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Pipes, Pumps, Valves, Flooding, Dams, Pipelines, Flow Meters, Water Flow

ID: 731020 Utah, USA

Expert has an earned PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering and is currently research professor at a major water research lab. His primary focus is Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics with other interests in Hydrology. His expertise includes physical modeling of dams and spillways, open channel flows, testing of valves, pipelines, and flow meters. He has developed hydraulic structures for energy dissipation including baffled hoods for Howell-Bunger valves. He is a licensed professional engineer and is regarded as a hydraulic engineering subject matter expert.

Provided consulting for hydropower development on multiple hydroelectric power installations. Expert's services included water hammer analysis and cavitation analysis. He provided consulting services for an energy dissipating hood to be used in conjunction with a Howell-Bunger valve. In fact, he developed the design of the hood and it has been installed in multiple location. Expert provided hydraulic analysis of a canal bypass to be used for hydroelectric power development. The analysis included a computational fluid dynamics simulation. He provided hydraulic analysis of pipeline that was re-lined with mortar in which the mortar was placed too thick. The analysis showed that the losses were relatively minor. Expert also provided flood investigation for homeowners suffering from damage related to a cloudburst rainstorm.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1996	Degree: PhD	Subject: Civil and Environmental Engineering	Institution: Utah State University
Year: 1994	Degree: MS	Subject: Civil and Environmental Engineering	Institution: Utah State University
Year: 1992	Degree: BS	Subject: Civil Engineering	Institution: Utah State University

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1998 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Research Professor	Department: Utah Water Research Laboratory
Responsibilities: Available upon request.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1996 to 1998	Employer: Self Employed	Title: Hydraulic Engineer	Department:
Responsibilities: Available upon request.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Member of the AWWA Standards Committee 161 on Butterfly Valves which includes AWWA Standards C504, C516, C519 and M49 Manual Member of AWWA Water Meter Standards Committee 380 for developing AWWA Standards C700, C701, C702, C703, C704, C706, C707, C708, C710, C712, C713 and M6 Manual on Meter Testing Member of the AWWA Standards Committee 242 on Gate and Check Valves which develops AWWA standards C500, C508, C509 and C518 Member American Water Works Association (AWWA) Life Member United States Society on Dams (USSD) Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Associations / Societies

Member of the AWWA Standards Committee 161 on Butterfly Valves which includes AWWA Standards C504, C516, C519 and M49 Manual

Member of AWWA Water Meter Standards Committee 380 for developing AWWA Standards C700, C701, C702, C703, C704, C706, C707, C708, C710, C712, C713 and M6 Manual on Meter Testing

Member of the AWWA Standards Committee 242 on Gate and Check Valves which develops AWWA standards C500, C508, C509 and C518

Member American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Life Member United States Society on Dams (USSD)
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Licenses / Certifications
PE

Awards / Recognition
SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES/AWARDS • Member of AWWA Water Meter Standards Committee 372 for developing AWWA Standards C750 “Transit-Time Flowmeters in Full Closed Conduits” and C751 “Magnetic Inductive Flowmeters” • AWWA Water Conservation Division Best Paper Award • AWWA Engineering & Construction Division Best Paper Award • Member of the AWWA Standards Committee 3 • Member of the AWWA Standards Committee 161 on Butterfly Valves which includes AWWA Standards C504, C516, C519 and M49 Manual • Member of AWWA Water Meter Standards Committee 380 for developing AWWA Standards C700, C701, C702, C703, C704, C706, C707, C708, C710, C712, C713 and M6 Manual on Meter Testing • Member of the AWWA Standards Committee 242 on Gate and Check Valves which develops AWWA standards C500, C508, C509 and C518 • AWWA Engineering & Construction Division Best Paper Award • Outstanding Teacher: College of Engineering • Outstanding Teacher: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department • Outstanding Advisor: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department • Licensed Professional Engineer – State of Utah • Member American Water Works Association (AWWA) • Life Member United States Society on Dams (USSD) • Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) • Outstanding Senior in the College of Engineering and the Department of Civil Engineering • Samuel Fletcher Tapman ASCE Scholarship • Max LeGrand Expert Memorial Scholarship • Nielsen, Maxwell, and Wangsgaard Scholarship • Member Tau Beta Pi72 on Flowmeters

