OBJECTIVE
Enhance a company’s growth and performance through comprehensive knowledge, expertise, and experience in hydraulic design, distribution, and conveyance systems; surface and ground water hydrology; and water resources. My abilities in problem solving, planning, and organizing will be an asset to the organization for which I work.
EDUCATION
PH.D., AGRICULTURAL AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING; GPA: 3.4 (2005)
• The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
• Dissertation: “Development, Verification and Evaluation of a Solute Transport Model in Surface Irrigation”
• Minor: Soil, Water, and Environmental Sciences
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HYDROSCIENCES; GPA: 3.69 (1993)
• “Colegio de Posgraduados” (CP), Mexico
• Thesis: “Hydraulic Design and Construction of a Low Pressure Irrigation System with Porous Capsules”
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING (WATER RES. ENG. & IRR.); GPA: 3.12 (1988)
• “Universidad Autonoma Chapingo”, Mexico.
• Thesis: “Gun Sprinkler Hydraulic Calibration and Evaluation”
QUALIFICATIONS
Over 10 years of experience specializing in modeling flow and Solute transport in porous media and stormwater. Engineering design experience in: open-channel, floodplain hydraulics, energy dissipation structures for erosion control, culvert, wetlands for flood control, stormwater conveyance, pipe network and irrigation systems. Two years of modeling subsurface flow and transport of contaminants supported by advance database and geographic information system (GIS) analysis. Extensive analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to achieve strategic objectives. Team player and capable of performing independently in a competitive business environment.
EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER)
Texas A&M- Texas AgriLife Research Center, Weslaco, TX (2010-Present)
• Develop methodologies to evaluate drip irrigation performance under low operating pressure to save energy consumption in familiar and commercial plots
• Study the effect of pressure head variation on uniformity distribution in drip irrigation
• Conduct a detailed overland field experiments to assess efficient use of water and fertilizer application; and study their water quality impact over the Arroyo Colorado watershed (180,000 ha)
• Evaluate soil moisture sensors performance under field conditions
• Write and review technical papers for the Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering and Transactions of the ASABE
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER)
University Of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE (2008-2009)
• I developed a regional groundwater flow and solute transport model (145,000 acre) for the Ogallala formation in the Buffalo and Hall counties, Central Platte, NE
• I quantified and monitored the effect of wells drilled into the Ogallala formation on water quality in the primary aquifer
• I analyzed and correlated farming management practices to reduce nitrate loading through the leaky aquifer in the Ogallala formation
• I developed a water quality and producer database for Central Platte Nebraska
CONSULTANT ENGINEERING
Mexican Institute of Water Technology, Mexico (2006-2007)
• I designed 9 long-throated flumes to control flow in open-channel conveyance system and I programmed ultrasonic sensors to measure flume hydraulic head
• I supervised installation and calibration of 16 horizontal and vertical Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ACDP) to measure stream water discharge and depth
• I prepared and wrote technical manuscripts in advance hydrometry
• I instructed and advised more than 30 senior engineers in the installation and management of ultrasonic Doppler devices
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
UA/USDA ARS Water Conservation Laboratory, Phoenix, AZ (2001-2005)
• I developed a model to simulate transport of fertilizer through surface water stream to quantify potential water and fertilizer savings.
• I developed a numerical solution of the Advection-Dispersion Equation (ADE) to simulate solute/fertilize...
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