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Milton, On, Ca

Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada

Coordination, management and oversight of capital infrastructure projects withn the Kivalliq Region, including water and wastewater treatment facilities, water distribution and wastewater collection networks, health facilities, airport terminal buildings, long-term care facilities mandated to the Department of Community & Government Services - CGS (annual budget of $40 million). Planning and execution of the Department’s asset management and project management policies and procedures at the Regional Level. Dvelopment of regional annual work plans and goals. Management of Government of Nunavut Facilities entrusted to the department including water and wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, water distribution and wastewater collection networks, air terminal buildings in remote locations, schools, healthcare facilities, senior's long term care facilties.

Environmental Infrastructure Expert, Consultant to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and Senior Advisor (Potable Water) to the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) of the Federal Government of Nigeria in Ogoniland (Nigeria). Role includes prviding advice and guidance on international best practices, developing guidelines for development and management of drinking water treatment facilies and distribution networks to remote communities in hydrocarbon pollution impacted areas of Ogoniland.

Ingersoll, Ontario

British Columbia, Canada

Reporting to the General Manager of Integrated Services and responsible for City Planning and Engineering Services of the City including providing technical engineering & planning advice to the Council and City Manager, and preparing administrative reports for consideration by the Council.Member of the City's Senior Management Team, Business Technology Steering Committee, Management-Union Relationship enhancement program and intra-management relationship enhancement program.Planning activities include overseeing land zoning & development, updates and implementation of City's planning and regulatory framework and Master Plans.Engineering activities include overseeing engineering designs of municipal infrastructure, review and approval of new subdivisions and its municipal services, capital projects construction & Contract Management.Responsible for overseeing City's business licensing, Building inspection, maintenance and update to the City's GIS database of infrastructure land parcels.

British Columbia, Canada

Managing the day to day operations of the Public Works Department and Water & Wastewater Utilities of the City. Responsibilities include summer and winter operations & management of linear transportation infrastructure; heavy vehicles and equipment fleet; Water and Wastewater Utilities including water procurement, treatment & distribution, Wastewater collection, treatment and disposal as well as related Capital projects; developing and recommending O&M and fleet budgets & fleet replacement schedules, and inter-departmental coordination.Departmental Responsibilities:Member of the City's Senior Management TeamWaste Water Treatment (Treatment Plant and Collection & Disposal systems)Water Treatment (Water Treatment Plant and distribution systems)Public Works Transportation Infrastructure- Winter and Summer OperationsCity of Fort St. John Fleet Operations (Operations & Maintenance)Micro-Hydro Energy Recovery Facility - Operation & Management.

Wellington Street, City Of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Reported to the Deputy CAO and managed the newly created Environmental Services Department encompassing Water Services, Wastewater Services, and Solid Waste Services. Responsibilities included setting long-term strategic departmental direction with a staff of 200 employees and an annual budget of $82 million.INITIATIVE: An ongoing "Pride of Ownership" program to improve maintenance of infrastructure in Environmental Services Department. Built a team of inter-divisional members/staff to take ownership of the program and champion implementation in their own divisions.INITIATIVE: Created and implemented a relationship building exercise with provincial regulatory agency to develop long-term positive relationships and to resolve pending issues impacting Environmental Services Department and the CityMember of the City's newly created Complex Capital Projects Team worked on developing project management guidelines and processes to manage large complex capital construction projects in the City

Truro, Nova Scotia Canada

Reported to the County Council and managed the day to day affairs of the Municipality with a staff 130 employees and a budget of $32 Million. Responsibilities included preparation and presentation of budgets, financial monitoring and control, review and audit of municipal operations, development of short term and long term strategic plans and direction, administering the by-laws and policies of the Council and reviewing governing regulations to maintain efficiency of operations in service delivery.Successfully leveraged internal efficiency to maintain and improve service levels without increasing the tax burden. A transportation infrastructure fiscal review in the Province showed that street-maintenance costs within the Municipality were among the lowest in the ProvinceMember of an ongoing Provincial-Municipal Service Fiscal Review of municipal and regional transportation infrastructure services and a member of Provincial Drinking Water Standards Stakeholders Advisory Group

Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Reported to the CAO and managed the day to day operations and Capital Engineering Projects of the department with a staff of 30 employees. Responsibilities included planning and execution of Engineering Projects, Public Works Operations including Capital and O&M budgeting, staffing, union negotiations, administration and inter-departmental co-ordination.INITIATIVE: Mentored and developed new in-house engineering and capital projects design & management capability & capacity, resulting in a very significant savings in engineering costs while improving quality of infrastructure within the Municipality as well as recognition by the Municipal Council. Created and implemented a Municipal Master Plan for end-to-end management of wastes generated in the County. Developed plans and direction for implementation of the County Service Delivery Policy in Engineering Services including water, transportation, storm water, solid waste, sewer and new development. Provided technical & policy advice to the Council and Council Committees on Engineering and Public Works issuesManaged and administered Engineering Capital Projects in the County including preparation of proposals, selection of consultants, development of specifications, tendering, selection of contractors, contract administration and project budgetary controlOverall in-charge:Waste Water Treatment (Treatment Plants and Collection systems)Water Treatment (Water Treatment Plants and distribution systems)Public Works - Winter and Summer OperationsEngineering Design and Construction Administration of Capital Projects.Advisory and Regulatory Roles:Designated Local Traffic AuthorityMember and lead reviewer Stakeholders Committee to review approvals for drinking water utilitiesMember of Provincial Bio-solids Advisory Science CommitteeMember of Provincial stakeholders Drinking Water Regulations group

Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Reported to Director of Public Works & Engineering and managed the Engineering Services of the Public Works Department of the Municipality including sewage collection and water distribution, supervision and construction administration of municipal infrastructure projects.INITIATIVE: Initiated and developed Watershed and Catchment management plans for Salmon River and its tributaries for flood control and storm water management in the County. PROJECTS: Sidewalks, sewer and pumping station upgrades, Public Works Building and Sewage Treatment Plants.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Public Administration

M.Tech (Master Of Engineering Technology), Civil-Environmental Engineering

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Civil-Structural Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Civil Engineering, Honours

Certificate, Community Planning In Local Government Organizations

Incident Command System Levels 100, 200 And 300

Incident Command System - Public Information Officer