My nature is to observe and asses each situation that I come across. To offer constructive criticism is very easy to me. Basing this ability on prior knowledge and experience is paramount in a career path such as this. I have been doing this job before I knew it was one.
Overview
44
44
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Environmental Technician
Con Edison
Performed remediation of Con Edison facilities, performed oil spill remediation and operated skimmer boats for surface water cleanup activities.
Environmental Health and Safety
New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP)
09.2019 - Current
Mr
Shird provides site safety inspections of contractors’ work for this New York City Department of Environmental Protection project which provides construction management services for Job Order Contracts (JOC) and capital projects at 14 wastewater pollution plants, 95 pump stations and other satellite facilities located throughout the north region of New York City
He also ensures that OSHA and NYCDEP protocols are adhered to.
Environmental Health and Safety
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
06.2016 - 09.2019
Shird provided site safety inspections of contractors’ work for this New York City Department of Environmental Protection project which provided construction management services.
New York Power Authority
05.2017 - 09.2018
Provided safety inspection services as necessary for this lighting removal and replacement project at the North River Waste Water Treatment Plant
Inspected and replenished old fixtures which were replaced with high efficiency lighting.
New York Power Authority
04.2017 - 12.2017
Performed safety inspections for this project which called for the removal of 13 centrifuges and the installation of 16 new centrifuges and associated equipment
The installed equipment included sludge grinders, sludge feed pumps, sludge transfer pumps, polymer transfer pumps, polymer feed pumps, VFDs, polymer mix, aging tank mixers, MCCs, plant/local control systems and all related interconnecting piping and wiring.
Environmental Health and Safety
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
10.2014 - 04.2017
Provided oversight for JOC contracts on seven of the fourteen New York City Department of Environmental Protection plants in the New York area including Port Richmond, Oakwood Beach, North River, Red Hook, Wards Island, Hunts Point, and at the home base Newtown Creek
Ensured that contractors worked within the guidelines of their approved HASP and kept the Arcadis inspectors safe.
Environmental Health and Safety Officer
Tully Construction Co. Inc.
10.2005 - 05.2013
Maintained a safe work environment for numerous projects without loss in productivity
Provided confined space supervision, atmospheric monitoring and universal waste management services.
Environmental Health and Safety Technician
Bidwell Environmental
10.2000 - 10.2005
Directed confined space entry, asbestos abatement and lead abatement activities
Monitored the perimeter for excavation of petroleum contaminated soil
Responsible for the inventory of all environmental monitoring instruments, and maintained safe work environments without loss of productivity.
Damage Controlman
United States Coast Guard
07.1980 - 08.2000
Responded to water pollution spills, maintained logs of cargo in port, directed waterways cleanups, monitored both minor and major oil and hazmat cleanups, and maintained safe work environments, without loss of productivity; and made several ice breaker trips to Saugerties on USCG Chock and Hawser.
Education
Warwick Valley High School
Warwick, NY
Skills
Data reporting
Report Preparation
Ecological restoration
Accident investigation
Certification
OSHA Safety Standards 30HR, 8
OSHA 10HR, 35
40 Hour Site Safety Managers Course
Supported Scaffold User
8 Hour Hazwoper Refresher
Confined Space
Timeline
Environmental Health and Safety
New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP)
09.2019 - Current
New York Power Authority
05.2017 - 09.2018
New York Power Authority
04.2017 - 12.2017
Environmental Health and Safety
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
06.2016 - 09.2019
Environmental Health and Safety
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
Administrator, Participations and Special Projects at Warner Bros. Discovery: Finance, Contract, Reporting & Administration (FCRA)Administrator, Participations and Special Projects at Warner Bros. Discovery: Finance, Contract, Reporting & Administration (FCRA)