Ben Mitchell (Job Specific)
CurrentGreen Building ExperienceTroesh recycling, nipomo california Plant worker(All aspects of mobile concrete and asphalt recycling); My first experience in the green/recycling industry, I came from the fossil fuels industry, where I worked as an equipment operator, pipe-fitter, welder, welder’s helper, roustabout, weed-crew(lol),crew lead, haz-mat technician(always on the supplied air), tank builder, water plants, refineries, pyrophoric materials handler. As far as recycling plants go, I’d like the chance to throw my idealism into the equation. I learn something about recycling and the environment every day.Accomplishments:Identified rebar and other metal in the concrete pile and analyzed the waste being disposed of as construction waste.In the fire service, I worked many fires, some as administration. Cal-Fire has done an outstanding job in the wild land fire suppression area, glad I was part of it.Currently observing environmental problems associated with the lack of green thinking and the economy in this day and age.; Troy builders (1/86) Built condo’s in the San Luis Obispo area, Black Mountain Construction (multiple times) Concrete construction Timec (1/95) Refinery turnarounds and Maintenance Brown and Root USA Inc.(1/92) Refinery turnarounds and new construction (1/88) Robert Heely Inc. Oilfield construction and maintenance(all areas) California Division of Forestry (1/92) Firefighter/EMT, Ran fire and medical calls Fisher-Klosterman Inc.(1/00) Steam Generator Restoration and relocation Total Western Inc. (8/98) Water plant project in Lost Hills (Chevron) Viborg Sand and Gravel (4/05) Recycling Plant/Labor/Driver) Troesh recycling ( 01/01) Recycling Plant.