Experience

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  Prein&newhof

  Oct 1994 - Jan 2008

  Civil engineer / field engineer

  Performed environmental engineering, civil engineering, and field engineering work. * Completed Phase 1 and 2 environmental studies, delineated wetland locations, sampled testing wells, and prepared the annual superfund progress report. * Designed rural community sanitary sewer secondary treatment systems, performed hydrological studies, and provided sanitary sewer infrastructure design. * Performed construction site inspection, oversight, and project management. * Performed environmental risk assessments by completing hydrologic studies and visual onsite inspections, including soil bores and monitoring wells.* Completed Field Project Engineer work on construction projects for airport runways, sanitary sewer, trunk lines, force mains, water mains, pump stations, storm sewers, wetlands, and roadways. Show less

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  City of longview

  Mar 2009 - Mar 2014

  City engineer & floodplain manager

  Served as City Engineer and the Floodplain Manager with a staff of five: two engineering technicians, an inspector supervisor, and two inspectors. Responsible for resolving the City’s technical problems, including issues with infrastructure, water and sanitary sewer, installation services, erosion, driveways, floodplain issues, oil wells, gas wells, pipelines, easements, private utilities installation, construction complaints, road closures, storm water, and drainage problems.* Communicated with businesses, engineers, designers, architects, builders, and construction contractors, as well as other departments. * Reviewed and signed off on the engineering portion of development permits, erosion control, site plans, pre-submission plans, planned developments, new buildings, accessory structures, easement documents, letter of credit, and final plats. Reviewed and approved all construction plans. * Supplied all information that was requested for any site within the City on existing infrastructure including as-built plans or sketches by a civil engineer.* As Floodplain Manager, reviewed all new and remodeled buildings to determine if they met the criteria of the City’s Flood Ordinance. * Worked with civil engineers who were applying for Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) or Letter of Map Revision (LOMR). Communicated with the public about new changes with the National Flood Insurance Program and the new flood maps. * Utilized the City’s GIS program reduce the time to take field measurements from a day or two to just a few of hours.* Reduced the Engineering Department’s budget 14% through process improvements. Show less

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  City of flint

  Jul 2016 - Jan 2024

  Retired city engineer

  Rebuilding Flint the Right Way.I am the engineering technical leader and part of a hard working team of experts and employees that are moving Flint out of it's: water crisis,ancient infrastructure and financial issues. We are learning from the past mistakes and creating a new and better tomorrow. This is one of the most challenging position I have taken. I am optimistic and believe in what we can change to make it better for the people of Flint and Michigan.