ROB WHITE IV

ARWA CIRCUIT RIDER

Wetumpka, AL, US
164 Bowen Bend

EMAIL •
rwhite@alruralwater.com

PHONE •
1-334-449-8413


PROFILES

LinkedIn

WaterPro

ABOUT

Hi! I'm Rob and I have a passion for efficiency. I am proud to be in a position in which I can use my talents to affect meaningful and positive changes to communities throughout the great State of Alabama. I have a beautiful wife of eight years, a seven year old daughter, and a five year old son. I am an avid consumer of technology and love to learn new skills that allow me to bend and purpose computers and the internet to the improvement of water systems and water and wastewater operation specialists' daily workflows.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Circuit Rider, Alabama Rural Water Association

September 2010 - Present

My job as an ARWA Circuit Rider consists of visiting water systems in Alabama and offering technical, managerial, and financial assistance to those systems in order to help them remain viable and capable of offering top quality water and water treatment to their communities.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Assisted one community identify issues that resulted in approval of a five million dollar ($5,000,000.00) upgrade to the system.
  • Periodically author articles for the quarterly magazine, 'The WaterLine'
  • Developed a proprietary 'proof of concept' water system information management database in order to facilitate the day-to-day work of the circuit rider and improve reporting capabilities.
  • Leak survey success, read about it here -> http://nrwa.org/2016/01/alabama-rural-water-assets-beauregard/

Utilities Manager, City of Samson

January 2006 - September 2010

As manager of the City of Samson's utilities, I was responsible for the collection, treatment, distribution, re-collection, re-treatment, and disposal of the City of Samson’s water.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Authored the first town newsletter to the customers, giving our community information about our work and developing the customer - city relationship.
  • Oversaw a variety of grants and system improvements during my tenure.
  • Created an implemented the first Standards of Operation and Procedures guidelines for the utilities department.

VOLUNTEER WORK

Web Presence Manager, Alabama Section of the American Water Resources Association

February 2015 - curr

I volunteered to help manage this association's presence on the web. In other words, I built the website and assist with its hosting and updating.
http://www.awraalabama.org/

SKILLS

Web / Software Development

JavaScript HTML 5 Express jQuery Sass Nodejs MongoDB Bootstrap 3 Amazon AWS Vagrant Docker Cloud Tech

Training

Public Speaking Presentations Knowledge Acquisition / Distribution Writing

Writing

Blogs Articles Reports Microsoft Technologies Infographs

Water - Wastewater Treatment Certifications

AL Grade III Water Certification AL Grade II Wastewater Certification FEMA NIMS IS-00100.PW FEMA NIMS IS-00200 FEMA NIMS IS-00700 FEMA NIMS IS-00800.A FEMA Professional Development Series NRWA Water University

Other Certifications In Progress

Commercial Energy Auditor Certification from the Energy Audit Institute (EAI)

EDUCATION

(attended) Kaplan University Online (Bachelor of Science in Environmental Policy and Management)

2009 - 2009

(attended) University of West Alabama (Actuarial Science)

2003 - 2004

(attended) Troy State University (Music Education Major)

1999 - 2000

Graduated Samson High School

1995 - 1999

PUBLICATIONS

The Waterline

2016

Periodic Article Author for 'The Waterline', a publication of the ARWA.
http://www.alruralwater.com

C2C Software Documentation

2016

Software Documentation for a high-school athletics management software company.
http://support.c2cschools.com

INTERESTS

Technology

Software Web Development Database Audio - Video Content Creation Web Hosting Continuous Integration - Deployment API Integrations

Sports

SEC Football Auburn Athletics ESPN Game Day

REFERENCES

Rob is a great resource to us challenged by new technology. We rely on Rob to find ways to make our job easier. He is a huge asset. Did I mention he is very knowledgeable in the water business.

- Mike Baumgartner - Wastewater Specialist / Alabama Rural Water Association

Rob is a motivational force like no other. He continues to coach, teach, and develop people and organizations wherever he goes and has been influential in my own career advancement. He has a knack for innovation and strives for improvement on a daily basis. I couldn't praise or thank him enough and if I started my own company tomorrow, he'd be the first person I'd call.

- James Miller - Access to Care Specialist at SpectraCare Health Systems