Abdullah Karim, PhD, PE

Experience

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  Inter Space Limited

  Jan 2010 - Jul 2012

  Structural Design Engineer

  - Designed and prepared engineering designs, plans, drawings, specifications, and cost estimates. - Took the responsibility to monitor drafting phases and coordinated with drafting teams. -Supervised project sites and construction works.

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  Texas Tech University

  Sept 2014 - Aug 2018

  Research Assistant and Graduate Part-time Instructor

  Researched in the field of Water Resources Engineering:-R and MATLAB programming-Texas Aquifers (Ogallala, Dockum and Edwards Trinity) modeling-Water volume quantification and GIS mapping of saturated thickness-Statistical analysis (geostatistical, spatio-temporal, copula, Bayesian)-Water quality modeling and violation risk assessment and mapping-Groundwater production modeling from deep aquifers-Watershed modeling

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  Caltrans

  Jul 2018 - Nov 2018

  Transportation Engineer (Civil)
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  California Department of Water Resources

  Nov 2018 - now

  Delta Emergency Response Tool (Delta-ERT) modeling and development to evaluate and establish recovery and response strategies following a levee breach/damage event due to flood or earthquake in the Delta islands area: Evaluation of overall impacts on the system; Delta recovery and export disruption effects; Island repair ordering and resource management; Barrier installation and reservoir pulse releases; Machine Learning application and forecast simulationHEC-RAS modeling, calibration and validation for i) Sacramento and ii) San Joaquin systems to analyze for different flood events: Assess levee breach consequences and inundation impacts; Assess local flood impacts and perform habitat restoration studiesReal-Time Inundation Modeling (RTIM) to evaluate the impacts on the flood control systems due to forecast hydrology and potential levee failure: Different flood control system operations; River stage forecasting and gage data monitoring; Inundation mapping; Release information to Flood Emergency Response Information Exchange (FERIX) websiteCalSim modeling of the CVP and SWP operations within the complex Water Resources system of California under different hydrologic and climate conditions to assess the seasonal and monthly impacts on: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (outflow, salinity, environmental and biological requirements); Rivers and streams (flow, instream minimum flow and required flow); Reservoir operations (deadpool, flood risks and rule-curve); South of Delta Exports (regulations, health and safety requirements); In-basin use and Coordinated Federal and State operations (COA); Water delivery (contractor's demand, water allocation and shortage) Show less

  • Senior Water Resources Engineer

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Water Resources Engineer

    Nov 2018 - Jun 2023