Experience

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  Jacob leinenkugel brewing co

  Aug 2003 - Feb 2005

  Tour guide/ bartender
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  Midwest engineering services, inc.

  Feb 2005 - Feb 2006

  Soils technician
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  Tri-county health department

  Mar 2006 - Feb 2018

  Manages the tactics, operations, and personnel of one of the four Tri-County Health Department Environmental Health field offices. Works with the management team to develop goals and objectives for the EH programs (food, childcares, pools, septic systems, solid and hazardous waste, vector control, industrial hygiene, land use, body art, etc). Works with the management team to develop and manage assigned program and overall division budget. Supervises personnel and program operations, interprets program policy for staff, manages disciplinary action, and conducts hiring/promotion interviews. Provides technical assistance and statute interpretation for program leads, reviews and negotiates contracts, conducts employee performance evaluations, and performs community outreach and lobbying efforts for EH community perceptions and legislation. Show less Supervises and coordinates the daily field operations of the office including: reviewing and approving field staff inspection reports for content accuracy, grammar, and correct data entry, review and approval of septic system permits, and review and approval of complaint reports. Answers public requests for information on a variety of public health related issues that are typically more difficult for field staff to answer. Helps to coordinate and monitor suspect disease outbreak investigations with field staff across divisions. Supervises the progress of training and orientation for new staff as well as monitoring and recommending ongoing training for senior staff. Composes yearly performance evaluations for each field staff member and business support personnel and meets quarterly (at a minimum) with each staff member to discuss progress on objectives. Conducts phone calls or site visits to discuss poor inspections with facility operators. Monitors and adjusts field staff workload. Monitors field staff time management and work output (quality, accuracy, timeliness), compares that information to timesheet data entry during review and approval, and redirects staff when improvements are needed. Monitors office morale and accepts staff input/ideas during weekly summary meetings. Teaches the National Swimming Pool Foundation Certified Pool Operator course to members of staff and the general public. Handles public health concerns and complaints and works with multiple governmental agencies to resolve issues. Department team lead for the pool program, conducts budget review and analysis, reviews and approves plans for new and remodeled public pools, and conducts pool opening inspections and approvals. Responds to after-hour public health emergencies when assigned (spills, restaurant fires, disease investigations, etc). Conducts periodic data entry and inspection software training for internal staff. Show less Trained new employees for the field office, assisted and guided employees with more difficult complaints, schedules employee orientations, reviewed employee reports and disease investigations. Conducted restaurant inspections, enforced the Colorado State Regulations pursuant to the Colorado Revised Statutes, assisted the Epidemiology Division in food borne and childcare outbreak investigations, and provided educational information for restaurant operators. Conducted childcare, pool and spa, warehouse, processor, and septic inspections. Handled public health concerns and complaints and worked with multiple governmental agencies to resolve issues. Department team lead for the pool program, conducted budget review and analysis, reviewed and approved plans for new and remodeled public pools, and conducted pool opening inspections and approvals. Coordinated and conducted inspections of public pools for compliance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pools and Spa Safety Act for the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. Taught the National Swimming Pool Foundation Certified Pool Operator course to members of staff and the general public. Show less

  • Environmental Health Manager

    Aug 2014 - Feb 2018

  • Environmental Health Field Supervisor

    Jun 2012 - Aug 2014

  • Environmental Health Specialist

    Mar 2006 - Jun 2012
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  Cloudbreak advisory / cloudbreak environmental

  Feb 2018 - Apr 2021

  Managing partner

  Currently manages a professional services and consulting business firm with activities focusing on restaurant, grocery store, and food manufacturing consultation for food safety, regulatory navigation and compliance, civil penalty and enforcement guidance, and serves as a liaison between health departments and the regulated business. This role has required extensive regulatory-industry knowledge and relationship building, risk management and audit skills, detailed analysis, and daily consultation with all levels of staff and executive management. Additionally, services include Certified Food Protection Manager / ServSafe education and training, and marijuana manufacturing consulting liaison for activities between the businesses and health departments, and plan review development. Maintains a thorough understanding of regulatory guidelines to perform radon testing, healthy home consultation and inspection, and serves as a lead instructor and training partner for the National Center for Healthy Housing. Also acts as a key resource for industry for environmental health as a subject matter expert in areas including regulation revision planning, action plan development, operational level HACCP based food safety policy and procedure development and implementation for regulated businesses, and civil penalty and statutory interpretation and guidance. Show less

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  Colorado professionals in onsite wastewater

  May 2019 - Jul 2021

  Education coordinator

  Facilitates and coordinates all training, certification and education programs hosted by CPOW, assists the Education Committee and trainers in the management, updating and maintenance of all education material in a manner that keeps training and education programs relevant, and attends all the Education Committee Meetings and reports on progress, course data, and financial status of the Training Program to the Board. Acts as the liaison between CPOW and different educational organization and licensing organizations. Leads the charge and development of the online training program for industry and regulators for CPOW. Achieves organizational Strategic Plan position-based goals assigned by the Board. Show less

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  Tri-county health department

  Apr 2021 - Dec 2022

  Environmental health field supervisor
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  Arapahoe county

  Jan 2023 - now

  Environmental health manager