Joseph W. Habraken

Work History:

City of Akron Water Department, Operations, Treatment and Laboratory Supervisor 1952-1982
City of Tampa Water Department, Treatment Supervisor 1982-1993
Kemiron Inc., Plant Manager, Southeast Sales Manager, and Senior Technical Service Adviser 1993-2006

Certifications:

Ohio Water Treatment Operator 111 and Wastewater Operator 1, Retired
Florida Water Plant Operator A, Current

Affiliations:

FW&PCOA: Past President, Life Member, Education Chair and CEU Committee Chair
FSAWWA: Past Member, Past National Top Ops Chair
WEF: Past Member
Member of Florida Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers

Activities:

Active Member of the DEP Exam Review Committee since 1984
Instructed Water Plant Operator Courses for Ohio Operator Training Committee (OTCO)
Instructed Required Florida Water Plant Operator Courses at Hillsborough Community College and Pinellas Vocational and Technical Institute
Instructor at FW&PCOA State Short Schools and Regional Short Schools for over twenty years
FW&PCOA Chair of the Continuing Education Committee, Reviewing CEU courses, certifying, numbering, and maintaining the data base.