HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 08-23-2011 - 12fORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: August 23, 2011
Action Agenda c
Item No. ~ a _ T
SUBJECT• Orange Water & Sewer Authority Board of Directors (OWASA) -Appointment
DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): Under Separate Cover
Membership Roster
Recommendation
Application(s)/Resume(s) of Person(s) for
Consideration
Applicant Interest List
Application(s)/Resume(s) of Person(s) on
IntPrPSt I iSt
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Clerk's Office, 245-2130
PURPOSE: To consider making an appointment to the Orange Water & Sewer Authority Board
of Directors (OWASA).
BACKGROUND: The following appointment is for Board consideration.
• Appointment to a second term for Joyce Christine Preslar. If appointed Ms. Preslar will
be serving a second term expiring 06/30/2014.
Position Number S ecial Re resentation Ex iration Date
2 Jo ce Christine Preslar Oran a Count 06/30/2014
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Board will consider making an appointment to the Orange Water
& Sewer Authority Board of Directors.
Board and Commission Members
And Vacant Positions
Orange Water & Sewer Authority Board of Directors
Meeting Times: 7:00 p.m. second and fourth Thursday of each mouth Terms: " 2 Contact Person: Andrea Orbich
Meeting Place: the OWASA Community Room and Chapel Hill Town Ha Positions: 9 Length: 3 years Contact Phone: 919-968-4421
Description: The Board of Commissioners appoints two members. This board establishes operating policies on a range of issues including billing, bpdgeting, personnel, purchasing, rates,
reimbursement agreements, and water and sewer extensions. It also reviews and approves general system development. Edwin Kerwin is the Executive Director. To learn more,
visit this web address: , http://216.48.11.130/index.htm
Mr. Fred Battle
1
1105 Brenda Court
Chapel Hill NC 27516
Ms. Joyce Christine Preslar
2
9417 Bethel-Hickory Grove Ch Rd
Chapel Hill NC 27516
Day Phone: 919-942-4475'
Evening Phone: 919-942-4475
FAX:
E-mail: flbattle®earthlink.ngt
Day Phone: 919-967-0367
Evening Phone: 919-357-6198
FAX: 919-967-0367
E-mail: jpreslarQemail.unc.edu
SeX: Male
Race: African American
Township: Chapel Hill
Resid/Spec Req: County
Special Repr: County
Sex: Female
Race: Caucasian
Township: Bingham
Resid/Spec Req: County
Special Repr: County
First Appointed: 06/19/2006
Current Appointment: 05/19/2009
Expiration: 06/30/2012
Number of Terms: 2
First Appointed: 09/22/2008
Current Appointment: .09/22/2008
Expiration: .0 613 0/20 1 1
Number of Terms:
Monday, June OG, 2011 ~ Page 1 N
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DIRECTORY OF ORANGE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY
OWASA BOARD OF DIltECTORS .
HOME ADDRESS OFFICE-ADDRESS
Fred Battle
1105 Brenda Court
Chapel-Hill, N.C. 27516
Home: (919) 942-4475
Cell: (919) 697-6146
OWASA Email: fbattle cr,owasa.org .
Michael A. Clarke (Mac)
Carol Woods Retirement Community
750 Weaver Dairy Road #1202
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-1434
Telephone: (919) 918-3651
Braxton Foushee, Secretary
100 Williams Street
Carrboro, NC 27510
Cell Phone: (919) 417-0587
OWASA Emailr bfousl~eenowasa.or~
Gordon Merklein, Chair
5 04 Highgrove Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Home: (919) 967-1$15
Cell: (919) 923-6348
OWASA Email: e~nerklein(a?o~~~asa.or~
OWASA Email: mclarlce(~o~~~asa.or.~
Grep Culbreth Middle School
225 Culbreth Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27516-8302
Telephone: (919) S29-7161
Fax: (919} 969-2412
University of North Carolina at Chapel Bill
309 South Building, CB 1000. .
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Direct: 919-962-6172 ,
Fax: 919-962-0647 (fax)
Joyce C.1'reslar Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
9417 Bethel-Hickory Crrove Church Road Substitute Teacher
Chapel Hill, NC 27516 .
.Telephone: (919) 967-0367
Cell: (919) 357-6198
OWASA Email: ipreslar~,owasa.or~
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0~11ASA
January 28, 2011
®~1®TGE ~AT~R ~I~ S~ AUT`~-I®~tI'I'Y
A~ public, non profit agency providing water, sewer and reclaimed water sen~ices
to the Carrboro-Chapel Hill community.
The Honorable Bernadette Pelissier, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners
200 South Cameron- Street
Post Office Box 818 i
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Dear Chair Pelissier:
This is.. to inforni you that June 30, 2011 is the expiration date of Joyce- Preslar a~ a Board
member of Orange Water and Sewer Authority.
Ms. Preslar took her Oath of Office on September 25, 2008 to fill the expired- term of Marge
Anders Limbert and she has completed orie full, term as an OWASA Board member. She is
presently serving as a member of the Board's Human Resources Committee and the Natural
Resources/Technical Systems Committee.
