Engineer Manager

JAMES F. STAUNTON, P.E., M.S.,

Executive/Director/Manager in Land Acquisitions/Engineering

Cell Phone #: 860-***-**** ********.*******@*****.***

Career Objective: I am seeking an upper level management position in the engineering, construction and land acquisition markets. I have over 22 years of varied management and technical experiences from CA to CT, MA and RI. Projects included: feasibility and environmental studies, land acquisitions, 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 owners, management, staff, 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: 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 -Zoning Board of Appeals, Elected 2011

-Water Pollution Control Commission, Chairman 2001-2008

South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG), Technical Committee 2008-2011

CT Municipal Engineers Committee 2008-2012

Work Experience:

3/08-12/11: Town Engineer, Town of East Haven, CT

Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission (IWWC)- IWWC agent

Flood and Erosion Control Board- town staff

Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC)- technical advisor

Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)- technical advisor

Town Council Meetings- technical advisor for municipal projects

Grant development and application- for state and local funding programs including SCRCOG,

CTDOT, Construction project administration, management, inspection, utility coordination

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

Maxwell Park- utility building, Rocky Hill, CT

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

Drainage Improvements- 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 and commercial 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

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