David E. Baird - Curriculum Vitae |
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EDUCATION 1965 - 1967 Industrial Engineering General Motors Institute, Flint, MI USA 1967 - 1969 Bachelor of Arts (B.A. in Fine Arts) University of Guelph, Guelph, ON Canada 1969 - 1972 Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. in Geology) Brock University, St. Catharines, ON Canada
EXPERIENCE 2004 - present VIRGIN ISLANDS PAVING. INC., St Croix, VI, USA 07 2004 - present Modernising and managing financial tracking and job costing systems for all projects, Federal, Local Government and Private sector, undertaken by the company. since 2009 Project Manager on a $4.7 million, two distinct, formed in place, concrete bridges, project, financed by the Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division, for the Virgin Islands Public Works Department. These bridges spanned the next referenced project. 2006 - 2008 Project Manager on the $7.8 million Mon Bijou Flood Control Project, an Army Corps of Engineers project on St Croix, VI. The project includes 400,000 cu yds earth removal, levee construction and 38 gabion flow check structures to create a 6500 ft channel, with 75 ft. base width to divert 100 yr storm runoff around a residential area. 2004 - 2006
2003 - 2004 KCI TECHNOLOGIES, INC, Hunt Valley, MD, USA 07 2003 - 06 2004 Consultant Inspector Working with Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division providing inspection services on $4 million highway rehabilitation project on St. John, VI, where 7km of road was reconditioned and resurfaced. This was a second phase of a project noted below in 2000 - 2001.
1998 - 2003 DEVCON INTERNATIONAL CORP, Deerfield Beach, FL, USA Subsidiary: V. I. CEMENT AND BUILDING PRODUCTS, St Thomas, VI 08 2002 - 04 2003 Project Manager Project Manager, responsible to the Assistant Vice-president of Construction, for day to day management of multiple projects in the Virgin Islands. Included is site preparation for major retail store, involving 15 acres and 200,000 cu yds of embankment construction. Other responsibilities included site investigation for bid preparation and participation in methodology review. Subsidiary: ANTIGUA MASONRY PRODUCTS, Antigua, W.I. 02 2001 – 11 2001 Administrative Manager Based in Antigua, through Devcon's Antigua Masonry Products, responsible to the Chief Operating Officer for project tracking through computerized costing and scheduling software, development of materials and inventory control systems, as well as providing technical support through architectural software (AutoCAD 14). Funding for this internal development position was cut as a direct result of September 11, 2001 events in New York and Washington, DC. Subsidiary: V. I. CEMENT AND BUILDING PRODUCTS, St Croix, USVI 04 2000 - 02 2001 Project Manager Project supervisor, responsible for completing on time and on budget a $1.7 million road rehabilitation, road embankment stabilization and resurfacing project on a federal highway, Coral Bay, St John, USVI 08 1998 - 04 1999 Field Supervisor Project Field Supervisor for $3.5million asphalt and concrete road reconstruction on a federal highways project in Cruz Bay, USVI
1999 – 2000 KALEIDOSCOPE VIDEO, St John, USVI, Responsible for the redevelopment of a marginal video rental store operation (less than $100K annual) into a very profitable operation (revenues to in excess of $250K) with a premier location. 06 1999 to 08 2000
1997 - 1998 CLEAN ISLANDS INTERNATIONAL, Pasadena, MD 11 1997 - 05 1998 Director of Program Development Director of Program Development responsible for overseeing the rejuvenation and redevelopment of the Virgin Islands Environmental Resource Station, Lameshur Bay, St. John, US Virgin Islands. Also created and maintained websites under contract to a number of agencies.
1989 - 1997 CITY OF SAINT JOHN, Saint John, NB Canada Municipal Operations, Works Department 09 1996 - 12 1997 Superintendent Responsible for work control, planning and implementing computer technology into the Works Department planning systems, including web based applications for customer information dissemination, GIS system applications 09 1991 - 09 1995 Superintendent (Acting) Responsible to the Director of Works for the operations of the City's North Division. This divisional responsibility includes all aspects of public works street and road building and maintenance programs and snow removal, utilizing a seasonally variable labour force of 25 to 40 men. Budget responsibility approximately $1.5 million. Volunteered to facilitate in house training programs for middle management personnel; "Small Fleet Management in Public Works" and "Skill for Conflict Resolution". In 1993, added was the responsibility for City's Traffic Division. This division includes all traffic signage and lane markings city wide. 08 1990 - 10 1990 Superintendent (Acting) Responsible to the Director of Works for operations of the Asphalt Division. This division is responsible for maintenance asphalt resurfacing programs city wide. 02 1989 - 07 1990 General Foreman Responsible to the Director of Works for operations of the Street Cleaning (non-winter) and Winter Sidewalk (snow removal) Division. Supervision is of two foremen and nominally twenty workers on two shifts. Winter sidewalks are maintained using a fleet of eight sidewalk M.T. Trackless equipped with plows and snowblowers, as well as two 4x4 plow trucks. Non-winter operations employ six street sweeping machines and three sidewalk sweepers on a city wide maintenance program. This division is also responsible for litter cleanup and maintenance of litter receptacles distributed throughout the city.
