Brett Towler

Experience

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  U.S. Army

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1991

  Enlisted
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  United States Air Force

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1994

  Civil Engineering Intern
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  Lancewood Engineering, Inc.

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1995

  Engineering Intern
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  Montana State University

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2006

  • Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  • Research Engineer and Adjunct Instructor

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2004
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  Devine Tarbell & Associates

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2009

  Manager, Civil and Hydraulic Engineering
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  US Fish and Wildlife Service

  Jan 2010 - Nov 2021

  Fish Passage Engineer

  Hydraulic and Fish Passage Engineer for the Fisheries program of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)Provide engineering and technical assistance for federal programs and external partners related to the planning, design, construction, and operation of fish passage facilities throughout the northeast region.Lead USFWS engineer for regulatory activities on FERC projects on the Connecticut, Saco, Presumpscot Rivers.

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  University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Sept 2010 - Aug 2021

  Adjunct Assistant Professor

  Adjunct instructor for the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department's fish passage engineering courses

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  Smith College

  Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

  Lecturer in Engineering

  Adjunct Professor in the Picker Engineering Program; taught senior level course in Open Channel Hydraulics.

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  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

  Nov 2021 - now

  Fish Passage Team Manager, Conte Research Lab Senior On-Site Manager

  Senior On-Site Manager for the Eastern Ecological Science Center's S.O. Conte Research Laboratory.Provide coordination for laboratory activities among scientists reporting to multiple science capability teams and support managers for facilities, administration and information and management technology. Supervise the Fish Passage Design and Analysis Team working with USGS scientists in the development of partnerships.Integrate the Fish Passage Design and Analysis Team research with other EESC and USGS science. Show less