Jeff Talbott Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, NC, US

512 N Salisbury Rd, Raleigh NC

• Oversee and manage NC Operator Certification Program, ensuring professional certification of over 16,000 technical professionals, including drinking water, wastewater, and animal waste operators.
• Set program priorities, budget for Departmental goals and priorities, train, hire, and direct new staff, and establishing long-term programmatic goals.
• Serve as liaison between NC Drinking Water Board, Wastewater Commission, and Boards of Examiners and Educators, providing updates on internal projects, rule changes, financial impacts, and program features.
• Create, submit, and present operator certification metrics to the EPA and Governor's office.
• Oversee creation of new Animal Waste training for Biogas reactors; review and update existing certification “Needs-To-Know” guidelines.
• Participate in state-level and program-level rule making and rule implementation.

Raleigh, North Carolina Area

- Engage in project management activities encompassing intake, preparation, communication, execution, and delivery- Coordinate program initiatives related to unregulated contaminants (PFAS, PFOA), ensuring compliance with state surface and groundwater standards, and developing outreach materials for public water systems- Create a database used by the state.

Sarsota County, FL

- Manage, coordinate, and design water quality monitoring projects for Public Utilities Stormwater division, ensuring collection of scientifically rigorous and unbiased data for project decision-making and policy analysis- Design and maintain databases for in-house monitoring and analysis, help adhere to state and federal guidelines for the NPDES MS4.

Fort Myers, Florida Area

- Instruct students from all disciplines and majors throughout FGCU on the basics of environmental studies, environmental sciences, recent environmental research, and environmental sustainability- Facilitate discussion on major environmental issues and events and how people both negatively and positively impact their environment- Utilize online platforms.

Naples, Florida Area

- Create and submit an AP environmental sciences syllabus that is up to par with the College Board guidelines- Create and design AP curriculum intended to mimic the rigor of a first-year environmental sciences college course- Topics and labs taught include environmental chemistry, biogeochemical cycles, flows of matter and energy, soil structures and.

Master Of Science - Ms, Environmental Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Environmental Sciences