January 11, 1999

Biographical Data

Birth Date: 1/21/40
Birth Place: Columbus, Ohio
Residence: Marietta, Ohio (57 Years)
Married - (Seven Children)

Education:

• Marietta Public Schools (1945-1957)
• Marion Elementary (Grad)
• Marietta High School (Grad)

Schools Attended:

• US Army Medical Laboratory Technology
• Washington State Community College, Marietta, OH 45750
• University of Cincinnati Asbestos Training Institute
• Ohio University Athens (Waste Management)

Military Record:

• US Army [1958-1967] [60 Mo. Europe].
• Honorable Discharge
• Highest Rank: S/Sgt (E-6)
• Unit: 3rd Recon. Squadron, 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment.
• Duties and Responsibilities: [Chemical, Biological and Radiological Warfare Monitor].
• Medals: [Good Conduct ( three awards)] -[ National Defense] [Parachute Badge]

Military Training and Certification:

• Airborne Training (Fort Benning, GA).
• Medical Laboratory School, [US Army Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany.]
• Chemical, Biological and Radiological Warfare School [Fort Dix, NJ]
• Non -Commission Officer Academy [Fort Dix, NJ].
• Civilian Occupation: [Environmental Engineering Technician] [Certified Strip Mine Foreman] and [Heavy Equipment Operator]
• Affiliation: (International Union of Operating Engineers, Dist. Ohio #6)
• Certification: Strip Mine Foreman, Ohio Dept. of Indus. Relations, Div. of Mines, (Certificate #8666). (First Certified African American Strip Mine Forman in Ohio).

Duties & Responsibility:

• Supervise work, keep time records, implement and monitor safety practices, supervise compliance with state and federal strip mine laws.

Other Duties:

• Construction Project Manager
• Construction Superintendent
• Construction Foreman
• Heavy Equipment Operator (Journeyman)

Major Construction Projects:

• Highway: I-70, I-77, I-79, US Route #50, Ohio Route 32, etc.
• "Big Muskie" Construction Project
• Strip Coal Mine Reclamation: (Consolidation Coal Company)
• Fly Ash Dam Construction: (Monongehela Power Plant, Willow Island, WV) , (Cardinal Power Plant at Brilliant, Ohio.)
• Waste Water Treatment Plant (Huntington, WV)
• Oil Well Development (American Petrol Corporation, Marietta, OH)
• Nuclear Waste Remediation Project (L.B. Foster Plant, Parkersburg, WV)

Significant Civilian Job Training:

• Strip Mine Management (Consol Industrial Training Center)
• Strip Mine Reclamation (Consol Industrial Training Center) Asbestos Abatement Contract Management
• Hazardous Waste Management (29 CRF 1910.120)
• Solid Waste Landfill Management

Memberships:

• Former Member: Southeastern Ohio Horse Exhibitors Association
• Camp #2 Benjamin D. Fearing Sons of Union Civil War Veterans - Camp Historian.
• Underground Railroad Research Center of Southeastern Ohio - President.
• Ohio Underground Railroad Association - Southeastern Ohio Coordinator.

Interests and Activities:

• African American History
• Author
• Lecturer
• Horse Trainer