OWASA Board members ordinarily serve a term of three years, and are eligible for re-
appointment according to the wishes of their appointing Boards..The terms of three of the nine
members expire each year. -
Best regards,
on Merklein, Chair
OWASA Board of Directors
c: Ms. Joyce Preslar
Mr. Frank Clifton, Orange County Manager
Ms:~Donna Baker;:.Qrange,~County.,Clerk
Ed Kerwin, OWASA Executive Director
Andrea Orbich, Clerk to the Board
400 Jones Ferry Road Equal Opportunity Employer (919) 968-4421
Carrboro, NC 27510-2001 Printed on Recycled Paper vrwwovrasa.org
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Joyce Christine Preslar
Volunteer Application
Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions
game:
Name-Called:
Home Address
Phone: (Day)
Phone: (Evening)
-Fax:
Email:
Place of Employment:
Job Title:
- Year of OC Residence:
Township of Residence:
Zone of Residence:
Sex:
Ethnic Background:
Date of Birth:
Ms: Joyce Christine Preslar
9417 Bethel-Hickory Grove Ch Rd
Chapel Hill NC 27516
919-967-0367
919-357-6198
91-9-967-0367
jpreslar@email.unc.edu
CH/Carrboro City Schools
Substitute Teacher
Bingham
Female
Caucasian
4/26/1953
BoardslCommissions applied for:
Historic Preservation Commission
Human Relations Commission
Orange Water & Sewer Authority Board of Director
Work Experience:
10 years @UNC Hospitals, (Cardiac, Labs, Anesthesiology Dept, Cardiac Surveillance)
4 years Dept. of Public Safety, UNC-CH. 8 years CHCCS substitute teacher, all levels.
Volunteer Experience:
Carrboro Arts Committee, 4 years Carrboro Film. Festival, 2 years; CH Christmas Parade,
5 years UNC Hospitals Employee Forum/Volunteer Liason (Canrdia Labs), 3 years UNC
Hospitals music on the Commons (Pt/Staff entertainment event), Coordinator, 4 years
Education:
UNC-CH BA African American Studies (less one exam Math 10), Notary, Bus..Finance,
Microcomputer, Real Estate Fundamentals -DTI
Other Comments:
STAFF COMMENTS: Originally applied for OWASA, Human Relations Commission &
Historic Preservation on 6/23/08. Updated application to add HRC on 04/14/2011.
ADDRESS VERIFICATION: 9417 Bethel-Hickory Grove C_ h.Rd is Bingham Township,
OCPL jurisdiction.
This application was current on: 4/14/2011 - ~ Date Printed: 5/12/2011
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Applicant .Interest Listing
by Board Name-and by Applicant Name
Contact Person: Andrea Orbich
Orange Water c~ Sewer Authority Board of Directors Contact Phone: 919-968-4421
MS Terri BUCk1Ter Day Phone: 919-672-8271 Sex: Female
306 Yorktown Drive Evening Phone: 919-942-9055 ~Ce; Caucasian
Chapel Hill NC 27516- _ FAX; Township: Chapel Hill
E-mail: tbuclrner@ibiblio.org Date Applied: 06/28/2011
Skills: Advisory Boazd Experience Also Serves On:
Skills: Carrboro City Limits Also Serves Onr
Skills: Community Service Volunteer Also Serves On:
Dr. James Fickle
101 Steeplechase Road
Chapel Hill NC 27514
Skills: Agriculritral Research
Day Phone: 919 933.4719
Evening Phone: same
FAX: 919 969 7951
E-mail: jimsfickle@aoi.com
Also Serves On:
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Township: Chapel Hill
Date Applied: 04/26/2011
Mr. Michael M. Hughes PE Day Phone: 560-4326x3026 Sex: Male
8112 Orange Grove Road Evening Phone: -929-8726 lice; Caucasian
Chapel Hill NC 27516 FAX: Township: Bingham
E-mail:. mmh~, hpe.com Date Applied: 05/07/2011
Stills: Also Serves On: Commission for the Environment
Mr. Patrick Lake
105 Madera Lane
Chapel Hill NC 27517
Slalis:
Day Phone: 919-240-4339
Evening Phone: 919-240-4339
FAX:
E-mail: patriclanlake@nc.rr.com
Also Serves On:
Sex: 1Vlale
Race: Caucasian
Township: Chapel Hill
Date Applied: 04/21/201 I
mr tester mebane sr
204 tinnin road
efland NC 27243
Skills:
Mrs Karin Pecaut
142 Kingston Dr
Chapel Hill NC 27514
Stills: Accountant
Day Phone: 419 563 0466
Evening Phone:
FAX: 919 553 0466
E-mail: mosesmebane@aol.com
Also Serves On:
Day Phone: 919-967-I 183
Evening Phone: 919-967-1183
FAX:
E-mail: langbehn~ecaut@yahoo.com
Also Serves On:
Sex: Male
Race: African American
Township: Hillsborough
Date Applied: 05/02/201 I
Sex: Female
Vie; Caucasian
Township: Chapel Hill
Date Applied: 08/24/2010
Wednesday, July 27, 20 i 1 Page 1 of 2
AppllCant I~terest L1St1~1g by Board Name and by Applicant Name
Contact Person: Andrea Orbich
Orange Water & Sewer Authority Board of Directors Contact Phone: 919-968-4421
MS. JOyce ChnStlne PreSlar Day Phone: 919-967-0367 Sex: Female
9417 Bethel-Hickory Grose Ch Rd Evening Phone: 919-357-6198 Race: Caucasian
Chapel Hill NC 27516 FAX: 919-967-0367 Township: Bingham
E-mail: jpreslar@email.unc.edu Date Applied: 04/14/2011
Skills: Arts Also Serves On: Orange Water & Sewer Authority Board of Directors
Skills: Public-Health and Safety
Skills: Real Estate
Mr. Arthur Sprinczeles
Day Phone:
919-452-2757
Sex:
Male
610 Churton Grove Blvd Evening Phone: 919-241-3531 Race: Caucasian
Hillsborough NC 27278 FAX: 919-732-3373 Township: Hillsborough
