Rogelio Barajas
Camarillo,CA
Summary
Bringing over 3 years of hands-on experience in the treatment and distribution of water. Proficient in SCADA systems with a strong track record in general maintenance, main and service line installation, pump station operations, manual labor, and water sampling. Skilled in reading, installing, and testing meters. Possesses excellent communication and customer service skills, with a proven ability to perform well under pressure and efficiently manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Water distribution and treatment operator
Pleasant Valley Mutual Water Company
03.2005 - 11.2013
- Trained to maintain and fully operate a 1.5 MGD iron and manganese treatment plant for ground water.
- The plant served potable water to over 1500 water services.
- Excellent at problem solving for the distribution system and treatment plant.
- Worked with on site chlorine generation system for our disinfectant.
- Able to do state mandated monthly and daily grab samples for- bacti, chlorine residual, turbidity, TDS, iron, manganese, hardness, Chlorine strength, PH, and sulfate.
- Performed chemical feed pumps adjustments for chlorine.
- Completed daily record keeping for whole treatment plant.
- Responsible for both general maintenance and operations for booster pumps and motors.
- Performed daily service calls, also recording the service order logs.
- Daily monitoring of the distribution system using SCADA.
- On a seven day, 24 hour emergency on-call schedule(holidays rotated).
- Ability to install water mains, service lines, and general plumbing.
- Maintained, repaired and installed water meters and fire hydrants.
- Monthly water meter reading.
- Operated multiple sets of tools including- Wachs Valve Maintenance Trailer, Diesel compressor to operate compactor and jackhammer, walk behind asphalt and concrete saw, hot tapping tool, line locater, and hydraulic dump trailer.
- Ability to operate Backhoe, recording over 80 hours operating a Ford 555 Backhoe.
- Operated company vehicles and equipment according safety procedures and policies.
Education
Training Program - Water Distribution
Technical Learning College
Payson, AZ2010
Certification Review Courses
California Rural Water Association
Oxnard, CA2008
Water Testing
California Rural Water Association
Oxnard, CA2007
Training Course - Water Treatment
Technical Learning College
Payson, AZ2007
Sampling
California Rural Water Association
Oxnard, CA2007
Associate of Arts - General Education
Moorpark College
Moorpark, CA2005
Associate of Arts - General Education
University of Charleston
Charleston, WV2003
Skills
- Water Treatment operator Grade T 2 from CDPH
- Water Distribution operator Grade D 3 from CDPH
- Years of experience with SCADA
- Experience with most water field tools
- Field grab sampling experience
- Experience on Ford 555 Backhoe
- Manganese and Iron treatment plant operations
- Meter/main Valve/hydrant maintenance and repair
Accomplishments
Equipment Maintenance
- Performed routine maintenance on equipment on as-needed basis.
Inventory Control
- Restocked and organized items as necessary.
Purchasing
- Maintained inventory of spare parts inventories and completed purchase requisitions as necessary.
Attending Water Review Seminars
- Attended 5 classes by CRWA and 2 courses from Technical Learning College gathering over 129.5 contact hours.
Confident Leadership skills
- Chosen to lead certain install projects
Timeline
Water distribution and treatment operator
Pleasant Valley Mutual Water Company
03.2005 - 11.2013
Training Program - Water Distribution
Technical Learning College
Certification Review Courses
California Rural Water Association
Water Testing
California Rural Water Association
Training Course - Water Treatment
Technical Learning College
Sampling
California Rural Water Association
Associate of Arts - General Education
Moorpark College
Associate of Arts - General Education
University of Charleston
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