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RESOLUTION NO. 03-05
A RESOLUTION APPROVING PROPOSAL 04-21 FROM
FREELANCE CONSULTING SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF
$56,000.00 TO CONDUCT A WILDLAND INTERFACE FIRE
SAFETY ASSESSMENT.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
hereby approves proposal 04-21 from Freelance Consulting Services in the
amount of $56,000.00 to conduct a Wildland Interface Fire Safety Assessment.
PASSED and APPROVED this 4th day of January 2005.
ATTEST:
By: mA ;Pk)
SONDRA SMITH, City Clerk
APPROVED:
By:
DAN COODY, Mayor_
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FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT
This Agreement is made in order to establish a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract
(hereinafter referred to as Contract) for the provision of services in connection with Fire
Wise Mitigation Grants from the Arkansas Forestry Commission to conduct a
Community Risk Assessment for the Fayetteville, Arkansas community.
This Contract is made by and between the Fayetteville Fire Department (hereinafter
referred to as "CLIENT"), with offices at 303 West Center Street, Fayetteville, AR
72701, and Freelance Consulting Services, Inc (hereinafter referred to as "Contractor"),
having its headquarters office at RR 1 Box 382, Allen, OK 74825.
1. SCOPE OF WORK
1.1 Contractor shall provide services as described in the Statement of Work;
Attachment A.
1.2 This section intentionally left blank.
2. TERM
2.1 This Contract shall commence from the date of award until December 31, 2005.
2.2 CLIENT may extend the term of this Contract, subject to acceptance by
Contractor and potential adjustment of the price, by written notice to the
Contractor within thirty (30) days provided that CLIENT gives the Contractor a
preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least thirty (30) days before
the Contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit CLIENT to an
extension.
3. TERMINATION AND CANCELLATION
3.1 CLIENT may terminate this Contract for convenience with thirty (30) days prior
written notice to the Contractor.
3.2 CLIENT may terminate this Contract in the event of a material breach of this
Contract by the Contractor provided that Contractor is given written notice and
fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days.
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4. PAYMENT
4.1 For services performed under this Contract, CLIENT shall pay Contractor in
accordance with the following payment Schedule:
> After the first Board Meeting ($14,000),
> Upon completion of community risk assessment ($14,000),
> Submission of the Fire Wise Report and Second Board Meeting/Community
Meetmg($14,000),
> Fire Wise Day, Demonstration Project and submission of materials for Fire Wise
Certification ($14,000).
Total Amount of Payments $56,000
4 2 In the event of termination of this Contract, CLIENTs sole obligation shall be to
pay Contractor for services performed prior to the effective date of termination or
cancellation not to exceed the total amount payable under the Contract being
terminated.
4.3 Contractor shall invoice CLIENT in accordance with the schedule above.
Invoices shall be sent to point of contact as listed in Clause 18.1.
4.4 All invoices must reference the following information:
a. Contractor's name and the Contract number;
b. Statement as to whether invoice is for PARTIAL or FINAL payment.
5. COORDINATORS/SUPERVISORS
5.1 CLIENT shall appoint a point of contact that shall be responsible for maintaining
liaison with Contractor's Program Manager, Dr. Kelly Hurt. CLIENT's point of
contact shall have no authority to amend or modify this Contract or make any
commitment for or on behalf of CLIENT.
5.2 The above contacts are listed in clause 18.1.
6. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
6.1 Contractor's relationship to CLIENT shall be that of an independent Contractor.
Personnel supplied by Contractor hereunder shall be deemed employees of
Contractor and shall not for any purposes be considered employees or agents of
CLIENT. Contractor assumes full responsibility for the actions of such personnel
while performing services under this Contract and shall be solely responsible for
their supervision, daily direction and control, payment of salary (including
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withholding of income taxes and social security), workers' compensation,
disability benefits and the like. Contractor's supervisors/management shall
resolve all performance and personnel matters of Contractor's employees.