E-mail: asprinczeles@encore-marketing.com Date Applied: 05/19/2011
Skills: Marketing and Communications Also Serves On:
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Terri Buckner
Volunteer Application
Orange County Advisflry Boards and Commissions
Name:
Name Called:
Home Address:
Phone: (Day)
Phone: (Evening)
Fax:
Email:
Place of Employment:
Job Title:
Year of OC Residence:
Township of Residence:
Zone of Residence:
Sex:
Ethnic Background:
Date of BirEh:
Ms Terri Buckner
306 Yorktown Drive
Chapel Hill NC 27516
919-672-8271
919-9~2-9055
tbuckner@ibiblio.org
UNC CH
Business Analyst
1977
Chapel Hill
EA (Extraterritorial Area
Female
Caucasian
Boards/Commissions applied for:
Orange Unified Transportation Board
Commission for the Environment
Orange Water & Sewer Authority Board of Director
Work Experience:
20+ years as a professional educator, including 2.5 years with the UNC Sustainability
Office. Specialist in distance education and faculty development. I am an IT professional
with a specialty in systems analysis and business function alignment. I've used this
background in energy management, education, and more recently in student admissions.
Volunteer Experience:
Carrboro Transportation Advisory Board (1980), the Environmental Advisory .Board
(2005), the OWASA Board of Directors (2006), and the Smith Level Road Task Force
(current). I've also served on the Chape( Hill Technology Advisory Committee (2002-
2006) and a waste reduction task force (forget official name) back in 1989. I've also
served on the festival planning committee for the Friends of Bolin Creek and the
Chancellor's Commuting Cost Task Force at UNC. I've served on the Carrboro
transportation and environmental boards and the Chapel Hill waste reduction task force
and their IT advisory committee, as well as a 1 year appointment to the OWASA BOD.
Education:
BA in Economics, UNC, 1982
MS in Instructional Systems, Florida State University, 1992
Completed all coursework and research prospectus toward PhD in Instructional Systems,
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Terri Buckner
Florida- State University
Certificate in Program Evaluation, Florida State University My undergraduate degree is
in economics and my masters degree and doctoral studies were. in instructional systems.
I've also received a certificate in program evaluation and non-profit management (lacking
1 course).
Other Comments:
My interest in these two advisory boards is in building a sustainable food industry within
Orange County, ensuring the quality and diversity of the food we produce, and the
protection of the environment from the growing and production of that food..STAFF
COMMENTS: Reapplied for Economic Development Commission & Commission for the
Environment 2/12/2010. Reapplied 4/25/07 for OUT Board. Reapplied 9/10/2005 TDR
Taskforce .and Orange County Planning Board: Originally applied for Orange County
Planning Board, Affordable Housing and EDC. Reapplied for Unifed Transportation,
asked to be removed from Affordable Housing 1/30/2007. ADDRESS VERIFICATION:
306 Yorktown Drive is in Chapel Hill Township in Carrboro's ETJ.I served briefly on the
OWASA BOD as a Carrboro representative in 2004-2005. Prior to that appointment, I
was an advocate for safe disposal of pharmaceuticals. Since that time, I've expanded my
advocacy to the safe disposal of sewage sludge. I was an invited speaker at the NC
State sludge conference 2 years ago and I've maintained a public listserv on sludge-
.information and clean water for the past 5 years. I value the work of OWASA in this area
and wish to ensure their continued good work as the county and towns grow. STAFF
COMMENTS: Reapplied 06/28/2011 for OWASA Board of directors.
This application was current on: 6/28/2011 Date Printed: 7/27/2011
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James Fickle
volunteer Application
grange County Advisory Boards and Cornmissians
Name:
Marne Ca[[ed:
Home Address:
Phone: (Day)
Phone: (Evening)
Fax:
Email:
Place of Employment:
Job Titl-e:
Year of OC Residence:
Dr. James Fickle
101 Steeplechase Road
Chapel-Hill NC 27514
919 933 4719
same
919 9697951
jimsfickle@aol.com
Retired
1997
Township- of Residence: ~ Chapel Hill
Zone of Residence: -
Sex: M-ale
Ethnic Background: Caucasian
Date of Birth: 3/25/1943
Boards/Commissions applied for:
Orange Water & Sewer Authority Board of Director
Agricultural Preservation Board_
Durham Technical Community College Board of Dir
Work Experience:.
35 years in agricultural research with Mallinckrodt, Sandoz, BASF and Nufarm
Americas. _ Positions evolved from practical field research in plant introduction through
management in agricultural chemical product development.
Volunteer Experience:
Boy Scouts of America (20 years)
Education:
BS / MS /.PhD degrees from Texas Tech University and University of Illinois. Agricultural
studies including agronomy, plant physiology & pathology, weed science.
