ROY PERSON
Water Treatment Plant Operator
Hollywood,MD
Summary
Experienced Water Treatment Plant Operator with 9+ years in field. Excellent problem-solving, planning and multitasking abilities in utility management. Consistently monitors influent quality, volume and processing to achieve outstanding results in water quality. Current ABC and Maryland Class IV Water Treatment certifications.
Overview
6
6
Certifications
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Water Treatment Plant Operator
Washington Aqueduct
Washington, DC
01.2020 - Current
- Obtained Class IV ABC certification within 9 months of being employed
- Adhered to EPA and OSHA regulations.
- Disinfected water with chemicals such as ammonia and chlorine in exact concentrations.
- Monitored SCADA system for problems and adjusted controls to maintain efficiency.
- Collected water samples to test alkalinity, turbidity, and residual levels.
- Operated and adjusted controls on equipment to purify and clarify water, process residual solids using centrifuges.
- Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
Water Systems Technician II
Anne Arundel County Government-Public Works
Millersville, Maryland
05.2017 - 01.2020
- Full Time, 40 hours per week Supervisor: John Graham.
- Observe all Federal, State and County safety rules, regulations and procedures.
- Water Treatment plant upkeep and operations: operate class 4 water filtration treatment plants for iron removal and pH adjustment; adjust pressure set points for water pumping stations via SCADA or HMI to keep elevated storage tanks full throughout distribution system; fill out electronic daily reports that is reviewed weekly to make sure data for MORs has been entered correctly; record all plant related operations in plant log book; monitor chemical usage and estimate calculations for weekly bulk chemical delivery.
- Maintain and calibrate instrumentation; pH meters, pressure differential flow meters, ultrasonic flow meters, Cl-17s.
- Maintain and perform preventative and corrective maintenance on equipment at monthly, quarterly, semi- annually, and annually intervals based on manufacturer recommendations; vertical turbine pumps, chemical feed pumps, altitude valves, lime slurry systems, and cascade aeration systems.
- Clean service area equipment such as process floats, tanks, weirs, collectors, cascades, and distribution boxes.
- Collect laboratory samples of water for EPA required testing while completing chain of custody for each sample type.
- Complete service request for electrical, instrumentation, and SCADA equipment issues.
- Schedule plant vehicle PMs with garage.
- Progressive course completion to keep treatment license compliant and operational.
Licensed Water Operator
St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission
Hollywood, MD
10.2011 - 05.2017
- Supervisor: Gary Reynolds.
- Operated and documented the performance of 46 water pumping stations that supply water to 28 distribution systems throughout St.
- Mary's County.
- Worked standby rotation shifts, being on-call during bad weather, holidays, and weekends.
- Handled all customers and station calls in assigned areas.
- Achieved full certification status by attending classes and passing the State test required by the Maryland State Board of Waterworks and Wastewater System Operators to obtain a Water Treatment Class 2 License.
- Collected and transported water samples for compliance with a range of MDE and U.S.
- Environment Protection Agency (EPA) water quality standards.
- Performed minor mechanical work and routine equipment maintenance on a variety of different mechanical and electrical equipment, such as positive displacement and centrifugal pumps, air compressors, chemical feed systems, metering devices, motor control systems, and valves.
- Maintained a variety of operational and maintenance logs, reports and other forms required for equipment history files, inventory control and regulatory monitoring and reporting of water quality standards and gallons of water pumped.
- Handled minor building and grounds maintenance that needed to be done at numerous facilities owned and operated by METCOM.
- Maintained and safely operated motor vehicles, farm equipment, construction equipment, and lawn equipment used at METCOM.
- Used SCADA system to remotely monitor and control water stations.
- Measured and adjusted chemical feed rates.
- Performed minor mechanical work and routine equipment maintenance.
- Monitored flows, pressures, chemical feeds levels and water quality indicators.
- Conducted safety inspections and followed all safety rules and regulations.
- Executed field service work with little to no supervision, including finding valves, shutting down sections of a water system for hydrant repairs, valve maintenance, water meter change-outs.
Education
Associate of Science - Natural Resources and Wildlife Technology
Garrett College
Skills
Hazardous Chemical Handling
Excellent Work Ethic
Sample Collecting
Analyzing Water Quality
Teambuilding
Documentation Skills
Calibrating Instruments
System Monitoring
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Certification
ABC Class IV Water Treatment Certification
Timeline
ABC Class IV Water Treatment Certification
10-2020
Water Treatment Plant Operator
Washington Aqueduct
01.2020 - Current
Certified Forklift Operator
07-2017
Maryland Class IV Water Treatment Certification
06-2017
Water Systems Technician II
Anne Arundel County Government-Public Works
05.2017 - 01.2020
Certified Stenner Pump Technician
03-2013
Certified Flagger
01-2013
Heart-Saver First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Automated External
10-2011
Licensed Water Operator
St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission
10.2011 - 05.2017
Associate of Science - Natural Resources and Wildlife Technology
Garrett College