Weighing in trucks at the Pasco County Landfill was not Jeannie Burda’s idea of a stimulating career.“I used to go home and tell my husband, ‘My brain is dying,’” she recalls. “I needed to be able to learn.” It turned out her career salvation was right next door at the Florida county’s Shady Hills Wastewater Treatment Plant.Long story short, Burda has worked there for 16 years, the last 11 as lead operator. And between earning a Class A (highest) Wastewater Operator license, directing a 10-member team, dealing with aging equipment and manual processes and helping plan a major upgrade to