Other Comments:
I would like to serve on the OWASA board as water availability, use and quality are
paramount to the county's future. I suggest my technical background in agriculture will
allow me to quickly become knowledgeable on local issues and..challenges. STAFF
COMMENTS: Originally applied 9!24/2010 for OWASA Board of.Directors, Agricultural
Preservation Board and Durham Technical Community College Board of Directors.
UPDATED APPLICATION FOR OWASA 04/16/2011. ADDRESS VERIFICATION:
Steeplechase Road is in Chapel.Hill Township and Chapel Hill Jurisdiction.
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This application was current on: 4/26/2011 Date Printed: 5/12/2011
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Michael M. Hughes PE
Volunteer Applic-ation
Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions
[dame:
Name Called:
Home f~ddress:
Phone: (Day)
Phone: (Evening)
Fax:
Email:
Place of Employment:
Job Title:
Year of OC Residence:
Township of Residence:
Zone of Residence:
Sex:
E#hnic Background:
Date of Birth:
Mr. Michael M. Hughes PE
8112 Orange Grove Road
Chapel Hill NC 27516 .
560=4326x3026
929-8726
mmh@mmhpe.com
City of Durham
Assistant.-Engineering Manager
1989
Bingham
Male
Caucasian
8/8/1953
Boards/Commissions applied for:
Orange Water & Sewer Authority Board of Director
Solid Waste Advisory Board
Work Experience:
In the course of his career, Mr. Hughes has professionally served in the following
capacities: 1) The Design Group Supervisor in the Department of Public Works for the
City of Durham, 2) The managirig partner for his engineering and land surveying firm, 3)
Senior Project Manager engineer in two large scale engineering firms and 4) An officer,
director arid shareholder in land development companies. He has successfully managed
large complex projects and budgets, and a direct report staff of as many as 25 personnel
as well as sub-consultants. In addition to these accomplishments, he has run for public
office, directed ahigh-adventure Explorer Post, served as a volunteer medic with an
ambulance corps, and participated in Rotary and Kiwanis Glubs.
In the course of~his private practice between 1991 acid 2005, including aone-year' period
in which he worked with the John R. McAdams Company, Inc., Mr. Hughes designed and
supervised the construction of a number of residential subdivisions, shopping centers,
and apartment and town home complexes in North Carolina: His frm also provided
sewer, water supply, wastewater treatment, and storm water consulting services to other
engineers, developers,'the local utility companies, and individual homeowners.
In his previous twelve-year employment at Malcolm Pimie, Inc., Mr. Hughes served in ,
increasingly responsible positions as an environmental engineer and project manager on
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a variety of projects. He managed Pirnie's corporate computer facilities and was
responsible for the acquisition of computers and data communication facilities for
engineering, computer aided design, and accounting/M-t°S systems. As a senior manager
for the firm,. he supervised a staff of fourteen engineers, programmers, and computer
technicians who assisted with the proiects for which he was responsible and. supported
the company's computational facilities. He had complete hiring and management
responsibility for his staff and consultants.
He has worked on a variety of environmental engineering and computer projects
including: -design of industrial and municipal wastewater- treatment systems; sewer and
water conveyance systems, and modeling of natural systems. He has co authored and
developed software for engineering analysis, water and wastewater treatment; data
management; maintenance management, mapping, and numerous other specialized .
functions.
He returned to graduate school in January 1990 to pursue advanced studies in
environmental engineering at the University of North Carolina. As a result of these
efforts, he gained' additional computational experience optimizing and parallalizing a
three-dimensional finite element groundwater flow modeling code on Cray and Convex
computers.
DETAILED EXPERIENCE (Recent experience first.)
July 2005 to Present -City of Durham, Department of Public Works, Engineering
Division; 101 City Hall Plaza, 3rd Floor, Durham, North Carolina 27701, C'-vil Engineer IV/
Design Group Supervisor:
Mr. Hughes is supervisor for the Engineering Design and Survey Groups. In this capacity
he directly supervises 18 full-time staff consisting of professional engineers and
surveyors, survey crew personnel, and engineering design technicians. The group
provides street, water, sewer and storm water design services for projects which are
constructed with City funds, as well as survey. services for other City Divisions. The
group designs about $7,000,000 (installed cost) of improvements each year.
February 2000 to June 2005Michael M. Hughes, PE, Inc., 2823 South Church Street,
Burlington, North Carolina 27215
Mr. Hughes was the. managing partner for.-his civil engineering .and land-surveying firm.
He~ has successfully designed and managed the construction of complex projects with
large budgets. The engineering firms Malcolm Pirnie,~ Inc, Schnabel Engineers, Inc, and
Kimley Horn, Inc. have been sub-consultants on his projects-along with a cadre of
structural and soils engineers. The firma€T""s staff has varied from six to twelve
employees including his partner Charles S. Wagner, PE, PLS.
