Happy Valley Pet Services provides professional, insured and bonded dog walking, pet sitting, animal waste disposal, cat care, administering medications, vet visits, basic grooming, over-night services, horse sitting and basic care, and more. Our company is based in Happy Valley, OR, and serves outer SE Portland and beyond, including Happy Valley, Clackamas, Damascus, Boring, and Sandy.Please see our website, which we designed and operate ourselves locally: http://happyvalleypet.com/index.htmlHappy Valley Pet Services, LLC is a part of the Happy Valley Business AllianceCary Riker-Shutt (my wife) & I both own & operate the business, we personally do all billing, small business taxes, client consultations, emails, calls, scheduling, advertising, marketing, coordinating, and more.Happy Valley Pet Services currently has three employees, outside of my wife and I, in which all five of us conduct the needed day-to-day field work and client services.

Under the direct supervision of a regional supervisor based in NorCal, the Food Safety Auditor II in Oregon project-manages the completion of assigned client food safety audits in the assigned region. Educates and trains clients on industry food safety and sanitation practices.Conducts food safety training and interactive field-based courses for clients and works with team members in the field to adopt and implement important food safety principles.Prepares written analyses and audit reports for clients, which includes detailed observations, assessments, and recommendations conveyed during the audits.Reviews past public health inspection reports, pest control documentation, food handler cards, ServSafe mgmt certifications, and other such compliance related docs.Ensures worker safety practices being followed related to OSHA requirements.Project manages the completion of assigned client food safety audits for the full-time region of Oregon and SW Washington State, which includes the scheduling and tracking of all monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, and annual audits.Utilizes food safety knowledge and training to objectively analyze and assess food safety, sanitation, and security measures at client locations primarily restaurants and grocery stores.Ensures brand and chain name integrity and uniformity from restaurant to restaurant, grocery store to grocery store.Serves as a liaison between the client and local health departments, state and federal agencies.Performs 40 hrs/yr of certified training towards CEU credits in the field of Food Safety & Sanitation.Extensive travel throughout State of Oregon, SW Washington, and as needed in California, and elsewhere in US.

Performed statutory environmental health inspections for Oregon licensed facilities, which included restaurants, food carts, schools, day care centers, elder care centers, hotels

As Environmental Health Specialist - SENIOR, I had demonstrated a strong familiarity with appropriate local and state rules/regulations regarding food safety and sanitation. Worked independently and was responsible for assisting with the development of and monitoring of work plans, providing guidance, direction, training and standardization (consistent with FDA Food Program Standards) to inspection staff.Coordinated and assisted with the organizing and monitoring of field inspections for the following Lead positions: Swimming Pool/SPA, Communicable Disease, Drinking Water, Temporary Restaurant, Restaurant, Mobile Unit, and Plan Review.Coordinated and provided staff training needed to comply with laws, rules and policies and assured best practices used in program operations. Created data reports, analyzed programs, and provided input/recommendations, interpreted codes/policies , participated in special projects. Prepared agendas and conducted staff meetings; maintained time and attendance records. Acted as liaison to other local, state, and federal agencies.Conducted field inspections in order to maintain training standards

Performed more than a thousand environmental health inspections for Oregon licensed facilities, including restaurants, food carts, schools, day care centers, elder care centers, swimming pools/spas, hotels, and small drinking water systems.Member of Communicable Diseases program: partook in various food borne illness outbreak investigations, and consulted and collaborated with other government agencies, such as Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, and Oregon Health Authority.Trained and oversaw various new EH inspections program staff, volunteers, & interns.Performed various environmental health education related activities, such as training food service operators on proper food safety and sanitation techniques and standards.Performed various Info-Tech (IT) related tasks, such as maintenance of a large Microsoft Access database for EH inspections program.Partook and helped facilitate county department’s USFDA Food Safety Standardization program, training received by USFDA to perform EH program audits.Trained in HACCP-based EH inspections by US CDC (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points).Consulting experience and plan review of new mobile food unit operators/ownersTrained staff how to inspect mobile food units, created educational/training materials for common problems found in the field, common violations cited.Coordinated response efforts regarding illegal wastewater dumping between Multnomah County and City of Portland.Deputized by Multnomah County Sheriff Dept. in order to perform enforcement duties for problematic facilities and operators/clients in the field.Trained in FEMA Incident Command System ICS 100 & ICS 200.Trained in US CDC Communicable Disease Investigation CD 101 & CD 303.Certified Swimming Pool & Spa Instructor by Oregon Health Authority.

Performed statutory environmental health inspections for Oregon licensed facilities, which included restaurants, food carts, schools, day care centers, elder care centers, hotels

Project manager for various environmental projects in Oregon emphasizing on-site wastewater system design contracts. Site evaluation/Feasibility Studies for existing and future on-site wastewater systems and storm water systems, including soil profiling as per Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) field soil test methods .Formulation of Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) permits, and Environmental Site Assessments.Developed and executed personally all field work related to Erosion and Sediment Control monitoring program for Clatskanie, OR ethanol plant, ‘Cascade Grain’, located on the Columbia River.Water quality monitoring, including turbidity readings, and taking grab samples for existing WPCF permits, and other sensitive, alternative on-site wastewater projects.Assisted with field work associated with site determination, and installation of piezometers to monitor ground water height during wet season.Managed and conducted two large county projects, involving on-site wastewater system feasibility permits, property hardships & easements, drainfield failures, etc. for Clackamas County Water & Environment Services.Environmental research skills in office: obtaining and interpreting aerial photographs, USGS topo maps, US Dept. of Ag. Soil maps, reading and interpreting the ‘Munsell’ soil color chart, obtaining public records for properties of interest.

Taught English language to elementary & middle-school students at Hristo Botev School, Etropole.Coordinated World Wise Schools (WWS) project with one 6th grade class at Hristo Botev School, and with one 7th grade class from Prescott, ME.Taught German language to high school students at Hristo Yassanov School, Etropole.Developed small projects for various classes, which revolved around typing, research, and internet and emailing skills in English and German languages.Taught Introductory Environmental Science in English to 10th grade class.Taught two month long English for Adults summer ESL course.Created, coordinated, and taught 3 week intensive Children’s English Day Camp.Aided in the translation of several EU project-related documents from English to Bulgarian for Etropole Municipality.Participated in the writing of two local small grants for the Etropole Community Center, and for Hristo Botev School.Served as local photographer for various city events and celebrations for Etropole Municipality and for "Etropole News" local newspaper.

Lead docent and tour guide for primary and secondary facilities of City of Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary and City of Arcata municipal wastewater treatment center.Operated and managed Arcata Marsh Interpretative Center every Sunday for two years.Facilitated specific tours for public, HSU university students, foreign researchers, etc: general theme of how natural wetlands/marsh ecosystems can provide tertiary wastewater treatment (“polishing”), prior to treated wastewater being discharged into a sensitive body of water, i.e., Humboldt Bay, and surrounding sensitive oyster beds.