Fred Walker

Experience

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  Walton Arts Center

  Oct 2001 - Nov 2007

  Facilities Coordinator

  Salaried, full-time, team leader of managing buildings, ground operations, and event support in a customer service driven atmosphere.Communicated comprehensive strategic action plans and site logistical procedures to staff and represented departmental interests at upper management meetings.

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  GBMc & Associates

  Nov 2007 - Oct 2008

  Environmental Engineer

  Performed permitting services including preparation of SWPPP’s, SPCC, Title V/MACT, operational, and construction permits for private industries and municipalities.Provided engineering support for land application irrigation system design, BMP’s for various stormwater applications, municipal wastewater system studies, and flood studies.Assisted in stream restoration erosion control design and inspection.Field work and various sampling projects.

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  Garver, LLC

  Oct 2008 - Feb 2013

  Project Engineer

  Prepared NPDES permit applications, SWPPP’s, NEPA grant applications, responses to Consent Administrative Orders, and numerous other construction, operational, and environmental permits.Coordinated with numerous local, state, and federal agencies on multi-million dollar utility projects to comply with permitting, funding, and regulatory requirements.Performed bidding process tasks consisting of preparing specifications for bid, coordination with municipalities and contractors during the entire bid process, participating in preconstruction and bid opening meetings, review of proposed bids, and administrative duties related to payment of contractors and change orders.Produced several water and sewer line, pump station, and infrastructure designs and specifications. Composed Environmental Information Documents, Facility Plans, EPA grant application for multi-million dollar construction projects, Water and Wastewater Master Plans, environmental assessments, public presentations, Toxicity Reduction Evaluation, and other project related reports.Performed modeling activities with regards to water and sewer line sizing, master planning efforts, system operations, fire flow capacity, and pump sizing. Conducted water sampling, clean sampling, wastewater sampling, and various inspections regarding water and wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, and other water and wastewater system components. Show less

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  NCDEQ - Land Quality Section

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2016

  Assistant Regional Engineer
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  NCDEQ Public Water Supply

  Jul 2016 - Mar 2020

  Engineer

  Provide technical assistance to North Carolina Public Water Systems. Duties include performing sanitary survey inspections, permitting application review, technical consultation for water system issues, data review, compliance enforcement, public education, and field monitoring/sampling for water quality parameters.

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  NCDEQ-DEMLR

  Mar 2020 - now

  Engineer III

  Responsibilities include: Review Erosion & Sediment Control Plans, express E&SC plan reviews, coal ash facility inspections and reporting, dam construction and rehabilitation plan reviews, trout buffer waiver reviews, stormwater plan review and permit reviews, dam jurisdictional determinations, violations and enforcement for Land Quality programs, coordinating with other local/state/federal permitting agencies, and providing technical guidance to engineers, citizens, and government officials for Land Quality programs. Show less