Under his direction the firm designed and supervised the construction of a number of
residential subdivisioris, shopping centers, and town home complexes.. The scope of
these projects included many of the following tasks: 1) Land Planning, 2) Extensive
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drawing preparation for land-use and construction permits, 3) Participation in public
meetings and hearings, 4) Detailed design of streets, water, sewer and storm water
systems, 5) Erosion control design,. 6) State highway road widening design and plan
preparation, 7) Construction stakeout and sequencing, arrd 8) Extensive Construction
Managemenf and Administration
January 1999 to January 2000 -The John R. McAdams Company, Inc., 2525-Meridian
Parkway, Research Triangle Park, NC 27705. Senior Project Manager:
Mr. Hughes joined the John R. McAdams as a Senior Project Manager in the Land.
Development Services Group. In that capacity he managed a portfolio of land
development-projects including subdivisions, malls, and apartment complexes.
June, 1997 to January, 1999 Ayers/Hughes Associates, PLLC, Surveyors, Engineers,
Land- Planners, P.O. Box 1208, Carrboro NC 27510, Managing Partner
In June of 1997 Mr. Hughes formed a Limited Liability Corporation with Mary E. Ayers,
PLS which added land surveying to the-array of services that his sole proprietorship
provided to his client base.
January 1991 to May 1997 Michael M. Hughes, P.E., Consulting Engineer, P.O.-Box
1208, Carrboro NC 27510, Sole Proprietorship Civil Engineering Services.
Mr. Hughes served as the principal civiVenvironmental engineer in his consulting
practice. In the course of his private practice over aseven-year period, Mr. Hughes
designed and managed the construction of a number of residential subdivisions in the
Chapel Hill and Carrboro North Carolina.
Land Development Corporations (March 1992 to December 2001)
Mr. Hughes was an officer, director and shareholder in two land development
corporations, namely: The Wexford Group, lnc. and The WiAiams Woods Group, LLC.
January, 1.990 to December, 1990 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC,
Graduate Studies
Mr. Hughes returned to graduate school to pursue advanced studies in environmental
engineering at the University of North Carolina. During this year he took graduate level
courses in the Mathematics Department and the Department of Environmental
Engineering. The focus of these studies was directed toward gaining an understanding
of the mathematics and architecture of three-dimensional finite element groundwater and
contaminant transport modeling software.. As a result of these efforts, he obtained
computational experience optimizing athree-dimensional finite element groundwater flow.
modeling code -and adapting the code to the parallel processing architecture on Convex
and Cray supercomputers. - ~ .
September, 1978 to December, 1989 Malcolm Pirnie, [nc., White Plains, NY, Senior
Associate: (1985-1989)
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Asa .Senior Project Manager: He was responsible for all aspects of project management
on projects for Malcolm Pirnie as clients in the following areas: fi) telemetry and systems
control and data acquisition, 2) computer based mapping, 3) catabase management, 4)
computer based water and sewer system capital planning, and 5) the implementtion of
operations data and maintenance management software. He directed a project to assist
the Government of Antigua with the estai~lishment of a National Data Center
As Manager of Computer Facilities: He managed in-house support and applications
.development for the computer-aided design, engineering, ,and A-~accot~nting and project
management computer systems: He directly supervised a staff of 10 programmers and
engineers, and in this capacity he managed the business plan, capital and operating
budgets- and-research/developmentof in-house and direct market applications. The
majortasiCS he accomplished in this period of tine included replacement of the computer
system used for accounting and project management, .implementation of advanced uses
of the CAD system for mapping and engineering analysis, and the development and
marketing of software for~water and wastewater facility~operations.
Senior Project Engineer. ('1983-1984)
He developed the so called integrated software approach to water and sewer system
hydraulic analysis and design. This approach, which incorporated database
management, hydraulic analysis and computer aided design software, was known as
WATERNET and SEWER-NET; respectively, for water distribution and sewer
collecA~tion systems. He successfully applied this approach to a number of system
study and planning projects for Malcolm Pirniea€TMs clients. Two significant
SEWERNET projects, which provided the basis for technical papers he authored and
presented at national conferences, were completed for the City of Orlando, Florida, and
Pima County, Arizona..
Mr. Hughes also served as part of athree-person committee responsible for selection
and implementation of Malcolm Pirniea€T"'s first computer aided design system.
As Project Engineer: (1982), Mr. Hughes evaluated alternative computing hardware and
recommended acquisition of an appropriate in house computer for engineering
applications. He was responsible for implementing the recommended system and
. converting programs from time sharing bureau.
He developed usage charge-back rates and annual capital and operating budgets. for the
engineering comA~puter system and supervised extensive applications progrartiming in
all areas of engineering. He prepared an in house computer users' manual and
conducted trainA~ing sessions in White Plains and regional offices, as well as installed
and maintained data communication equipment and terminal facilities.
As Engineer: (1978-1981), He was responsible for analysis of oceanographic field data
and construction of multi dimensional water quality models as part of Section 201 facilities
planning studies and Section 30.1 h permit applications to determine required wastewater
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treatment levels, and optimum outfall location. The ocean and estuarine bodies he
modeled include Suez Bay and Gulf of Suez, Egypt; Long Island Sound, and
Chesapeake Bay.
He conducted pH-neutralization and bench scale bio=treatability studies for a dye
manufacturing wastewater, and an evaluation of existing we[I and alternative surface
water supplies for the arvorld headquarters of a. large computer and business machines
firm. He also assisted with a sludge-dewatering project for an industrial wastewater
treatment facility.
