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R O B E R T T H O M P S O N

958 Elizabeth Drive Lancaster, OH 43130 Phone: (614) 307-2227 aor4619@gmail.com


WATER TREATMENT OPERATOR CONTROL SPECIALIST
Versatile, highly qualified, EPA Certified Water Treatment Operator and Control Specialist with almost 25
years of extensive experience installing, maintaining, and replacing water treatment facility equipment and
materials.
Expert in analyzing data to resolve problems with control systems; well-versed in documenting
maintenance and repairs of facility systems.
Proficient in developing process improvements that streamline workflow, coordinating maintenance
schedules, and managing facility materials & equipment inventory.
Able to perform all aspects of treatment plant maintenance and operations, providing routing thorough,
precise written reports to superiors.
Honorably discharged from United States Navy.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Equipment & Material Installation
Equipment Maintenance
Repair & Replacement
Loop Installation & Repair
Strategic Instrument Calibration
Security System Management
Facility Network Management
Materials & Equipment Inventory
SCADA System Management
Ground Well Maintenance
Document Management
Sample Collection & Testing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CITY OF LANCASTER, DIVISION OF WATER, Lancaster, OH 1995 - 2013
Instrumentation Technician (2005 2013)
Personally developed and implemented all routine aspects of this position.
Install and troubleshoot 4-20 mA control loops, Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) loops and related
components.
Program, troubleshoot and repair programmable logic controllers.
Identify, select and work with vendors to order all materials and equipment necessary to maintain
efficient operation of instrumentation and control systems and equipment.
Perform calibration on various types of instruments.
Perform installation of various types of instrumentation and controls.
Maintain and repair instrumentation and controls.
Maintain and repair facility PC network systems.
Knowledge of methods, practices, tools and equipment used in electronics equipment repair.
Oversee maintenance and all components of SCADA system.
Maintain Security Systems for multiple facilities.
Maintenance/Operator III (1995 2005)
Operated pumps, valves, motors, and related machinery and equipment.
Recorded readings of meters, gauges, and scales.
Regulated and adjusted chlorinators, washed filter beds and regenerated ion exchange softener.
Collected water for testing, and prepared necessary tests for control of plant operations.
Assisted in installing, maintaining and repairing pumps, filters, plumbing and heating systems,
electrical circuits, valves, chemical feeders, reservoir disinfection, and other machinery and equipment
at the Water Treatment Plant.
Performed minor electrical maintenance at plant.
Assisted in maintaining buildings and wells as well as major overhaul, repair or installation of
equipment.
Kept records of all maintenance and repair work.
THOMPSON, ROBERT, PAGE 2.
UNITED STATES NAVY, Norfolk, VA 1991 - 1995
Machinist Mate
Aligned piping systems for oil, water, air and steam, and controlling the operation of ship boilers and
steam turbines used for ship propulsion and service systems.
Controlled operation of turbo generators used to produce electrical power.
Operated and maintained desalinization plants (distilling plants) to make fresh water from sea water.
Repaired or replaced valves, pumps, compressors, and hydraulic or pneumatic control devices.
Recorded and analyzed machinery operating reports.
EDUCATION
Logan High School, Logan, OH, Diploma
165 hours of EPA Licensure Continuing Education completed
CERTIFICATIONS
Ohio EPA Class III Operator, Certification Number-WS3-1015481-04
Ohio EPA Operational Chemical Analyses, Approval Numbers: 4053 & 1155
MEMBERSHIPS
American Water Works Association
Ohio Rural Water Association

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