Water Treatment Plant Operator II
Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) · Eugene, OR
Jun, 2021 · Present
Operate and optimize a 45 MGD conventional surface-water plant; hold finished turbidity under 0.08 NTU for 99.7% of operating hours.
Lead night-shift SCADA rounds; respond to filter breakthrough and chlorine residual alarms within 5 minutes average.
Cut alum and polymer spend 14% YoY by refining jar-test dosing while meeting all Oregon DEQ monthly reports on time.
Train 3 new Operator I hires on filter backwash, jar testing, and chain-of-custody sampling.
Water Treatment Plant Operator I
Springfield Utility Board · Springfield, OR
Mar, 2018 · May, 2021
Ran pumps, clarifiers, and dual-media filters for a 12 MGD plant; logged 2,000+ chemical feed adjustments with zero permit violations.
Performed daily bacteriological and chlorine residual sampling; coordinated lab courier pickups and LIMS data entry.
Assisted plant upgrade from chlorine gas to on-site hypochlorite generation with zero customer outages.
Water Utility Technician
City of Corvallis Public Works · Corvallis, OR
Aug, 2015 · Feb, 2018
Supported distribution flushing, hydrant maintenance, and meter change-outs across a 60,000-customer system.
Collected raw and finished water samples for compliance; maintained calibration logs for portable turbidimeters and chlorine kits.
Earned Oregon Water Treatment Operator Grade I certification while on the job.