1990 - 1991 FUNDY SOLID WASTE ACTION TEAM - Saint John, NB Recycling Pilot Planner Through a seconded leave of absence from the City of Saint John and a special fund from the Province, I was tasked by Fundy S.W.A.T. to design a pilot recycling project(s) for implementation in the Fundy Region. This project was to acquire information to compare with established `Blue-Box' programs elsewhere in the Province and have the potential for sustainability in the overall solid waste plan. During this period, I studied many solid waste disposal operations in Canada and the United States. One plan involved the establishment of a mobile recycling depot, with a dual purpose of collection of recyclables and public education through staff on site. This was to be a public/private partnership system in the initial years. A second plan involved the development of a series of hands on workshops to encourage the use of home composting as a region wide initiative to waste reduction. Other plans involved specific public participatory, one-time events that created a high profile of awareness and effect a significant one commodity waste reduction. Funding for this planning position was terminated on September 1, 1991.
1982 - 1989 FREELANCE CONSULTANT Responsible for undertaking geotechnical consultation and evaluation on a contract basis for a number of consulting firms on various projects across Canada, as well as contract project administration.
COXHEATH GOLD HOLDINGS LIMITED - Bedford, NS: 1987-1988 Project Construction Manager Responsible for supervision of all surface facilities construction to a production status at Coxheath's Tangier, NS gold mining project. This includes a work force of about 30 to 40 of various trades. Site works included dam construction for tailings and reclaim water storage; four major buildings for mill and laboratory uses as well as campsite installations. Duties included site planning, design and adaptation of structures for Coxheath's needs, construction schedule coordination, purchasing of materials, and in coordination with the mill manager, set up of production equipment to full operational status.
NOLAN, DAVIS & ASSOCIATES, Halifax, NS: Responsible for conducting a number of marine based geotechnical programs such as: for the design of wharf extensions at Digby, NS (1983); for geotechnical considerations in the redevelopment of the Bedford, NS waterfront (1986); for the design parameters of the proposed coal off-loading terminal in Musquash Harbour, NB (1985 & 1986); for the site of the proposed marine terminal and generating plant near Sheet Harbour, NS (1987); and for modifications to a number of small fishing wharves on Nova Scotia's south shore (1986). Responsible for coordination of on-site construction and quality control for the tailings dam, reclaim pond dam and the mill foundation for Coxheath Gold Holdings' Tangier, NS facility (1987). Implemented a number of geotechnical site investigations for small structures (1986) and involved in site improvement quality control at Halifax International Airport (1986). Reviewed bedrock core taken at the Barrack Point Potash Terminal in Saint John, NB (1982). Monitoring program for acid generating waste rock piles at Heath Steele Mines, NB (1988-1989).
Responsible for conducting an evaluation of wharf conditions at the Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., (1989). Participated in geotechnical studies and quality control programs in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (1988). Responsible for conducting marine based geotechnical investigations such as the third study phase for the proposed coal off-loading terminal, Musquash Harbour, NB (1987); the evaluation of conditions and alternatives for the reconstruction of Piers 12, 13 and 14 in Saint John Harbour, NB (1982); supervision of concrete placement and on-site quality control during construction of the Market Square Complex, Saint John, NB (1982)
LAVALIN GROUP, GEOCON INC., Toronto, ON and Fredericton, NB: Carried out detailed field evaluation of overburden conditions along the proposed Sable Gas System pipeline through Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, including a review of known faulting and seismic susceptibility in the region with a view to its applicability to the proposed routes (1984); supervision of piling installation for expansion of the Denison-Potacan potash mill near Sussex, NB (1987); responsible for supervision of a detailed geotechnical field program, including piezometric testing and rock core analysis, for the tailings containment structures at Noranda's Golden Giant mine at Hemlo, ON (1983); supervised geotechnical investigations for mill modifications at the Consolidated-Bathurst Paper Mill, Bathurst, NB and for Repap's new finished paper mill in Newcastle, NB (1984).
