Michael McAdams

Experience

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  Geotechnics Contractors Inc

  Mar 1985 - Oct 1987

  Assistant Health and Safety Officer

  Assistant Site Safety Officer during installation of a 1.6-mile slurry wall to prevent the migration of PCB's at a major EPA Superfund industrial site. Also responsible for verifying compliance with OSHA and EPA regulations, supervising "Exclusion Zone" safety, and decontamination of workers and equipment at this EPA Superfund Site.

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  Chem Waste Management Inc.

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1988

  Systems Operator

  Operator of a 200 gallon per minute water filter and eight de-watering wells for PCB and heavy metal removal from cooling pond water during a remediation project at a major industrial site. Also served as the assistant to the H&S Officer by performing perimeter and personal Air Quality Sampling.

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  FEA Management

  Feb 1988 - Dec 1988

  Field Technician

  Technical support on various project activities including sampling unknown drums, documenting numerous Hazardous Waste Streams, documenting numerous UST removals, and developing and managing a Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Wastestream Management Program for an industrial facility located in Frankenmuth, Michigan.

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  Inland Waters Corp.

  Jan 1989 - Mar 1990

  Assistant Project Manager

  Assistant project manager of a filter press remediation system designed to remove solids and contaminants from PCB contaminated water at a major industrial site located in Bay City, Michigan.

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  RC Associates, Inc.

  May 1990 - Mar 1997

  Health and Safety Manager and Senior Environmental Specialist

  Primary focus was as a project manager for numerous Underground Storage Tank (UST) removal and assessment projects statewide. Responsibilities included, proposal preparation, coordination of subcontractors, oversight on field personnel and activities, evaluation of site data, consultation with clients and MDEQ report Preparation. Assisted with the performance of vapor extraction pilot tests and supervised the installation of PCB and petroleum remediation systems. Operated and performed the required sampling of remediation systems. Also served as project manager for a RCRA Waste stream Management programs. Provided training of field techniques to entry-level employees, as well as maintaining field instrumentation. Served as Corporate Health and Safety (H&S) Officer. Authored the RC Associates H&S Plan and several site-specific H&S plans for TSCA and RCRA sites. Implemented and supervised H&S plans at high profile, high hazard sites. I also maintained and provided all training programs to employees and sub-contractors, to assure compliance with all applicable regulatory agencies. Show less

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  Radian International LLC

  May 1997 - Feb 1999

  Systems Operator

  Responsible for safe operation, and all maintenance of three systems, (suspended solids storage and transfer, Perlite dry storage transfer and mix, neat Polymer storage, transfer and mix) and combining the three systems to the required precise mixture. The process is controlled through a Man-Machine Interface (MMI) and a Programmable Logic Computer (PLC) which controls the operational sequence of 1,000 9rm pumps, 230 volt rotary valves, pneumatic pumps, and various types of mixing equipment. for t eatment of Dioxin and Furan contamination. And of course, an extensive knowledge and absolute dedication to Health and Safety policies and procedures was a condition of employment. Show less

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  Premier Packaging

  Feb 1999 - Aug 2000

  Production Supervisor, Health and Safety Officer

  Premier Packaging is a formulation and packaging facility, which formulated, and packaged the following products; Armor All, Rain Dance, Scrub Free, and Electra-Sol and select products for Dow Chemical. As the sole supervisor of the afternoon shift, my duties included the complete supervision and safety of 45 UAW employees, who formulated, and packaged these products.

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  Safety Kleen LLC

  Feb 2000 - Aug 2000

  Resource Manager

  My Responsibilities were to manage a General Motors Resource Management Program located at the General Motors Orion Final Assembly Facility, in Lake Orion Michigan. A position identical to GM Powertrain, in Bay City.

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  Waste Management Inc.

  Aug 2000 - Oct 2000

  Rescouce Manager

  My responsibilities as Resource Manager at the General Motors Powertrain, Bay City Plant were to manage all waste generated by the plant, including but not limited to; Hazardous Waste, Non-Hazardous Waste, Recycling programs. DEQ and OSHA compliance, ISO 14001 Compliance and Standard Implementation, employee training, waste eduction, contractor supervision regarding General Motors Health and Safety Policies, as well as "In-house" safety monitoring, cost reduction programs, Monthly billings, Quarterly Reports and many more objectives. Show less

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  Antea Group (Former Delta Consultants)

  Oct 2001 - Apr 2012

  Staff Professional

  As Remediation systems operator, and Site Safety Manager, my responsibilities include supervising contractors to assure strict adherence to British Petroleum (BP) safety practices.Adherence to specific project design requirements during the installation of remediation systems. Other responsibilities are to perform operational maintenance and sampling on existing remediation systems, which includes electrical and mechanical diagnosis and repair. Soil investigations and excavation.

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  Bay City Boat and RV Storage

  Jul 2012 - now

  Facility Manager

  As Facility Manager, I oversee all aspects of Customer Service relations, daily operations, accounting, and all aspects of facility safety.