Awards / Recognition

SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES/AWARDS
• Member of AWWA Water Meter Standards Committee 372 for developing AWWA Standards C750 “Transit-Time Flowmeters in Full Closed Conduits” and C751 “Magnetic Inductive Flowmeters”
• AWWA Water Conservation Division Best Paper Award
• AWWA Engineering & Construction Division Best Paper Award
• Member of the AWWA Standards Committee 3
• Member of the AWWA Standards Committee 161 on Butterfly Valves which includes AWWA Standards C504, C516, C519 and M49 Manual
• Member of AWWA Water Meter Standards Committee 380 for developing AWWA Standards C700, C701, C702, C703, C704, C706, C707, C708, C710, C712, C713 and M6 Manual on Meter Testing
• Member of the AWWA Standards Committee 242 on Gate and Check Valves which develops AWWA standards C500, C508, C509 and C518
• AWWA Engineering & Construction Division Best Paper Award
• Outstanding Teacher: College of Engineering
• Outstanding Teacher: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
• Outstanding Advisor: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
• Licensed Professional Engineer – State of Utah
• Member American Water Works Association (AWWA)
• Life Member United States Society on Dams (USSD)
• Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Outstanding Senior in the College of Engineering and the Department of Civil Engineering
• Samuel Fletcher Tapman ASCE Scholarship
• Max LeGrand Expert Memorial Scholarship
• Nielsen, Maxwell, and Wangsgaard Scholarship
• Member Tau Beta Pi72 on Flowmeters

Medical / Professional
Research Professor, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Utah Research Associate Professor, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Utah Research Assistant Professor, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Utah Research Scientist, Utah State University/USU Research Foundation Instructor, University of Utah, Department of Civil Engineering, Salt Lake City, Utah Independent Consultant Project Engineer, Bingham Engineering, Salt Lake City, Utah Research Assistant, Utah State University, Utah Water Research Laboratory Engineer, Hall Engineering and Construction, Spanish Fork, Utah Sergeant, 116th Combat Support Engineers, Spanish Fork, Utah Irrigation System Installer, Halco Irrigation, Spanish Fork, Utah Irrigation System Designer and Installer, Harward Irrigation Systems, Spanish Fork, Utah

Medical / Professional

Research Professor, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Research Associate Professor, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Civil
and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Research Assistant Professor, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Civil
and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Research Scientist, Utah State University/USU Research Foundation
Instructor, University of Utah, Department of Civil Engineering, Salt Lake City, Utah
Independent Consultant
Project Engineer, Bingham Engineering, Salt Lake City, Utah
Research Assistant, Utah State University, Utah Water Research Laboratory
Engineer, Hall Engineering and Construction, Spanish Fork, Utah
Sergeant, 116th Combat Support Engineers, Spanish Fork, Utah
Irrigation System Installer, Halco Irrigation, Spanish Fork, Utah
Irrigation System Designer and Installer, Harward Irrigation Systems, Spanish Fork, Utah

Publications and Patents Summary
Over 50 peer reviewed journal publications and over 700 technical reports.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Expert Services • Expert Witness for litigation for patent infringement on automatic residential water shut-off valve. • Expert Witness for litigation for patent infringement on pedicure foot bath pump. • Expert Witness for litigation involving device designed to improve water metering accuracy. • Expert opinion on canal flooding • Expert opinion and declaration on patent infringement of pedicure water pump. • Expert opinion of flow meter patent for residential flow meters. • Expert services for hydraulic analysis of agricultural irrigation system. • Expert opinion of butterfly valve seat failure. • Expert opinion of adequacy and field investigation of flow metering station. • Expert services for the Sergeant Bluff Soy Processing Plant Explosion. • Expert services including deposition for the hydraulic analysis of the Hetch-Hetchy Pipeline #1 Lining Project. • Expert services for hydraulic analysis of the Riverton City Flooding. • Expert services for the Washington City Well #2 accident.

