sr. Project Engineer, Pare Engineering Corp., 70 Howard St.,
New London, CT
Niantic Sportsman's Club, Inc., Lead Remediation, East Lyme, CT
Treatment Tanks Structural Inspection- Stone Container Corporation,
Uncasville, CT
StoneRidge Continuing Care Retirement Community, Stonington, CT
The Saint Elizabeth Continuing Care Retirement Community- East Greenwich,
RI
Tribal Property Feasibility Study- Ledyard, CT
USPS Post Office Annexes- Norwich, Branford and Cheshire, CT
Residential Riverfront Property- River Rd., Deep River, CT
Municipal Improvements project, Leonard's Bridge Rd., Lebanon, CT
Drainage Projects- Babcock Hill, West Rd., Maynard Rd., Shingle Mill Rd.,
Salem & Lebanon, CT
Solid Waste Transfer Station Permit- Preston, CT
07/98-11/99: Sr. Engineer, Luchs Consulting Engineers, 153 Saw Mill Rd.,
West Haven, CT
Road reconstruction- River Rd. and Maple St. Bridges, East Haven, CT
Road reconstruction- State St., Bridgeport, CT
Road reconstruction- Valley St., New Haven, CT
Road reconstruction- Marsh Hill Rd., Orange, CT
Road reconstruction- Moss Ave., Seymour, CT
Feasibility Study- Penny La., Woodbridge, CT and Goffe St., Meriden, CT
Supply Feasibility Study- Connecticut Water Co., Middletown/Berlin/Meriden,
CT
Hydraulic Models- Raven Stream and Bruce Brook, Stratford, CT
Storm Sewer Improvements- West Haven, CT
Drainage Improvements- Dalton St., West Haven, CT
1/91-6/98: Sr. Env. Engineer, US Public Health Service, Indian Health
Service, Escondido, CA
Served as an engineering consultant for 13 native American Indian
reservations throughout southern California. Supervision of 4 COSTEP
(Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program) engineering
students, 1 engineering technician and 2 clerical support staff. IHS, EPA,
HUD, housing authorities and many tribal consultants. Assumed the district
responsibilities of 6 additional reservations upon the departure of the
senior engineer for 7 months (12/95 to 6/96). Projects included: 7 HUD
housing subdivisions, 90 individual homes, 22 public water systems serving
over 3,000 homes, with total project funding over $5 million dollars for
the design and construction of 21,000 feet of distribution waterline, 3
water storage tanks, 6 wells, 3 pressure booster stations, 4 pump houses, 6
fluoride and 11 chlorine disinfection treatment systems. Note: IHS
recruitment positions included: 9/91-2/92: Sr. COSTEP and 1/91-6/91: Jr.
COSTEP
5/89-9/90: Engineer, SEA Consultants, Inc., 750 Old Main St., Rocky Hill,
CT
Landfill closure design- solid waste transfer stations, Burrellville, RI,
Orange, MA and Branford, CT
Wastewater treatment plant- payment requisitions, quantity & engineering
calculations, Orange, MA
Hydrologic/Hydraulic models- TR20 & HEC2 for Hockanum/Tankerhoosen Rivers,
Vernon, CT
CT DPW underground tank replacement projects, CT Statewide
5/81-5/89: Apprentice Carpenter, Staunton Home Improvements, West Hartford,
CT
Residential construction- remodeled homes, read blueprints, framed houses,
built additions, decks, garages and performed plumbing and electrical work
in West Hartford, Farmington, Newington, Hartford, Avon, New Britain,
Middletown, Manchester, East Lyme and Cromwell, CT