Resume

License & Education

• PE, Professional License in Civil Engineering, California (1990).
• DEE, Diplomat of American Academy of Environmental Engineers (2005).
• PhD, (1985), MS(1980) and BS(1979) in Civil/Environmental Engineering.
• MS Degrees:
  Aerospace Eng (1981)
  Applied Mechanics (1982)
  Electrical Eng (1982)
  Applied Math (1984)

Professional Experience

 

21 Years with City of Los Angeles
Bureaus of Sanitation and Engineering

Stormwater–Watershed Protection Division
Assistant Div Mgr (3 yrs)

Lead:

• development of Water Quality Compliance Master Plan;
• TMDL implementation plans; c) green design standards;
• coordination with stakeholders/NGOs;
• consulting contracts.

Wastewater (WW) Maintenance/Hyperion Treatment Plant
WW Sanitation Mgr (3 yrs)

Lead:

• optimization of asset management (info systems, maintenance planning, maintenance eng, coordination, purchase, warehouse, contract services)
• in-house upgrade and rehabilitation projects (gas handling, cryogenic, primaries)

Wastewater (WW)- Operations/Hyperion Treatment Plant
Eng Mgr (1 yr)

Lead:

• solids processes
• air pollution control
• applied research.

Wastewater (WW)- Plant Support Services/Applied Research (all plants)
Project Mgr (10 yrs)

Lead:

• production of EQ biosolids/gas enhancement/risk assessment/high temperature studies
• optimization of O&M for secondary aeration/design & construction of O2 transfer equipment
• separation technologies (MF/RO), UV disinfection, toxicity and foaming studies at TITP; process control & online monitoring at TITP and LAG
• startup of full secondary processes at HTP/investigation of turbidity problems at West Basin Plant
• chemical and biological treatment of odor and VOCs.

Wastewater (WW)- Eng Design And Wastewater Program Mgt Divisions
Project Eng (3 yrs)

• progress assessment of wastewater capital improvement projects
• technical coordination of design/construction
• agencies’ sewer contracts
• Wastewater (WW)- Universities of California (UC Riverside, UC Davis, UCLA, and USC
• Supervision of postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate students in engineering and math.

12 Years with USC Dept of Civil Eng. & Applied Mathematics ???Associate Director of Hydraulic Labs

• Assistant Prof, instructor, teaching assistant, and research associate: Taught a wide range of courses in engineering and applied mathematics
• Research Program: Managed laboratories, conducted research and supervised MS and PhD students

2 years with Miller’s Design and Construction Mgt

• Project manager: Lead development, operations & maintenance of single and multi-family dwellings.

Accomplishments

• Commissioner on Santa Monica Measure V (stormwater projects)
• Lead of diversified teams (40-60 staff) for different??? projects
• Managed over 200 project reports and 150 publications (including an article in science).
• Managed many presentations in conferences and invited talks.
• Cochair of committees on safety, training (PE/EIT), charitable funds, workshops and seminars.
• Member of engineering and environmental organizations.
• Member of organizing, scientific and management committees for conferences & grant projects.
• Treasurer, vice chair, chair, past chair of Eng. & Research of the CA Water Env. Association.
• Editor for Water Environment Research and on review boards of refereed journals.
• Coauthor of an advanced book on applied probability theory.
• Many team awards and widespread recognition in wastewater industry.

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Activities

Member/Fellow

• Life member, American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington DC.
• International Water Association (IWA), London, England
• Water Environment Federation (WEF), Alexandria, VA
• CA Water Environment Association (CWEA), Oakland, CA
• LA Basin Section of CWEA, Los Angeles, CA
• American Water Works Association (AWWA), Denver, CO
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Reston, VA
• American Water Resources Association (AWRA), Middleburg, VA
• Heal the Bay, Santa Monica, CA.

