Michael Reed, Mba, Cppm Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Co-lead the Ramsey/Washington County Recycling & Energy (R&E) Board as a member of the joint leadership team.• Supervise 6 managers directly; 53 represented and 20 non represented staff indirectly.• Report to a Joint Powers Board comprised of 9 County Commissioners • Develop and Oversee Program Budgets ($54M)• Represent R&E in union and vendor negotiations • Ensure program consistency with R&E Board direction including mission, vision, goals, and policy • Serve as Policy Staff on the Partnership on Waste & Energy, a 3 County solid waste Joint Powers Board.

• Lead Department’s Logistics Team for Covid ICS response • Supervised 3 FTE• Oversaw County wide PPE procurement and distribution• Ensured adequate staffing and supplies for all Covid testing/vaccine clinics

• Direct Solid & Hazardous Waste Regulatory Program including licensing and inspections• Supervise 7 FTE professional staff• Manage transition to electronic relicensing for 1900 businesses and digitizing of records • Oversee outreach, technical assistance and training.• Manage hauler collected service charge ($22M)• Ensure program consistency with County mission, vision, goals, policy and work plan.

•Assessed, advised, inspected and provided training for over 300 businesses including light to heavy industry, in formulating effective solid & hazardous waste regulatory compliance and safety strategies, implementing successful pollution prevention, waste minimization, recycling, and toxicity reduction programs and incorporating RCRA, CWA and CAA compliance. •Prepared and monitored professional service RFQs promoting sustainable building removal and renovation practices from proposal evaluation and selection process through monitoring contractor compliance with terms and conditions.•Developed and administered Minnesota’s first pre-demolition inspection program identifying environmental contamination and building systems containing mercury, PCBs, asbestos, refrigerants, electronics and other regulated wastes to ensure compliance with RCRA, TSCA, CAA and MPCA Solid & Hazardous Waste regulations. •Developed project criteria including contract language to implement a HUD funded demonstration project documenting the feasibility of deconstruction on 30 foreclosed properties in Saint Paul.

• Prepared market strategy for client identifying hauler markets, permitted and utilized solid waste transfer, landfill and waste-to-energy capacity in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Metro.

•Planned, strategized and implemented public involvement and communications plans for Metropolitan Council Environmental Services’ projects totaling $171 million.•Strategized, framed policy issues and discussions points for elected officials in two joint powers boards; the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board and the Rural Minnesota Energy Board, in the areas of sustainability, renewable energy and waste management resulting in changes to Minnesota Statutes and approval for a wind turbine feasibility study. •Lead cross-disciplinary project teams comprised of technical, regulatory, legal, and policy staff.•Prepared and implemented project budgets, annual work and policy plans and budget tracking metrics. •Lead legislative committee resulting in amendments to Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act for the Minnesota Resource Recovery Association.•Prepared project proposals resulting in eleven contracts valued at over $800 thousand •Coordinated intergovernmental relations between MPCA, MnDOT and the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board and serve as liaison to businesses on a statewide initiative leading to the adoption of a cost saving hot mix asphalt material specification utilizing recycled materials. •Prepared and monitored professional service RFPs from proposal evaluation and selection process through monitoring contractor compliance with terms and conditions, invoicing and expense management.

•Served as liaison between consultants, contractors and government agencies and interpreted and applied knowledge of Local, County, State and Federal regulations to business and industry relating to solid, hazardous and infectious waste.•Acted as County spokesperson at public meetings, advisory groups, and with local press.•Developed and administered licensing programs and monitored contract compliance.•Assisted in administering $14M hauler collected service charge program.•Aligned workgroup goals, objectives, and tasks with County and regional policy plans. •Assisted with planning and operations of composting and household hazardous waste programs.•Represented 6 Metro Counties on State Transfer Station Rule Advisory Group•Assessed and advised over 500 businesses in formulating effective regulatory compliance strategies. •Developed and implemented generator and staff regulatory compliance training. •Performed multimedia compliance audits at industrial facilities.

• Supervised landfill employees and trained environmental technicians. • Directed landfill operations and ensured environmental regulatory compliance for a 600-ton per day sanitary landfill and three closed CERCLA/RCRA landfills. • Developed multiple program budgets ($1M) and oversight including long term care financial assurance review, receivables, hauler accounts and credit program. • Assessed and advised management on industrial waste acceptance and operations safety.• Developed and directed monitoring of groundwater, leachate, particulates and landfill gas. • Served as a liaison with state and Federal regulatory agencies.

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

B.S., Water Resource Management

Chemistry & Music minors