Expert Witness Experience

Expert Services
• Expert Witness for litigation for patent infringement on automatic residential water shut-off valve.
• Expert Witness for litigation for patent infringement on pedicure foot bath pump.
• Expert Witness for litigation involving device designed to improve water metering accuracy.
• Expert opinion on canal flooding
• Expert opinion and declaration on patent infringement of pedicure water pump.
• Expert opinion of flow meter patent for residential flow meters.
• Expert services for hydraulic analysis of agricultural irrigation system.
• Expert opinion of butterfly valve seat failure.
• Expert opinion of adequacy and field investigation of flow metering station.
• Expert services for the Sergeant Bluff Soy Processing Plant Explosion.
• Expert services including deposition for the hydraulic analysis of the Hetch-Hetchy Pipeline #1 Lining
Project.
• Expert services for hydraulic analysis of the Riverton City Flooding.
• Expert services for the Washington City Well #2 accident.

Training / Seminars
Hydraulic Structures • Numerical model study of the Lower Yellowtail Dam Afterbay hydroelectric power project. • Design review and hydraulic calculations of fixed cone valves with stationary hoods for BC Hydro’s John Hart Generating Station. • Physical model study of the Oroville Dam Flood Emergency Spillway. • Physical model study of the Oroville Dam Flood Control Outlet Spillway. • Physical model study of the Montrose Irrigation Splitter Box. • Physical model study of the Morris Dam Fixed Cone Bypass Valves. • Physical model study of the John Hart Generating Station Intake Operating Gate. • Physical model study of the John Hart Generating Station Intake Structure. • Physical model study of the Oroville Dam Tunnel No. 2 Energy Dissipating Structure. • Physical model study of the Oroville Dam RVOS Energy Dissipating Structure. • Physical model study of the Logan Hydroelectric Project No. 2 Energy Dissipating Chamber. • Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the South Canal Hydroelectric Project • Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the Leesburg Water Treatment Plant intake structure • Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the Mansfield Dam emergency spillway. • Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the Clark Canyon Hydroelectric Project. • Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the Upper and Lower Turnbull Turbine Bypass System. • Physical model study of the Mammoth Pool Dam Low Level Outlet Energy Dissipater. • Physical model study of the Oroville Dam Low Level Outlet Energy Dissipater. • Physical model study of the Gilboa Dam Low Level Outlet Energy dissipator • Physical model study of Buchanan Dam Emergency Dewatering System. • Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the Brunswick Nuclear Plant Discharge Canal. • Physical model study of the SCOP Lake Mead Effluent Conveyance System. • Numerical model study of Summit Creek and Birch Creek 100-year Flood Analysis. City of Smithfield, Utah • Physical model study of the KCWA Section 4 Canned Pump. • Numerical model study of the Bear River Narrows Hydro Project. • Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the Buchanan Dam Gated Spillway • Physical model study of the Becks Run Suction Header. • Physical model study of the Hickory Log