Engineer Project Manager
Resume:
KHIS SURAVALLOP, P.E., Ph.D
CURRENT ADDRESS
PERMANENT ADDRESS
Henderson, NV 89104
Henderson, Nevada 89014
khistpu@ hotmail.com
Cell: 702-***-****
University of Akron, Akron, Ohio September 1988 to May 1995
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Akron, Akron, Ohio January 1987 to May 1988
Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand June 1980 to March 1984
Bachelor of Engineering, Civil (Structural Engineering)
Engineering Project Manager December 2007 to June 2014
EXPERIENCE
Las Vegas Valley Water District, Las Vegas, NV
• Managing a team to perform water quality investigations and demand pattern studies for Planning Division.
(6/2012-present)
• Managed a team to perform assessment of several above-ground facilities for Asset Management
Division. (7/2009-5/2012)
• Managed a team of construction engineers and inspectors in a construction of reservoirs, pumping
stations, wells and treatment facilities, developed and implemented new facility commissioning
program, and prepared and monitored reservoir/pumping station team budget. (12/2007-6/2009)
Senior Principal Engineer July 2002 to November 2007
Tacoma Water (Water Quality), Tacoma, WA
• Managed and coordinated a team of consulting engineers, public agencies, utility staffs and
contractors in the planning, pilot testing, designing, permitting, constructing and com missioning of
the 168 MGD Green River Water Treatment Facility; including watershed maintenance facility,
chemicals treatment facility, ozone treatment facility, ya rd piping, and operation center.
• Supervised and directed personnel in water treatment plant operation/maintenance and water
quality engineering workgroups.
• Prepared and monitored biennium budget of workgroups.
• Developed and implemented the Green River WTP's Hazardous Materials Management Plan and
Spill Prevention Control and Counter-Measured Plan.
• Developed and implemented a training program for newly hired operators.
• Prepared a conceptual security system design for the Green River WTP.
• Coordinated a development and implementation of the predictive and p r e v e n t i v e maintenance
program for the Green River WTP.
Water Quality Coordinator January 1999 to June 2002
Tacoma Water (Water Quality), Tacoma, WA
• Supervised and directed personnel in water quality engineering workgroup.
• Prepared and monitored biennium budget of water quality engineering workgroup.
• Provided engineering and technica l support to operation and maintenance of the Green River Treatment
Facility and Green River Watershed.
• Evaluated and performed a preliminary engineering of the Travelling Water Screen to be used as an
emergency bypass at the under-constructed Green River Intake.
• Worked with a team to evaluate and install new SCADA equipment in preparation of Y2K.
Senior Water Quality Engineer June 1996 to December 1998
Tacoma Water (Water Quality), Tacoma, WA
• Managed and coordinated the SDWA compliance program .
• Coordinated a planning, pre-design, final design, installation and commission of several alternate
chlorination systems (i.e. liquid hypo, tablet hypo and on-site generation) replacing chlorine gas.
• Developed and implemented an on-line water quality monitoring system for Tacoma Water.
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KHIS SURAVALLOP, P.E., Ph.D
Civil Engineer May 1992 to May 1996
Akron Public Utilities Bureau, Akron, OH
• Managed projects pertaining to water resou rces, water supply, water treatment, water distribution,
water quality, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment and residual treatment/disposal.
• Planned and implemented a modification to Akron WTP's resi dual processing and disposal.
• Planed and implemented the underground storage tank replacement/removal program.
• Prepared regulatory (i.e. SDWA, CW A, CSO) impact's reports to Bureau Manager.
Industrial Pretreatment Engineer September 1991 to April 1992
(intern)
Akron Public Utilities Bureau, Akron, OH
• Reviewed and provided recommendation pertaining to a design of industrial pretreatment facilities.
• Assisted in a preparation of municipal storm water management plan and permit application.
January 1987 to August 1991
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Akron, Akron, OH
• Conducted a research of water quality changes in a large-scale drinking water system.
• Conducted a research of activated sludge process to remove high content of phenol in wastewater.
April 1986 to December 1986
Environmental Engineer (part-time)
Michael Baker Corp., Pittsburgh, PA
• Assisted in planning, desi gning, installing, operating, reporting, and maintaining a trailer scale
wastewater treatment facility at a steel plant in Warren, Ohio.
October 1984 to August 1985
Construction Engineer
IT and Associates, Bangkok, Thailand
• Owner's field representative overseeing and inspecting a construction of 15 stories office building.
• Coordinated field testing and progress meeting, reviewed and approved payments/change orders,
and reviewed and recommended design changes.
Geotechnical Engineer April 1984 to September 1984
STS Engineering and Consultant, Bangkok, Thailand
• Planned and supervised soil exploration and foundation testing projects with fiel d crews of 4-60.
• Prepared preliminary foundation design report and cost estimate.
Professional Engineer Licenses- Civil Engineering (Ohio, Washington, Nevada)
LICENSES &
CERTIFICATES Water Treatment (Full Certification) Operator 3 (Nevada)
UW Leadership Certificate
AFFILIATIONS
American Water Works Association
Water Environment Federation
Calibration of Water Quality Models for Portable Distribution System; Journal of the
PUBLICATION
American Water Works Associations: January 1990.
Assessing the Effects of Storage Tank Design on Water Quality; Journal of the
American Water Works Associations: July 1993.
Evaluation of Alternative Chlorination System for An Urban Environm ent;
International Water Supply Symposium Commemorate lOU" Years Anniversary of
Metropolitan Water Agency Tokyo Japan: 1998 (3rd Price Winner for the
Category). Test Pool Monitoring for the Howard Hanson Dam Additional
Storage Project; OPFLOW, AWWA: November 2002.
Investigating Water Quality Solutions for Distribution Reservoirs in
Anticipating of Ozone; AWWA PNWS Annual Conference, Spokane Washington:
May2006.
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