Engineer Civil Engineering
Resume:
Ismail
HALTAS,
Ph.D.,
P.E.
Water
Resources
Engineer
e- mail:
*******@*****.***,
Phone:
+90
(0539)
260
0249 Eğitim
B.S.
Civil
Engineering,
Middle
East Technical
University,
Ankara,
2002
M.S.
Civil
and
Environmental
Engineering,/Water
Resources,
University
of
California,
Davis,
CA 2004
Ph.D.
Civil
and
Environmental
Engineering,/Water
Resources,
University
of
California,
Davis,
CA 2006
Licenses
Professional
Engineer
CA,
2010
Experience
14
years
Expertise
River
Hydraulics,
Watershed
Hydrology,
Flood
Hydrologic
and
Hydraulic
Modeling,
Flood
Hazard
and
Risk
Modeling
and
Mapping,
Dambreak
Flood
Modeling,
Flood
Early
Warning
Systems,
Numerical
and
Physical
Modeling,
Statistical
Analyses,
Geographic
Information
Systems.
Dr.
Ismail
Haltas
has
14
years
of
experience
in
hydraulic
and water
resources
engineering.
His
expertise
covers
watershed hydrology,
open
channel
hydraulics,
1D
and
2D
flood
routing and
flood
hazard
mapping
in
GIS.
He
also
has
experience
on flood
risk
modeling,
mapping
and
early
warning
systems.
Dr. Haltas
is
expert
in
statistical
analysis
and
Geographic Information
Systems.
He
has
working
experience
on
hydrologic and
hydraulic
modeling
and
GIS
software
such
as
HEC- RAS, HEC- GeoRAS,
HEC- HMS,
FLO- 2D,
ArcGIS.
Dr.
Haltas
authored
a book
chapter,
several
journal
papers
and
dozens
of
conference proceedings
on
theoretical
hydrology
and
flood
modeling. Selected
Project
Experience
HydroInfo,
Gaziantep
Techopark
(PI,
2014- 2015)
Turkey
Hazard
Risk
Management
System
TAFRİSK
– Developing
the
Flood
Risk
Modeling
Algorithms, Application
to
a
Pilot
Study
Area,
Trend
Analysis
for
Flood Early
Warning
Systems
and
Sensors.
TÜBİTAK
BİLGEM
- AFAD,
2014- 2015.
Zirve
University,
Gaziantep
(PI/Researcher,
2010- 2016)
Preparation
of
a
Manual
and
Specifications
Document
for Flood
Hazard
Modeling
and
Mapping
Studies
and Developing
a
GeoPortal
for
sharing
Online
Flood
Hazard Maps.
TÜBİTAK
3501
Career
Program
Project
No:
111Y281, 2012- 2015
(PI),
Budget:
221,791
TL 2
Calculating
the
2D
Flow
Velocity
Vector
Field
in
Porous
Media
Using
Particle
Image
Velocity Meter
Techniques
and
Verification
of
Solute
Transport
Models.
TÜBİTAK
1001
Project
No: 112M410,
2012- 2014
(Researcher),
Budget:
314,500
TL.
Investigation
of
Dambreak
Flood
Propagation
through
Physical
and
Numerical
Modeling, Application
to
a
Real
Dam
Site
and
Mapping
in
GIS.
TÜBİTAK
1001
Project
No:
110M240,
2010- 2013
(Researcher)
Investigation
of
Scale
Effect
in
Hydrological
Processes,
EU
FP7
People
Marie
Curie
Actions
CIG.
(passed
the
threshold
with
a
score
of
80.4,
not
funded
due
to
insufficient
budget) Northwest
Hydraulic
Consultants,
Sacramento
CA
(Water
Resources
Engineer,
2006- 2010)
Isabella
Dam
Break
Inundation
Mapping,
USACE
Sacramento
District,
Bakersfield,
CA:
Modeled the
inundation
of
620
sq
mi
alluvial
fan
after
four
different
dam
break
scenarios
using
two- dimensional
numerical
model,
Flo- 2D.
Developed
maps
for
maximum
flow
depth,
maximum
flow velocity,
time
to
one- foot
inundation,
time
to
peak
inundation,
time
to
one- foot
recession. Evaluated
the
existing
HEC- RAS
model
for
the
Kern
River
from
Isabella
Dam
to
the
alluvial
fan, corrected
and
modified
the
existing
HEC- RAS
model,
calculated
the
appropriate
dambreak parameters
for
additional
dam
break
scenarios.
Mapped
the
flooding
along
the
Kern
River
due
to nine
different
dam
break
scenarios
using
the
modified
HEC- RAS
model
results
from
downstream of
the
dam
to
the
alluvial
fan.
Zone
7
Hydrology
Update,
Zone
7
Water
Agency,
Alameda
County,
CA:
A
set
of
nested
HEC- 1 Models
of
a
335
sq
mi
highly
urbanized
area
converted
into
a
nested
HEC- HMS
Model
Set. Impervious
area
percentages
were
also
updated
in
those
models
based
on
the
Aerial Photography
and
City/County
Land
Use
Maps
for
both
existing
and
future
Land
Use
conditions.
Pioneer
Diversion
on
Truckee
River,
ECO:LOGIC,
Glendale,
NV:
A
diversion
structure
on
Truckee River
is
modeled
by
HEC- RAS.
10- year
and
100- year
floodplains
were
mapped
for
the
upstream of
diversion
structure.
Pajaro
River
Hydraulic
Model,
Santa
Cruz
County,
Santa
Cruz
County,
CA:
Pajaro
River,
six
storage areas
along
the
Pajaro
River
and
the
interactions
between
the
river
and
the
storage
areas
are modeled
by
HEC- RAS
for
10-
25-
and
100- year
events.
