Jason Van Buren

Inspecting residential and commercial properties to ensure the safety of personal and city water supplies.

• Conduct weekly meetings with city contacts to discuss schedules and inspections
• Work with state plumbing codes and regulations (DSPS, IAPMO, eSLA) to provide thorough explanations to home and business owners regarding best practices to protect their water
• Complete 13-23 inspections daily of homes and/or businesses to ensure backflow prevention is in place
• Carry out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently
• Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity

Managing a team of water meter technicians and project leads while working alongside city officials.

• Held meetings with city officials on up to three projects at a time to discuss project progress and changes.
• Kept track of inventory and ordered supplies as needed on various projects.
• Met with displeased customers to deescalate situations such as missed appointments and property damage
• Performed daily morning meetings basis with techs and leads to go over safety protocols and project updates
• Produced reports and updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks
• Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems

Managing a team of water meter technicians to ensure a timely, neat, professional atmosphere during a city wide water meter changing project.

• Oversaw 7-10 meter technicians while assisting with daily appointments as needed
• Kept track of inventory
• Assisted project management with daily and weekly reports via Microsoft Excel
• Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications