Forklift Operator Wastewater
Resume:
El Paso, TX *****
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Robert Hood
Education:
Riverside High School Diploma
El Paso Community College--Certificate in Basics of Electricity 4.8 CEU’s
Ysleta Vocational – Building Trades Certificate
Texas A&M University System Engineering Extension Service:
800+ Hours traing credits.
TCEQ—Wastewater “A” Certificate Expires 08/26/2022
TCEQ – Ground Water “C”Expires 06/07/2023
Worked 25 years as a wastewater treatment operator with 16 of those years in management. Have 12 years experience supplying reclaimed water to Mt. Carmel cemetery, City of El Paso Tree farm and VF Jeans Co. Supply a 140 foot reclaimed water tower using (2) infilco sand filters with a capacity of 2 mgd each. Used reuse water for in-plant operations with pressures of 120-125 psi. and 10-12 backflow preventers which ranged from ” to 8”. Had an effluent chlorine residual permit of 1.0 – 4.0 mg/l and TSS permit of 20-30-45. Received an AMSA platinum award (zero permit violations for five years) in 2004 and ready to receive another in 2013. Involved in the upgrade of our (2) 1500KW generators switch gear and raw influent pump station.
Personal:
Accustomed to accepting responsibility, delegating authority and working with people at all levels. Able to plan, organize, develop and supervise day-to-day activities and prioritize operations and maintenance projects.
Tornillo Water Improvement District :
Water/Wastewater Field Supervisor 11/28/2016 – Current
.15 mgd WWTP - 980 service connections
(2) Raw lift stations, (2) 40,000 (1) 22,000 and (1) 200,000 ground water storage tanks and (1) Arsenic Treatment Plant. Supervision of (3) employees.
Manual meter readings, turn on & off of service, customer complaints, fire hydrant flushing.
Repairs of potable water and clear sewer line stoppages, customer complaints.
Sampling of chorine residuals of portable water storage tanks and residential areas bac-t, lead and copper sampling .
Belt press (40) cu/yds month,sampling of W.W.T.P, maintenance and general housekeeping of .73 MGD WWTP, monitoring of ultra violet disinfection, sampling of groundwater storage tanks.
Sampling of Arsenic, iron, manganese, and chlorine levels and adjusting chemical pumps as needed @ Arsenic treatment plant.
Generate Wastewater monthly DMR's, Tier II, Water usage, Water conservation, and Water audit annual reports. Confer with engineers on Nasdac or TWDB and oversee projects. Request Digg Tess and county road permits. Oversee budget.
Professional
Experience:
Boiler Supervisor IV - 08/10/2015 - 05/06/2016
Texas Department Of Criminal Justice (Lynaugh Prison Unit)
Fort Stockton,Texas
Five weeks academy training @ Gatesville,Texas facility.
Operations and maintenance of (2) 150 PSIG natural gas steam boilers.
Generate purchase requisitions and request quotes on parts and supplies.
Preventive maintenance on: potable water filters at administrative buildings, Water softners at offender units (5), Steam traps on 80 gallon kitchen kettles, natural gas and potable water pressure regulators around unit, return condensate pumps, diffused aeration tank and steam boilers.
Sampling of water on (7) C&K water softners,diffused aeration tank, return condensate,steam boilers, Total and Free chlorine sampling of incoming potable water supply and fire hydrants.
Supervision and Training of (6) offenders on steam and hot water pipe gallery flows,enforcement of prison policies, improvement of attidudes,work ethics,attendance and acceptance of responsibilities on boiler operations.
Severn Trent Serivces :
( 3 mos. Probation)
Water / Wasterwater Operator II - 09/22/2014 – 02/17/2015
3,500 Connections /3.0 MGD W.W.T.P
Take pump readings of (14) sewage lift stations and (14) ground water wells
Took WWTP samples and sent to lab. Adjustment of WWTP process and final effluent. Belt press of aerobic digestors (120) cu/yds week, (7) ground water storage tanks
Took residuals of final effluent, and adjusted bleach
Turn on and off of services, leak repairs of services, customer complaints.
Maintenance of WWTP and housekeeping
Took readings of R.O. plants (4) 700 gpm each, replacing of pre-filter systems
Lowered soda ash consumption from 100 lb/day to 0.
Tornillo Water Improvement District :
Water/Wastewater Operator 05/06/2014 – 09/12/2014
.73 mgd WWTP - 980 service connections
(2) Raw lift stations. (2) 40,000 (1) 22,000 and (1) 200,000 gallon ground water storage tanks.
Manual meter readings, turn on & off of service
Fire Hydrant flushing
Repair Leaks of potable line stoppages, customer complaints.
Chorine residuals of portable water storage tanks and residential areas
Belt press (40) cu/yds month and maintenance.
Sampling of W.W.T.P, maintenance and general housekeeping of .250 MGD WWTP
Monitoring of Ultra Violet Disinfection.
Southwest Motor Transport :
Dockworker/Forklift operator- 02/26/2013 – 05/06/2014
Responsible for unloading merchandise from trailers and palletizing
Scan merchandise for inventory control
Load trailers using forklift and pallet jacks to ship to customers
Spot trailers using yard hustler for loading and unloading
Responsible for securing trailers with pin-locks and seals
Wastewater Plant Superintendent R.R.Bustamante (WWTP)
El Paso Water Utilities June 2008 to April 2012
Responsible for a 39 MGD WWTP with a 31 employee manning table.
Confer with engineers on improvements to sewage treatment plant efficiency.
Ensure compliance with federal, state and local health rules and regulations.
Prepare and submit (5.2) million annual budget for plant operations and maintenance
Administer expenditure of appropriated funds
Prepare and submit CIP projects and budget in order of priority
Generated DMR’s for EPA and TCEQ.
Involved in the upgrades of sewage plant influent, grit removal, and step screen stations.
Upgrade of (2) 1500 KW generators and switchgear.
Refurbished and cleaned (2) anaerobic digestors of (2) mgd capacity.
Wastewater Plant Assistant Superintendent, R.R.Bustamante (WWTP) EPWU June 1996 to June 2008
Inspect and monitor treatment plant operations through all stages of wastewater treatment process
Read and interpret technical manuals, blueprints, and schematics, to install, adjust and set meters and gauges
Plan, schedule and implement preventive maintenance program and procedural activities
Monitor plant equipment to identify malfunctions
Prioritize and coordinate multiple crew activities, to include enforcing personnel rules, regulation and work standards
Generated preventive and corrective maintenance work orders for our process units.
Responsible for counseling, evaluating employees.
Operator I-II- III, Socorro WWTP, R. R. Bustamante (WWTP), El Paso Water Utilities (EPWU), El Paso, Texas September 1988 - June 1996
In charge of WWTP and laboratory statistical process control
Conducted tests to optimize chemicals usage through out the plant process
Conducted tests to evaluate plant, equipment and operation in order to optimize plant process
Generation of process control, In-plant and final effluent reports for Operation Supervisor and Plant Superintendent
Assisted and conducted engineering firms on special projects for the EPWU (Socorro WWTP Toxicity Reduction Evaluation study, Riverside Canal and Drain study)
Responsible for sampling of Aerated and Facultative Ponds
Responsible for sampling septic haulers to test for oil and grease to prevent any unsuitable discharge into the treatment plant
Perform chemical and bacteriological analyses of water and wastewater (BOD, TSS, Fecal coli forms, Chlorine residual, Hydrogen Sulfide)
Performed preventive and corrective maintenance on process units.
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