E.J. Colia Email & Phone Number

San Marcos, CA, US

Usmcb Camp Pendleton

U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Souther Regional Tertiary Treament Plant

Chief Plant Operator for a 7 MGD tertiary wastewater treatment plant on a US Marine Corps Base. Responsible for our clients wastewater treatment and reclaimed water distribution system. Soon to be adding a ground water recharge system to protect the local aquifer.

Camp Pendleton, California

Escondido, California

• Assistant Operations Manager supports the company administration with planning, scheduling, supervision, and execution of the maintenance, overhaul, repair, and installation of water and wastewater treatment plant and.
• Biological process control equipment
• Mechanical and electrical systems
• Project management
• Personnel management & training
• Safety ComplianceI also routinely travel around the USA to certify that new equipment has installed properly for various industry-leading manufacturers.

Escondido, CA

As a Senior Technician my duties included installing, rebuilding, repairing and maintaining all manner of water and wastewater treatment equipment. I coordinated time sensitive tasks such as rotating clarifier rebuilds, influent screen refurbishments and repairs, as well as longer term jobs like a potable water treatment system design and construction..

Fallbrook, CA

• The Lead Plant Operator (LPO) performs duties and assignments requiring advanced technical knowledge and skill with little supervision. As LPO, I would routinely exercise independent judgment in the interpretation of.
• Provide hands-on training for operators on new systems, equipment and safety items
• Prepare and/or review procedures, programs, logs, charts and reports, using the plant SCADA and telemetry, and laboratory data.
• Direct process adjustments and maintenance of a complex primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment system, to meet all National Pollution Discharge Elimination Standard (NPDES) ocean disposal requirements and Waste.
• Perform laboratory process controls and NPDES analyses
• Assist in industrial waste inspection program

Spring Valley, CA

Operation, maintenance and repair of all pumps, blowers, valves, screens, clarifiers, sand filters, and disinfection equipment for a 1.3 MGD reclamation facility. Sampling and laboratory analyses for compliance and process control. Manipulation of plant equipment to ensure compliance of all regulatory discharge permits while maximizing cost and operational.

Irvine, CA

Operation, troubleshooting, repair and maintenance on over 20 wastewater treatment facilities in central and southern California, with a focus on MBR systems. Design and construction of wastewater treatment and stormwater facilities. Typical weekly functions include CAD design, programing of PLC's (Siemens, Rockwell, Automation Direct, etc), complete.

Valley Center, CA

Operation, maintenance and repair of 5 wastewater treatment plants ranging from 0.025 MGD up to 0.5 MGD. Three of these were pilot MBR designs, the first from each of their respective manufacturers (U.S. Filter/Memcor, Kubota, and Siemens) Product redesigns by the manufacturers were driven largely by the modifications implemented by myself and my fellow.

Ramona, CA

Maintenance and repair of over 90 miles of municipal sewerage. Operation, maintenance and repair of 6 lift stations and over 5 miles of inverted siphon. Singlehandedly developed and implemented the first cleaning and inspection schedule for the district that covered 100% of system every three years. Excavation and repair of sewer mainlines and customer.

Water Quality And Wastewater Treatment Management And Recycling Technology/Technician, B

Classes focused on Water Distribution and Instrumentation and Controls.

Wastewater Collections And Treatment., A

"Ken Kerry" courses on wastewater treatment, collections system maintenance, Lab analysis, and Plant Maintenance.

General Studies

General Studies, but focused on Life Sciences and Marine Biology.