Experience

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  Environmental Services Llc

  • President

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  Environmental Services LLC

  • Reno, Nevada Area

  • President

    • Jan 1990 - Present
    • Reno, Nevada Area

    Environmental Services LLC has been offering training and consulting in the field of food safety, Hazard Analysis/Critical Control Points (HACCP) and food-borne illness prevention for 24 years. Our company has provided these services for several hotel/casinos and restaurants in the Reno/Sparks area, surrounding Nevada counties, as well as for the cruise industry (American Hawaii Cruises and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines).

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  Environmental Services Ltd

  • President

    • Jan 2000 - Mar 2010

  • President and active Environmental Health Specialist

    • Jan 1990 - Mar 2010

    in co-owned business providing health-related consultation in the areas of food service education and quality control, on-site sewage disposal and related environmental health matters.Services include education of foodhandlers and food service managers in proper health practices related to food preparation and service; quality control inspections and follow-up, using the Hazard Analysis/Critical Control Points (HACCP) approach to foodborne illness prevention; liaison activity between food industry and regulatory agencies; design of on-site sewage disposal (septic) systems and assessment of on-site sewage disposal problems.

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  Truckee Meadows Community College

  • Instructor

    • Sep 1992 - Jan 2000

    Instructor of Foodservice Sanitation, certified to teach Food Service Manager Certification by The Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association, American Culinary Federation and Washoe County District Health Department (Reno).

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  American Hawaii Cruises

  • Associate Chief Steward/Sanitation Officer

    • Dec 1990 - Mar 1991

    on board cruise ships sailing out of Honolulu, Hawaii. Position was responsible for food safety monitoring, including Hazard Analysis/Critical Control Points (HACCP)-style evaluations for Main and Crew Galleys; galley personnel education; liaison with governmental agencies (FDA, State of Hawaii Health Department); development and maintenance of self-inspection program; equipment maintenance and foodborne illness surveillance.

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  Washoe County District Health Department

  • Reno, Nevada Area

  • Environmentalist Supervisor

    • Nov 1980 - Dec 1989
    • Reno, Nevada Area

    Environmentalist Supervisor in county health department, Reno, Nevada. Responsibilities included front line supervision of five (5) Public Health Environmentalists and up to five (5) Public Health Investigators in environmental health duties (see below, 1969-1980), plus solid waste management, bubonic plague surveillance, (including laboratory dissection for testing of specimens), rabies surveillance and water well construction; employee training and evaluation; program planning; ordering of equipment and supplies; preparation of quarterly and annual activity reports.Specialized activities included four (4) years of extensive work with Hazard Analysis/Critical Control Points (HACCP) approach to evaluation of foodservice establishments, including visual and electronic monitoring, report preparation and extensive public and in-service education.

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  Washoe County District

  • Public Health Environmentalist

    • Sep 1969 - Nov 1980

    Public Health Environmentalist in county health department in Reno, Nevada. Responsibilities included inspection of foodservice operations (restaurants, bars, catering companies, food manufacturers), public lodging (motels, hotels, boarding houses, trailer parks), schools, on-site sewage disposal (septic) and public bathing places; investigation of foodborne illness outbreaks; sampling of private water supply systems; public health education, principally in the areas of foodborne illness prevention and on-site sewage disposal; preparation of activity and investigative reports; criminal enforcement activities as required, done in conjunction with the Washoe County District Attorney's office.

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  Vincent and Siegal, Pathologists, Sierra Medical Hospital Laboratory

  • Medical Technologist

    • Apr 1969 - Sep 1969

    performing examinations in areas of hematology, chemistry, bacteriology, serology, parasitology and mycology. Responsibilities included obtaining, examining and testing biological specimens, as well as assisting physicians in their diagnoses involving above examinations. Position required extended periods of sole responsibility for operation of laboratories in 48 and 100 bed hospitals.

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  Western Clinical Laboratory, Inc

  • Medical Technologist

    • Jul 1965 - Apr 1969

    for outpatient laboratory in Reno, Nevada from June 1968 to April 1969. Responsibilities included automated chemistry, gas chromatography and special chemistry, in addition to duties similar to those discussed above.

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  Plumas District Hospital

  • Medical Technologist

    • Jul 1965 - Jun 1968

    In addition to above responsibilities, technical responsibility required standardization of procedures and establishment of procedures to minimize inherent and systematic errors, and to maximize reproducibility of results. Duties included maintaining a close, confident relationship between laboratory personnel and professional and administrative departments of the hospital. Additional administrative duties included purchasing of laboratory supplies, equipment and reagents.