Daniel Bird Email & Phone Number

Palm Harbor, Fl, Us

Zen and the Art of Commercial Cleaning... Providing professional Commercial Cleaning services focused on cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting in a pediatric medical facility. These services help keep patients, families, employees, and communities safe and well while providing an uplifting, comfortable work environment that improves productivity, retention, and recruitment.Engaged in continuous learning, completing coursework on ChatGPT, Cybersecurity, Metaverse, FinTech, and Blockchain Technology.Completed courses include:* Blockchain Deep-Dive: from Bitcoin to Ethereum to Crypto* Metaverse For Businesses - How to Benefit from the Metaverse* Cyber Security Masterclass - All about IT Security* ChatGPT Masterclass - Build Solutions and Apps with ChatGPT* ChatGPT: Absolute guide to AI Assistants ANY Industry (2023)* ChatGPT as career booster: Impress with YOUR productivity* ChatGPT Marketing: Create Complete Campaigns w/ ChatGPT AI

Supporting family members and caring for my grandson during the COVID-19 pandemic while exploring the blockchain technology ecosystem; developing skills and knowledge in DeFi, DAOs, Smart Contracts, NFTs, Crypto Currencies, Metaverse, Web3, and more.Completed coursework in Data Analysis using Excel; Python programming language; SQL for Data Science; Metaverse Masterclass; Create NFTs Tokens and DAOs - Smart Contracts Masterclass; The Complete NFT Course; Fintech Overview: AI, Blockchain, Cloud, Data Analytics, & Cybersecurity; and Blockchain for Business.

Bangor, Maine, Us

• Performed comprehensive, whole-home analysis identifying energy efficiency problems at their root cause, prescribing and prioritizing solutions based on building science.• Assessed client home safety, location and integrity of dwelling’s thermal, pressure and vapor barriers, ventilation requirements, and combustion appliance safety.• Performed client education, created energy models of dwellings, identified and managed retrofit work by weatherization contractors, and made referrals to other programs as appropriate based on client needs.

• Directed development of all functional areas of a new non-profit holistic wellness center.• Established, configured, secured, and administered information technology systems, including domains, website, financial accounting, volunteer management, fundraising, and collaboration software.• Developed organizational and operational policies aligned with strategic objectives and best practices.

• Directed all IT, HR, and risk management functions for operation of Old Town Pulp Mill.• Established and directed all IT, HR, and risk management functions with 2011 acquisition and restart of Gorham, New Hampshire Paper Mill, including ‘Shared Services’ between Old Town, Maine, and Gorham, New Hampshire facilities.• Member of the senior management team reporting to the President / CEO.• Successfully negotiated union labor agreements at two separate facilities under difficult business conditions.• Implemented and maintained information and network security across 2 connected facilities with zero intrusions or denial of service events while maintaining 99.9% up-time of older legacy systems.• Conceived and implemented custom IT solutions for the restart of Gorham, New Hampshire facility, avoiding >$500K in purchasing capital while successfully completing associated projects in ~1/5th time typically needed.• Provided creative IT, HR, safety, vibration analysis, and risk mitigation solutions, support, and direction for $45M tissue machine installation that contributed to highly successful on time, within budget startup.• Reduced business-related risk, avoided significant insurance increases and lowered costs by placing and handling all employee and property/casualty insurance coverage.

• Established and directed all IT HR, and risk management functions and systems for multiple Mill restarts.• Member of senior management team serving as weekend duty Mill Manager in a 4-week rotation with responsibility for all mill operations.• Improved accident rates to below industry average by re-establishing and managing safety and health functions and programs.• Provided highest level strategic leadership and tactical services for all business-related IT systems.• Conceived of and successfully implemented creative hardware, software, and connectivity solutions necessary for the restart of the Old Town Mill. This involved building and securing internal and external IT domain infrastructure elements including completely rebuilding a stripped, on-site data center connected through an existing 3-layer switch to an existing, multi-hub, multi-mode fiber optic network installed across an 800K square-foot campus.

