Professional License
Michigan Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Operation Certification Class “A,B,C,D”
Unique Qualifications
- 42 years experience in Wastewater, Stormwater and Utilities
- Extensive Industrial Pretreatment Experience
- 11 years WEF Biosolids Management Program Platinum
- LIFT – Intelligent Water Systems Challenge Judge
Professional Activities and Affiliations
- WEF Plant Operations & Maintenance Committee
- Water Environment Federation (WEF)
- Michigan Water Environmental Association (MWEA)
- Ohio Water Environmental Association (OWEA)
- Indiana Water Environmental Association (IWEA)
- American Water Works Association (AWWA)
- National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)
- Smart Water Network (SWAN)
- Committee on Emerging contaminants of Concern (Previously PFAS Committee)
- Sustainable Energy Committee
- Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers (5S)
Utility Achievements
- Utility of the Future
- Biosolids BMP Platinum (11 years)
- Stormwater Institute Gold
- Michigan Clean Corporate Citizen
- 2 PACE Awards for Marketing
Awards
- MWEA Willard Shephard Award – 20 years of membership in Association.
- WEF Williams D. Hatfield Award– Recognizes outstanding treatment plant operators.
- MWEA James R. Rumsey Award – 2007, 2015 – best paper given at a MWEA or WEF conference.
Previous Involvement
- National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)
- Smart Water Network (SWAN)
- Leaders Innovation forum For Technology (LIFT)
- Sustainable Energy Committee
- Ada Planning Committee
Personal Involvement
- Knights of Columbus
- Blood Drive Coordinator- Versiti Blood
- President, Michelle Lunn HOPE Foundation
- Polish Falcons Member
Areas of Experience and Examples Projects
- SCADA Implementation and Upgrades – FWPCF (implemented SCADA) and GRWRRF (Upgrade of Water, Wastewater and Stormwater to a single platform)
- Metering and Instrumentation – FWPCF and GRWRRF
- Headworks – GRWRRF
- Primary Treatment – FWPCF and GRWRRF
- Secondary Treatment – FWPCF (conversion from coarse bubble to fine bubble aeration) and GRWRRF (conversion from coarse to fine bubble eBNR and final tank capacity improvements)
- Disinfection – FWPCP (sulfur dioxide system for dichlorination) and GRWRRF (conversion for Chlorine to UV)
- Solids Handling – FWPCF (Biosolids Management Plan and replacement of vacuum filters with filter belt presses) and GRWRRF (new solids storage and dewatering facility. design of digestion with resource recovery)