Richard Fuller
Letart,WV
Summary
Results-oriented, hands-on construction and development professional with 18 years of expertise in all facets of the industry. Verifiable track record for the successful completion of multi-million dollar projects through coordinating trades, developing partnerships, and building positive rapport with engineers, local officials, vendors, and clients while maintaining costs. Versed in contract negotiations, project estimating, impending design problems, document preparation, material purchasing and site management. Resourceful Supervisor trained in resolution of critical issues within time-sensitive environment with successful track record of building and maintaining talented teams. Highly organized, energetic and versatile leader committed to continuous improvements. Proven history of motivating staff to work together to achieve targets.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Landfill Process Owner
Lightstone Generation / Gavin power
2023.03 - Current
- Primary responsibility will be managing field operations via subcontractor(s) by setting goals, and achieving construction activity benchmarks
- Daily oversite of CCR waste placement activities for the construction of the current permitted waste landfill
- Initiate and lead final landfill closure projects (Final Cap Installation) and landfill construction expansion projects
- Assist with estimating with production rates, manpower needs, and equipment needs
- Creating and managing budgets
- Maintain accurate cost accounting, accurate landfill life expectancy timeline
- Represents company at bid meetings and project meetings, and with various regulatory agencies
- Conform in all respects with applicable federal and state regulations and ordinances, e.g., Permit to Install (PTIs)
- Complete daily construction and regulatory reports/inspections which include site activities, material quantities, staffing, equipment usage, fugitive emissions, landfill integrity, sedimentation ponds, NPDES Outfalls and any relative matters relating to the landfill construction activities
- Establishes project objectives, policies, procedures, and performance standards within boundaries of corporate policy, including preparing or overseeing complete estimate for selected project with a detailed review of proposal specifications, drawings, and contracting.
ENERGY PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Appalachian Power Company, John E. Amos Plant
2019.05 - 2023.03
- Responsibilities include a combination of office work consisting of performing engineering calculations, reviewing documents and preparing reports; planning and coordinating programmatic engineering work associated with regulatory compliance and facility assessments; and field work including reconnaissance and inspections of existing facilities and new sites
- Maximize ash sales while maintain environmental compliance at all times
- Supervise and direct employees in a safe efficient manner
- Calculate and report all Coal Combustible product disposed of and sold for internal and external reporting
- Perform and supervise all required CCR and DEP environmental field inspections as required
- Direct and oversee all aspects of jobsite safety to ensure all parties are working toward the goal of 'ZERO HARM' while utilizing the HPI tools for each specific job task
- Delegated tasks to employees and monitored accurate and timely completion of tasks to meet project milestones
- Monitored equipment, checked supplies and coordinated manpower to meet expected demand
- Established and updated production schedules to meet changing demands
- Conducted performance reviews to identify and rectify areas for skill improvement
- Issued work orders for repairs to plan maintenance of equipment, machinery and vehicles
- Promoted employee safety awareness based on understanding of regulatory mandates and organizational best practices
- Monitored staff training and output to meet compliance, productivity and revenue goals
- Provided input for performance reviews and identified areas for additional improvement
- Oversaw inventory and physical counts and performed periodic cycle counts to verify outgoing orders
- Developed and implemented significant process improvements to enhance department quality and throughput
- Monitored manufacturing variances to achieve quality improvement while resolving product process and equipment problems
- Set up, adjusted and maintained machines to operate at peak levels and meet challenging demands
- Revamped positions and workflow based on individual abilities and production targets
- Decreased inventory and labor hours through strategic process changes.
LANDFILL OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR
American Electric Power, AEP
Winfield , WV
2015.01 - 2020.05
- Maintained safety and emergency readiness among personnel by disseminating information on and monitoring compliance with regulatory and organizational policies
- Developed initiatives for process improvement and reviewed and assessed ongoing operations
- Built upon established practice standards to improve operational performance and reduce labor costs
- Evaluated invoices and shipping paperwork for accuracy and compliance
- Cultivated and strengthened relationships with customers, vendors and internal stakeholders
- Recruited, interviewed and hired talented professionals who each brought wealth of experience and exemplary skills to team
- Aligned operational boundaries between processes and production demands
- Motivated employees to share ideas and feedback
- Provided leadership to 45 employees through coaching, feedback and performance management
- Directed all day-to-day operations of Gypsum and Fly ash to provide safe and reliable disposal of CCR materials.
LEAD CIVIL CONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR
American Electric Power
Columbus , OH
2006.04 - 2015.01
- Plan, organize, and manage the overall construction development for one of the nation's largest utility companies
- Responsibilities include design and blueprint review, analysis of projects, preparation of construction documents, bidding, negotiations, sub contractor selection, material purchasing, scheduling, project budget, project development and quality control, while maintaining safety standards and environmental compliance as a top priority.
Education
High School Diploma -
River Valley High Scholl
05.1996
Skills
- Goal-oriented
- Capital improvement planning
- Contract development and management
- Issue and conflict resolution
- Flexible
- Maintenance & Repair
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Training & Development
- Communication
- Active listening
- Planning
- Supervision
- Process Documentation
- Cost Control
- KPI Tracking
- Staff Hiring
- Performance Evaluation and Monitoring
- Team Leadership
- Cost Reduction
Certification
- OSHA 30 Hour Certification
- OSHA 10 Hour Certification
- Knowledgeable in GPS Surveying and with AutoCad
- CPR and AED Certified
Accomplishments
- Rockport Landfill Project, Rockport, IN, Lead Civil Coordinator, Restricted Waste Site Type 1 Landfill Construction. 5 Year $17 million contract. Type 1 and Type 2 liner systems. Excavation, grading and cell construction. Storm water erosion controls. Geosynthetic liner installation.
- Haul Road Truck Wash Project, Winfield, WV, Lead Civil Coordinator, 1 Year $2 million contract. Installation of Hercules high pressured low volume truck wash system.
- Linch River Landfill Project, Carbo, VA, Lead Civil Coordinator, 4 Year $21 million contract. New bridge construction. 6,400' of new paved haul road. Nearly 500,000 yards of rock blasting. Leachate collection/treatment systems.
References
- Robert Brunner, Senior Project Manager, American Electric Power, (614) 203-3690, rebrunner@aep.com
- Thomas Cooper, Senior Project Manager, American Electric Power, (614) 560-1738, tpcooper@aep.com
Timeline
Landfill Process Owner
Lightstone Generation / Gavin power
2023.03 - Current
ENERGY PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Appalachian Power Company, John E. Amos Plant
2019.05 - 2023.03
LANDFILL OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR
American Electric Power, AEP
2015.01 - 2020.05
LEAD CIVIL CONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR
American Electric Power
2006.04 - 2015.01
High School Diploma -
River Valley High Scholl
- OSHA 30 Hour Certification
- OSHA 10 Hour Certification
- Knowledgeable in GPS Surveying and with AutoCad
- CPR and AED Certified
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