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The team at the Iao Water Treatment Facility includes, from left, Marvin Ignacio, plant operations/maintenance supervisor; Tony Linder, water treatment division chief; Troy Evans, plant worker; Kelly Wright, assistant plant operations and maintenance supervisor; Andrew Landgraf, facility operator; Francis “Koa” Martin, plant maintenance mechanic; Federico “Poncho” Quitevis, maintenance mechanic; and Jeff Pearson, director of the Department of Water Supply.
After spending a few weeks in paradise, many people dream of staying put — making the vacation spot their full-time home.
For a young engineer fresh out of school 35 years ago, the dream came true. As soon as Jeffrey Pearson, P.E., graduated from the University of Minnesota in...