Editor

Water Environment Research of the Water Environment Federation (2002-2007)

 

Organizing / Review / Scientific / Award Committees

Scientific, 12th World Congress – Anaerobic Digestion, IWA and ____, Mexico, 10

ASCE Awards

Scientific, 11th World Congress – Anaerobic Digestion, IWA and Queensland Univ., Brisbane, Australia, 07

Scientific/awards, 10th World Congress – Anaerobic Digestion, IWA and National Res. Council, Canada, 04

Scientific, 2002 IWA 3rd World Congress & Journals (Water Science & Technology), Australia, 02

Chair, Los Angeles Basin, Wastewater and Reuse Committee (03-05)

Past Chair, CWEA Engineering & Research Committee, 05

Chair, CWEA Engineering & Research Committee, 04

Vice Chair, CWEA Engineering & Research Committee, 02-03

Secretary, CWEA Engineering & Research Committee, 01

Representative of City of LA for West Coast POTW’s R&D Bench Marking, 99-05

Representative of City of LA for the Water Environment Research Foundation, 99-05

Review Boards for Referred Journals

Water Environment Research, WEF, Alexandria, VA

Air Waste Journal, Air and Waste Management Association, Pittsburg, PA

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Wiley, Indianapolis, IN

Journal of Environmental Eng., ASCE, Reston, VA

Chemosphere, Elsevier, Chevy Chase, MD

Water Research, International Water Association, London, England

Scientia Iranica, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Canadian Journal of Microbiology, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Elsevier, Chevy Chase, MD

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Project Management Committees for R&D Foundations

Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF)

Modeling committee?????

Cost-effective energy recovery from anaerobically treated WW solids: Enviromega, Inc., Univ. of Toronto

Membrane treatment of secondary process and use: CDM and Univ. of North Carolina.

Effect of biosolids properties on membrane bioreactors and solids processing: UC Berkeley

Amer. Water Works Research Foundation (AWWRF) / CA Energy Commission (CEC)

Development of energy index to assist in benchmarking of energy mgt. of water and wastewater utilities (03-07)

Roadmap to identify energy efficiency projects in Water and wastewater for funding, Sacramento, CA (03)

American Council for Energy Efficiency Economy (ACEEE)

Roadmap to identify opportunities for energy efficiency in Water and Wastewater (04)

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Awards/Honors

05-06 City of LA Quality and Productivity Award / Rehab & Upgrade of Prim Battery D at HTP

04-05 LA Basin Section Research Achievement Award / Production of EQ Biosolids at HTP

04-05 State CWEA 1st Place Research Award / Production of EQ Biosolids at HTP

03-04 Black & Veatch Gift to AWWA, Water for People, in tribute to my work

02-03 American Metropolitan Sewerage Agency (AMSA) Award, EQ Biosolids at HTP, TITP

02-03 City of LA Quality and Productivity Award / EQ Biosolids at HTP, TITP

02-03 City of LA Productivity Award, Air Waste Emission Removal Biotechnologies at HTP

02-03 Sate CWEA 3rd Place Research Award, Controlling Odor and VOC by Biological Reactors at HTP

02-03 LA Basin Section Research Achievement Award, Controlling Odor and VOC by Biological Reactors

02-03 WESD Shining Star, City of LA Bureau of Sanitation, Overall Performance

01-02 American Metropolitan Sewerage Agency (AMSA) Award, Aeration Performance at TWRP, LAG, TITP

01-02 CWEA 2nd Place Research Award, Online Monitoring and Process Control at LAG

01-02 LA Basin Section Research Achievement Award, Online Monitoring and Process Control at LAG

00-01 State CWEA 2nd Place Research Award, Changing Mesophilic to Thermophilic Operations at TITP

00-01 LA Basin Section Research Achievement, Changing Mesophilic to Thermophilic Operations at TITP

00-01 City of LA Quality and Productivity Award, Aeration Performance at TWRP, LAG, TITP

94-95 State CWEA Research Award, Biosensor Technology for Process Control at TITP

94 Sate WESD Employee of Quarter 3, City of LA Bureau of Sanitation, Overall Performance

94 CLA Bureau of San. Employee for National Public Works Week Award, Safety & Training Programs

93 CLA Bureau of Sanitation Employee of Quarter 2, Safety & Training Programs

93 WSSD Employee of Quarters 1 and 2, City of LA Bureau of Sanitation, Safety & Training Programs

91-03 Several City of LA Certificates of Appreciation

80-84 Dean’s Fellowship Awards, USC

78-84 Teaching, Research Aid Awards, USC

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