D. Lyle Setwyn, P.E., REHS

Experience

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  Army National Guard

  Sept 1996 - Sept 2002

  Trombone Player

  Hours per week: 6• Completed combat basic training.• Provided professional entertainment approximately 20 times/year.• Supervised 132nd Army National Color Guard squad during ceremonial performances.

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  Kenosha Testing & Engineering

  Jun 2001 - Jan 2002

  Field Technician

  Hours per week: 55• Performed a variety of tests on soil: Soil gradation, proctor compaction, and surveying.• Performed a variety of tests on concrete: Air content, slump, uniaxial compression, and levelness. • Performed a variety of tests on asphalt: Density, thickness, and core sampling.

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  Peace Corps

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Volunteer
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  Indian Health Service

  Nov 2005 - Apr 2010

  Field Engineer

  Hours per week: 40• Designed and supervised contract work for the Indian Health Service.• Managed over 20 different projects with a total value of over 4 million dollars.• Finished Basic Officer Training Course and was commissioned into the Commissioned Corps.

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  US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  Apr 2010 - May 2012

  Special Assistant to the Director/Regulatory Engineer

  Hours per week: 40• Enforced the Safe Drinking Water Act for the Territory of American Samoa.• Provided Technical Assistance on Compliance to American Samoa’s Power Authority (ASPA).

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  Indian Health Service

  May 2012 - now

  Acting Director of the Office of Environmental Health and Engineering (OEH&E) for the Navajo Area Indian Health Service. Position oversees 150 employees (21 direct reports) with Program budgets of just under $19 million (with additional staff funding of ~$4 million). Staffing is at ~67% and missing several key Leadership positions (Come join! We are hiring!). OEH&E Director oversees the following:* Facilities Division* Biomedical Division* Environmental Health Services Division* Institutional Health Division* Sanitation Facilities Construction Division Show less Hours per week: 45• Conducts sanitary surveys for all Tribal water and wastewater Tribal systems in Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. Particularly, systems are reviewed in regards to NEC, OSHA, DEQ, and AWWA water & wastewater standards. • Conducts design review for all Oklahoma Area water and sewer construction projects.• Conducts O&M Scoring of Utilities for Oklahoma Area water and sewer construction projects.• Supervises a Tribal Utility Consultant developing Preliminary Engineering Reports, water models, O&M scorings, Tribal meetings, and water/sewer design projects. Show less Hours per Week: 45• Conducted sanitary surveys and Level 2 Assessments for 35 Tribal systems in CA, OR, UT, ID, & NV. • Instituted a policy to reference standards during sanitary surveys: OSHA, NEC, 10 State, etc. • Conducted design review for all IHS Reno office water, sewer, & solid waste construction projects.• Provided emergency assistance & technical assistance for the same 35 water and sewer systems. • Supervised a Utility Consultant employee. • Coordinated model development for 25 water systems across the Reno District. • Led Technical Assistance Provider (TAP) meetings that directed work for 5 gov. & non-gov. groups. • Ran the lockout/tagout program and the confined space program for the Reno District. Show less

  • Director

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Acting Director

    Aug 2024 - Feb 2025

  • Deputy Director for Project Support

    May 2023 - Aug 2023

  • O&M Coordinator

    Nov 2019 - May 2023

  • District Utility Consultant

    Sept 2016 - Nov 2019

  • Supervisory Environmental Engineer

    May 2012 - Sept 2016
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  Drinking Water - Surveys Assessments and Solutions

  Jul 2021 - Feb 2022

  Staff

  Conduct technical assistance and non-regulatory sanitary surveys for drinking water systems in Hawaii.