6.2 Nothing contained in this Contract shall be construed as granting to Contractor
or any personnel of Contractor rights under any CLIENT benefit plan.
7. CONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEES
7.1 Contractor agrees to take appropriate preventive steps to ensure that
Contractors' employees at any level, will not engage in inappropriate conduct
while on CLIENT premises. Inappropriate conduct shall include, but is not
limited to: being under the influence of or affected by alcohol, illegal drugs, or
controlled substances; the manufacture, use, distribution, sale or possession of
alcohol, illegal drugs or any other controlled substance, except for approved
medical purposes, the possession of a weapon of any sort; and/or harassment,
threats or violent behavior. Violation of this provision may result in termination
of this Contract.
7.2 Contractor shall make reasonable inquiry of its employees regarding any past
employment with CLIENT and shall inform CLIENT before assigning any known
former CLIENT employee to perform work under this Contract. CLIENT may
request that Contractor not make such assignment.
7.3 Both parties agree they will not solicit for hire any employee of the other party
who is performing or has performed work under this Agreement without prior
written consent of the other party until six (6) months after the expiration of this
Agreement. This clause does not preclude either party from, but not limited to,
advertising current job openings, listing job openings on the Internet, screening
resumes or conducting searches for employees for current job openings.
8. SOLICITATION AND DISTRIBUTION
8.1 No solicitation or distribution of any kind is permitted on CLIENT premises
except as required to be permitted by law.
9. OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS
9.1 All reports, memoranda or other materials in written form prepared by Contractor
pursuant to this Contract and furnished to CLIENT by Contractor hereunder shall
become the sole property of CLIENT.
10. RIGHTS IN DATA
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10.1 Items delivered under this Contract such as operation and maintenance
manuals, commercial specification sheets and brochures available to
Contractor's commercial customers shall be delivered with unlimited rights.
11. WARRANTIES
11.1 Contractor warrants that it is and shall remain free of any obligation or restriction
which would interfere or be inconsistent with or present a conflict of interest
concerning the services to be furnished by Contractor under this Contract
11.2 Contractor warrants that it shall perform all services contracted for under this
Contract in a workmanlike manner and in accordance with the requirements set
forth in the Statement of Work and/or Work Assignments issued hereunder.
12. INDEMNIFICATION
12 1 Contractor shall indemnify and defend CLIENT against all claims, demands,
actions, suits or causes of action arising from any negligent or willful act or
omission of Contractor, its agents, Contractors or employees in the performance
of any of its obligations under this Contract. CLIENT shall indemnify and defend
Contractor against all claims, demands, actions, suits or causes of action arising
from any negligent or willful act or omission of CLIENT, its agents, or CLIENT
employees in the performance of any of its obligations under this Contract.
13. TRADEMARK
13.1 Nothing in this Contract grants either party any rights to use the other party's
trademarks or trade names, directly or indirectly, in connection with any product,
service, promotion or publication without the prior written approval of the
trademark owner.
14. GIFTS AND GRATUITIES
14.1 Contractor shall not give or offer any gifts or gratuities of any type to CLIENT
employees or members of their families.
15. INSURANCE
15.1 Contractor shall, at its own expense, provide and keep in full force and effect
during the term of this Contract, at least the following kinds and minimum
amounts of insurance covering its services in the state(s) in which the work is to
be performed:
a. Worker's Compensation and Employer's Liability per Oklahoma
statutes;
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b. Comprehensive General Liability.
c. Comprehensive Automobile Liability when the services to be
performed require the use of a motor vehicle.
16. ASSIGNMENT AND CONTRACT
16.1 Contractor may not assign its rights or obligations under this Contract without
the prior written consent of CLIENT
16.2 In the event that the Contractor elects to subcontract any portion of its duties or
obligations, the term "employee" or "personnel" of Contractor as used herein
shall include such subcontractor and its employees and personnel. Contractor
shall, at all times, remain responsible for the performance of any of its
subcontractors Contractor shall have a written contract with any such
subcontractors sufficient to enable Contractor to comply with all the terms of this
Contract.
17. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
17.1 Contractor shall, at its own expense, comply with all local, state, federal and
governmental laws and regulations relating to its duties, obligations and
performance under this Contract and shall procure all licenses and pay all fees
and other charges required thereby.
17 2 Contractor shall comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
Contractor shall notify CLIENT promptly in writing if a charge of noncompliance
with the Act has been filed against Contractor in connection with Contractor's
services performed hereunder on CLIENT or Government owned or leased
premises.
17.3 There are incorporated in this Contract the provisions of Executive Order 11246
(as amended) of the President of the United States on Equal Employment
Opportunity and the Rules and Regulations issued pursuant thereto, with which
Contractor warrants that it will comply, unless exempted.
17.4 Contractor shall comply with the letter and spirit of all laws, ordinances, codes,
rules, regulations, license and permit provisions, guidelines and directives of any
local, state and/or federal governmental authority having appropriate jurisdiction
over environmental protection.
17.5 Contractor shall comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 as
amended.
18. NOTICES
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18.1 Unless otherwise provided in this Contract, all notices required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by personal service or sent by
registered, certified or express mail, reputable ovemight courier service or
facsimile with receipt confirmed:
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To CLIENT.
Fayetteville Fire Dept.
303 W. Center Street
Fayetteville, AR 72701
To Contractor:
Dr. Kelly Hurt
RR 1 Box 382
Allen, OK 74825
Phone: 580-421-7512
Fax: 580-857-2756
or to such other address as designated by written notice to and by either party.
19. GENERAL
19.1 Neither party shall be responsible for failure to fulfill its obligations under this
Contract due to fire, flood, war nor other such cause beyond its control and
without its fault or negligence (excluding labor disputes) provided it promptly
notifies the other party.
19 2 The laws of the State of Arkansas govern this Contract.
19.3 Both parties agree to waive their right to a trial by fury in any dispute arising out
of this Contract.
19.4 No delay or failure by either party to act in the event of a breach or default
hereunder shall be construed as a waiver of that or any subsequent breach or
default of any provision of this Contract
20. MODIFICATIONS
20.1 Except as specifically provide herein, this Contract may not be amended or
modified except by a formal amendment signed by both parties.
21. ENTIRE CONTRACT AND ORDER OF PRECEDENCE
21.1 The foregoing terms and conditions, together with the referenced Attachments
and any Work Assignments issued hereunder, are the complete and exclusive
expression of the Contract between the parties, superseding any prior contracts;
written or oral, relating to the subject matter of this Contract, notwithstanding
anything contained in any document issued by Contractor.
21.2 In the event of any inconsistency or conflict in the provisions of these documents
the order of precedence shall be:
a) the foregoing terms and conditions; including Attachment A
b) attachments referenced herein.
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY:
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ATTACHMENT A
STATEMENT OF WORK
Freelance Consulting Services, Inc will provide the following:
• Assist in the organization and initiation of a Community FIREWISE Board.
• Conduct a Community FIREWISE Assessment by identifying groups of houses with similar
attributes and assigning a risk ranking, producing a map with color -coding indicative of
high/medium/low risk and a report describing the assessment. The Community FIREWISE
Assessment will include proposed mitigation steps developed according to the FIREWISE
hazard assessment criteria.
• Coordinate and facilitate a FIREWISE Public Meeting to convey the results of the wildfire risk
assessment and mitigation findings. FIREWISE Public Meetings will consist of one open -house
meeting with the general public and the FIREWISE Board, and a second meeting with only the
FIREWISE Board (two to three weeks after the first meeting). The purpose of the Board
meetings is to discuss and apply the procedures necessary to qualify as a FIREWISE USA
Community.