COMPUTER SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE
Hardware: Convex, Cray, Prime 50 Series, UNIVAC 1108, DEC PDP 11/70 and VAX,
IBM System 370/158, .and various personal computers
Operating Systems: Microsoft (Sever 2000, XP, NT 4.0, W98/95, MS-DOS, OS/2), UNIX,
PRIMOS, VMS; Novell Netware
Languages: C, Fortran, BASIC
Databases: MS SQL 7.0, Oracle, Advanced Revelation, Btrieve, Henco INFO, Prime
INFORMATION
Computer Aided Design AutoCAD (2-007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2000, R14/13/11/9 through
2.6), EaglePoint Civil Engineering and Surveying, AutoDesk Land Development Desktop,
Haestad Methods (CYBERNET, Flow Master, Culver* Master, Pond Pack, and Storm
CAD), Prime MEDUSA
Other: Many varied application programs.
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Hughes, M,M, Venable, E.R: and Kellum, D, 2007, Going High TecFr to Manage and
Deliver Construction Drawings and Contract Documents to be presented at the 2007
Congress of the American Public Works ^Association, San Antonio, Texas, September
9th.
Hughes, M.M. and Davis, S.D., 1991. An Oracle-Based Sewer Data Management and.
Hydraulic Analysis System for Pima County, Arizona,, presented at the 7th Conference
on Computing in Civil Engineering, sponsored by the American Society of Civil
Engineers, Washington DC, May.
Hughes, M.M., Miller, C.T:, and A.S.Mayer, 1990. An Evaluation of Parallel Processing
Algorithm, Efficiency for Large Scale, Three-Dimensional, Unconfined Groundwater Flow
Simulations ,presented at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Uniori, .San
Francisco, CA, December.
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Hughes, M:M., Miller, C.T., and A.S.Mayer, 1990. An Evaluation of Parallel Processing
for the Solution of Three-Dimensional Groundwater Flow Simulations , presented at the
Spring Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, Baltimore MD, June.
Hughes, M.M., Leverence, J.J., Lauria, J.A. and Conboy, J.B., 1989. A Personal
Computer Based Data Acquisition and Control System for the Hamilton Township Water
Pollution Control Facility, presented at the Annual Meeting of-the Water Pollution Control
Federation, San Francisco CA, October.
Hughes, M.M., 1989. An Oracle Based Wastewater Infrastructure Planning and Data
Management System for Pima County, Arizona, presented at the URISA Chesapeake
Chapter Meeting Geographic Information Systems Applications in Local Government a-nd
Utilities, Washington DC, April.
Hughes, M.M., Brodeur, T.P.; Curtis, C., Miller, C: and Swain, R.V., .1988. A Personal
Computer Based Sewer Mapping and Hydraulic Analysis System for the City of Orlando,
Florida, presented a# the Annual Meeting of the Water Pollution Control Federation,
Dallas TX, October.
Gundari,_ K.L., Lauria, J.M., Thatcher, L., Hughes, M.M., Roswell, J. and Harris, D.W.,
1988. Design of a Comprehensive Mathematical Modeling System for Jamaica Bay,
-New York, presented at the Annuat Meeting of the Water Pollution Controi Federation,
Dallas TX, October. - .
Hughes, M.M., Przybyla, J.M., Piedra, N.C, and Harris, D.W., 1988. Computer
Assistance in Utility Mapping, presented at the Annual Joint Conference of the New
Jersey and Pennsylvania Sections American Water Works Association, Philadelphia PA,
April..
Przybyla, J.M. and Hughes, M.M., 1988. Integrated Computer Management Systems for
Water. Supply, presented at the Spring Conference of the New York Section American
Water Works Association, Rochester NY, April.
Hughes, M.M., Robinson, M.P. and Trachtman, G.B., 1985. Water Distribution System
Mapping with CAD, presented at the Annual Conference of the American Water Works
Association, Washington DC, June.
Robinson, M.R., Ensor, W.D. and Hughes, M.M., 1984. Advances in Computer Assisted
Analysis for Falls Church, Virginia, presented at.the Annual ConferA~ence of the
American Water Works Association, Dallas TX,"June.
Hughes,. M.M., 1984. Uses of Micro computers in Water Treatment Plants, presented
at the Westchester Water Works Association Meeting, Tarrytown NY, March.
Hughes, M.M., 1984. Micro computers in Water and Wastewater Facilities, presented
at the Metropolitan New York WPCA Chapter Meeting, New York NY, March.
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Hughes, M.M., 1984. Municipal Mapping and Water Distribution System Analysis with
MEDUSA, a Computer Aided Design System, presented at the Westchester Water
Works Association Meeting, Tarrytown NY, February-.
Lauria; J.M., Hughes; M.M. and Gonzalez, A.H., 1982. Effluent Mixing Zones in Coastal
Waters, ~ presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the New York Water Pollution Control
Association, New York NY, January.
Speitel, G.E., and Hughes, M.M., 1982. Considerations in Modeling and Activa#ed
Sludge Process, Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division, ASCE, October.
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Hughes, M.M., and Lauria, D T., 1981. Least Cost Design. of the Activated Sludge
Process with Geometric Programming, presented at the Annual Conference on
Environmental Engineering, The American Society of Civil Engineers, July.
Hughes, M.M., 1981. Login and Accounting Procedures, presented at the Prime
Computer Users National Meeting, June.
