Robert Kirby
Aurora,CO
Summary
Performance-driven Vice President with 36 years of experience from Project Superintendent to Senior Executive level, aligning systems with business requirements, policies and regulatory requirements. Passionate about applying excellent organization and communication skills to build, manage and lead teams. Results-oriented individual well-versed in interfacing and consulting on business processes to drive results based on sound overall business judgment.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President of Environmental and Mining
Iron Woman Construction And Environmental
10.2020 - 09.2023
Senior executive responsible for all aspects of both the
Environmental and Mining service lines. Increased Environmental division annual revenue and stabilized Mining division. Expanded general contracting opportunities with client expansion.
- Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
- Clarified roles, responsibilities and expectations of mining staff.
- Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.
- Monitored industry trends, keeping current on latest changes and competition in industry.
- Established performance goals for department and provided methods for reaching milestones.
- Maintained P&L and shouldered corporate fiscal responsibility.
- Communicated business performance, forecasts and strategies to investors and shareholders.
Vice President of Project Delivery
Great Lakes Environmental & Infrastructure
01.2011 - 09.2021
Responsible for effective project delivery from preconstruction to final acceptance by client for all offices. Developed policies and procedures for project estimating, cost reporting, equipment maintenance and quality control.
Participated in project reviews and quality control audits.
assisted with proposal capture teams and technical approach.
- Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.
- Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate employees and build competent teams.
- Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
- Clarified roles, responsibilities and expectations of staff.
- Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
Senior Project Manager
Envirocon
01.2000 - 12.2010
Responsible for safe and profitable execution of assigned projects. Developed high performing project team at Rocky Mountain Arsenal, consistently improving margin and delivering projects with exceptional safety and compliance performance.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
- Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
- Negotiated and managed third-party contracts related to project deliverables.
Operations Manager
Safety-Kleen
04.1990 - 12.1999
Responsible for all day to day facility operations, maintenance and new construction.
- Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
- Developed systems and procedures to improve operational quality and team efficiency.
- Developed and maintained relationships with external vendors and suppliers.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
- Mitigated business risks by working closely with staff members and assessing performance.
Skills
Project Management/Project Controls
Federal Contract Management
Alternative Project Delivery
Mine Reclamation
Heavy Mass Earthworks/Deep Excavations
Landfill Construction/Capping
Landfill Operations
Disaster/Fire/Flood Reclamation
Stream/River Restoration
Demolition
In-Situ Stabilization
Dredging
Accomplishments
Stibnite Remedial Action - Cascade, ID
Mine reclamation at a former remote mine site in central Idaho. Mine waste were excavated, consolidated and capped. Stream and Wetland restoration.
Herron Pond - Denver, Co
Construction of new 37 acre pond adjacent to the National Western Center. Removal and disposal of over 180,000CY if contaminated soils. Construction of large outfall structures at existing pond, relocation and installation of all city utilities.
Koppers - Denver, CO
Brownfields development of a 60 acre former wood treatment site. Removal and disposal of 80,000CY of mixed contaminated waste. Instillation of over 14,000LF of on-site utilities, construction of 2 large stormwater ponds and construction of all internal roadways.
Climax Soil Salvage - Leadville, CO
Excavation, hauling and stockpiling of over 430,000CY of overburden soils from extreme slopes at 11,280ft in elevation. Installation of 4,800 interceptor channels and piping.
Cherokee Station Ponds - Denver, CO
Decommissioning of 2 large polishing ponds at operating power plant. Removal and disposal of 70,000 tons of waste material, import of 100,000CY of clean soil. Construction of 5 new ponds with 380,000LF of geosythetics. Installation of 44 - 30inch concrete piers to a depth of 55ft, construction of new water treatment foundations and utilities.
Camp Fire - Paradise, CA
Program Manager of fire debris removal actions, overall sponsor of 4 taskforce crews which excavated, transported all fire debris from individual lots. Managed asbestos removal teams for over 2,200 structures.
Woolsey and Hill Fire - Malibu, CA
Program and Executive sponsor for 10 taskforce crews which excavated and transported fire debris from 1,800 individual lots in both Ventura and Los Angeles County.
Port Angeles Landfill - Port Angeles, WA
Stabilization of large regional landfill located adjacent to the Straight of Juan de Fuca on the Western peninsula of Washington state. Removal of 380,000CY of municipal waste and contaminated soil from eastern portion of existing cell that was eroding into the straight, consolidation of waste for seismic stability and cover placement consisting of over 33,000CY of bentonite amended low permeable soils and 89,000SY of new geosynthetic "Closure Turf" system. Construction of 16,591SF MRE wall to buttress the slope containing remaining waste. Construction of 1,100LF of seawall and shoreline restoration.
Holden Mine Reclamation - Chelan, WA
Large scale mine reclamation of a former legacy copper mine in remote upper Washington. Project was only accessible by boat which required all equipment, personnel and materials to be barged in. Project was one of the largest remote mine reclamations in North America. Project consisted of re-shaping and capping of 3 large tailings piles, 2 waste rock piles and reconstruction of 1.5 miles of stream restoration. Project required development of on-site hard rock quarry, road improvements and multiple support areas.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal - Commerce City, CO
Managed multiple projects in a span of 10 years to include:
- Enhanced Hazardous Waste Landfill RCRA Cover
- Former Basin F Principal Threat and Basin F Exterior Soil Remediation
- Shell Disposal Trenches RCRA Cap Construction
- Complex Army Trenches Subgrade Construction
- Section 36 Balance of Areas Subgrade Construction
- South Plants Central Processing and Balance of Areas Phase II
- Section 30 Existing Sanitary Landfill Remediation
- Hazardous Waste Landfill Operations
- Basin A Consolidation Area Operations
HWY 36 Waste Treatment and Landfill - Deer Trail, CO
Operations Manager of the only commercial RCRA hazardous waste landfill in Colorado. Treatment and disposal of multiple waste material to include stabilization, micro encapsulation and drum processing. RCRA cell construction and capping.
Timeline
Vice President of Environmental and Mining
Iron Woman Construction And Environmental
10.2020 - 09.2023
Vice President of Project Delivery
Great Lakes Environmental & Infrastructure
01.2011 - 09.2021
Senior Project Manager
Envirocon
01.2000 - 12.2010
Operations Manager
Safety-Kleen
04.1990 - 12.1999
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