• Supported needs of ~500 individuals displaced as result of 2006 Georgia Pacific, Old Town Mill closure.• Communicated with community and government agencies, support groups and media channels to provide updates on the status of the displaced group and of efforts involving the potential sale and restart of Old Town Mill.• Determined and supported the needs and difficulties of those displaced by collaborating and communicating with resources and individuals that led to effectively linking needs with appropriate resources.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Training on a Recovery Boiler in a wood pulping operation.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Established and utilized tailored equipment maintenance strategies and advanced analysis technologies (vibration analysis and infrared thermography) in the performance of rigorous condition monitoring of process equipment to optimize process efficiency.• Coached, mentored and led the organization in effectively practiced Reliability-Based Maintenance.• Created and implemented the first comprehensive Old Town Tissue Converting Predictive, Preventive and Precision Maintenance Program including vibration analysis, infrared thermography, oil analysis, ultrasonic flaw detection and general periodic condition monitoring and lubrication of all Converting equipment - routed, measured and tracked in a database, synchronized with hand-held, touch-screen field devices - broadly improving throughput, quality, reliability, and safety.• Team leader in multiple union/management 10-week team efforts successfully achieving specific goals to significantly reduce cost while improving process and equipment throughput, reliability, and employee safety and health.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Part of shift and day Converting Maintenance Crews supporting a Converting Operation of 6 Toilet Tissue lines, 3 Paper Towel lines, 4 Folded Napkin lines, 1 Facial Tissue line, 3 Core Machines, 4 Unitizers and various wrapping, packaging, conveying and other associated equipment.• Responsible for planned and unplanned mechanical maintenance of all Tissue Converting equipment associated with the production and packaging of high quality consumer, roll and folded tissue products.• Responsible for efficient product grade changes and establishment of high-quality standards upon start-up.• Participated in numerous installations of new converting equipment and machine upgrades working closely with vendor representatives in accomplishing successful start-ups.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Sole responsibility for operation of paper-towel manufacturing equipment and process.• Responsibility included ensuring maximum production while maintaining high quality standards.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

• Progressive leadership experience responsible for representing hourly employees in five bargaining units at four locations including units outside the Pulp & Paper Industry• Collaboratively reduced the number of formal grievances from over two hundred per year to zero.• Participated at multiple levels in the successful negotiation of over twenty progressive labor agreements.• Ensured adherence to Local and International By-laws and the NLRA – utilized parliamentary procedure - addressed large crowds and the media as necessary.• Established and led Near Miss Incident Investigation process and team, driving employee involvement in improvements to safety and health.• Established and led Job Hazard Analysis process and team as an element of work toward obtaining recognition in OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)• During the1987 Labor Agreement Negotiations, created Quatro Pro spreadsheet model of Converting Towel production process using home computer that financially justified retaining position on Converting Towel production line. Possibly one of the first uses of a personal computer and spreadsheet software to make a business decision in the Old Town Tissue Mill. Personal computers were not yet used in the facility.• Submitted a written proposal to Old Town Mill management in 1986 encouraging use of email ~2-years before the facility introduced desktop PCs and installed the first Email Exchange Server.• Converted Local Union bookkeeping from paper to Quickbooks; Set up and administered first Local Union website.• Team leader in 10-week team effort to significantly improve Tissue Line throughput, successfully achieving specific goal deemed impossible by local and corporate management.• Team leader in four, 10-week progressive team efforts to achieve recognition in OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP).

• In rotation as part of a 4–5-person response team responsible for operation and maintenance of firefighting and emergency medical apparatus and equipment and for firefighting and emergency medical response and readiness.• Over 100 Firefighting responses operating apparatus, extinguishing and controlling fires and related hazards.• Over 300 Emergency Medical responses directly responsible for patient stabilization and transportation to local emergency hospital facilities.

Associate Of Science - As, Business Management And Entrepreneurship

Associate Of Science - As, Fire Science, Fire Science/Fire-Fighting