Creek Dam. • Investigation of and recommendations for the Neversink Tunnel Energy Dissipator • Hydraulic analysis of the Gordon Creek Crossing. Granite Construction • Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the Tom Miller Dam focusing on pressure distribution and cavitation potential. • Physical model study of the Salt Springs Dam Low Level Outlet. • Physical model study of the Choke Canyon Dam Low Level Outlet. • Physical model study of the Pflugerville Dam Spillway. • Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the Temple Dam. • Field testing of the Max Starcke Dam Spillway Gates. Lower Colorado River Authority • Physical model study of the Barker Dam Low Level Outlet. GEI • Physical model study of Tom Miller Dam. Lower Colorado River Authority • Physical model study of the Rocky Reach Dam Juvenile Fish Bypass Conveyance System. CH2M Hill • Physical study of the Gunnison Dam Fuse Plug. Utah Division of Water Resources • Physical model study of Max Starcke Dam. Lower Colorado River Authority • Physical model study of Gunnison Dam. Utah Division of Water Resources • Numerical analysis of the DW Canal Improvements. JUB Engineering • Physical model study of Inks Dam. Freese and Nichols • Physical model study of the Davis Pumping Station. • Physical and numerical model study of the Wailua Hydropower Project Intake. • Numerical analysis of the Dry Canyon Flooding Potential. Logan City • Physical model study of the Torrata River Flood Control Structure. ECI • Numerical model study of the drainage plan for the 220 acre Bonneville Center commercial development. Zions Securities • Physical model study of the Mountain Dell Dam. Salt Lake City • Physical model study of the Lake Mead Water Supply Intake Pumping Station #1. CH2M Hill • Physical model study of the Wirtz Dam spillway • Physical model study of the Hubbard Creek Spillway • Physical model study of the Buchanan Dam 7-gate spillway. Pipelines: • Technical Advisory Panel member for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Mountain Tunnel Improvements Project. • Spa circulation design review for Millenial Towers • Hydraulic transient Analysis of the Hiilangaay Hydroelectric Project. • Hydraulic analysis of the Kerchoff In-Stream Valve Replacement. • Hydraulic transient analysis of the Fleish Hydroelectric Project • Hydraulic transient analysis of the John Hart Hydroelectric Project Fixed Cone Valves, Adams Valves • Hydraulic transient analysis of the South Lake Tunnel Intake Improvements • Hydraulic transient analysis of the Gibson Dam Hydroelectric Project. • Hydraulic transient analysis of the Clark Canyon Dam Hydroelectric Project. • Hydraulic transient analysis of the Dorena Hydroelectric Project. • Hydraulic transient analysis of the Brayton Point Nuclear Power Plant closed loop cooling project. • Pump and pipeline system design and development for the Utah Water Research Laboratory Hydraulics building • Literature search and review of closed conduit air entertainment and dissolved air. • Hydraulic transient study of the Hill Air Force Base Hangar Fire Suppression System. • Numerical modeling of the PSF Irrigation System. • Energy generating potential of the Wailua Hydropower Project. • Design of the Granite Hydroelectric Project Pipeline and Penstock. • Design of new HDPE water line connecting distribution system to tank.

