Guy Fipps, PhD, P.E.

Professor and Extension Agricultural Engineer - Irrigation, Water Management

Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

**** ***** *&M University

College Station, TX 77843-2117

979/845-7454 (voice); 979/847-8828 (fax)

abqorm@r.postjobfree.com (email); http://gfipps.tamu.edu (website)

Expertise: irrigation technologies, water and salinity management, water resources engineering, irrigation

scheme management and rehabilitation, IT including web-based information delivery and GIS,

extension methods and technology transfer methodologies, and transboundary water issues

EDUCATION

B.A. Liberal Arts, University of Texas, Austin, 1977.

B.S. Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, 1979.

M.S. Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1984.

Ph.D. Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1988.

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

2005 2006 Senior Advisor for Water, Afghan Reconstruction Group, US Embassy-Kabul, US

Department of State (temporary, non-career appointment).

2003 - 2012 Director, Irrigation Technology Center. Texas A&M University System.

1988 - Professor and Extension Agricultural Engineer, Texas A&M University System, College

Station. (promotions in 1994 and 1999).

1985 - 1988 USDA National Needs Fellow, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North

Carolina State University.

1982-1984 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North

Carolina State University.

1981 - 1982 Engineer, Radian Corporation, Austin, TX. Environmental and Engineering Consulting.

1980 - 1981 Research Associate, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Agricultural

Engineering, Texas A&M University. Biomass Gasification Project.

1975-1977 Peace Corps Volunteer - Wells Specialist, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso), West Africa.

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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE (selective listing)

Irrigation Specialist - USAID Inma Project, Iraq. Conducting of three subprojects: (1) Rapid Intervention

Program - to improve the water management of irrigation schemes, (2) Efficient Center Pivot

Irrigation System Demonstration Program, and (3) GIS assistance to the Ministry of Agriculture

for Louise Berger through the Borlaug Institute. Feb-Nov 2012.

Hydraulic Engineering Specialist - Great Man Made River Project, Libya. Review of the hydraulic

assessment needs for the next phase of development, in Libya for Willsbros, International. 2/10 -

2/11.

Water Management Audit of the Sourou Valley Development Authority, Burkina Faso. Evaluation of the

capability of the Burkina government to successfully implement a major irrigation development

project funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Sept - Nov 2008.

Consultant for the Task Force for Business Stabilization and Operations in Iraq, US Department of Defense;

civil works assistance, design and implementation of the Western Desert Center Pivot Project, Al

Anbar Province, Iraq. 2008-2011. Member of the Ag Task Force for Iraq, US Department of

Defense in-country assessment of agricultural and water resource development needs suitable for

quick intervention by the US military. March 2007.

Water Specialist on the USAID Inma project in Iraq - Louise Berger. Development of the Inma project plan

related to irrigation and soil reclamation. Work conducted in Iraq. August 2007.

Development of a Transboundary Water Policy for Afghanistan USAID. Advising the Afghan government,

writing a comprehensive international water policy, and identifying priorities for each riverbasin.

April May 2007.

Consultation for the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology on irrigation and water resource

sustainability in Xinjing Province, 2005.

Jordan University of Science and Technology (USAID funded project) development of two graduate level

courses in urban and agricultural water demand management designed for both students and

professionals, and co-teaching the first classes in Jordan. July 2004.

Irrigation Needs Assessment for Trinidad and Tobago - evaluation of irrigation schemes and on-farm

irrigation development needs for the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Resources as part of a Texas

A&M University Project, 1999-2000.

Design of the Guanajuato Irrigation Center for the Guanajuato Secretary of Agr iculture and the University of

Guanajuato, Mexico, 1997-1998 . Development of a Conceptual Design: The Sinaloa Irrigation

Training Center for INIFAP and the Sinaloa Foundation, Mexico, 1997.

Consultant - Caspian Pipeline Consortium/Oman Oil Company, Analysis of the potential impact of pipeline

construction on irrigated schemes and pressurized irrigation systems in the Krasnoda and Stovopole

regions of South Russia, 1995.

Technical Advisor, CARE-International, in Chad, Africa, 1985.

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CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Award for Superior Service, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 2009.

Award for the Advancement of Surface Irrigation, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

(ASABE), 2012.

MAJOR PROGRAMS AND WEBSITES

The Irrigation Technology Program, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Evaluation of emerging

irrigation technologies and water management strategies, various projects in central and south

Texas, along with equipment testing and certification, and research activities (website:

http://itc.tamu.edu ).

Irrigation District Program: education, training, technical assistant, and research into methods for improved

district management and operation and development of a GIS-based irrigation district management

system and Rapid Assessment Tools for determining and prioritizing irrigation distric t

rehabilitation (website: http://idea.tamu.edu ).

Texas A&M School of Irrigation, a short course program with courses offered throughout Texas

(website: http://irrigation.tamu.edu ).

TexasET Network and Web Site, maintaining a weather station network and posting of ET data on the internet

for use in irrigation scheduling (website: http://texaset.tamu.edu ).

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