Hughes, M.M., 1981. MPILO~, a Usage Control-and Accounting System, presented at
Prime Computer Users East Coast Regional Meeting,. February.
Volunteer Experience:
Education:
Bachelor of Science-Civil Engineering
Master of Science Environmental Engineering
Other Comments:
STAFF COMMENTS: Originally applied for Commission fofi the Environment, Orange
Water & Sewer Authority Board of Directors (OWASA), Solid Waste Advisory Board
12/8/2009. Updated application 05/07/2011 for OVVASA. ADDRESS VERIFICATION:
8112 Orange Grove Road, Chapel Hill, is Bingham township, OC jurisdiction.
This application was current on: 5/7/2011 Date. Printed: 5/12/2011
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Page 1 of 3 Patrick Lake
Volunteer Appiicatioin
Orange County Ad~risory Boards anal Commissions
Name:
Name Called:.
Home Address:
Phone: (Day)
Phone: (Evening)
Fax:
Email:
Place of Employment:
Job Titte:
Year of OC Residence:
Touvnship of Residence:
Zone of Residence:
Sex:
Ethnic Background:~
Date of Birth:
Mr. Patrick Lake
105 Madera Lane
Chapel Hill NC 27517
919-240-4339
919-240-4339
patrickm lake@nc. rr. com
Self-Employed
Chapel Hill
Male
Caucasian.
4/30/1-970
Boards/Commissions~applied for:
Orange Water & Sewer Authority Board of Director
Work Experience:
AquaHealth, Inc, Wrentham, MA July 2005 -April 2007
National Sales Manager
Reporting directly to the President of the company. Responsible for numerous aspects
of sales including recommendation and implementation of water purification systems
including micro filtration, deionization and reverse osmosis systems. Have also managed
production, pricing, billing, and service, orders and inventory levels in a. Customer
Service Management. capacity. Additionally tasked with managing .relationship between
Sales and Qperations functions.. Assisted in the fine-tuning of sales management
software for company's-unique needs. (Access and ACT!)
Accomplishments include generating collaboration and communication between Sales
and Operations teams; Expanding relationships with customers to ensure value and trust
are established and maintained. Continuously review, assess and create individualized
strategies for improving profitability for selected customer accounts. Implemented
`evaluation tool to assess~and review third-party service providers to better manage
expenses- related to account management and maintenance, resulting in 12% reduction
in expenses associated with servicing accounts.
In product development arena, worked as part of the team to identify new product
offerings; introducing new markets and market segments'[military].
Streamlined specific operations functions to increase productivity, reduce expenses, and
upgrade operations capability by introducing technology-based solutions.
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Patrick Lake
Decathlon, USA, Wilmington, MA February 2002 -July 2005
Board of Directo~slS#ore Manager
Responsible for management of a $fiMM P&L for one of the highest-margin Decathlon
retail stores, which experienced the highest net profif of all stores. Responsibilities
included attendi-ng and presenting at corporate headquarters meetings in Lille, France,
implemen-ting and managing all aspects of a foreign busi-Hess model in the United States
market. Additional areas of responsibility included. developing local-and global strategies
in the areas of product development, including:assessing Decathlon branded -product line
and det_errnining appropriate product mix for selected products in US market.
Directly responsible for logistics, budgeting, and talent management, ma-Waging over 50
managers and.associates in my store. Also focused on product and sales cycle training,
and participated in development of corporate marketing programs. Was the only
associate qualified to certify "trainers" in the US for sales and business management
programs for the company.
Sun Trust Banks Inc, Washington, DC ~ May 1996-December 2001
Private Client Advisor in Wealth_Management Group
Successfiully managed all aspects ofthe ban.k's financial relationship with a subset of .
highest net-worth & politically sensitive individuals: Role included selling clients on
individually-managed investment accounts, structuring their portfolios, and selling various
financial instruments and financing options. Effectively counseled clients on estate
planning & business succession issues, nego#iated:terms & conditions on lending
instruments.. Personally_ responsible for providing an increased in#erest spread of 200
basis points-and 9% fee revenue for the Wealth Management Group: Strong sales
focus.
Branch Manager -
Effectively administered the. sales & operations of a key branch with deposits in excess
of $100 million. Results included exceeding annual revenue goal by 21 % while realizing
HR targets for staff development & enrichment (product, sales and customer service
training) for all branch employees. Also had additional responsibilities of a company-
wide sales trainer. .
Nathan & Lewis Securities, Baltimore, MD August 1995-May 1996
Registered Representative .
Attained portfolio objectives within the client's risk tolerance, ,liquidity needs & tax
implications through effective & timely selling in various. security purchases including:
stocks; bonds; mutual funds; and options.
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
BA, Political Science
Certified Water Specialist (CWS-I) -Water Quality Association
Association .
NASD Series 7 (General Securities license)
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Patrick Lake
Trust Administration, Personnel, Sales, _lnvestments & Time Management Training
United States Army ~ 1988 -1992
Military PolicefMilitary Intelligence -
Top Secret-Clearance -
US Army Achievement Award; Meritorious Service Medal; Good Conduct Award
-Honorable Discharge
Volunteer Experience:
Rotary Club International
Board Of Directors
American Literacy Council
Board of Directors
USA Boxing -
Certified Referee and Timekeeper
Education: -
B.A University of Maryland, Politics --2001
M.P.A. North Carolina State University (Candidate)
Potomac; MD
Montgomery County, MD
Other Comments: ~ -
I am a Certified Water Specialist and belong to the Water Quality Association of America.
