Confirm lift station operations by checking alarms (AC phase loss, high water level, pumps controlled by floats, pump disagree), and verify electronic water leveler setpoints at station compared to SCADA.

Perform lift station maintenance including clean grease from wet well walls using a scraper, backflush pumps, prune/control vegetation overgrowth and spray weeds, collect litter at station, clean transducer, evaluate well conditions and add appropriate amount of liquid degreaser.

Conduct well cleaning with contractor Vactor service. Carry cans and hoses to set-up / break-down well cleaning from Vactor, operate hoist to strategically position hose into wet well, occasionally operate power sprayer wand to dislodge grease in wet well. Complete confine space entry paperwork. Ensure that gas monitor is strategically placed in work zone to detect dangerous conditions. Set-up portable blowers to ventilate confined space. Sign-off on job completion to city of Orlando satisfaction.

Change fan belts as necessary and grease block bearings (monthly) on blower unit, clean grease filters (biweekly), replace chemical pumps (as needed) and adjust nutrient dosage rates to optimize odor control biofilter operation.

Maintain drive service truck to and from lift station locations by practicing good safety practices. Record inspection observations and data in CMMS software. Use SCADA to confirm that station is operational and no alarms are showing.

Exercise station generators (monthly) and record engine and AC generator data. Measure voltage and cold cranking amps of batteries at generators to ensure a fail-to-start does not happen. Change batteries (8D, 4D, 34, 27, and 24 size) as required and start generator to verify system is operational. Measure and record diesel volume in above-ground fuel tanks (monthly).

Hitch, pull, position, and unhitch portable generators at lift stations during emergency situations, connect lift station to generator power, operate utility and generator power breakers, pump down well water level, disconnect portable generator during emergency conditions.

Maintain safety awareness and protocol while driving service truck, working around an open wet well, washing hands continuously, and working in a confined space for myself and my co-workers.

Operate hydraulic press to split logs into split firewood. Operate chainsaw to buck timber into logs. Perform preventative maintenance on chainsaws (periodically replace air filter and general cleaning) and on hydraulic press (annually replace oil filter, fuel filter, change oil). Move timber and logs manually. Lift up to 100 lbs occasionally and up to 50 lbs repetitively. Organize split firewood into square shaped piles for seasoning/drying. Split firewood using an axe for recreation, entertainment, and change of activity from operating the hydraulic press. Wear safety PPE while operating powered equipment. Work in a self-directed and responsible manner.

This is a cash side-job to an unregistered business. I do this job for the recreation and physical intensity, for the fun of it, for the feeling of accomplishment, and because it reminds me of Canada.

Performed daily water plant checks by checking all equipment; monitored hour meters and flow meters; checked chemical residuals; calibrated instrumentation and test kits; collected process samples.

Maintained the plant by completing maintenance work orders; greased plant equipment; managed rust/corrosion control; and performed housekeeping practices and general cleaning.

Monitored chlorine levels, return activated sludge flow rates, dissolved oxygen levels, and wastewater flow rates throughout the shift using SCADA.

Reason for Leaving: Human resources terminated my employment within a few days of completing the 1-month probation period. During the hiring process, I agreed to a verbal employment offer at $15.50/hour and a few days later signed a formal letter of offer for a payrate of $18.74/hour. I suspect that Human Resources chose to resolve this payrate discrepancy by terminating employment because they provided no explanation or reason, and I had no performance issues that could have warranted this. My direct manager, Chief Wastewater Operator Lyndsey Austin (cell, 407-485-2837) provided a letter of recommendation.  

Measure and cut sanitary and stormwater pipes using engineer’s tape measure.

Cut road in straight lines using a saw.

Dig trench using hand shovel to unearth damaged sanitary pipe.

Measure distances from grade stakes, drive stakes, and stretch tight line to make set-offs.

Mix concrete to correct consistency and close space around stormwater invert and box using brick and cement.

Maintain and secure a clean job site in order to eliminate potential hazards.

Abide to Trench Safety and Job Site Safety SOPs.

Lift up to 75-pounds, bend, squat, and climb daily.

Preformed various functions as the operations required including food and salad preparations and receiving deliveries. Organized dry goods inventory from weekly deliveries from supplier.  This was a temporary job. 

Listened to and questioned inbound callers while entering incident information into Computer Assisted Dispatch (CAD), categorized emergency by type and priority level, wrote brief narratives using standard operation procedures.

Time-managed daily workload and worked independently to meet weekly progress targets and complete economic development projects before deadlines.

Created rapport and formed trusted relationships with residents and business owners by professionally representing the County and communicating effectively during survey-taking and information-gathering interviews.

Collected public opinion data sets, organized into spreadsheets, and graphed trends using MS-Excel. Interpreted soft and hard data by identifying trends and most probably causes. Wrote concise status reports, summaries, and grant proposals using MS-Word.

Won $20k grant from Province of Alberta to conduct a feasibility study for the creation of a urea manufacturing plant to supply fertilizer to the regional agriculture industry. Wrote project scope and circulated to engineering consulting firms in a request for bids. Vetted bids awarded contract to consulting firm, and kept Council updated with project updates.

Self-learned how to use business forecasting software (Farmmaximizer®), use it to add value to client meetings, and became the company subject matter expert (SME) at estimating the financial impact of specific farm management decisions made per farm.

Evaluated various crop insurance scenarios, presented the level of production risk covered against the financial breakeven per crop. Guided farm managers make best decisions.

Examined and communicated the best, worst, and most probable case financial models per throughout the crop year for 30 grain farming operations representing 2000 to 6000 acres and $800K to $10M gross revenue. Advised farm managers how different management and grain marketing decisions would increase projected profitability or reduce risks.

Maintained effective working relationships with 30 farm managers and clarified service expectations.

Managed market entry and exit positions for 100 to 125 grain contracts using put/call derivatives totaling approximately 15,000 to 18,000 metric tonnes wheat and canola annually.

Drove company vehicle to meet clients on the farm, followed safety rules, logged miles driven to each client.