Jason Terry
Des Moines,IA
Summary
I have 17 years of experience in the waste disposal industry with Clean Harbors Environmental Services and Iowa State University. My years of experience have allowed me to become an asset in customer service, hazardous waste management and in coordinating large waste projects. I have also shown the ability to be able to take on other responsibilities such as becoming a SWPPP inspector, pathological waste incinerator operator, sanitary sewer sampler and radiological emergency response team member.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Environmental Engineer
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
01.2017 - Current
- Manage the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) program.
- Oversee compliance with regulatory agencies for hazardous waste shipments.
- Collect unwanted materials including, chemicals, radiological waste and biological waste.
- Segregate chemical waste and put into proper storage areas.
- Execute sustainability efforts related to hazardous waste minimization and recycling.
- Weekly and monthly inspections of waste facility.
- Communicate with waste vendor to schedule shipments.
- Review Hazardous waste manifests, Land Disposal Restriction Notification Forms and invoices for waste shipments.
- Member of EH&S safety committee.
- Member of Radiological Emergency Response Team.
- Operate pathological waste incinerator and schedule appointments to burn evidence for law enforcement agencies.
- Obtain new or renew existing special waste authorizations with the Boone County Landfill.
- Prepare the Biennial Hazardous Waste Report for administrator signature.
- Provide tours of the Iowa State University Regulated Materials Facility (Central Accumulation Area).
Technical Services Account Manager
Clean Harbors Environmental Services
Des Moines, IA
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Manage accounts in the state of Iowa - total budget of $8.5 million for 2016.
- Reached 97% sales budgetary goal for 2016 by the month of October.
- Help customers with various types of disposal options - incineration, landfill, recycling, waste to energy.
- Help customers obtain EPA ID numbers.
- Coordinate customer visits with the appropriate Clean Harbors personnel to help address the customer's needs.
- Assist in bids and contract negotiations.
Cleanpack Specialist
Clean Harbors Environmental Services
Des Moines, IA
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Visit customer sites to take inventories of chemicals to be disposed of and then prepare a disposal estimate for the customer.
- Prepare waste profiles for customers.
- Assist customers in classifying hazardous waste by taking samples and sending them for analysis.
- Assist the office manager with monthly supply inventory counts.
- Fill in for office manager when he is off.
- Assist in truck to truck duties - make sure that piece counts on outgoing trailers match the counts and container sizes on the outgoing manifests. I also made sure that the trailers were properly placarded and that the load was secure before the driver departed.
Field Chemist
Clean Harbors
Des Moines, IA
03.2009 - 01.2013
Field Chemist
Clean Harbors Environmental Services
Des Moines, IA
06.2007 - 10.2008
- Segregate hazardous chemicals into proper hazard classes for shipping and disposal according to DOT regulations.
- Prepare hazardous waste manifests, land disposal restriction notification forms and packing lists to ship waste from the generator's site to a disposal facility.
- Earned Class-B CDL with Air Brakes and Hazardous Materials Endorsement.
- Maintained daily driver log and trip reports.
- Earned 40 hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response certification in 2007.
- Earned lead chemist certification in April of 2011.
- Earned senior lead chemist certification in April of 2012.
- Interact with customers on a daily basis to coordinate pickups.
- Conduct daily pre-job safety meetings with customers and co-workers.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Geography
University of Northern Iowa
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Kirkwood Community College
Skills
- Experienced in coordinating shipments for hazardous waste, universal waste lamps, PCB and non-PCB ballasts, regulated medical waste (sharps) and oil recycling
- Experienced in assigning proper RCRA waste codes to waste chemicals
- Experienced in creating profiles for new waste streams and updating existing profiles to reflect any changes
- Ability to communicate in a professional manner with customers and co-workers
- Demonstrated ability to properly file and store hazardous waste manifests and all other types of shipping documents I have handled all filing of paperwork over the last two EPA inspections
- Ability to segregate, pack, and safely transport chemicals
- Able to review a hazardous waste manifest and land disposal restriction notification form for accuracy
- Able to review invoices from waste vendors and compare against current state contract rates or quoted prices I have saved the University money by catching many billing issues
- Ability to train new employees on proper chemical waste handling, waste determinations, waste processing in CERTS
- I am an Iowa Certified Construction Site Pollution Prevention Inspector I am able to find stormwater issues and construction sites and work with the contractor to correct the issues
- Collect sanitary sewer samples to send for analysis Interpret sample results and work with City of Ames to make sure the University is within the parameters of its permits
- Able to renew the Special Waste Authorization with the DNR and Boone County Landfill for disposal of incinerator ash
- I handle the majority of orders of materials for use in the RMF such as metal drums, plastic drums, cubic yard boxes and pallets of floor dry
- I am a certified incinerator operator and am able to provide on the job training for new employees I also help coordinate scheduled projects with internal customers and external customers
- Experienced forklift operator I generally handle most forklift activities in the Regulated Materials Facility
- Experienced member of the Radiological Emergency Response Team I have been an integral part of passing the last two exercises that have been evaluated by FEMA
- Familiarity with the Regulated Materials Facility I am able to identify problems and report them to FP&M in a timely manner to get repairs scheduled
- Developed a relationship with Central Iowa Shelter to donate many cleaning chemicals for use rather than dispose of the chemicals as waste
Timeline
Environmental Engineer
Iowa State University
01.2017 - Current
Technical Services Account Manager
Clean Harbors Environmental Services
01.2016 - 01.2017
Cleanpack Specialist
Clean Harbors Environmental Services
01.2013 - 01.2016
Field Chemist
Clean Harbors
03.2009 - 01.2013
Field Chemist
Clean Harbors Environmental Services
06.2007 - 10.2008
Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Geography
University of Northern Iowa
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Kirkwood Community College