(WQA) STAFF COMMENTS: Originally applied for Orange Water & Sewer Authority
Board of Directors 12/1/08. UP-DATED APPLICATION 04/21/2011 FOR INTEREST
LIST OWASA. 105 Madera Lane, Chapel Hill is Chapel Hill township, CHPL jurisdiction.
This application vvas current on: ~ 4/21/2011 - E}ate Printed: 5712/2011
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tester mebane sr
Volunteer Application
Oranges County Advisory Boards and Commissions
Name:
Name Called:
Home Address:
Phone: (Day)
Phone: {Evening)
Fax:
Email: '
Place of Employment:
Job Title:
Year of OC Residence:
Township- of Residence:
Zone of Residence:
Sex:
Ethnic Background:
Date-of Birth:
mr tester mebane sr
204 tinriin road
efland NC 27243
919 563 0466
919 55~ 0466
mosesmebane@aol.com
retired
na
1948
Hillsborough
JPA (Joint Pfianning Area)
Male
African American
2/24/1.948
Boards/Commissions applied for:
Hillsborough Planning Board.
Orange Water & SewerAuthority Bard of Director
Work Experience:
Department of Public Works
Privates duty health care provider
Deveroux adult care provider
American Express
Volunteer Experience:
Community Cleanup
Walk for hunger(through the Church)
Crop walk(through the church)
Education:
Other Comments:
STAFF COMMENTS: Originally applied.1/13/2010 for Hillsborough Planning Board and
OWASA Board of Directors. 05/01!2011 updated OWASA interest. ADDRESS.
VERIFICATfiON: 204.Tinnin Road, Efland, NC 27243 is in Cheeks Township and Orange
county Jurisdiction.
This application was current on: 5/2/2011 date Printed: 5/12/2011
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Karin Pecaut
. Volunteer Application
Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions
Name:
Name Called:
Home Address:
Phone: (Day)
Phone:,(~vening)
Fax:
Email:
Place of Employment:
Job Title:
Year of OC Residence:
Township of Residence:
Zone of Residence:
Sex:
Ethnic Background:
Date of Birth:
Mrs Karin Pecaut
142 Kingston Dr
Chapel Hill NC 27514
919-967-1183
919-967-1183
langbehn~ecaut@yahoo. com
Town of Carrboro
Staff Accountant
1999
Chapel Hill
Female
Caucasian
8/22/196
BoardslCommissions applied for:
Orange Water & Sewer Authority Board of Director
Work Experience:
I have over 1~ years corlsorate experience including 10 years with IBM. Currently
employed as the accountant for the T-own of Carrboro.
Volunteer-Experience:
Member of the Accounting Advisory Committee. at ACC.
Former volunteer treasurer for Carolina Kinder (non-profit organization)
Education-
M.S. in Accounting from UNC Greensboro.
M.S. (equiv) in Computer Science from University of Kaiserslautern in Germany.
Licensed CPA in the state of North Carolina.
Other Comments: - ~ 1.
~I am interested in learning more_about our areas water resources, water conservation,
and North Carolina's watersheds. STAFF COMMENTS: Originally applied for OWASA
BOD 8/2412010. ADDRESS VERIFICATION: 142 Kingston Drive is in Chapel Hill
Township, Chapel Hill Jurisdiction.
This app[icatior~was current on: 8/24/2010 6:36:49 PM Date Printed: 5/1Z/2011
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Page 1 of 2 ~ Arthur Sprinczefes
Volunteer Application
Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions
Name:
.Name Calved:
Home Address:
Phone: (Day)
_ Phone: (Evening)
Fax:
Email:
Place of Employment:
Job Title:
Year of OC Residence:.
Mr. Arthur Spdnczeles
610 Churton Grove Blvd
Hillsborough NC 27278
'919-452-2757
919-241-3531
919-732-3373
asprinczeies@encore-marketing.com
Encore Marketing Group Inc.
Recruiting
2Q06
Township of Residence: Hillsborough.
done of Residence: Does not apply
Sex: Male
Ethnic Background: Caucasian
Date of Birth: 5/22/1953
Boards/Commissions applied for:
Animal Services Advisory Board
Orange Water & Sewer Authority Board of Director
Affordable Housing Advisory Board
Work Experience:
Worked forRotor Rooter Corp. from 1981 to 2001 l was the industrial Manager for them
Syosset Ford NY Sales /Service Writer Master Certified from 2001 to 2006
Coffee News of Orange County 2007 to 2010 Owner
Volunteer Experience:
Member of Hillsborough Rotary Club
Board Member Hillsborough Chamber
Education:
SUNY Farmingdale NY
Other Comments:
STAFF COMMENTS: Originally (05/19/2011 applied for Animal Services Board, Orange
Water & Sewer Authority Board of Directors, and Affordable .Housing Advisory Board.
ADDDRESS VERIFICATION: 610 Churton Grove Blvd. is Orange County Jurisdiction
and Hillsborough Township.
This application was current on: 5/19/2011 10:49:57 AM Date Printed: 5/20/2011