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KENT NELSON
713 Emma Street, #1 | Key West, FL | 33040
c: (305) 849-7262
e: zanjeros18@gmail.com
EDUCATION AND PROFILE
TRAINING
Master of Science, A progressive, ethical and passionate executive with over 20
Environmental Engineering years of extensive public and private sector experience in
Northwestern University, the water and wastewater industry, specializing in strategic
Chicago, IL utility leadership. Specific areas of expertise include:
Bachelor of Science, • Leading and successfully managing a large and diverse
Civil Engineering workforce through consistent and equitable application
University of Iowa, of policy, transparency in decision-making, proper
Iowa City, IA
communication at all levels and focusing on staff
LICENSING AND accountability that recognizes and acknowledges actual
CERTIFICATIONS performance
Professional Engineer, • Providing decisive yet balanced leadership, acting
State of California quickly when appropriate, all while being politically
License C62418
astute and working apolitically to build consensus with
Professional Engineer, mutual benefit
State of Florida
License 83962 • Providing strategic short- and long-term vision and
planning while focusing on enhanced levels of service
provided to customers
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS • Development and implementation of sustainable
Member, American Water operational, financial (revenue enhancement and cost
Works Association savings), and administrative improvement initiatives
(AWWA) through strategic change management programs that
Member, Water Environment drive progress through data-quantified results
Federation • Simultaneously managing a variety of complex
(WEF)
programs and projects that range in complexity and
Member, Association of technical discipline, including multi-million dollar, multi-
Metropolitan Water Agencies year capital projects
(AMWA)
• Development and implementation of holistic asset
Member, National Association management plans to maximize investment, account for
of Clean Water Agencies resiliency, reduce life-cycle costs and minimize overall
(NACWA)
operational and financial risks
• Working collaboratively with represented employees in
labor relations and successfully negotiating multiple
collective bargaining agreements with organized labor
• Financial business management, on a profit and loss
(P&L) basis, including developing project/task budgets
as well as managing both cost and revenue
• Development and management of multi-million dollar
utility CAPEX and OPEX budgets
• Successful collaboration and liaison work with Board-
level governance; wholesale and retail-level customers;
various regulatory and other local, State and Federal
government agencies; various non-governmental
organizations; and the general media
