John D. Hermann, PE

Experience

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  Malcolm Pirnie

  Jul 1985 - Feb 1988

  Engineer

  Design, operations and construction services for a 200 MGD wastewater treatment facility on Sheepshead Bay in New York City.

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  Blasland Bouck & Lee

  Mar 1988 - Feb 1992

  Project Engineer

  Project/ Lead Engineer for planning, design, construction services, and startup for a 100 million gallons per day wastewater biosolids reduction facility in Yonkers, New York. Development and procurement of Private Public partnership for biosolids management. Master planning for the New Rochelle Sanitary Sewer System wastewater system with excessive infiltration/inflow. New business development and proposal preparation.

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  Gannett Fleming

  Feb 1992 - Feb 1995

  Project Manager

  Based in Manhattan as Project Manager for various infrastructure projects in the New York City area including wastewater pretreatment for 4 NYCTA bus depots, a large wastewater pump station and force main for Rikers Island, biosolids siting analysis, wastewater nutrient removal for Long Island Sound, and biosolids processing. These projects were constructed in dense urban areas requiring inventive solutions to fit the facilities into small spaces. Recruited and managed junior engineers.

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  AECOM

  Feb 1995 - Oct 1997

  Project Manager

  Project manager for detailed design, permitting, and construction services for a 20-mgd brackish desalination water treatment facilities including wellfield and finished water storage. Provided leadership for design teams. Acted as a client manager for multiple clients.

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  R.W. Beck

  Jan 2000 - Jul 2004

  Project Manager

  Provided water utility management consulting and engineering. Lead or project manager on multiple assignments for complex projects including seawater desalination and strategy for project procurement and planning. Project procurement experience included pre-qualification of contractors, agreement preparation for design build and operation contracts and owners advisory services. Provided regional planning for the proposed construction of seawater desalination facilities with a capacity up to 30 mgd. Show less

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  ARCADIS

  Jul 2004 - Jan 2008

  Principal In Charge

  Responsible for building, sustaining and growing the Central Florida water & wastewater infrastructure consulting practice. Completed dozens of engineering design and construction projects. Developed regional water supply plans for central and northeast Florida.Responsible for developing/sustaining key major Florida clients. Prepared strategic business marketing plans for key current and future clients. Developed and directed project teams and project execution plans. Coordinated and managed work across multiple offices. Show less

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  GAI Consultants, Inc.

  Feb 2008 - Aug 2011

  Environmental Department Manager/Senior Engineering Manager

  Responsible for the management and growth of the water/wastewater/stormwater engineering practice in Orlando and throughout Florida. Led design teams for the planning, design and construction of facilities. Facility capacity ranged from 3 to 70 mgd. Practice served as design center for water/wastewater engineering work for the company.Developed innovative solutions for water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. Identified and prepared proposals for new work. Assembled and directed project teams. Provided staff oversite, guidance and responsible for quality assurance and control. Show less

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  Self Employed

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2015

  Independent Consultant/Sabbatical

  Sabbatical. Also Independent Consultant for water resources and wastewater troubleshooting, engineering and planning. Provided strategic analysis and planning for new business.

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  Arminius Consultants, LLC

  Oct 2015 - now

  President

  Arminius Consultants provides water and wastewater utility engineering and consulting services to public entities. Services include planning, design, permitting, operations review, cost estimating, contract review, construction management, and procurement advisement.