Mike Bitondo Resume

Michael L. Bitondo
2020 Darwin, Pinckney, Michigan 48169-8849
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Permits Section, Water Resources Division, DEQ, State of Michigan
1989 - present
Lansing, Michigan
P O S I TI O N : E N V I R O N M E N TAL Q U ALI TY SPECIALIST 13 ( P R I O R TO 1994:
EQA 9-10-11, PRIOR TO 2005 EQA 12)
D U TI E S : Develo p wastewater d ischarge p ermits (NP DES) fo r all typ es o f
facilities. T his includ es co o rd inating with o ther sectio ns within DEQ to ensur e
that all ap p r o p r iate limitatio ns are includ ed in the p ermit and resp o nd ing to
ver b al and wr itten co mments fro m p ermittees, co nsultants, p ub lic o fficials and
inter ested citizens. P r evio usly, a p rimary assignment includ ed p ermits fo r
r emed iatio n at high p r o file and /o r co mp lex sites o f enviro nmental
co ntaminatio n. Cur r ent p r imary assignment is d evelo p ing p ermits, rules &
p o licy fo r envir o nmental r egulatio n o f large animal farms (i.e. d airies with
7 0 0 + co ws, far ms with 2 5 0 0 + p igs, 3 0 ,0 0 0 + chickens, 1 0 0 0 + b eef cattle, etc.)
also kno wn as CAFOs ( co ncentrated animal feed ing o p eratio ns). T his is a
highly co ntr o ver sial issue with much p ub lic, ind ustry, enviro nmental gro up and
p o litical invo lvement.
Car r y o ut miscellaneo us activities: 1 ) arranging and co nd ucting p ub lic
meetings and hear ings; 2 ) sp eaking ab o ut the NP DES p ro gram to vario us
gr o up s; 3 ) wr iting and r evising sectio n p ro ced ures and guid ance d o cuments; 4 )
new emp lo yee tr aining; 5 ) assist with field wo rk.
Cur r ent and r ecent assignments includ e: 1 ) Sectio n co ntact p erso n fo r animal
far ming issues; 2 ) Develo p ed fo ur general p ermits fo r CAFOs includ ing
o r ganizing stakeho ld er gr o up s; 3 ) Organized the revisio n o f state rules to
inco r p o r ate the new fed er al CAFO rules includ ing shep herd ing the rules thro ugh
the state r egulato r y maize(a 2 year p ro cess); 4 ) Lead er o f a wo rkgro up
r esear ching activated car b o n treatment; 5 ) Memb er o f a co mmittee that
p lanned , o r ganized and imp lemented a co mp rehensive 2 -d ay training event fo r
3 0 0 staff at an o ff-site lo catio n.
Permits Section, Water Resources Division, DEQ, State of
1-2011 to 6-2011
Michigan
Lansing, Michigan
P O S I TI O N : A C TI N G U N I T C H I E F /L AK E S M I C H I GAN AN D S U P E R I O R P E R M I TS
UNIT
D U TI E S : I n ad d itio n to my regular d uties ab o ve, I sup ervised 1 1 emp lo yees
includ ing 6 staff who p r o cess aq uatic nuisance p ermits fo r the ap p licatio n o f
her b icid es to aq uatic enviro nments, 2 staff who d evelo p effluent limits, and 3
staff who p r o cess NP DES p ermit ap p licatio ns fo r the d ischarge o f wastewater to
sur face water s. T his includ ed training & p erfo rmance management fo r two new
hir es.
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NSK Corporation
Ann Arbor, Michigan
P O S I TI O N : C H E M I C AL T E C H N I C I AN
1976 - 1989
E N V I R O N M E N TAL D U TI E S : NSK’s certified wastewater treatment p lant
o p er ato r . Ensur ing that the q uality o f NSK’s sanitary wastewater treatment
p lant effluent was within NP DES p ermit limitatio ns and co nd ucting all lab
analysis r eq uir ed b y the p ermit. Estab lished and maintained NSK’s wastewater
lab . Ad minister ed co mmunicatio ns with state and co unty regulato ry agencies
includ ing p er io d ic r ep o r ts and p ermit acq uisitio ns. Arranged p ro p er d isp o sal o f
hazar d o us wastes and no nhazard o us liq uid wastes, and managed p o llutio n
co ntr o l facility up gr ad e p r o j ects.
M AN U F AC TU R I N G D U TI E S : Analyzed and maintained vario us manufacturing
fluid s and r elated systems. Assisted with the metallurgical analysis o f p arts.
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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan
1971 - 1975
B achelo r o f Science, maj o r: Aq uatic B io lo gy, mino rs: Art, Marketing. GP A:
3 .3 in maj o r .
Ann Arbor Huron High School
1968 - 1971
Additional Training
While employed by the State of Michigan:
Management I , Exp er t W itness, Sup erviso ry Skills, CP R and First Aid , GLEAS
B io sur vey T echniq ues, W etland Id entificatio n, Hyd ro lo gy and Stream Flo w
Measur ement, Eco system Management, Lo cal Go vernment and the Enviro nment,
Hab itat P r o tectio n and Resto ratio n, vario us co mp uter training classes.
