Cornelius Wright

Experience

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  Hummingbird Resources

  Aug 2010 - Nov 2012

  Local Environmental Consultant

  • Oversee and maintain the site's environmental management programs.• Provide leadership and technical advice to site personnel to ensure environmental programs are implemented effectively. • Provide environmental input into planning and rehabilitation activities to minimise and manage environmental impacts. • Implement and maintain monitoring programs to ensure environmental protection. • Maintain a positive working relationship with government regulators to facilitate approvals. • Provide technical advice and support for neighbour complaints and consultation. • Supervise contractors and consultants carrying out environmental work on the mine. • Ensure all work carried out is consistent with the Company’s Safety and Environmental Polices and Standards. • Provide advice to site supervisors to ensure the mine is operating within all legal and licence requirements (dangerous goods, noise regulations, pollution prevention licence, water use licences, EPAL legislation). • Supervise the Mine Environmental Technicians (METs) in their day to day activities and liases with the SMES to ensure clear objectives and training needs for the METs are established. • Develop; implements and maintains monitoring systems to ensure reliable and accurate data for performance reporting. Environmental monitoring programs include rehabilitation, noise, wastewater, potable water, dieback, incident reporting. • Collate data for weekly and monthly reports and attends daily, weekly and monthly site team meetings. Show less

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  EcoGreen Solutions Inc.

  Nov 2012 - Mar 2014

  Managing Director

  Environmental & Social Impact management consulting to industry, financial institutions, donors and governments.Skills include:- Stakeholder engagement techniques, strategies, mapping and planning, including consensus building and securing the social license to operate.- Ability to deliver social investment strategies and project development that align business and social objectives, while adding business value- Specialist in ESIA and planning regulations, with extensive experience in developing countries.- Experience working with management to develop environmental and social management systems for corporate and project level- Proven ability to manage multiple in-country teams simultaneously, including developing project approach, reviewing products for quality assurance, budgeting and scheduling.- Experience of working closely with technical design teams, and an understanding of how to integrate environmental and social considerations early in the project lifecycle.- Excellent communicator with the ability to maintain composure under tight deadlines.- Competent skills, including: Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Photoshop and ArcGIS.- Excellent written skills, including a focus on editorial skills for effective and consistent reporting.- Proven finisher who pays attention to detail.Clients include: African Development Bank, Hummingbird Resources, Manicka Resources, Task International, Government of Liberia ( Lands, Mines and Energy), Sime Darby Plantation Liberia, Belleh Resources etc. Show less

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  Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc.

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2018

  Construction Field Inspector

  Coordinate & monitor construction work on-site in accordance with compliance and drawing specificationso Inspect utilities operations (Storm Drain, Waterline, and Sewer System).o Conduct rebar’s inspection; inspect bars diameter and shapes (if bent); measure bar lengths, spacing, embedment, and bearing on wall or beam, also count the total of pieces and measure the slab bar spacing as it relates to the drawing specification, CRSI manual & IBC regulations.o Conduct soil test with DCP/ Nuke Gauge/ One Point Proctoro Conduct cast-in-place concrete test for quality control and monitoringo Inspect Micro-Bio facilities when necessaryo Attend contractor’s meeting on-site when mandatory and prepare filed reports. Show less

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  WSSC Water

  Jun 2018 - now

  Performing job site testing, such as water main hydro-static test, water main bacteria test, sewer main air test, and mandrel testo Inspecting patch pavement and new paved roads.o Confer with project managers and other staff to assess progress and discuss needed changeso Collaborating with management and other personnel on the projectso Conduct site visits to evaluate status/ accuracy of scheduleso Identifies major milestones, critical approvals and long lead procurement itemso Replacement of sewer mains by pipe bursting, open cut, and sewer main liningo Replacement of sewer lateral by pipe bursting, open cut, sewer lateral lining, and clean out installationo Installation of new water mains, water valves, fire hydrants, and water house connectionso Development of new house and rehabilitation with liningo Inspection of water main shut-down operationo Review of construction plans including As-built planso Evaluates critical and near critical path activity sequences.o Assesses actual progress based on site inspections.o Perform additional assignments as directedo Assess job site status, complete daily progress reports, and contractor pay sheetso Restoration of site once work is completedo Prepare amendment for on-going projecto Conduct billing and estimate paymento Conduct per-construction meetingso Assist project engineers with site- assessment and final project designo Work very closely with project contract managerso Have inspected/site managed a total of over 6 million dollars sewer facilities rehabilitation in PG County Maryland Show less

  • Project Manager - Sewer Infrastructure Section at WSSCwater

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Associate Project Manager - Sewer Infrastructure Section at WSSCwater

    Jan 2023 - Oct 2023

  • Construction Inspector I Pipe Construction Division

    Jun 2018 - Jan 2023