Qualifications
President/CEO:
Mark G. Simms
2677 Sierra Ave STE 100.
Sac City, Iowa 50583
Fax: (712) 662.7644
Mobile: (712) 540.0583
FACILITY EXPERIENCE
SAM/SBR- treating food processing waste
High strength industrial waste (Biodiesel) wastewater facility start up
Le Mars, Iowa- 3.5 MGD facility (TF/A.S.) with significant industrial
contributors. Involved with
multiple expansion and upgrade
projects during the 9 years I managed this facility. Waste stream:
Dairy, sugar, and domestic.
Cherokee, Iowa- 2 MGD facility (2-stage
A.S.). Waste stream: Domestic.
Cherokee, Iowa- 1 MGD industrial
facility (Ana. Pond, A.S.) Waste stream: Meat packing (now
Tyson Foods)
Pipestone, MN- 0.75 MGD facility (2-stage TF) Waste
stream: Domestic
Algona, Iowa- 1 MGD facility (TF) Waste stream:
Domestic, industrial (metals: Snap-on Tools;
Meat: Hormel).
Harlan, Iowa- 1 MGD facility (RBC) Waste stream: Domestic
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
President and CEO- Management and Operational Resources, LLC
Le Mars,
Iowa- 9 years, 6 FT staff
Cherokee, Iowa- 7 years, 4 FT staff
Pipestone, MN- 2 years, sole operator
Algona, Iowa- 5 years, 1
part-time staff
Military- have supervised numerous personnel and
completed numerous supervisory courses
PROCESS EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE
Collection systems operation and maintenance- 50 miles of sanitary sewer
with 8 remote lift stations
in Le Mars, 30 miles of sanitary
sewer in Algona
Primary Clarifiers
Secondary Clarifiers
Trickling Filters
Roughing Filters
Activated Sludge- 3 plants (one
industrial)
SAM/SBR- Industrial
Aerobic and Anaerobic Digesters
Biosolids Land Application
programs- largest being over 6 million gallons per year
Special
Biosolids Land Application Projects- Le Mars industrial lagoon closure.
10 million gallons of
Biosolids land applied (project manager
for BSLAP). Anaerobic and Facultative Lagoons
Lagoons- Aerated,
Facultative, Anaerobic
RBC’s
TRAINING CONDUCTED/COURSES DEVELOPED AND TAUGHT
Water/Wastewater Management
Troubleshooting Techniques (6 workshops, 30 hours total) - DNR Grant
30-hour Basic Wastewater Course for Grade 0-3 operators
30-Hour Basic Water Treatment Course for Grade 0-2 operators
30-hour Basic Water Distribution Course for Grade 0-2 operators
Basic Wastewater Lab, Sampling, and Permit Compliance
Identifying and
Correcting Sources of Inflow and Infiltration
Basic Lagoon Operations and Maintenance
Operator Ethics
NPDES Permit Compliance
Security and Vulnerability Workshops - EPA
Grant
Equipment Training Workshops
Operator Certification Prep Training &
Tutoring
Sewer Collection System Management Workshop - DNR Grant
Activated
Sludge
Trickling Filters
RBC’s
Operator Math
Optimizing
Frequent
speaker for numerous wastewater programs in Midwest
Have assisted in
planning/development and delivery of several major water/wastewater
training
events in Iowa
Have reviewed programs for various
organizations to determine eligibility of program for CEU credit
Have
worked with several of Iowa’s Community Colleges to provide professional
water and
wastewater training on college campuses
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/CONSULTING
Several wastewater and sewer collection systems
As a "Circuit Rider":
Provided technical assistance to nearly 250 systems in 2002
Provided technical assistance to nearly 500 systems in 2003
Provided
technical assistance to nearly 60 systems during first two months of
2004
Problems have included: Small system management and compliance,
Lagoon O&M, TF O&M,
Activated Sludge O&M, RBC O&M, Digestion
O&M, BSLAP management and reporting, Permit
Compliance,
Engineering reports, I&I, operator certification, review and
recommendations of
preliminary engineering reports
Have been
involved in multiple planning discussions regarding on-site wastewater
systems and
training, Grade A training and operations
Operations manual development for new and existing activated sludge
facilities
DEGREES/CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES/SECURITY CLEARANCES
BS- Business Administration
Grade IV Iowa wastewater operators certificate (highest in Iowa)
Grade IV Collection Systems certificate (highest in Iowa)
Grade II
Water Treatment and Distribution
Ordained minister- Open Bible
Standard Churches
Top Secret US security clearance
GRANT WRITING
Have written several DNR and EPA grant proposals
Have been awarded 2
DNR grants
Have successfully completed 2 DNR grants
Project
Manager for Public Health Onsite Wastewater Systems grant
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
AceOps (Alliance of Certified Operators), President, Chairman of the
Iowa Chapter, and Webmaster for http://www.aceops.org/.
Iowa Water
Pollution Control Association. Past Membership Chair and 2-time
Regional Director on the Board of Directors
Member of the Water
Environment Federation (WEF)
Iowa Onsite Wastewater Association (IOWWA) past Board Member,
Certification Exam Proctor, Trainer
I.H.S. Deliveries- Board member
SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY:
25 years. Retired from Air National Guard at rank of Senior
Master Sergeant (E-8). Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom,
Operation Southern Watch, and Operation Noble Eagle.
AWARDS:
2007
recipient of the
Harris
Seidel Award for "Exemplary service in the field of water pollution
control and the environmental sciences through education, training, and
motivation"
2005 Air
National Guard Chaplain Assistant of the Year
Operations personnel
include:
Mr. Rick Graves
Mr. Brent Wise
Mr. Mike Tripp
Mr. Richard Criss
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