• Assist the FIREWISE Board in selecting an appropriate FIREWISE Demonstration Project,
scheduling a FIREWISE Day Community Event and designing/producing FIREWISE Day
advertising. Demonstration projects for this event will be identified during the community
assessment.
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City Coun/Meeting of January 4, 2005
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Chris Bosch, Fire Chief
Date: December 14, 2004
Subject: A Resolution awarding a contract for $56,000 to Freelance Consulting Services to conduct
community risk assessment in conjunction with the Firewise Program.
RECOMMENDATION
The Fire Department recommends approval of the Resolution.
BACKGROUND
As a result of the recent wildland fires in California the US Forestry Service has established a national funding
program for local governments to conduct wildland interface fire safety assessments This program is being
administered through the State Department of Forestry. This program provides funding for an assessment,
which will assist the City of Fayetteville in determining the level of community risk related to the
wildland/urban fire interface.
DISCUSSION
The development of this risk assessment will be conducted by Freelance Consulting Services and will replace
the previous assessment which was scheduled to be conducted by the Dynamac Corporation Unfortunately,
Dynamac was unable to conduct this assessment due to circumstances beyond our control. Due to the critical
nature of this program and in order to ensure a timely resolution to this matter the Fire Department, in
conjunction with the City Purchasing Division publicly advertised an RFP in an effort to secure a new
contractor to conduct this assessment. As a result of this advertisement Freelance Consulting Services has been
selected to conduct this assessment.
Once this risk assessment has been completed Freelance Consulting Services will present its findings to the
Fayetteville Firewise Board, which is made up of representatives from the Council of Neighborhoods, a
representative from the State Department of Forestry, and the Fire Department. The mitigation
recommendations will be utilized as a guide to facilitate discussions with the respective Neighborhood groups
regarding wildland fire safety in their respective areas. These groups will then be asked to undertake these
mitigation efforts in order to meet the guidelines of the Firewise program. Once the assessment has been
finalized, the mitigation recommendations have been developed and work has begun the City of Fayetteville
will be recognized as a Firewise Community.
BUDGET IMPACT
This item requires no matching funds. The only financial impact to the Fire Department involves a
Department Staff Member's participation in a monthly Firewise Board meeting.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING PROPOSAL 04-21 FROM
FREELANCE CONSULTING SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF
$56,000.00 TO CONDUCT A WILDLAND INTERFACE FIRE
SAFETY ASSESSMENT.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Faye
hereby approves proposal 04-21 from Freelance Consultin
amount of $56,000.00 to conduct a Wildland Interface Fite&S fa e
Fayetteville;
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PASSED and APPROVED this 4th day of January 2005;
NDRA SMITH, City Clerk
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REQUEST FOR VENDOR FILE MAINTENANCE
(CHECK ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES, VENDOR LIST, ACCESS
SYSTEM PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF THIS REQUEST)
DATE OF REQUEST: 12/2/04
DEPT./DIVISION:
Fire / Operations
TELEPHONE EXTENSION: 366
NEW VENDOR: ✓ VENDOR CHANGE:
VENDOR #:
VENDOR NAME: .Freelance Consulting Services
REQUESTED BY: Elizabeth Mann
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/2/04
VENDOR RE-ENTRY:
VENDOR #:
STREET OR P.O. BOX: RR 1 Box 382
CITY: Allen
ATT: Kelly Hurt
E -Mail flc33@sbcglobal.net
STATE: OK ZIP CODE: 74825
REMITTANCE ADDRESS IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE:
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PHONE: (580) 421-7512
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RESOLUTION NO. -I 43 nO 4
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FAYEITEVILLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT A UNITED
STATES FOREST SERVICE FIREWISE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT
OF $56,000.00 TO CONDUCT A WILDLAND INTERFACE FIRE
SAFETY ASSESSMENT.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS'
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
hereby authorizes the Fayetteville Fire Department to apply for and accept a
United States Forest Service Firewise Grant in the amount of $56,000.00 to
conduct a wildland interface fire safety assessment.
