Kenneth Fells
Birmingham,AL
Summary
16+ years in progressive management positions to include; Operations, Environmental, Waste Management, Safety and Facilities Management. With a strong emphasis and knowledge in the application of ADEQ and Federal Environmental rules and Regulations, as well as Conduct of Operations, i.e. RCRA, NPDES, TSCA; and, in-depth expertise in the application of Environmental protocols; and hands-on experience in the handling of waste, wastewater and hazardous wastes.
Experienced in the compliance aspects of PSD and NAAQS and in how MACT and BACT requirements affect industry.
Proven ability in planning, coordinating and executing complex technical projects. Qualified and experienced in effectively presenting and reporting technical information.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Facility Manager
Clean Earth
Birmingham, AL
01.2022 - 07.2022
- Evaluated facility operations and personnel for safety and health regulations compliance.
- Supervised staff in day-to-day activities.
- Tracked and documented operational and financial records to perform analysis of performance and costs.
- Oversaw all aspects of equipment installation, maintenance and repair for both internal and external services.
- Maximized profitability through revenue development, cash control and expense reviews.
- Conducted inspections of facility grounds, external structure, systems and equipment.
- Set and enforced departmental budgets, goals and deadlines.
- Maintained facility grounds, equipment and safety compliance.
- Held classes to teach staff facility procedures.
- Read, analyzed and interpreted business documents, technical procedures and governmental regulations.
- Prepared notifications and responses to regulatory inspections.
- Formulated and implemented long-range plans for environmental programs.
- Prepared detailed scientific reports or presentations based on findings.
- Interpreted test data to determine whether contamination existed in accordance with environmental laws.
- Served as subject matter expert (SME) on environmental regulations and policies.
- Performed environmental site assessments and provided remediation recommendations.
- Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
Incineration Blends Chemist
Clean Harbors
El Dorado, AR
01.2020 - 12.2021
- Review customers waste profiles for acceptance into the facility.
- Formulate blends of customers waste to be processed in the klin.
- Schedule feed production packages for efficient processing.
- Worked closely with other key departments to maintain optimum levels of communication to effectively and efficiently complete projects.
- Collaborated with laboratory technicians, production personnel and customers to improve product quality and functionality.
- Performed standard and proprietary physical testing and chemical analysis of raw chemical materials and finished products.
- Participated in new process development and process optimization programs to enhance overall system capabilities.
- Developed new analytical techniques and enhanced existing analytical methods to improve testing validity and applicability.
Treaty Escort
Centeio Associates Incorporated, CAI
Richmond, KY
03.2019 - 02.2020
- Facilitating, coordinating, and ensuring support for agreed inspection activities.
- Accompanying inspectors during on-site inspection and selected other activities.
- Taking appropriate actions to ensure inspectors comply with appropriate guidelines on treaty implementation activities, security, safety, medical, administrative and technical requirements, to include articulating these requirements as needed;.
- Performing Escort Team logistics and office administrative tasks that may include appointed collateral duties;.
- Transporting inspectors during rotations, between lodging and site, and as otherwise required;.
- Providing seamless integrated support to escort team operations.
Operations Support Manager
AECOM
Richmond, KY
12.2014 - 11.2018
- Responsible for the management, oversight and Cost Accounting duties for: Operations personnel assigned to perform interior and exterior Operations duties, Waste Management Personnel to include DOT (Department of Transportation) trained personnel for shipping Hazardous and non-hazardous materials, Facilities Maintenance personnel as well as Emergency response and Safety personnel.
- Major Duties included but were not limited by the following:.
- Manage daily functions of the Operations Support Department, including Cost Account Manager Duties, scope and schedule compliance.
- Direct, coordinate and assume responsibility for all Operations Support activities being conducted in a safe, environmentally sound, effective and consistent manner IAW Conduct of Operations Manual, Plant Operating Procedures and all applicable permit and regulatory requirements.
- Accomplishments include the following:.
- Worked with the client and project stakeholders to evaluate new Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) utilized in supporting and making entries into the toxic areas of the plant.
- Established and managed subcontracts to purchase and acquire equipment for project use.
- Wrote a Certification Program for the project which establishes how personnel will become certified in their particular job function.
- Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
- Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages.
- Worked in matrix management environment with oversight of division level managers, operations, finance, human resources, safety and compliance.
- Formulated processes to reduce downtime and financial loss.
- Analyzed scientific data and performed QA checks.
- Disposed and managed waste products.
- Served as subject matter expert (SME) on environmental regulations and policies.
Assistant Operations Support Manager
AECOM
Pueblo, CO
01.2013 - 12.2014
- Responsible for the management and oversight of Operations personnel assigned to perform interior and exterior Operations duties; Waste Management Personnel to include DOT (Department of Transportation) trained personnel for identifying, profiling and shipping of Hazardous and non-hazardous materials; Facilities Maintenance personnel as well as Emergency response and Safety personnel.
- Hiring employees for each area
- Soliciting and managing subcontracts for services.
