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John P. DeMarines

Valencia,PA

Summary

Environmental Professional with over 29 years of experience in operations, management and design of drinking, reuse and wastewater treatment facilities. Provide technical support for environmental administration and project implementation. Significant skills in technical project management with focus on environmental facility compliance and water treatment methodologies. Skilled in environmental permitting, oversite and implementation of regulatory permit requirements.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Production Manager

West View Water Authority
Pittsburgh, PA
04.2017 - Current
  • Management oversite of 2, water production facilities equaling over 200-million-dollars in assets
  • Management of 40 MG of water storage reservoirs and 5 remote pumping facilities
  • Responsible for multimillion dollar operational and maintenance budgets
  • Technical oversight and support for all water treatment chemical and physical processes
  • Environmental Oversite of SDW, CWA, NPDES, CAA, AST, UST and Solid Waste Programs
  • Responsible for all plant facilities preventative and sustained maintenance
  • Management of 22 hourly union and 7 salary employees
  • Development of Operations, Environmental, Safety and Engineering Records retention System
  • Development and management of Capital Improvements/replacement Projects
  • Lead Development Team, for Neville Island Treatment Plant solid waste facility design
  • Conducted Interviews and hiring for new staff members
  • Meet with consecutive system leadership to foster better relationships
  • Development of standard operations and maintenance plans
  • Coordinate and foster cross departmental communications
  • Development of SCADA driven control strategies to meet new regulatory requirements
  • Training and development of water production operational staff in new and alternative operation methodologies
  • Responsible Licensed Operator for 2 Production Facilities
  • Oversite of all on-site and off-site analytical laboratory testing
  • Contributed to company growth by delivering quality customer service to foster growth and retention
  • Delivered operating plans and growth objectives
  • Established position requirements, schedules and production team processes
  • Implemented performance, quality and efficiency measures to achieve goals

Environmental Engineer

NRG Homer City Services
Homer City, PA
04.2008 - 04.2017
  • CWA/NPDES Compliance and Reporting
  • Water Quality Management permitting
  • SDW Compliance and Reporting
  • Environmental Emergency Response Coordinator
  • Right To Know/ SDS Product Coordinator
  • Hazardous and Universal Waste Coordinator
  • Environmental Projects Development
  • TRI Reports Coordination
  • Tier II Reporting
  • Method 9 Visible Emissions and fugitive emissions reporting
  • RCRA Hazardous waste and DOT Hazardous Materials Certified
  • Annual and Biennial Hazardous Waste Reporting
  • Residual Waste Reporting (26R)
  • Ground Water Monitoring (14R)
  • SPCC and PPC Compliance
  • Underground and above Ground Storage Tanks Compliance
  • Waste Coordination for Hazardous and Universal Waste generated by Facility
  • Erosion and Sedimentation Controls and site inspections
  • Safety Committee Member and Industrial Hygiene Sub-Committee

Department Supervisor

Edison Mission Energy
Homer City, PA
04.2006 - 04.2008
  • EME Homer City Generation, Compliance reporting, NPDES, SDWA, Monthly Station Department Reports, Environmental Inspections, and Environmental Audit Support
  • Operations and Compliance for Potable Drinking water Facility, which provides potable water to facility
  • Development of process spreadsheets and word documents to track operational performance and records
  • Water make-up to three-unit power generating facility with 30 MGD of make-up flow, using conventional coagulation, flocculation, and sludge contact clarification/sedimentation processes
  • Reverse Osmosis and demineralization for boiler water make-up system as well as ten inline polisher units
  • Water laboratory analysis for boiler water chemistry and station water quality performance
  • Sewage treatment facilities
  • Industrial wastewater treatment systems
  • Disposal site leachate neutralization and treatment systems.
  • Trained new employees on overall company and department-specific policies and procedures
  • Managed team of 13 employees, delegated tasks and held each employee accountable for completing assignments

Water Treatment Specialist

Edison Mission Energy
Homer City, PA
10.2004 - 04.2006

Operation of all Facility Water Treatment and Distribution Network.

  • Cooling Water Systems
  • Potable Water Treatment
  • Sanitary Water Treatment
  • Industrial Water Treatment Systems
  • Water Intake Facilities
  • Laboratory Operator relief,
  • Water Department Supervisor relief

Water Utilities Operations Team Leader

Sony-American Video Glass Company
New Stanton, PA
01.1997 - 10.2004
  • Responsible for: Operations and maintenance for facilities and wastewater treatment systems, which included plant air handling equipment, industrial wastewater, and cooling water systems
  • Other responsibilities included preventative maintenance activities and scheduling for these service areas
  • Oversee laboratory analysis and control measures for wastewater and cooling water systems.

Operations Specialist

Environmental Management Corporation
New Castle, PA
01.2003 - 04.2004

Chief Operator Wastewater Treatment Facility

  • Operations of Anaerobic Digester Processes
  • Facilitated and Completed Maintenance and Refurbishment
  • Laboratory Oversite and Analysis
  • Environmental Compliance
  • Construction Management

Education

Method 9 Visible Emissions Reading Certification - Air Emissions

Penn State University
Pennsylvania
05.2016

Class A-B Underground Storage Tanks - Tank Regulations

Pennsylvania Environmental Certification
Pennsylvania
01.2016

Class A Water Treatment Operations License - Water Operations

PA DEP Water Certification Program
Pennsylvania
01.2007

Master of Science - Geology/Earth Sciences

California University of Pennsylvania
California, PA
12.1992

Bachelor of Science - Secondary Education Earth and Space Science

California University of Pennsylvania
California, PA
05.1991

Skills

  • Preparing Written Reports
  • Environmental Impact Assessments
  • Permit Coordination
  • Permit Applications
  • Identifying Environmental Concerns
  • Water Quality Testing
  • System Design
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Environmental Planning
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Data Analysis
  • Developing Compliance Programs

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

Assistant Production Manager

West View Water Authority
04.2017 - Current

Environmental Engineer

NRG Homer City Services
04.2008 - 04.2017

Department Supervisor

Edison Mission Energy
04.2006 - 04.2008

Water Treatment Specialist

Edison Mission Energy
10.2004 - 04.2006

Operations Specialist

Environmental Management Corporation
01.2003 - 04.2004

Water Utilities Operations Team Leader

Sony-American Video Glass Company
01.1997 - 10.2004

Method 9 Visible Emissions Reading Certification - Air Emissions

Penn State University

Class A-B Underground Storage Tanks - Tank Regulations

Pennsylvania Environmental Certification

Class A Water Treatment Operations License - Water Operations

PA DEP Water Certification Program

Master of Science - Geology/Earth Sciences

California University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Science - Secondary Education Earth and Space Science

California University of Pennsylvania
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