Bryce Remmen

As the Stormwater lead my number one priority is to ensure the safety of my team and the public. The Stormwater team is responsible and tasked with maintenance on all Stormwater infrastructure as well as some new construction projects. Our tasks include the inspection, cleaning and repairing of 3000+ catch basins. Cleaning and repairing of 150+ facility's including the vegetation management of 20+ Stormwater ponds. The ponds of concern/previously abandoned have taken an extensive amount of work not only from the clean out process but the removal of up to 150+ trees at times. Using block and tackle and skilled cutting methods we are able to do this with out damaging infrastructure or property of residents in the surrounding areas. Our responsibility's also include the replacement of any damaged Stormwater lines or catch basins. These repairs often require tedious planning and clear communication with heavy emphasis on our verbal safety plan. We are typically working in the road way removing asphalt, curbing and sidewalk panels to access our system then once the repairs have been made on the lines or basin our skilled team makes all the asphalt and concrete repairs needed to complete the project. The team also uses its expert knowledge to help troubleshoot surface water problems using our CCTV camera to find internal issues in our lines and also building water diversion berms to help add during heavy storm events preventing the flooding of homes. One of our teams great accomplishments was our city's CCTV project. The purpose of this is so we can view the structural integrity of our system and truly map our lines and plan for repairs. The project required us to rod/clean the lines with our Vactor truck prior to the cameras entry so they would have no interference from obstructions. We were tasked with 5 miles of pipe the first summer season 2022 and 10 miles of pipe the second summer season 2023 both were successfully accomplished in a 2 month window. As the team leader my responsibility’s include planning and managing all work that is assigned and ensuring it is completed in a timely fashion, managing all vehicles and equipment under our department, the safety and procedures of our team, maintaining and cleaning of our decant facility, intrapersonal relationships, team dynamics and morale. Our team is not only responsible for stormwater but as a whole our entire public works department is also responsible for the cleanup up and maintenance of any and all severe weather from flooding, fallen trees to snow plowing the roads to ensure the public’s safety.

As Maintenance worker in Public Works Streets Division it is our top priority to ensure the safety of the public. Such acts include removal and repair of damaged asphalt in road ways, removal and repair of damaged or lifted sidewalks and installation of ADA compliant ramps, severe weather response such as removal of fallen, hazardous trees, problem solving during flooding, maintain and plowing roadways during snow events. We take a proactive approach to maintain our city including vegetation control, sign maintenance and repair as we ensure all our signs are up to code and standards, painting road ways and street surface indicators. We have also taken on, and completed, a fair amount of projects outside our normal scope or new to us such as removal of the light house roof and prep for replacement, installation of speed humps, crack sealing road surfaces and more. I have also completed custom welding projects to benefit the city including handrails, storm drain lids and a variety of modifications to trucks, trailers and heavy equipment. All of these task require various specialty tools, equipment and skills such as paint sprayer, thermo plastic machine, welding machine, cutting torches, bucket truck, loader, excavator, backhoe, fleet of dump trucks and a variety of hand held tools. Not only do most of our daily tasks pose a hazard in some form but we primarily work in the roadway so our safety procedures always come first before all else from our PPE to proper traffic control.

Daily tasks include operating heavy equipment, such as, bobcat, backhoe, rollers, manlifts, scissorlifts, forklift, flatbed trucks, box trucks, trailers, and various other equipment. Has experience reviewing plans and outline of day with supervisor and relaying plans to crew members for effective task completion. Has knowledge in a broad range of construction areas including, framing, finish carpentry, siding, welding and some excavation and trenching. Experience in using hand saws, table saws, routers, various nail guns, drills, jackhammers, and an assortment of other power tools.

As Maintenance tech responsibilities include proficient installation and Bolt up on pipe sizes 2”-30” using tools such as spud wrenches, line up pins, torque wrenches, high torque machines, a multitude of different rigging techniques, team work, Interpret engineering drawings and blue print reading, communication skills, mentoring and permitting process. Experience in demo-ing and refurbishing oil process systems such as piping, valves, vessels and tanks. Through this work we would involve assistance with cranes, vac trucks, loaders, steam trucks and many other forms of heavy equipment. On a day to day basis we would be responsible for the containment and proper disposal of hazardous fluids and chemicals when working in extreme weather environments and confined spaces as well as the safety of ourselves our coworkers and the environment, including use of half face and full face respirators as well as supplied air. As Insulator responsibilities included Pre-job walk downs, estimates, lining crew out every day with detailed plans and coordinating with operations. The fabrication and assembly of metal for insulation using all types of power and non-power equipment both hand held and floor mounted, layouts of equal & unequal tees and gors etc. making end caps, building duct work for hvac systems, making insulation repairs and performing rework on the constantly changing work scope, building poly 45 and 90 degree elbows, industrial sewing of insulation blankets for large valves, flanges, pilot valves, spheres as well as many other large projects including full tank blankets with multiple interlocking panels. Familiar with 2”-36” pipe as well as poly, calcium silicate (cal-sil), fiberglass and mineral wool insulation. Work with rollers, crimpers, beaders, EZ edger, pittsburgh, finger and hand brakes. Tasks also include stripping and re-insulating pipes in the Kuparuk Oil Field. Experienced as well in insulating large tanks and vessels and the application of spray foam and polyurea.

I was the Pile buck/welder of a marine operating construction team. As Pile buck/welder I was tasked with making high priority welds daily, weld preparation, rigging pipe, bending, cutting, grinding, flange bolt ups, ship side support, building custom jigs and tools to see job to completion, operating heavy equipment to unload/load our barges with pipe and material, guide our vibrohammer as we would set and drill, operate and position our boats in accordance to pile layout and blueprints.

Lead welder and foreman of a footing pile driving crew. We handled two types of pilings. The first being auger pilings that were driven to depths from 20’-120', then cut 3”-24” above the grade of the footing, and then capped and welded so they were prepared for the concrete placement. Our second form of piling was Geothermal. They were filled with glycol and fit with a flange to bolt up to a large pump and then would be tied into the heating system of the building. We used tower cranes to assist in flying material to job site location.