Tavish Murray
Sanford
Summary
Results-driven professional prepared to lead and inspire teams towards achieving organizational goals. Extensive experience in developing and executing strategic initiatives that drive growth and operational excellence. Strong focus on team collaboration and goal achievement, adaptable to changing business needs. Skilled in strategic planning and financial management.
Persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethic.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Executive Officer
T.J. Backflow Testing and Repair Service
05.2021 - Current
- Developed and implemented strategic initiatives to drive organizational growth and operational efficiency.
- Cultivated high-performing leadership teams, fostering collaboration and accountability across departments.
- Analyzed market trends to identify new business opportunities and inform strategic planning efforts.
- Established performance metrics to evaluate organizational effectiveness and ensure alignment with corporate goals.
- Spearheaded financial planning processes, optimizing resource allocation and budget management strategies.
- Established foundational processes for business operations.
- Negotiated favorable contracts with suppliers and vendors, ensuring cost-effective procurement processes.
- Managed partnerships and strategic business relationships by negotiating contract terms and handling conflicts.
- Identified new revenue generation opportunities to maximize bottom-line profitability.
- Streamlined operations for improved efficiency, reducing overall costs and increasing profitability.
- Negotiated with suppliers and delivery workers and ordered materials according to forecasted customer demand.
- Championed corporate social responsibility initiatives that enhanced the company''s reputation as an ethical business leader within the community.
- Implemented strong financial controls, ensuring accurate reporting and solid decision-making capabilities.
- Made large-scale financial decisions and supervised company spending to reduce material losses and maximize profits.
- Increased company revenue by implementing innovative business strategies and expanding product offerings.
- Established and maintained strong relationships with customers, vendors and strategic partners.
Water Operator
City of Deltona City Hall
11.2020 - 03.2024
- S.C.A.D.A Water Operator, 11/2020 - Current
- Project management City Of Deltona, Deltona, FL
- Forklift certified
- Monitored SCADA system for problems and adjusted controls to
- Machinery managing, maintain efficiency.
- Troubleshooting
- Conflict resolution
- Disinfected water with chemicals such as ammonia and chlorine in
- Excel and Word exact concentrations.
- Calibrating instruments
- Used hand tools and power tools to maintain, repair and lubricate
- Analyzing water quality equipment.
- System monitoring
- Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents
- Hazardous chemical handling and other communications.
- Sample collecting
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
- Good listening skills
- Inspected equipment or monitored operating conditions, meters and
- Adaptability gauges to determine load requirements and detect malfunctions.
- Recorded operational data, personnel attendance or meter and gauge readings on specified forms.
- Served customers in a friendly, efficient manner following outlined steps of service.
- Actively listened to customers' requests, confirming full understanding before addressing concerns.
Dual Class AA Plant Operator
City Of Altamonte
06.2016 - 02.2020
- Dual Class AA Plant Operator, 06/2016 - 02/2020 City Of Altamonte, Altamonte Springs, Florida
- Effectively and competently operate facilities in compliance with rules regulations and policies and standard procedure to provide public health and safety and no adverse environmental impacts.
- Inspect plant equipment and machinery to determine proper operation.
- Adjust control devices of processes manually or remotely by S.C.A.D.A.
- Operate bio-solids handling and dewatering process as needed Provide after- hours and weekend dispatch task.
- Assisted with installation and daily operation of a Direct potable reuse (DPR) pilot project.
- Perform facility and vehicle maintenance
- Operates a forklift, tractor, pick-up truck and other mechanical equipment daily.
- Assist with conducting plant tours for advance students Assist with training new employees and lower class operators.
- Collects potable water and wastewater samples for lab analysis such as ph, turbidity, chlorine levels, fluoride levels and dissolved oxygen
- Maintain pressure and levels in the elevated towers and ground storage tanks for potable and reclaim usage.
Lead Operator
U.S. Water Service Corp
08.2014 - 06.2016
- Lead Operator, 08/2014 - 06/2016 U.S. Water Service Corp, New Port Richey, FL
- Proven experience in managing daily operations for wastewater treatment plants as well as water systems ranging from .040mgd to 2.5mgd.
- Such systems include solids residual management, activated sludge wastewater, biological nutrient removal treatment.
- Prepared and reviewed technical reports such as DMRs and MORs, ground monitoring reports lead and copper and THMs.
- Operational Troubleshooting includes increasing or decreasing solids aeration or chemical feeds.
- Responsible for scheduling sludge hauling and chemical deliveries.
- Collected and ran in house samples and delivered out house sampling for lab analysis (CBOD, TSS, fecal, Bacteriological etc.)
- Experienced at operating 2.2mgd water treatment facility using forced draft aeration, injecting sulfuric acid for hydrogen sulfide removal, caustic soda applied for ph enhancement and chloramines as disinfection.
Dual class Operator
Polk Correctional Institution
08.2006 - 06.2014
- Dual class Operator, 08/2006 - 06/2014 State of Florida
- Performed various laboratory procedures which include calibrating equipment, collecting/testing samples such as M.L.S.S, Ph., Nitrates, fecal etc.
- Maintain a domestic wastewater facility using a type II modified Ludzack- Ettinger process with a flow of 0.313mgd.
- Utilized daily process control techniques to assure quality effluent.
- Performed secondary treatment with sodium hypochlorite with land application reuse system discharging to a rapid infiltration basin.
- Record keeping, operation of lift stations, as well as maintenance on all equipment major or minor.
Education
High School Diploma -
California State University
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Daytona Beach Community College
FLEnvironmental Science
Florida Gateway College
Lake City, FLSkills
- Organizational leadership
- Executive leadership
- Risk management
- Staff management
- Operational leadership
- Strategic planning
- Project management
- Operating budgets
- Strategic visioning
- Ethical leadership
- Administrative leadership
- Business administration
- Operational efficiency
- Public relations
- Negotiation
- Operations management
- Consulting
Certification
- 05/2023 Florida A water DEP
- 05/2023 A Wastewater DEP
Desired Occupation
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Desired Salary
$85000
Desired Job Location
None Specified
Desired Job Type
- Days : None Specified
- Shifts : None Specified
- Employment Type : Any
- Full or Part Time : Any
- Willing to Travel : No
- Willing to Relocate : No
- Willing to Telecommute : No
- None Specified
Drivers License
None Specified
Security Clearance
None Specified
Job Skills
None Specified
Tools and Technology
None Specified
Typing Speed
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Language/Proficiency
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Timeline
Chief Executive Officer
T.J. Backflow Testing and Repair Service
05.2021 - Current
Water Operator
City of Deltona City Hall
11.2020 - 03.2024
Dual Class AA Plant Operator
City Of Altamonte
06.2016 - 02.2020
Lead Operator
U.S. Water Service Corp
08.2014 - 06.2016
Dual class Operator
Polk Correctional Institution
08.2006 - 06.2014
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Daytona Beach Community College
High School Diploma -
California State University
Environmental Science
Florida Gateway College