Farhaj Shahid

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Department Manager-Field Monitoring- Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Milwaukee, WI – Nov 2021 to Present

Plan, schedule, and supervise daily work to ensure compliance with the MMSD’s Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.

Ensure that all non-Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit-related work is completed in a timely and accurate manner.

Ensure that all data and samples are collected for the Industrial Waste Pretreatment Program, Groundwater, Stormwater, Flow Monitoring, Continuous Water Quality Monitoring, and Conveyance Structure Assessments programs in a timely and accurate manner.

Generate the Annual Industrial Waste Sampling Schedule for the following year prior to the end of the current year.

Maintain a QA/QC program to ensure the integrity of all sampling activities in the department.

Continuously review and update Standard Operating Procedures and field practices.

Identify potential work process improvements, successfully implement them.

Maintain knowledge of current flow monitoring technologies.

Ensure that employees are properly trained to perform necessary duties.

Review letters and permits written by Senior Industrial Waste Engineers (SIWEs) for accuracy and completeness.

Conduct annual inspections of SIU’s and prepare reports for the IWPP to assist the Senior Industrial Waste Engineers.

Plan, schedule and supervise annual Industrial Park Sampling - Inspect facilities to locate new customers for the IWPP.

Inspect all discharges associated with the District’s Notice of Intent program. Facilitate sampling when necessary.

Identify opportunities to utilize sustainable practices in department operations.

Communicate effectively with management to ensure that the staffing needs of all District programs are met.

Ensure that all necessary resources and equipment are adequately stocked and properly maintained.

Keep current of all applicable safety regulations, maintain an adequate inventory of safety equipment, and ensure that all work is performed in a safe manner.

Develop and maintain a working knowledge of MMSD Policies and Procedures and administer them proficiently and effectively.

Develop and maintain a working knowledge of District Policies, MMSD General Work Rules, and departmental work rules.

Conduct annual employee performance reviews.

Actively engage employees in the Succession Planning process.

Identify opportunities to implement new technologies in the workplace to improve efficiency, safety, and reduce operating costs.

Maintain understanding of the conveyance system and its operation

Demonstrate the ability to communicate technical requirements to monitoring department staff to ensure the collection of meaningful and accurate data.

Serve as a liaison to other MMSD departments and local communities regarding flow monitoring, sampling, and safety techniques.

Review all flow diversion plans in the MIS related to construction projects.

Construction Manager- Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Milwaukee, WI – June 2015 to 2021

Managed multimillion-dollar Water Reclamation Facilities, Conveyance and Water course construction contracts/Projects following District policies and procedures.

Utilized available software tools to document the contract and provides appropriate contract information and documentation to other project stakeholders as required to keep construction activity progressing.

Developed and maintained constructive working relationships with project stakeholders. Communicated/met with Construction Management team on a regular basis to facilitate construction progress and to mitigate the impacts from problems and issues that could arise over the course of construction.

Met with Contractor’s Project Manager on a weekly basis to review work that had been completed and to resolve Project/Construction issues that might have come up.

Prepared contract documentation such that appropriate decisions can be made in a timely fashion and such that problems/issues can be resolved/mitigated, regardless of when they arise.

Conducted Project Preconstruction Meetings, Project Progress Meetings and completed all associated paperwork, including Meeting Agenda and Meeting Minutes.

Conducted Project Substantial/Final Completion Walkthroughs

Completed/processed Pay Applications, Request for Information (RFI), Potential Change Orders, Change Orders and Contract Modifications.

Trained newly hired Resident Inspectors in the field and with report writing/record keeping, red lines in MMSD’s construction management software.

Involved with talent acquisition, hiring of new Resident Inspectors, Project Engineers, and Resident Engineers.

Conducted field visits to inspect construction activity daily and maintain working relations with Contractor’s project manager and construction staff.

Reviewed and approved daily construction activity reports.

Reviewed and commented on newly proposed construction projects.

Trained newly hired Construction Inspectors, in the field, with report writing/record keeping, and red lines.

Beta tested MMSD’s Construction Management Software prior to rolling it out.

Engineering Aide - Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Milwaukee, WI – March 2009 to 2015

Inspect daily construction activities at MMSD Reclamation Facilities, conveyance and water course projects.

Knowledgeable and familiar with the wastewater treatment process and process equipment at South Shore and Jones Island Reclamation Facility.

Oversee and inspect installation, repair and replacement of mechanical, electrical and instrumentation and controls systems at MMSD Reclamation Facilities.

Inspect daily construction activities on Conveyance and Water Course construction projects.

Maintain daily reports (Contract Manager/E-Builder) of all construction related activities performed on the work site, including number of personals working, types of equipment used and types/quantities of material used.

Keep concise and accurate project related as built drawings and red lines.

Ensure contractor adheres to all project specifications during construction and completes the project in a timely fashion.

Ensure correct materials and methodologies are used by contractor during construction.

Log and review project submittals, complete Substantial Completion, Final Completion paperwork and write Project Summary reports.

Conduct Functional Acceptance Testing on newly installed equipment with Contractor and Veolia.

Assist RE in Progress Meetings, Substantial Completion and Final Completion walk through.

Assist RE with facility outages during repairs/replacement of equipment at South Shore Reclamation Facility.

Act as liaison between the MMSD, Veolia and Contractor.

Monitoring Technician/Special Projects – Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Milwaukee, WI – March 2007 to 2009

Installed and set up storm water monitoring samplers.

Installed and set up flow samplers for the Industrial Pre-treatment Program.

Installed and set up flow monitors in sanitary sewers and interceptor sewers.

Installed and maintained water quality sensors at various monitoring stations.

Worked on special projects to pin point sources of pollution entry fresh water ways.

Worked on special projects to identify industrial polluters violating pre-treatment.

Field Supervisor/ Project Manager - Earth Tech, Inc., Milwaukee, WI - 2002 - 2007

Set up and supervised Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Survey Projects.

Trained new staff in various SSES field activities, safety and in the use of ISCO Flow Link (Flow Monitoring Software Program)

Conducted inspections of various collection/conveyance structures in a collection system, which included evaluating structural integrity of the structures.

Analyzed collected flow monitoring, smoking testing, dye water testing data and performed/applied various QA/QC methodologies to ensure date accuracy.

Prepared project end reports, analysis and recommendations with Project Engineer.

Oversaw various daily field activities performed by field crews such as Flow Monitoring, Smoke Testing, Manhole Inspections, Dye Water Flooding, Water Audit, Leak Detection, and Structural Inspections of various newly rehabbed & existing manholes/interceptor sewers.

Crew Chief - ADS Environmental Services, Milwaukee, WI 1999 - 2002

Performed installation, maintenance of flow monitors in sanitary sewers and interceptors.

Performed Smoke testing for sanitary sewers to identity sources of infiltration and inflow.

Performed sanitary sewer manhole inspections to identity sources of infiltration and inflow

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

2020

Bachelor of Science in Biology/Geology, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater

1999

Project Management Training Certification (Earth Tech)

2006

Flow Monitoring Certification (ADS Environmental Services)

1999

Manhole Inspections Certification (ADS Environmental Services)

1999

Smoke Testing Certification (ADS Environmental Services)

1999

Confined Space Certification

Current

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