Guillermo “Bill” Garza JR.
Castle Rock, CO ***** C: 720-***-**** *********@*****.***/***********@***.***
SUMMARY
Over 46 years of experience in Industrial, Highway and Pipeline construction and management. Knowledgeable in Environmental policies and procedures ensuring compliance. Possess the ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications, coordinate and direct work and assure accurate completion.
SKILLS
Leadership support
Training experience
Environmental regulations
Safety and environmental protocols
Environmental practices
Identifying environmental concerns
Leadership strength
Safety and environmental compliance
Environmental orientation
Hazardous waste testing
Field data gathering
Records management
Permitting procedures
CERTIFICATIONS
Selected Classes in Construction Management
Welding Certifications in both Steel and Aluminum, Scaffolding Training
Certified by Employer as Competent 2000-2018 OSHA Training 40 Hour, OSHA 10, OSHA 30
Safety & Environmental training ongoing to stay up to date.
Storm Water Management ongoing to stay up to date, state to state
Conventional & Hydro-Crane Certified 2-day course in Industry Standards
Proficient in MS Office
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
General Courses, Construction Management
Sauk Valley Community College, Dixon, IL
EXPERIENCE
10/2020 to Present Senior Lead Utility Inspector
WSB – Denver, CO
Trains new and existing inspectors
Pairs with Xcel Energy to observe installation and the wide array of contractors with PE pipe sizes of 3 quarters to 12 inches and steal pipe installations for gasoline
Verifies project completion per Xcel's plans and procedures
Inspects from excavation to backfilling and the restoration portion
01/2017 to 10/2019
Senior Lead Environmental Inspector
Rocky Mtn Midstream / Cleveland Integrity Services Brighton, CO.
Project consisted of establishing all environmental requirements base on the SWMP already in place.
Added additional BMP's where necessary.
Work consisted of Mainline, laterals, valve sets, and compressor stations.
Work also consisted of working SWCA in establishing environmental compliance from start to finish on all projects.
Monitored the restoration crews to provide a finish product to all clients.
Demonstrated self-reliance by meeting and exceeding workflow needs.
Performed site evaluations, customer surveys and team audits.
03/2016 to 01/2017
Lead Environmental Inspector
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Complete Field Services St. Paul, IN
New build of compressor station in St. Paul, IN., and addition to an existing compressor station in Middletown, OH.
Indiana station was FERC regulated with state/county regulations in place.
Work consisted of ensuring contractor remained in compliance building facility, access road, installing 36" & 18" concrete culverts for drainage.
Monitored installation and maintenance of all ECDs and rock check dams.
Riprap protection, to 42" main line.
Facility in Middletown consisted of adding a bay of a cooling tower, piping
PDC building, drilling screw piling for support of the new cooling towers and installation of ECDs and maintaining during construction.
09/2014 to 11/2015
Lead Environmental Inspector
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Midwest Env Services Sterling, CO
Ensured environmental compliance with conditions, permits, landowner agreements,
Identified conditions needing addressed.
Documented and overseen corrective action as necessary to remain in compliance.
Continued to check signage and compliance with boundary markings for workspace and ROW limits.
Checked all water body, wetland, and sensitive resource areas.
Monitored any dewatering and restoration of irrigation, stream, river, and creek restoration.
Checked and documented cleanup of any site spills.
Restoration, monitoring the restoration of crew's work.
02/2014 to 08/2014
Environmental Inspector
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Sanders Consulting WY, CO, NE, KS
Ensured environmental compliance per conditions, permits and all state regulations are in place for the construction of this project.
Ran environmental testing laboratory assessing field samples for contaminants and other positive or negative markers of ecological changes.
Determined, implemented, and enforced environmental guidelines for pipeline projects and land developments.
Checked permits and regulations for environmental projects.
Performed site evaluations, customer surveys and team audits.
05/2013 to 01/2014
Environmental Inspector
El Paso Gas / Aspen Environmental La Junta, CO
Inspection of 16" line installed from northern Colorado to Texas.
Overseen inspecting, environmental training, ECD/BMP installations, water body/wetland resource crossings.
Monitored sensitive resources, hydro-testing.
Project required environmental inspectors do the lay out for the contractor on all installations regarding ECDs.
Determined, implemented, and enforced environmental guidelines for local pipeline projects and land developments.
Overseen environmental waste discharge to protect people, animals and environments from unnecessary and illegal contamination.
12/2011 to 05/2013
Lead Environmental Inspector
Williams Pipeline / Caiman Energy Shadyside, OH
Inspections on 12” and 4” lines from clearing thru to restoration on Nice Potts to WGGS project Phase 3.
Upon completion of the line and during restoration responsibilities of phases 1 & 2 were added to my inspections to complete restoration, slip locating & repairs.
Dig up monitoring, access road completion/restoration. Problem areas customer relations, following up on all old and new Storm Water management procedures, 70% growth for sign offs of completion and ongoing relationship with DEP statutes.
Coordinated with Williams operations personnel in slip notifications and areas of concern. CRP's, Compressor stations, meter stations & pump station monitoring
have been added.
05/2011 to 02/2012
Environmental & Civil Inspector
El Paso Gas / Ak Environmental Larkspur, CO
Spruce Hill Air Blending Station
Monitored environmental training and inspections.
Inspected safety and civil inspections on site
Establishing ECDs and completed protected endangered species training
Ensured dewatering procedures for hydro-testing were in place.
Monitored crew during trenching for safety refractions
Civil inspection of concrete placement
Inspected noxious weed verifications and reporting of all items.
Exceeded facility standards regularly by working with detail-oriented approach.
01/2011 to 05/2011
Environmental Inspector
Kinder Morgan / AK Environmental NV, OR
Inspected on the Nevada section spread 6 of the Ruby Pipeline.
Inspections of all WB/WL crossing, tie-ins, seeding and final restoration, documenting pre- construction, construction, and final restoration of ROW.
Monitored Hydro-testing crews, drillers, tie-in, lower-in, ditch, backfill and final restoration crews.
Adhered to state and government environmental regulations.
Liaised with regulatory agency to negotiate changes to permit language.
Developed and implemented strategies for minimizing hazardous and non- hazardous waste.
1/2010 to 11/2010
Environmental & Safety Inspector
El Paso Gas / AK Environmental WY, UT
Utah/Wyoming Interstate, Diamond Mountain Station/2010 Enhancement Project.
Inspected job site, environmental/safety training of management and field personnel.
Inspected new/existing and existing compressor facility, construction of new compressor station, tie-ins to existing live lines, pipeline, meter stations.
Utilized BMPs and ECDs where necessary and ensured they were maintained by crews.
Environmental and safety compliances, before, during and through restoration.
Checked permits and regulations for environmental projects.
Determined, implemented, and enforced environmental guidelines for pipeline project and land developments.
07/2008 to 08/2009
Agricultural & Environmental Inspector Kinder Morgan / AK Environmental IN, OH
Rockies Express Pipeline, Indiana & Ohio.
Rex East Project, Spread F Greensburg, IN.
Environmental & Agricultural Inspection performed.
Monitored crews during clearing, topsoil stripping, trench excavation, backfilling, restoration of water bodies, wetlands, archeological site observation, protected species and sensitive areas, HDD/directional bore
inspections.
REFERENCES
References upon request