- Establishing operating procedures
- Evaluating personnel training and certification requirements; establishing reporting metrics;
- Reviewing state and Federal regulations and directives as well as technical data packages to determine actions or changes required to meet production requirements, hazardous and non-hazardous storage and shipping requirements.
- Established the new employee mentoring program for our project which was ultimately picked up by BGCAPP.
- Enhanced employee management by developing schedules, tracking time and administering payroll.
- Leveraged fair evaluation processes, employee reviews and staff mentoring to drive performance and job satisfaction at all levels.
- Spearheaded daily staff meetings to identify improvement strategies, discuss policy updates and facilitate open communication.
- Implemented employee safety initiative with lower than standard injury rates.
- Taught employees how to collaborate on daily job tasks and achieve service targets.
Operations Support Manager
URS
Pine Bluff, AR
07.2010 - 12.2012
- Responsible for the management, oversight and Cost Accounting duties for: Operations personnel assigned to perform interior and exterior Operations duties, Waste Management Personnel to include DOT (Department of Transportation) trained personnel for shipping Hazardous and non-hazardous materials, Facilities Maintenance personnel as well as Emergency response and Safety personnel.
- Solicited and Managed several large subcontracts for waste disposal services, equipment servicing and general facility upkeep.
- Manage daily functions of the Operations Support Department, including Cost Account Manager Duties as established by the Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
- Develop solutions to eliminate obstacles or challenges as related to safety, schedule compliance and operations.
- Develop short- and long-range plans to accomplish established goals while maintaining schedule compliance.
- Successfully handled and tracked over 500,000 pieces of waste with full accountability from point of generation to final disposal in an off-site RCRA facility.
- Effectively managed a $15 million dollar budget and 76 nonunion employees with significant cost savings each year.
- Managed an outage for repairs to the Liquid Incinerator (LIC) and the Metal Parts Furnace (MPF) which was completed 17 days ahead of schedle with NO Safety or Environmental infractions.
- Presented a paper at the Chemical Weapons Conference in Interlaken, Switzerland on the decontamination of Agent contaminated activated carbon.
- PBCDF was the first and only site to successfully decontaminate agent carbon.
- Completed continuous assessments and put together improvement plans.
Operations Waste Manager
Washington Group International
Pine Bluff, AR
05.2005 - 07.2010
- Accountable for a strong rudimentary knowledge in, as well as advanced industry processing applications of chemical weapons demilitarization.
- Responsible for procedural compliance in the handling of hazardous waste as per DA PAM 385 61 and in compliance with AR 50-6, ongoing agent emissions monitoring; and, as scheduled, the conducting of facility management presentations.
- Effectively managed, supervised, coached and mentored 35 non-union employees in waste management task, protocols, procedural processes and productivity efficiencies.
- Worked with our client and other stakeholders in soliciting competitive bids for our waste disposal.
- These efforts saved the company apx.40% in disposal cost.
- Performed efficacy testing of a new decontamination solution which was presented at the Chemical Weapons Conference (CWC) in Interlaken Switzerland.
- This material is still being used today for the last of the Demil sites.
- Identified and qualified customer needs and negotiated and closed profitable projects with high success rate.
- Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
- Strategically managed resources, milestones and budgets.
- Trained new employees on proper protocols and customer service standards.
Environmental Scientist III
Washington Group International, Inc
Pine Bluff, AR
05.2002 - 05.2005
- Environmental Scientist III within the Environmental Department at PBCDF.
- In June of 2003 I was designated as an Environmental Shift Representative (ESR).
- The Environmental Shift Representative, in the absence of the Environmental Manager, is the primary point of contact for all issues relating to environmental and permit issues associated with the operation of the facility.
Compliance Inspector
State Of Arkansas Department Of Environmental Qualit
Little Rock, AR
02.1992 - 05.2002
- Responsible for observation, evaluation and documentation of stack tests, proposed testing plans, review of alternative test methodologies and review and audit of facility records for compliance with Federal and State Environmental Requirements pertaining to PSD-Title V, NAAQS, MACT and BACT.
- Visited treatment and environmental sites to collect data samples for testing and analysis .
- Inspected waste pretreatment, treatment and disposal facilities and systems for conformance to federal, state or local regulations.
- Informed individuals and groups of pollution control regulations and inspection findings and explained how problems could be corrected.
Education
B. S - Chemistry
Henderson State University
Skills
Personnel and Material Management
Timeline
Facility Manager
Clean Earth
01.2022 - 07.2022
Incineration Blends Chemist
Clean Harbors
01.2020 - 12.2021
Treaty Escort
Centeio Associates Incorporated, CAI
03.2019 - 02.2020
Operations Support Manager
AECOM
12.2014 - 11.2018
Assistant Operations Support Manager
AECOM
01.2013 - 12.2014
Operations Support Manager
URS
07.2010 - 12.2012
Operations Waste Manager
Washington Group International
05.2005 - 07.2010
Environmental Scientist III
Washington Group International, Inc
05.2002 - 05.2005
Compliance Inspector
State Of Arkansas Department Of Environmental Qualit
02.1992 - 05.2002
B. S - Chemistry
Henderson State University
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