EDUCATION

MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Utah State University
Logan, UT
BS, Civil Engineering, Magna Cum Laude
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX

COMPETENCIES

• Hydrologic/hydraulic model development and calibration

• Hydrologic forecast system development
  Reservoir operations modeling

• Hydrometric network design and data management

• Climate change impact analysis
  Hydrologic risk analysis

• Dam failure analysis

• Flood inundation mapping

• Water resources management

• Training program development and execution

LANGUAGES

Spanish (conversational)
Japanese (basic)

LINKS

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Mark S. Woodbury

Senior Water Resources Consultant

PROFILE

Mark is a senior water resources consultant with three decades of progressive responsibility in hydrologic and hydraulic monitoring, modeling, and forecasting, including reservoir simulation and operations. He has designed and implemented river forecasting and decision support systems throughout the world; led multi-disciplinary teams in establishing flood risk maps and developing mapping capability in Africa; facilitated stakeholder consultation workshops for multi-national collaboration in transboundary water resources management in the Nile River Basin; developed and delivered training in operational hydrology around the world; testified on impacts of reservoir and river operations in federal court; and served as the director of an operational systems center at an international research institute.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Mainspring Water Resources LLC, Morrisville, NC, 2020 - Present

Senior Water Resources Consultant & Owner

RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, 2017-2020

Director, Operational Water Resources Systems Center – Direct center staff in development and execution of water resources management projects.

Riverside Technology, inc., Fort Collins, CO, 1994 to 2017

(Acquired by RTI International in 2017)

Senior Program Manager Project Engineer

Water Resources Group Manager Hydrologic/Hydraulic Modeler

Program Manager Reservoir Modeler

Project Manager Forecast System Developer

Harza Engineering Company, Chicago, IL, 1990 to 1994

Hydrologist, Hydraulic Modeler, and Dam Safety Specialist – Conducted hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and frequency analysis for water supply, hydropower generation, and dam safety. Responsibilities also included dam and reservoir rehabilitation design.

Utah State University, Logan, UT, 1988 to 1990

Research Associate – Supported development of risk assessment framework for dam safety evaluation.

COUNTRY EXPERIENCE

U.S., Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, China, Japan, Turkey, Somalia, Nile Basin (Ethiopia, Sudan/South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DRC-Congo, Egypt)