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Applicant Materials Binder

Christian Di Renzo

2639 East Canterbury Lane ● Cottonwood Heights, UT ● 84121
Cell/Home (310) 945-7097
cdirenzo2508@msn.com
EDUCATION

Master of Public Administration (MPA) (2003)
University of Southern California, CA
Master of Political Science (MA) (1999)
St. John’s University, NY
Awarded Certificate of Academic Merit: 4.0 GPA
Graduate Research Assistant

Bachelor of Political Science and English (BA) (1998)
University of Utah, UT
Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society
Dean’s List
Attended Conferences/Seminars:

• Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities – DHS/FEMA
• AWWA –Financial Management: Cost of Service Rate-Making Seminar
• AWWA/WEF - Utility Management Conference
• Presenter – CA/NV AWWA Annual Fall Conference 2018 “Post AMI Implementation and Non-
Revenue Discovery”
• Presenter – CA/NV AWWA Annual Fall Conference 2017 “Benicia – A Historical California City
Experience Implementing AMI”
• Presenter –CA/NV AWWA Annual Fall Conference 2012 “Developing Financial Tools to Assess
Risk Associated with Capital Spending Plans and to Evaluate System Impacts, while Acquiring
Support from Key Stakeholders”
• CAL ICMA - Financing Local Government Infrastructure
• GFOA - Best Practices and Effective Budget Presentation
• CA-NV AWWA - Effective Utility Management

Certifications/Memberships:

• SWRCB Water Distribution Operator - D2 (#41603)
• SWRCB Water Treatment Operator – T1 (#37250)
• PSMJ Resources – Project Management Bootcamp
• AWWA Rates and Charges Committee member
• AWWA Distribution Operations and Maintenance Committee member
• AWWA Groundwater Resource Committee member
• AWWA CA-NV Financial Management Committee member

CAREER HISTORY

Assistant Director of Public Works/Utilities Manager, Department of Public Works, City of Benicia
10/15 – 8/18
Oversaw the management and operation of the Wastewater, Water, and Maintenance (Streets and Fleet)
divisions comprising of 53 FTEs and a cumulative operating budget of $23 million and a $6 CIP budget.
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