Plant Water Treatment

James Grooman

Glendale, AZ 623-***-****

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Plant Operations/Water Treatment

Resourceful Plant Operations Manager experienced in overseeing training and development of cross-functional teams, daily production levels, work assignments, and scheduling. Skilled in operation of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants, overseeing preventative maintenance and system controls.

Operations

Capital/Operational Budgets

Strategic Planning & Analysis

Communications

Maintenance Management

Supervisory Ability

Leadership

Customer Relations

Water Treatment

Training/Evaluating

Vendor Relations

Complex Problem Solving

KEY SKILLS/TALENTS

Extensive experience in the operation, repair, and maintenance of conventional surface water treatment plants with GAC, anthracite, membranes, and diatomaceous earth. Includes wastewater treatment plants, well fields, distribution, and storage. Disinfection includes ultraviolet, chlorine gas, on site sodium hypochlorite generation and ozone. Local and remote operation using PLC’s and SCADA.

Develop and implement of capital and operational budgets and projects.

Operation and supervision of staff operating potable treatment plants, well field, distribution, collection systems, sewage lift stations and potable water storage tanks.

Supervisory responsibilities include selecting, training, evaluating, scheduling, and reviewing the work of treatment plant operators and mechanical staff.

Collaborate with state and county regulatory agencies in the reporting and monitoring of production facilities.

Team with vendors, contractors and engineers in the design and maintenance of process equipment, chemical handling, and remote operation of onsite and offsite equipment.

Extensive experience in design, repair, maintenance and troubleshooting of SCADA and control systems. Including PLC’s, computers, databases, LAN networking, and radio telemetry.

Maintenance and repair of valves, water mains, sewer mains, hydrants, customer meters, customer taps, sewer main cleaning with VACTOR truck, locating and identify water utilities for underground excavation, standby call out for emergencies.

Customer interaction includes in person, telephone, and written communications. Solve problems, improve communications and gain understanding of the community’s policies and practices.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

De Nora Water Technologies, July 2018 – July 2020

Field Service Manager – Western Region

Responsible for providing service, identify problems and technologies needs and support in the installation/commissioning/warranty/on-demand/service of on-site water purification and disinfection systems in the western region of the US.

ClorTec - On site sodium hypochlorite generation

Miox - On site sodium hypochlorite generation

Municipal Water & Wastewater applications

Oil & Gas water and wastewater treatment solutions Capital Controls

DASCH, A Joint Venture, LLC, Rio Rancho, NM, Sept. 2017 – June 2018

Ultra-Pure Water Technician, Intel Ocotillo Campus, Chandler, AZ

Working as a Process technician with Mechanical, Ultra-Pure Water and Liquid Industrial Wastewater systems.

Interacting with engineering as well as other operation technicians to assure reliability and system maintenance.

Operating and maintaining either mechanical or water systems which support semiconductor manufacturing facilities. Performing routine preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairing.

Utilizing water quality systems and diagnosing process issues related to Reverse Osmosis, Filtration, Ion Exchange, Ultraviolet Light Sterilization, and Waste Neutralization etc.

Maintaining analytical.

Utilizing Maximo Maintenance planning software.

Interacting with factory and other customers and stakeholders.

Role modeling safety

UBER USA, Uber Driver – March 2017 – Current

Transport riders who place orders through the Uber app. pick up passengers, transporting clients between places, and keeping my vehicle in good condition. Keeping a safe driving, communication, time management, and customer service. I maintain a 4.9 rating or better.

Sam's Club – Gas Station Attendant, March 2017 – Sept. 2017

Customer Service and station safety.

EPCOR WATER, Sun City, AZ – May 2012 – Dec. 2016

Business Analyst/Cityworks Implementation,

Developed the company’s first implementation of Cityworks CMMS maintenance management program for horizontal assets.

Collaborated with our in-house personnel and a development contractor to connect Cityworks to ArcGIS for tracking of assets to develop cost-effective inspection, monitoring, and condition base assessment of the company’s horizontal assets. This was done to evaluate life cycle costs, and capital planning.

EPCOR WATER /Operations Supervisor/White Tanks Water Treatment, May 2012 – May 2016

Provided independent operations judgment for promotion and development of training programs. These included safety training, preventative/corrective maintenance, and water plant operations procedures.

Provided guidance in the areas of plant operations, process control and process optimization.

Developed preliminary O&M budgets, manpower needs, work schedules and assistance in the development and implementation of capital O&M projects and SCADA upgrades.

ARIZONA AMERICAN WATER COMPANY/EPCOR WATER, Surprise, AZ – Jan. 2009 – May 2012

Operations Lead Operator, White Tanks Water Treatment

Served as operational lead for the startup of the White Tanks plant, a conventional surface water treatment plant at 13.4 MGD firm capacity utilizing GAC filters, UV disinfection and solar drying beds.

Set up testing of all operational equipment, plant process, operational lad and process reporting to meet the state of Arizona and Maricopa county’s operational commissioning requirements for the plant.

Purchased operational and mechanical supplies.

Led, trained, and provided tech support of plant operators and scheduled them for 24-7coverage, with call back for plant emergencies.

Set the plant up for remote SCADA operation for after hour coverage to lower staffing needs.

ARIZONA AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, Phoenix, AZ

Operations Support, Project Management, Jan. 2008 – Jan. 2009

Rehabilitated two small booster stations refitted two wells and installed 600 feet of well waste line.

Served as a project management assistant to upgrade the 3 MGD Wishing Well wastewater treatment plant.

Evaluated O&M costs to operate additional water systems.

Operations Supervisor, Cave Creek O&M, March 2007 – Jan. 2008

Oversaw all aspects of the town's three water systems, Cave Creek, Desert Hills and Sabrosa. This was a newly created position as the town had just acquired the system from the owner.

Took three poorly maintained systems and turned them in to an efficient, profitable, effective, and safe drinking water system.

Communicated with town and American water staff from utility workers to town manager, engineer’s developers, and customers. This included one 3 MGD conventional treatment plant, One 150 k/gal wastewater plant, 10 storage reservoirs, 12 wells and 30 small booster stations.

Water Foreman Anthem, Desert Hills, April 2003 – March 2007

Supervised plant operations and water production. This included wells, water plant and wastewater plant, using Zenon membrane treatment on a combined campus.

Directed operations and mechanical staff in troubleshooting, O&M, improving facilities and system sampling.

Assigned jobs, developed, and implemented capital projects.

Developed, reviewed records and reports.

Managed multiple projects in the design and construction of process upgrade.

Developed information systems and SCADA controls to effectively control processes locally and remotely.

Supervised field and contract personnel, ensuring adherence to water quality, time, and budgetary constraints.

Prepared Capital and Operational budgets for water and wastewater.

Senior Plant Operator, March 2002 – April 2003

Performed plant operation duties which include checking, troubleshooting, and improving water production and wastewater facilities as well as system sampling.

Provided team leadership and worked with vendors and contractors in an outsourced operation.

CITY OF GLENDALE, Glendale, AZ Aug. 1997 – Dec. 2001

Senior Plant Operator/Central System Control Operator

Performed plant operation duties and oversaw wastewater facilities. Led staff and worked with vendors and contractors.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

AAS Degree in Computer Networking and Database Administration, Apollo College, Phoenix, AZ

Certificate of Study – Water and Wastewater Technology, Rio Salado Community College, Phoenix, AZ

Equipment Operator A School, US Navy, Port Hueneme, CA. Heavy Equipment Operation

CERTIFICATIONS

US Navy, Honorable Discharge

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