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Ragsdale & Associates: Training Specialists, LLC
Company Biography
Ragsdale and Associates has been providing training to
the operators in New Mexico since 1994. We have the most
knowledgeable and proficient trainers in the state and
are capable of presenting training in virtually all
areas water and wastewater technologies. From 2000-2003,
Ragsdale and Associates was the second largest provider
of water and wastewater operator training in New Mexico
Kathleen Ragsdale
– Kathleen Ragsdale, President of Ragsdale and
Associates: Training Specialists, LLC,
has over 25 years experience in business management.
Since moving to New Mexico in 1984, she has worked as
office and payroll manager for several large retail and
construction firms. She is the company business agent
and is responsible for all accounts-payable/receivable,
payroll, taxation, and employee records for the company.
She is also a licensed notary public in New Mexico.
Fred Ragsdale
– Fred Ragsdale has over 32 years of experience in
curriculum development and training in all areas of
operations and maintenance of water and wastewater
systems. He has a BS degree in Education. He has, been
certified at the highest level of water and wastewater
operator certification in eight different states. He
worked for the Albuquerque Water Utilities Division as
an instructional designer and senior instructor for over
18 years. During that time he developed over 600 hours
of classroom training in water production, distribution,
mechanical equipment O&M, wastewater collection systems,
and water and wastewater operator certification.
Fred was active in the New Mexico Water and Wastewater
Association for over 20 years. He has instructed
classes at over 50 NMWWA short schools during that
time. He also received the NMWWA John Clark Award for
Outstanding Service and was the first recipient of the
Outstanding Instructor of the Year Award in 1999.
Fred has written several books on operator
certification. He has also written equipment O&M manuals
for Envirotech Operating Services and has prepared
certification manuals for several clients. Three of the
books are available on this website.
His
water and wastewater training experience prior to coming
to New Mexico has included:
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Oklahoma State Health Department
– He was with the OSHD for three years as a
certification officer. His duties included directing
and conducting certification training for water and
wastewater systems at 27 Vo-Tech locations across the
state. He provided technical assistance, O&M
inspections, and was a member of the OSHD emergency
response team.
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Water and Wastewater Technical Training Services,
Austin, TX
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Fred conducted Water Operator Certification training
programs in Arkansas for the Arkansas Health Department.
He also conducted the start-up for the Hot Springs, Ark.
tertiary activated sludge wastewater treatment plant.
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National Rural Water Association
– He developed and presented a 4-day program on small
water systems operation maintenance in 5 states. This
project also included writing a 360 page “Small Water
Systems Operator Manual”.
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Envirotech Operating Services, San Mateo, CA
– Fred spent five years as a senior operations
coordinator/start-up team leader. His duties included
start-up training for four small water and wastewater
physical/chemical treatment plants for Long Island
Lighting Co. and Wisconsin Power Co. He also conducted
start-ups of seven sludge-handling facilities at WWTPs
in Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Oregon,
and Arkansas. His large system expertise includes plant
startup and training for two 120-mgd tertiary activated
sludge wastewater plants in Indianapolis and a 300-mgd
tertiary activated sludge system in Houston. He was
also responsible for developing the operator training
and writing the O&M manuals at many of those
facilities.
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