PASSED and APPROVED this 21st day of September, 2004.
ATTEST.
By: q'viu.74?
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RFP 04-21
Request for Proposal — Community Firewise Assessment Services
Bid Submitted by:
Freelance Consulting Services, Inc
Kelly Hurt, Ph.D.
580 421-7512
November 24, 2004
Executive Summary
Freelance Consulting Services, Inc proposes to conduct Community Firewise Assessment
Services for the communities of Fayetteville and Bella Vista, Arkansas. These proposed
services shall, at a minimum, include the following:
• Organize and initiate a Firewise Board,
• Conduct a community Firewise Assessment,
• Produce a report complete with maps and text detailing the findings of the
Firewise assessment and the proposed mitigation plan,
• Coordinate and facilitate a Firewise public meeting to present the report to the
public,
• Conduct a second Firewise Board meeting,
• Schedule, coordinate, market/announce and facilitate a Firewise Demonstration
Project to be conducted at a Firewise Community Event.
Freelance Consulting Services will conduct this work under a prime contractor
relationship with the City of Fayetteville, AR. Freelance Consulting Services will
conduct project oversight, management of subcontractors, report writing, event planning
and facilitation and community outreach services. Freelance Consulting Services will
subcontract the community assessment to John Cochran of Municipal Fire Services
Consulting, Inc. The GIS and mapping subtasks will be subcontracted to Rusty Crowe of
Delta Consulting Services.
Freelance Consulting Services, Inc hereby places a bid of $56,000 for the Fayetteville
Community Firewise Assessment Project and a bid of $47,000 for the Bella Vista
Community Firewise Assessment Project.
Part I - Business Organization/Experience
Dr. Kelly Hurt has extensive experience working with municipalities and governmental
agencies. He has successfully worked with small towns as a contract grant writer and
administrator. He has also worked for the U.S. EPA on a contract basis in a position that
required frequent interaction and negotiations with the public and privately held
corporations. Dr. Hurt also conducted numerous scientific seminars including the U.S.
EPA's national Monitored Natural Attenuation seminar that was given in Boston,
Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Dallas, Kansas City, Denver, San Francisco
and Seattle to approximately 5000 participants. Dr. Hurt has a proven track record of
presenting scientific materials to the public in an easy -to -understand form.
John Cochran's career has focused on providing fire education, fire assessment and fire
hazard mitigation services to municipalities. His practical knowledge of these subjects is
buttressed by his experience in the development of Firewise criteria on a national level
during his employment with the National Fire Academy.
Rusty Crowe provides the needed GIS skills to produce the maps necessary for this
assessment project. Mr. Crowe has worked with the Mississippi Department of
Agriculture since 1994 and, in that time, developed 12 GIS/GPS related projects with
Mississippi municipalities. In addition, Mr. Crowe has practical forestry experience that
adds to his ability to conduct the GIS/mapping portion of this project.
Each of the key personnel has a long history of working with the public and
municipalities as evidenced by their resumes. Dr. Hurt, Mr. Cochran and Mr. Crowe
would spend approximately 25% of their time on the Fayetteville project. Dr. Hurt, Mr.
Cochran and Mr. Crowe would spend the remaining 75% of their time on identical
projects for Eureka Springs, Cherokee Village and Bella Vista, AR. Resumes for each
individual follow below.
Kelly Lloyd Hurt
RR 1Box 382
Allen, OK 74825
580 421 7512
flc33@sbcglobal.net
Education
Ph.D. Environmental Science/Forestry 1996 Mississippi State University
B.S. Geology (cum laude) 1993 Mississippi State University
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Experience
Freelance Consulting Services, Inc
President
January 2003 to Present
Dr. Hurt is the founder and sole proprietor of Freelance Consulting Services, Inc (FLC).