While employed at NSK Corporation:
Var io us seminar s o n: hazard o us materials and wastes training, co mp liance and
d isp o sal; wastewater lab analysis and QA/QC; right-to -kno w co mp liance.
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1976 – P R E S E N T : Cer tified b y the DEQ as an Ind ustrial W astewater T reatment
P lant Op er ato r in seven classificatio ns.
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G R A D E S
1993: Achieved to p b and in the 9 9 7 1 Mid -Management Exam.
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A C T I V I T I E S
2005 – P R E S E N T : Chair , Hamb urg T o wnship Flo o d Hazard P reventio n
Co mmittee. T he Co mmittee stud ies issues related to flo o d ing in the Huro n
River and Or e Lake. T he co mmittee has imp lemented an annual river clean up
d ay and co nd ucted weed harvesting to imp ro ve flo w in the river.
2004 – 2008: Hamb ur g T o wnship rep resentative o n the Livingsto n Co mmunity
W ater Autho r ity. T he Autho rity is resp o nsib le fo r management o f a three
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to wnship p o tab le water system. During my time o n the Autho rity the water
tr eatment p lant was d esigned and b uilt.
1988 – 1992, 2004 – 2008: Elected T rustee, Hamb urg T o wnship . T he B o ard
o f T r ustees is r esp o nsib le fo r go verning the T o wnship .
1988 – 1992: Ap p o intee fo r Hamb urg T o wnship to the J o int Op erating B o ard
o f the B r ighto n Envir o nmental Co ntro l Facility. T his ad viso ry b o ard o versees
o p er atio n o f B r ighto n’s wastewater treatment p lant.
1987 – 1989: Hamb ur g T o wnship rep resentative o n the Executive Co mmittee
o f the Hur o n River W ater shed Co uncil. T he Co mmittee reviews p ro b lems,
info r matio n, activities and p ro j ects within the watershed .
1986 – P R E S E N T Ap p o intee, Hamb urg T o wnship Enviro nmental Review B o ard .
Activities: I mp lementing a to wnship wastewater management p lan; reviewing
p er mit ap p licatio ns; co mmunity enviro nmental ed ucatio n; review o f p lans and
o r d inances fo r envir o nmental imp acts; investigatio n o f enviro nmental p ro b lems.
T he b o ar d has b een inactive fo r several years.
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A C T I V I T I E S
1988 – P R E S E N T : Lo yal Ord er o f Mo o se Memb er. J o ined the B righto n Mo o se
Lo d ge ( o n M-3 6 at Kr ess in Hamb urg T o wnship ) in 1 9 8 8 . B o ard o f Officers,
1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 6 , Go ver no r , 1 9 9 4 – 1 9 9 6 . B righto n Lo d ge merged with the Ann
Ar b o r Lo d ge in 1 9 9 7 .
1989 – P R E S E N T : Livingsto n Co unty W ild life and Co nservatio n Club Memb er.
I have help ed and p ar ticip ated in a variety o f activities since j o ining the club
such as co o king at the Last Frid ay Fish Fry, d ish washing at the Seco nd Sund ay
B r eakfast, Sp r ing Club Clean Up , Annual P icnic, P ermit ap p licatio n fo r canal
d r ed ging, o b tained p r izes fo r the Kid s Fishing Derb y, etc.
1992 – P R E S E N T : Shalo m Lutheran Church: Memb er since 1 9 9 2 . Church
Co uncil memb er and Fello wship Co mmittee Chairp erso n, 1 9 9 4 -1 9 9 8 . W o rship
& Music Co mmittee and New B uild ing Co mmittee, 1 9 9 8 - 2 0 0 3 . Drummer in
var io us P r aise B and s, 1 9 9 8 – P resent.
2003 – 2004: Unity P laygro und (P inckney) Co mmittee memb er. Help ed with
sever al fund r aising activities includ ing: P izzazz T alent Sho w, B ike-a-T ho n,
Ro d eo . Also co ntr ib uted many ho urs o f p hysical lab o r co nstructing the
p laygr o und .
2004 – 2008: Helluva Ro d eo (fo rmerly P inckney Co mmunity Ro d eo )
Co mmittee memb er . Helluva Ro d eo was a p o p ular lo cal co mmunity event that
r aises fund s fo r lo cal yo uth o riented activities and o rganizatio ns.
2006 – P R E S E N T : Hamb urg Enhanced Recreatio n Organizatio n (HERO) B o ard
o f Dir ecto r s. HERO is a 5 0 1 (c)3 charitab le o rganizatio n that co nd ucts the
annual Hamb ur g Family Fun Fest, b ro ught the Vietnam Veterans Memo rial
Mo ving W all to Hamb ur g and o ther fund raising events. T he Fun Fest is an
annual 5 -d ay family event that includ es a mid way, firewo rks, entertainment,
cir cus, p etting zo o , ar ts & crafts, etc. T he Fun Fest raises mo ney fo r to wnship
p ar k imp r o vements.