Expert Details
Watershed Hydrology and Erosion Control
ID: 724684
Arizona, USA
Most of his career has been focused on the control of soil erosion and the increment of land productivity. His expertise is on the engineering design of erosion control structures and practices, based on a design runoff. As a professor, he has taught this topic for several years now. Hydrology and the hydrologic cycle are probably the most important topic for future generations, since it is key for climate change mitigation. His expertise is on the engineering design of soil and water conservation structures and practices, to increase land productivity.
We all live in a watershed and every disturbance upstream will somehow affect the resources downstream. His expertise is on the effects of human activities on the quality and quantity of water. Also, watershed characterization and evaluation, as well as watershed management plans.
The terms watershed and hydrology are closely linked. As a professor, he has taught the course Watershed Hydrology several times. As previously mentioned, his expertise is on the effects of land management on water resources, from a watershed point of view
• Expert Witness. Surface hydrology, stormwater management, erosion/sediment processes and control, water quality, land restoration, climate change, water resources planning, wildfire hydrology, and arid land management.
• INTOTA Expert Consulting and Expert Witness Services (2008-Present)
• Forensis Group Expert Witness Sevices (2014-Present)
• IMS Expert Services (2015-Present)
• Expert Consulting Services, Inc. (2015-Present)• Professional consultant. Water resources-related research projects in the US and South America (2004-Present).
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2005 | Degree: M. Sc. | Subject: Watershed management | Institution: University of Arizona |
| Year: 2001 | Degree: B. Sc. | Subject: Forest Engineering | Institution: University of Chile |
| Year: 2009 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering | Institution: University of Arizona |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2010 to 2014 | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Water Resources Scientist | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2007 | Employer: Santo Tomas University | Title: Undisclosed | Department: Natural Resources Faculty |
Responsibilities:Creation and direction of the Water Research Center. Professor of "Erosion processes and control" and "Watershed hydrology" |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2007 | Employer: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile | Title: Undisclosed | Department: Faculty of Agronomy and Forestry |
Responsibilities:Professor, teaching "Erosion processes and control" |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2005 | Employer: USDA Agricultural Research Service | Title: Undisclosed | Department: Watershed Research Center |
Responsibilities:Field work and data analysis in hydrology and erosion |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2004 | Employer: USDA Forest Service | Title: Undisclosed | Department: University of Arizona |
Responsibilities:Field work and data analysis in hydrology and erosion |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Erosion control, stormwater management, watershed management |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Member of the International Erosion Control Association |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 10 publications |
Fields of Expertise
anti-erosion coating material, soil erosion, stream erosion, surface water, surface water runoff, water erosion, water resource, watershed evaluation, wetland hydrology, climate change, climate change mitigation, flood tendencies, precipitation tendencies, return period analysis, earth erosion, erosion control, hydrology, watershed, watershed hydrology