Mark Sutton
Milford,PA
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Watershed Maintainer with working knowledge of treatment processes to manage wastewater operations and promote environmental responsibility. Maintains water quality standards by effectively operating equipment and resolving a variety of technical issues. Demonstrated mathematical competence, mechanical skills, problem-solving and good communication skills.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Watershed Maintainer
NYC Department of Environmental Protection
05.2023 - Current
- Adhered to SPDES Permit.
- Collect wastewater samples to test CL2 residuals, temperatures, and solids.
- Monitor wastewater and test samples to evaluate quality for public safety.
- Operate equipment such as front-end loaders/forklifts.
- Operation and maintenance of pumps, motors, composite samplers and small cranes.
- Other duties include cleaning, sweeping, mopping and painting.
- Biological Trickling filter experience
- Snow removal plowing experience
Maintenance Worker
Orange-Ulster BOCES
11.2021 - 04.2022
- Followed safety precautions to avoid personal injury and provide safe work environment.
- Used problem-solving skills to alleviate issues efficiently with minimal supervision.
- Test Chlorine residual of drinking water for the entire school.
- Operation and Maintenance of heating system and boilers.
- Assisted with HVAC systems.
- Followed work orders and specifications for machine and equipment replacement, repair, or maintenance.
- Completed daily, weekly, and monthly checklists on building equipment to maintain records of scheduled maintenance procedures.
- Cleaned and lubricated parts to keep equipment operating at peak performance.
- Properly handled, transported, and disposed of recycled materials.
- Worked with vendors to procure parts and materials for repairs, examining quality and performance.
- Performed preventive maintenance and repairs on various types of equipment.
- Snow removal plowing in winter months.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Chief Operator
City Of North Port
12.2016 - 12.2020
- Supervising 9 employees
- Operating and maintaining the plants SCADA WonderWare system
- Procuring parts and supplies to maintain the Wastewater reclamation facility.
- Reviewing laboratory results and preparing ez-DMR reporting into State system forms.
- Providing review and into all process equipment replacements or upgrades.
- Creating work schedules to ensure facility compliance with environmental and safety regulations.
- Acting in place of Superintendent in his absence.
- Maintain log book for chemical usage, maintenance on equipment and daily activities.
- Wrote over 100 Purchase orders per fiscal year.
- Assist with Requests for quotes and Bids for upcoming Capital improvement projects.
- Tracking expenditures for entire facility.
- Monthly and yearly Under ground injection reports, Reuse and Bio-solids reporting.
- Daily scheduling, emailing, writing work orders, tracking fixed assets.
- Managing a $3.5 million dollar operation and maintenance budget.
- Work with Microsoft Excel, create custom spreadsheets in Excel to taylor to specific needs.
- Time card tracking and approvals.
- Trouble shoot process control issue to keep facility in compliance at all times.
- Interviewing new employees.
- Training new employees on the process and various wastewater processing equipment.
- Assisting in incremental budgeting process for Fiscal year operating budget.
- Assist in the design phase to the commissioning of a 2 MGD Wastewater reclamation Facility.
- Oversee a $1.8 million dollar sludge storage conversion project.
- Complete several Capital projects with outside vendors. Examples: Grit classifier replacement, Center column and drive unit replacement on a 65ft round clarifier, Aeration blower replacement, $1 million dollar Centrifuge installation, Roof replacements, Several hundred feet of handrail installation, Asphalt replacement, Motor and pump replacements.
- Utilized blueprints and schematics to position machinery and meet product specifications.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
City Of North Port
12.2005 - 12.2016
- Operate sludge pumps, valves and processing equipment to move wastewater through treatment processes and added chemicals.
- Calibrated pH, DO and chlorine meters to support proper working order for daily inspections.
- Drafted reports and maintained logs on meter readings, tests, chemical and equipment usage as required by the SPDES Permit.
- Tested wastewater samples for MLSS, settlometer, percent solids and filled out chain of custody for lab testing.
- Daily cleaning and maintenance of various equipment.
- Conducted regular inspections of tanks, valves and other equipment to verify compliance with safety and cleanliness standards.
Education
Trade Electricity Program - Electricity
Orange-Ulster BOCES
Goshen, NY06.1990
High School Diploma -
Minisink Valley High School
Slate Hill, NY06.1990
Skills
- New York State grade 3A Wastewater Operator Certificate
- Microsoft Word and Excel Experience
- Working knowledge of MP2/Avantis maintenance management system
- Knowledge of the Network Discharge Monitoring Report (NetDMR)
- Ability to review on upgrades needed or replacement equipment planned for the facilities
- Effective communication with subordinates, peers, superiors and external partners
- Effective planning skills to accomplishes goals by way of unit planning and monitoring
- Excellent ability of enter spreadsheet data for tracking and reporting purposes
- Water Resource and Recovery Facility operation ability
- Ability to trouble shoot process control to ensure facilities stay in compliance
- Ability to prioritize
- Calibrating Instruments
- Budget Management
- System Monitoring
- Corrective Action Implementation
- Equipment Operation
- Chemical Handling
Certification
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation Grade 3A Wastewater Lic.
Timeline
Watershed Maintainer
NYC Department of Environmental Protection
05.2023 - Current
Maintenance Worker
Orange-Ulster BOCES
11.2021 - 04.2022
Wastewater Treatment Plant Chief Operator
City Of North Port
12.2016 - 12.2020
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator
City Of North Port
12.2005 - 12.2016
Trade Electricity Program - Electricity
Orange-Ulster BOCES
High School Diploma -
Minisink Valley High School
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation Grade 3A Wastewater Lic.
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