Pablo Gonzalez-Quesada

Experience

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  University of Kansas

  Sept 2000 - Feb 2004

  Research/Teaching Assistant

  • Hydrologic and GIS analyses for research projects.• Developed a Visual Basic program that interacts with HEC-RAS to calculate bridge scour depths. • Taught Civil Engineering Graphics and a HEC-HMS short course.• Teaching Assistant for the following courses: Water Resources Engineering Design, and Statics and Dynamics.

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  Black & Veatch

  Feb 2004 - Sept 2011

  Water Resources Engineer

  • Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling using HEC-HMS, and HEC-RAS (steady state and unsteady flow)• Flood modeling and mapping, FEMA No-Rise certifications and CLOMR/LOMR applications. • Analysis and design of spillways, gated spillways, weirs, stilling basins and outlet structures.• Design of stormwater BMPs including raingardens, infiltration and detention basins. • Scour analysis of bridges and design of scour countermeasures for bridges, intakes.• Design of steambank erosion countermeasures and development of naturalistic stream stabilization designs.• 2-D hydraulic modeling using TUFLOW, RMA2 and FESWMS. • 2-D wave modeling using STWAVE.• Dam Break analysis.• GIS analysis related to hydrologic and hydraulic applications. Show less

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  J2 Engineering and Environmental Design

  Sept 2011 - May 2013

  Senior Water Resources Engineer

  Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, including 2D modeling, flood modeling and mapping, FEMA No-Rise certifications and CLOMR/LOMR applications, and dam break analysis. Analysis and design of hydraulic structures. Design of stormwater systems and stormwater BMPs including raingardens, infiltration and detention basins. Scour analysis of bridges and design of scour countermeasures for bridges. Design of steambank erosion countermeasures and development of naturalistic stream stabilization designs. GIS analysis related to hydrologic and hydraulic applications. Show less

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  Black & Veatch

  May 2013 - now

  Senior Water Resources Engineer

  • Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling using HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS (steady state and unsteady flow).• 2D hydrologic and hydraulic modeling using XP-SWMM and TUFLOW • CFD modeling of hydraulic structures using ANSYS-CFX. • CFD modeling of streams using FLOW-3D• Flood modeling and mapping.