FLC offers grant identification and grant writing services to small towns, rural
communities, non-profit groups and disadvantaged school districts. Dr. Hurt has
successfully applied for grant funding for a wide variety of community needs, such as:
> Emergency Vehicles
> Walking Trails
> Emergency Generators
> Office Equipment
> Dumpsters
> Computerized Water Meter Monitors
Dr. Hurt has experience providing consultation to small businesses, rural communities
and towns in the areas of:
> SBA programs - 8(a), SDB, HUBZone, Woman -Owned, Veteran Owned, and
Service Disabled
> USDA programs - Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community and Rural
Development Programs
> Grant Writing — Department of Justice Grants, Department of Transportation
Grants, Department of Commerce Grants (Community Development Block
Grants), Federal Emergency Management Agency Grants, South Oklahoma
Development Association Grants, Private Foundation Grant Sources
> Educational Outreach - Development and presentation of free educational
seminars on government programs and assistance for small businesses
> Business Consulting — Assisting small businesses with business establishment
issues, marketing and SBA program certification as well as recruiting small
businesses to EZ/EC and Tribal HUBZone areas.
> Innovative Environmental Solutions — Working with small businesses to
effectively utilize innovative remediation technologies for maximum cost savings.
> Contract Marketing — Interacting with government contracting officers and
project managers to sell the skills and qualifications of clients
> Contract Bidding — Interacting with clients to prepare and present responsive bids
to federal requests for proposals
> Contract Management — Management of multi-year, multi-million dollar
contract/subcontracts to ensure quality performance at a preapproved cost.
> Business Development — Facilitation of teaming agreements between multiple
parties with complimentary skills and/or contract avenues.
Employment History
Program Manager
Dynamac Corporation
September 2003 to October 2004
Managed $2.5 M contract for U.S. EPA. Responsible for managing 10 staff members
and dozens of subcontractors. In addition, I was responsible for marketing Firewise
projects in Arkansas and recruiting staff and subcontractors to conduct the work.
Routinely produced cost estimates for the U.S. EPA and then tracked the projects to
ensure that quality work was produced on time and at or under budget.
Independent Consultant
Freelance Consulting Services, Inc.
August 2002 to Present
I provided technical services to the U.S. EPA's Robert S. Kerr Laboratory. These
services consisted of developing and writing technical issue papers regarding the
assessment of uncertainty and characterization of monitored natural attenuation sites. In
addition, I completed the review of a corrective measures implementation plan for a
pump -and -treat remedy at a 550 -acre landfill in Los Angeles, CA.
Other current projects include PCB phytoremediation, TPH bioremediation, heavy metal
dig -and -haul, salt water contamination assessment, industrial wastewater and stormwater
management, and litigation support for an industrial client.
Regional Environmental Manager
Tyson Foods (The Pork Group)
November 2001 to August 2002
My duties at this position required that I supervise all environmental concerns related to
maintaining a population of 250,000 animals at 18 corporate farms and 70 contract farms
located within a 50 mile radius of Holdenville, OK. To accomplish this, I supervised 36
farm and complex managers on a daily basis. My responsibilities included supervising
record keeping, directing remedial procedures and maintaining air, storm -water,
Oklahoma Water Resources Board (water -use permit) and confined animal feeding
operation permits for the Tyson Food's Holdenville Feed Mill Complex, Tyson Food's
Truck Shop/Truck Wash, and 18 corporate farms. I also directly managed the storage
and application of 60,000,000 gallons of swine waste on a daily basis to ensure that all
local, state and federal regulations were observed. I provided logistic support to ensure
that all dead animals were delivered to rendering plants and that all medical waste was
collected and delivered to the proper medical waste disposal facilities In addition, I
routinely conducted farm and feedmill audits to correct record-keeping deficiencies,
identified potential maintenance issues, directed maintenance activities and provided
training and technical support to farm workers.