Training / Seminars

Hydraulic Structures
• Numerical model study of the Lower Yellowtail Dam Afterbay hydroelectric power project.

• Design review and hydraulic calculations of fixed cone valves with stationary hoods for BC Hydro’s
John Hart Generating Station.
• Physical model study of the Oroville Dam Flood Emergency Spillway.
• Physical model study of the Oroville Dam Flood Control Outlet Spillway.
• Physical model study of the Montrose Irrigation Splitter Box.
• Physical model study of the Morris Dam Fixed Cone Bypass Valves.
• Physical model study of the John Hart Generating Station Intake Operating Gate.
• Physical model study of the John Hart Generating Station Intake Structure.
• Physical model study of the Oroville Dam Tunnel No. 2 Energy Dissipating Structure.
• Physical model study of the Oroville Dam RVOS Energy Dissipating Structure.
• Physical model study of the Logan Hydroelectric Project No. 2 Energy Dissipating Chamber.
• Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the South Canal Hydroelectric Project
• Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the Leesburg Water Treatment Plant intake structure
• Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the Mansfield Dam emergency spillway.
• Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the Clark Canyon Hydroelectric Project.
• Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the Upper and Lower Turnbull Turbine Bypass
System.
• Physical model study of the Mammoth Pool Dam Low Level Outlet Energy Dissipater.
• Physical model study of the Oroville Dam Low Level Outlet Energy Dissipater.
• Physical model study of the Gilboa Dam Low Level Outlet Energy dissipator
• Physical model study of Buchanan Dam Emergency Dewatering System.
• Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the Brunswick Nuclear Plant Discharge Canal.
• Physical model study of the SCOP Lake Mead Effluent Conveyance System.
• Numerical model study of Summit Creek and Birch Creek 100-year Flood Analysis. City of Smithfield,
Utah
• Physical model study of the KCWA Section 4 Canned Pump.
• Numerical model study of the Bear River Narrows Hydro Project.
• Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the Buchanan Dam Gated Spillway
• Physical model study of the Becks Run Suction Header.
• Physical model study of the Hickory Log Creek Dam.
• Investigation of and recommendations for the Neversink Tunnel Energy Dissipator
• Hydraulic analysis of the Gordon Creek Crossing. Granite Construction
• Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the Tom Miller Dam focusing on pressure distribution
and cavitation potential.
• Physical model study of the Salt Springs Dam Low Level Outlet.
• Physical model study of the Choke Canyon Dam Low Level Outlet.
• Physical model study of the Pflugerville Dam Spillway.
• Computational Fluid Dynamics model study of the Temple Dam.
• Field testing of the Max Starcke Dam Spillway Gates. Lower Colorado River Authority
• Physical model study of the Barker Dam Low Level Outlet. GEI
• Physical model study of Tom Miller Dam. Lower Colorado River Authority
• Physical model study of the Rocky Reach Dam Juvenile Fish Bypass Conveyance System. CH2M Hill
• Physical study of the Gunnison Dam Fuse Plug. Utah Division of Water Resources
• Physical model study of Max Starcke Dam. Lower Colorado River Authority
• Physical model study of Gunnison Dam. Utah Division of Water Resources
• Numerical analysis of the DW Canal Improvements. JUB Engineering
• Physical model study of Inks Dam. Freese and Nichols
• Physical model study of the Davis Pumping Station.
• Physical and numerical model study of the Wailua Hydropower Project Intake.
• Numerical analysis of the Dry Canyon Flooding Potential. Logan City
• Physical model study of the Torrata River Flood Control Structure. ECI
• Numerical model study of the drainage plan for the 220 acre Bonneville Center commercial
development. Zions Securities
• Physical model study of the Mountain Dell Dam. Salt Lake City
• Physical model study of the Lake Mead Water Supply Intake Pumping Station #1. CH2M Hill
• Physical model study of the Wirtz Dam spillway
• Physical model study of the Hubbard Creek Spillway
• Physical model study of the Buchanan Dam 7-gate spillway.
Pipelines:
• Technical Advisory Panel member for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Mountain Tunnel
Improvements Project.
• Spa circulation design review for Millenial Towers
• Hydraulic transient Analysis of the Hiilangaay Hydroelectric Project.
• Hydraulic analysis of the Kerchoff In-Stream Valve Replacement.
• Hydraulic transient analysis of the Fleish Hydroelectric Project
• Hydraulic transient analysis of the John Hart Hydroelectric Project Fixed Cone Valves, Adams Valves
• Hydraulic transient analysis of the South Lake Tunnel Intake Improvements
• Hydraulic transient analysis of the Gibson Dam Hydroelectric Project.
• Hydraulic transient analysis of the Clark Canyon Dam Hydroelectric Project.
• Hydraulic transient analysis of the Dorena Hydroelectric Project.
• Hydraulic transient analysis of the Brayton Point Nuclear Power Plant closed loop cooling project.
• Pump and pipeline system design and development for the Utah Water Research Laboratory
Hydraulics building
• Literature search and review of closed conduit air entertainment and dissolved air.
• Hydraulic transient study of the Hill Air Force Base Hangar Fire Suppression System.
• Numerical modeling of the PSF Irrigation System.
• Energy generating potential of the Wailua Hydropower Project.
• Design of the Granite Hydroelectric Project Pipeline and Penstock.
• Design of new HDPE water line connecting distribution system to tank.

Fields of Expertise

canal, civil engineering, flood control, hydraulic engineering, water pipe