Jeff Hegedus

Experience

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  North American Phillips Corporation

  Jun 1984 - Sept 1984

  Graduate Program Intern (Manufacturing Engineer)

  Provided manufacturing product and process engineering services in the lighting products industry.

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  GTE Corporation, Corporate Management Development Program

  Sept 1985 - Feb 1987

  Telecom Management Associate

  Multi-location corporate fast-track professional development program (Tampa, FLA; Seattle, WA; Indianapolis, IN) focusing on marketing, strategic planning and general business management functions in the emerging telecommunications industry.

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  Envirotech Systems, Inc.

  Mar 1987 - Nov 1988

  Environmental Project Supervisor

  Managed field operations providing hazardous waste management, disposal and regulatory compliance services.

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  Crosby & Overton

  Dec 1988 - Apr 1989

  Environmental Engineer

  Hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility. Managed field services projects, performed waste treatment activities, and supported businesses with waste disposal solutions.

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  Olympus Environmental

  May 1989 - Feb 1992

  Remediation Manager/HazMat Responder

  On-site Project Manager. Hazardous waste remediation, emergency response, and environmental consulting. Responsible for site investigation, proposal development, remediation design, regulatory compliance, site management, health & safety, waste disposal, cost control, and client management. Authored successful proposal for WDOE hazmat response contract, and participated on 24 hour on-call response team for hazmat incidents.

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  Skagit County Public Works

  Mar 1992 - Sept 1996

  Solid Waste Programs Manager

  Designed, constructed and operated hazardous waste collection and disposal facility for household and small business chemical wastes. Assisted businesses and County with hazardous waste management, including training seminars and public education. Managed County recycling operations and solid waste projects; committee member implementing municipal incinerator closure process.

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  Jeff Hegedus counseling

  Oct 1996 - Nov 1997

  Registered Counselor

  Provided personal growth counseling services to individuals, couples and groups.

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  Cascade Environmental Services

  Oct 1996 - Nov 1997

  Environmental Consultant

  Sole proprietor providing consulting services in hazardous waste management during a return-to-school sabbatical as registered counselor.

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  Philip Environmental Services

  Dec 1997 - May 1999

  Remediation Manager

  Managed Ketchikan pulp mill CERCLA site clean-up providing remediation, compliance, emergency response, hazardous waste characterization and disposal, industrial cleaning, demolition, wastewater management, health & safety, and consulting services. Also managed decommissioning of bulk fuel tank farm at SeaTac Airport, including soils remediation and bio-venting systems installation, and other MTCA cleanup sites.

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  Philip Environmental Services

  Jun 1999 - Jun 2001

  Environmental, Health & Safety Project Manager

  Managed environmental and safety components of industrial cleaning and remediation projects at refineries, pulp mills, nuclear power facilities, mining operations and other public and private sector entities in Washington and Arizona .

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  Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

  Jul 2001 - Aug 2003

  Environmental Engineer

  Provided tribal oversight of CERCLA hazardous waste cleanup involving remediation of historic land disposed refinery wastes. Managed and completed landfill closure project. Managed abandoned illegal dumpsite cleanups, solid waste management and planning, and tribal emergency response preparedness planning.

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  Whatcom County Health Department

  Sept 2003 - Dec 2020

  Environmental Health Supervisor

  Manage environmental health programs including solid waste, hazardous waste, biosolids, wastewater, water, emergency response, shellfish protection, meth lab cleanup, elevated blood lead, and land use applications to mitigate potential impacts to public health. Served as Safety Officer on Whatcom Unified Command for COVID-19 response.

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  Island County Public Works Department

  Mar 2021 - now

  Solid Waste Division Manager

   Manage $10 million annual solid waste budget and 30 staff at two county transfer stations, two drop box facilities, a septage treatment plant, a permitted hazardous waste collection and disposal facility and a closed municipal solid waste landfill.