A.D.I. LIMITED, Fredericton, NB: 1987 Conducted geotechnical investigation for expansion of the Bayside Wharf on the St. Croix River, NB (1987).
NEWFOUNDLAND AND GEOSCIENES LIMITED, St. John's, NF: 1982 Carried out an evaluation of a railway embankment cut into friable shale near Corner Brook, NF (1982).
BUCKLEY AND ASSOCIATES LTD., Saint John, NB: 1986 Conducted an evaluation of geotechnical considerations along NBTel's proposed fibre optic cable routes near Saint John, NB (1986).
1981 - 1982 OPRON MARITIME CONSTRUCTION LTD., Saint John, NB Project Coordinator Responsible to the General Manager for coordination of project completion, computer analysis for project forecasting and modelling for job estimating.
1974 - 1981 LAVALIN GROUP, GEOCON INC., Fredericton, NB Senior Engineering Geologist Responsible for setting up and supervising geotechnical field projects, including the design and implementation of over water field investigations utilizing and adapting standard field methods. Also supervised geological surveys and construction site quality control. A description of project types follows Resource related: Set up and supervised the mapping of 1.4 million hectares (12 NTS map sheets at 1:50 000) for granular aggregate resources for the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources (1981-1982); Geological data compilation for a feasibility study on the application of bucket wheel excavators to the coal deposits of the Western Sedimentary Basin in Alberta and Saskatchewan (1980); involved in impact studies for the alignment of the proposed 1500km natural gas pipeline through Quebec and the Maritimes for Q&M Pipelines (1979); reconnaissance of four sites and the evaluation of each towards its use as a town site for native resettlement near Schefferville, PQ (1978). Quality Control: responsible for overall site supervision of earthworks and concrete quality control during construction of the $100 million processing facilities at the Mount Pleasant Tungsten Mine in New Brunswick (1980-1981); site supervision of earthworks for an 8000m2 cold storage building in irregular soil conditions, Prince Edward Island (1978); plus numerous small materials testing functions on smaller projects. Inspector of concrete precasting and pile driving during construction of the Rodney Terminal Container handling facility in Saint John, N.B. (2000 octagonal 600mm hollow concrete piles were cast and driven and a precast slab deck installed 1974-1975) Geotechnical - Hydrogeology: Installation and evaluation of a water well at a proposed concentrator for United Keno Hill Mines, Yukon Territory (1980); site geologist during a feasibility study for hydro-electric development on the lower Churchill River at Muskrat Falls, Labrador (49 boreholes in up to 225m of overburden, a piezometric study of several aquifers, rock core analysis for the dam base) (1979). Geotechnical - Marine: Conducted a number of marine based geotechnical investigations; for berth conversions at Cape Tormentine, NB and Port Borden, PEI for CN Marine (1978); utilization and adaptation of an underground diamond drill for the offshore investigation of the rock caps at the cooling water intakes, Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Plant, NB (1977); large scale marine based investigation of sediments and permafrost at the site of the first proposed offshore oil well in the Beaufort Sea, NWT (1975); large scale marine based study of two proposed tidal power plant sites in the upper Bay of Fundy (1976); several marine investigations in Saint John Harbour (tidal range 10m)- Long Wharf Extension, Lower Cove Terminal, Barrack Point Potash Terminal, Rodney Terminal Extension, Irving Oil Terminals and Rothesay Paper Terminal. Geotechnical - Pulp and Paper Mills: participated in geotechnical investigations for pulp and paper mill expansions and internal modifications at Irving Pulp and Paper, Saint John, NB; Boise Cascade (now Repap) Newcastle, NB; Consolidated Bathurst, Bathurst, NB; Canadian International Paper, Dalhousie, NB; Fraser Bros., Edmundston, NB; Rothesay Paper, Saint John, NB; Bowaters Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NF; Ste. Anne Nackawic, NB; Domtar, Lebel-sur-Quevillon, PQ. Geotechnical: conducted study to determine causes of and remedies for foundation settlements at the Domtar Gyproc Plant, Surrey, BC (1980); rock core analysis and tidal flat sampling for the expansion and reconstruction of the Saint John Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. Ltd. facility (1979); rock core analysis for the design of rock slopes in a 20m road cut, Saint John, NB (1978); and numerous other site investigations.