Foss
Creek
Hydraulic
Model,
City
of
Healdsburg,
Healdsburg,
CA:
FEMA
100- year
flood
hazard map
of
Foss
Creek
floodplain
area
was
updated
to
reflect
the
recent
hydraulic
changes
along
the Foss
Creek.
A
LOMR
was
prepared.
Tahoe
Pollutant
Load
Reduction
Model
Phase
II,
California
Regional
Water
Quality
Control
Board, Lake
Tahoe,
CA:
Participated
in
building
a
MS
Access
database
for
the
Tahoe
region
in
order
to incorporate
the
available
data
for
the
Tahoe
watershed
into
the
Tahoe
PLRM
model
software. Implemented
queries
to
create
input
tables
for
the
Tahoe
PLRM
GUI.
Tested
sensitivities
of
the parameters
commonly
used
in
the
Tahoe
PLRM
model.
Alder
Creek
Watershed
Assessment
and
Management
Plan,
EDAW
Inc.,
Folsom,
CA:
Evaluated the
hydrology
and
hydro- modifications
in
the
Alder
Creek
Watershed.
Developed
flow- duration curves
at
geomorphic
index
points
for
existing
and
proposed
conditions
in
the
absence
of continuous
simulation
or
measured
data. 3
South
San
Francisco
Bay
Shoreline
Study,
USACE,
San
Francisco
District,
Santa
Clara
and
Alameda Counties,
CA:
Developed
Flo- 2D
Models
for
11
highly
urbanized
areas.
Flooding
source
was
the levee
overtoppings
along
the
local
creeks
during
10-
25-
50-
100-
250-
and
500- year
flow
events. Developed
the
inundation
maps
for
each
study
area
and
flooding
event.
South
Madera
FLO- 2D
modeling,
ICF
J&S,
Madera
County,
CA:
Developed
nine
FLO- 2D
models
for seven
drainage
basins.
Each
FLO- 2D
model
included
multiple
constant
inflow
and
constant infiltration
loss.
FLO- 2D
models
were
run
to
reach
steady
state
condition.
Also
developed
the inundation
depth
maps
for
each
basin.
Coastal
Studies-
S.F
Bay
North
Phase
II,
FEMA,
Del
Norte
County,
CA:
Retrieved
and
analyzed
the tidal
data
from
several
reference
and
sub- ordinate
tide
stations.
Developed
a
methodology
to reproduce
the
missing
data
at
sub- ordinate
stations
using
the
available
data
from
reference stations
using
the
Artificial
Neural
Networks
technology.
Calculated
the
still- water
elevations
for 2-
5-
10-
50-
100-
200-
and
500- year
events.
Honolulu
High
Capacity
Transit
Corridor
Project,
Parson
Brinckerhoff
Inc,
Honolulu,
HI:
Developed two
FLO- 2D
Models
of
the
study
area
with
highly
complex
(tidal
boundary,
multiple
channels, multiple
inflows,
variable
roughness
and
land
use,
and
levee
systems)
hydraulic
elements
at different
scales.
The
purpose
of
the
model
was
performing
a
preliminary
hydraulic
evaluation
of the
Waipahu
floodplain
system
in
the
vicinity
of
the
proposed
Waipahu
Transit
Station; determining
effect
of
the
proposed
project
on
the
100- year
flooding
characteristics;
and evaluating
different
mitigation
alternatives. University
of
California
J.
Amorocho
Hydraulic
Laboratory
(Research
Assistant,
2002- 2006)
Fish
Treadmill
Study,
CDFG- DWR- WRCBCALFED,
Sacramento- San
Joaquin
Delta,
CA:
The
Fish Treadmill
Project
was
a
multi- agency
effort
to
quantitatively
measure
the
performance,
behavior, and
physiology
of
small
Delta
and
stream
fishes
in
multi- vector
flows
near
fish
screens
for
the purpose
of
developing
fish
screen
design
and
operational
criteria
that
improve
fish
protection and
passage.
Debris
Racks
for
Delta
Fish
Facility,
DWR,
Tracy,
CA:
Testing
and
evaluating
new
designs
and handling
procedures
that
will
minimize
the
negative
impact
of
debris
and
sediment
on
the operation
of
the
components
of
a
fish
salvage
facility
in
Tracy,
while
minimizing
fish
injury
and fatality;
accordingly,
the
new
trash
rack
designs
and
handling
procedures
were
tested
on
a physical
model.
Through- Delta
Facility
White
Sturgeon
Passage
Study,
DWR,
Sacramento
-
San
Joaquin
Delta,
CA: To
research,
evaluate,
design,
and
implement
sturgeon
passage
by
observing
and
quantifying baffles
for
use
in
a
DCC/TDF
Facility.
Willow
Slough
Watershed
Study,
CALFED,
Yolo
County,
California:
Management
of
Pollutant Loads
from
Major
Agricultural
Land
Uses
and
Development
of
Best
Management
Practices
in
the Willow
Slough
Watershed.
References
4
M.
Levent
Kavvas,
Professor
of
Civil
&
Environmental
Engineering
Department,
University
of California,
Davis,
CA
95616
2001
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Hall,
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of
Northwest
Hydraulic
Consultants,
Sacramento,
CA *****@******.***
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371- 7400
Gökmen
Tayfur,
Professor
of
Civil
Engineering
Department,
IYTE,
İzmir,
Turkey.
Gulbahce
Campus, Urla,
Izmir,
35430
Turkey
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