E. George Robison

Experience

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  Nevada Division of Forestry

  Jul 1983 - Jun 1985

  Crew Foreman

  Crew Foreman: Worked as assistant manager of a Division of Forestry tree nursery north of Las Vegas Nevada growing plants used for soil and water conservation as well as riparian restoration. In summer of 1984 moved to Carson City and was a crew boss of a fire crew that did fire suppression as well as conservation work in the offseason. Worked with 12 man inmate crews.

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  Oregon State University

  Jul 1987 - Aug 1989

  Faculty Research Assistant

  Faculty Research Assistant in the Forest Engineering Department. Assisted graduate students in setting up and implementing research projects for their Masters and Ph.D. work. Worked directly on grant writing and assisting Professors in producing peer-reviewed journal articles and other reports. Areas of research included wildland stream hydraulics, stream habitat function, riparian function and groundwater/stream interactions.

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  Oregon Water Resources Department

  Sept 1989 - Dec 1991

  Surface Hydrologist

  Lead Surface Hydrologist for the Oregon Water Resources Department. Created the first water availability model and calculations to determine water availability throughout the state. Acted as lead technical staff and provided inputs to TMDL committees, state legislation, and instream water right implementation.

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  Oregon Department of Forestry

  Dec 1994 - Jun 1999

  Forest Hydrologist

  Lead forest hydrologist for Forest Practices Section. Involved in rulemaking, implementation, and effectiveness monitoring for Forest Practices related to environmental protection in terms of water quality, fish stream habitat and hydrologic function. Participated in working on statewide programs such as the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds and created memorandums of agreement for agency interaction on the Clean Water Act as well as Fish Passage provisions and interactions regarding Forest Practices. Show less

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  Cal Poly Humboldt

  Aug 2002 - May 2006

  Assistant Professor Wildland Hydrology

  Taught courses and developed a research program regarding streams and hydrology and water rights for wildland streams in California and the Pacific Northwest. Received early offer of Tenure after only 4 years due to outstanding record.

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  Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

  May 2006 - Jan 2008

  Instream Flow Specialist

  Instream flow studies and guideline creation. Projects included, instream flow needs review for the Klamath River Project in Oregon and Calfornia, the Donner and Blitzen River, and tributaries of the Rogue River in Oregon. Wrote a guide for determining instream flow needs for elevated Channel Maintenance flows as well.

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  Oregon Water Resources Department

  Jan 2008 - Jun 2010

  Dam Safety Engineer

  Lead Dam Safety Engineer - Inspection of dams and designs and State Representative to ASDSO. Also conducted a comprehensive study of spillway capacity, published in Journal of Dam Safety. In addition, lead the updating of Dam Safety rules and was involved in legislative deliberations regarding water supply legislation. Also managed a changeover to a fee-based system including working on feasibility, structure, and implementation of the fees. Also worked on implementation of a grant based program for Emergency Action Plans that increased compliance without regulatory controls. Show less

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  McMillen

  Jun 2010 - May 2019

  Lead and/or manage water-related designs, studies or construction support projects. Projects include hydropower feasibility studies, dam inspection and repair analysis, dam design and construction supervision projects, instream design and construction project support, hydrology modeling for reservoir management, and flood inundation studies among others. Clients worked for included US Army Corps of Engineers, State of Oregon, Public and Private Utilities, Tribes, and Ministry of Environment in BC Canada. Show less

  • Senior Project Manager

    Aug 2016 - May 2019

  • Senior Project Manager

    Jun 2010 - Jul 2016
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  TRUCKEE RIVER FLOOD MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

  May 2019 - now

  Executive Director

  Overall I have been at the Flood Authority since May 2019. First as the Deputy (From May thru November) and then Executive Director. The Authority is tasked with overseeing the design and construction and maintenance for flood infrastructure including levees, flood walls, and channel re-contouring to prevent flood damage from the Truckee River in the Reno/Sparks area of Nevada. The Authority also assists in flood warning and tracking as well as water management related to storage and flood control. The Authority is a separate Joint Powers Agency governed by a Board with representatives from Reno, Sparks and Washoe County. Show less