1973 - 1974 SNOWFLAKE LIME LTD., Saint John, NB Quarry Manager Responsible for daily operations of a 500 ton per day limestone quarry producing sized crushed rock and agricultural lime, employing up to 15 workers.
1972 - 1973 Q.E.D. SAINT JOHN LTD., Saint John, NB Field Inspector and Surveyor Involved in location surveys for municipal and provincial services, preparation of drawings
1971 CANADA CENTRE FOR INLAND WATERS, Burlington, ON Summer field assistant Participated on a limno-geological sampling program of benthic sediments of Lake Erie, ON. Projects included experimental design of underwater sampling methods.
1970 MCINTYRE (PORCUPINE) MINES LTD., Toronto, ON Summer field assistant Participated on a geological field evaluation, (drilling, mapping and sampling) of mineral properties located in central Nevada and on the Continental Divide in Colorado.
1965 - 1967 GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA, St. Catharines, ON Co-operative Engineering student Responsible for conducting research projects of in-plant production problems and making report recommendations to project supervisors each work term.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS 2010 Virgin Islands Non-Point Source Pollution Conference, May, 2010, presentation on Mon Bijou Flood Control Project, five years later and other pollution preventions initiatives in present construction practices. 2005 Virgin Islands Non-Point Source Pollution Conference, November, 2005, presentation on Mon Bijou Flood Control Project 1998 ReCaribe '98 facilitator, Marathon, FL, May 1998 1997 ReCaribe '97 facilitator, speaker, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, May, 1997 1996 Caribbean Hotel Association Annual General Meeting, co-presented the Clean Islands and American express Environmental Stewardship Award, Nassau, The Bahamas, June 1996 1995 2nd Island Waste Management Conference (a Clean Islands Project), facilitator, speaker and organizer, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 1995 1995 Clean Marinas and Waste Reduction Symposium, a Joint presentation by Clean Islands and Monroe County, Key West, FL, June, 1995 1995 2nd Annual Virgin Islands Solid Waste Conference, Waste Reduction Workshops, St Thomas and St Croix, USVI, July 1995 1994 Non-point Source Pollution Prevention Conference, Poster Presentation on Clean Islands International's activities in the USVI, St Croix, US Virgin Islands 1994 Third International Conference on Marine Debris, Poster Presentation on Clean Islands International's Abaco work, Miami, FL 1994 Facilitated the American Public Works Association Courses for City of Saint John Works Department Managers: "Small Fleet Management in Public Works", February - March 1994 "Skills for Controlling Conflict", September - October 1994 1994 Island Waste Management Conference and Third Marine Debris Workshop (a Clean Islands project), facilitator, speaker and organizer, Nassau, The Bahamas, January 1994 1993 Presented a paper "Thinking Locally, Acting Globally" as Clean Islands International's programs on island communities in The Bahamas and Canada. Canadian Waste Management Conference, Saint John, NB, October 1993 1992 Co-authored a paper on Small Island Solid Waste Disposal Alternatives (a Clean Islands project), presented at the 8th International Conference on Solid waste Management and Secondary Materials, Philadelphia, November 1992 1991 Presented a Paper on Community Based Programming at WasteTech 91 / Canadian Waste Management Conference (a Keep Saint John Beautiful project), October 1991, Toronto, ON 1990 American Public Works Association Workshop, Design and Implementation of a Recycling Program, Moncton, NB, March 1990
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 1990 Keep America Beautiful, Awarded: International Recycling Award at the Annual Meeting December 1990, Washington, DC.
COMMITTEES 1989 – 1991 Fundy Solid Waste Action Team Member, Technical sub-committee, Communications sub-committee 1989 - 1990 Member, Urban Design Standards Committee, City of Saint John, NB 1997- 1997 Member, Information Technology Task Force, City of Saint John, NB 1994- 1997 Member, Wider Caribbean Marine Debris Working Group
DIRECTORSHIPS
2008 - present Iceman Productions Director of Operations, Caribbean Producer for Caribbean Offshore Powerboat television series.
1992 – 1997 Atlantic Coastal Action Program (Saint John) Inc., Founding board member of ACAP Saint John, Inc. Saint John, NB, Canada The Atlantic Coastal Action Program is an Environment Canada Green Plan initiative to support community based participatory planning and management of Atlantic Coasts and Harbours. Through a selfdirected process, ACAP Saint John is required to prepare and complete a Comprehensive Environmental Management Plan for Saint John Harbour and its environs. Elected Treasurer 1994, and Vice President 1995. Part of organizing committee for several Paint Swap events, designed to educate and recover or reuse surplus paint and other similar hazardous wastes
1992 – 1998 Clean Islands International, Inc., Founding Board Member, Pasadena, MD, USA Founding Secretary/Treasurer, 1992 - 1997 Director of Program Development 1997 - 1998 Co-founder of Clean Islands International, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to providing education and technical assistance to island communities for the preservation and beautification of indigenous natural environments and the sustainable development of proper solid waste handling practices. This organization, headquartered in Pasadena, MD is comprised of solid waste professionals and educators from across North America. Created a web site for Clean Islands (http://islands.org) and authored and administered a number of web pages for Clean Islands' clients. As part of the Cleans Islands Executive, facilitated various conferences and workshops (see conference listing below) as well as worked to help create Solid Waste Association of the Caribbean (SWAC) and the subsequent development of ReCaribe, a multinational recycling coalition and an affiliate of the National Recycling Coalition
1989 – 1994 Keep Saint John Beautiful, Inc. 1989 - 1991 Founding President and Coordinator, 1991 - 1994 Executive Advisor, Assumed the full responsibility to develop a pro-active anti-litter program, by conducting an investigation into litter management strategies in other North American localities. Following this study, a recommendation was made to City Management to commence a litter management program affiliated with Keep America Beautiful, Inc. Following approval, a three member team was organized for training in the KAB System. The other members each represent a civic group and private industry. This was crucial for establishing the final structuring of the community based organization to continue program implementation in the long term. A non-profit public education corporation, Keep Saint John Beautiful, Inc., was created to carry on the long-term goals of this effort. A Board of Directors was drawn from representatives of all sectors of the community. As founder of the organizing team, frequent liaison was carried out with representatives of all levels of the municipal structure, with representatives of the provincial Department of the Environment (including the Minister), with leaders of business and industry, with citizen interest groups and with the various media. Through contacts in the waste management field across the continent, a number of effective recycling and public education programs were designed and implemented. Further programs were developed in cooperation with provincial government to provide public awareness and education in solid waste reduction, re-use, recycling and recovery. The first project, a Christmas Tree mulch, won Keep America Beautiful's first International Recycling Award (1990). Training seminars, using the Waste-in-Place curriculum, were organized and implemented for elementary school teachers in the region, as an in service supplement (1992 and 1993). As part of continuing involvement in this organization, a broad knowledge of many environmental issues has been developed and has been recognized in the community.
1979 – 1986 Sussex Refrigeration Manufacturing (1979) Ltd., Vice President and member of Board of Directors, Saint John, NB, Canada Family owned business, manufacturing walk in freezer and refrigeration components.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2010 Non-point Source Pollution Prevention Conference, St Thomas US Virgin Islands 2005 Non-point Source Pollution Prevention Conference, St John, US Virgin Islands 2002 Non-point Source Pollution Prevention Conference, St John, US Virgin Islands 1997 Non-point Source Pollution Prevention Conference, St Croix, US Virgin Islands 1993 Keep America Beautiful, Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, December 1993 1992 Keep America Beautiful, Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, December 1992 1991 How to Run a Master Composter Volunteer Program, Compost Ontario, Recycling Council of Ontario (for Fundy SWAT), Toronto, ON, February 1991 1991 North American Recycling Conference, Orlando, FL, May 1991 1990 North American Recycling Conference, Montreal, PQ, June 1990 1989 American Public Works Association, Annual Congress, Orlando, FL, September 1989 1989 Keep America Beautiful, Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, December 1989
ADDITIONAL TRAINING 1996 – 1997 Management Development Program University of New Brunswick, Canada 1996 How to Diagnose and Repair Personal Computers, Training Seminars, Saint John, NB 1990 National Seminars of Canada, Management Development Courses 1989 Keep America Beautiful, Training Workshop, Stamford, CT, October 1989 1974 NBTel, Saint John, NB, Management Development Courses
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS Windows, Mac OSX, MS Office, Corel Office, MS Project, Excel, Word, Frontpage, Paint Shop Pro, Design and maintain several web sites for business interests and non-profit organizations Build networks and provide computer training.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Member, Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta. P.Geol. Member number M06141 since 1978 to 2008 Member of Canadian Public Works Association, 1989 – 1998 Member of American Public Works Association, 1989 – 1998 Member, American Professional Captains Association, Licensed USCG Captain, 1989 – present
LANGUAGES English
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE Canada, United States of America, Virgin Islands, The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda
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