Brian Powell

Current

Director-Hydraulics & Systems Planning at IDModeling
Membership Chair at Orange County Water Association

Past

Senior Project Manager/Senior Technologist at CH2M HILL
Project Manager at Carollo Engineers
Adjunct Professor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Senior Engineer at Daniel Boyle Engineering, Inc. (Acquired by Psomas)
Engineer at NBS/Lowry

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Education

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Connections

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Industry

Civil Engineering

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Brian Powell’s Summary

Professional Experience: Over 20 years of water, wastewater and recycled water master planning and hydraulic computer modeling experience. Design of water facilities including booster pumping stations, groundwater production wells, pressure regulating stations, and water pipelines.

Brian Powell’s Specialties:

Hydraulic computer modeling and master planning.

Brian Powell’s Experience

Director-Hydraulics & Systems Planning

IDModeling

(Civil Engineering industry)

January 2009 — Present (11 months)

IDModeling is a specialized service company delivering hydraulic modeling solutions for proactive decision making towards the growth and maintenance of our rapidly aging and increasingly stressed water and wastewater infrastructure.
Membership Chair

Orange County Water Association

(Civil Engineering industry)

2005 — Present (4 years )

Former President and current Membership Chair for the Orange County Water Association.
Senior Project Manager/Senior Technologist

CH2M HILL

(Privately Held; Design industry)

October 2006 — January 2009 (2 years 4 months)

Managed as PM or Task Leader over $4 million in master planning projects including Golden State Water Company (16 master plans), Eastern Municipal Water District, Port of Long Beach, Lake Arrowhead (water & wastewater master plans), and Port Hueneme.
Project Manager

Carollo Engineers

(Privately Held; Civil Engineering industry)

April 2001 — August 2006 (5 years 5 months)

Managed numerous infrastructure projects for water distribution systems and wastewater collection systems. Major projects included Sewer Collection System Assessment Project for City of Anaheim, Disinfection Facilities Design for 5 Wells for City of Anaheim, Master Plans for Yorba Linda Water District, City of Buena Park, Mesa Consolidated Water District, City of Orange, City of Hesperia, Azusa Light and Water, City of Placentia, Palmdale Water District, Victor Valley Water District, and Bellflower-Somerset Mutual Water Company. In addition, lead the preparation of 12 Security Vulnerability Assessments and 6 Urban Water Management Plans.
Adjunct Professor

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

September 1997 — May 2003 (5 years 9 months)

Former Adjunct Professor for the course CE 210 Computers in Civil Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona. This undergraduate class helped civil engineering students better understand the use of personal computers to prepare for their upper division classes and the world beyond academia.
Senior Engineer

Daniel Boyle Engineering, Inc. (Acquired by Psomas)

(Civil Engineering industry)

June 1996 — March 2001 (4 years 10 months)

Served as Project Manager/Project Engineer on master plans and design projects for water/wastewater agencies in Southern California.
Engineer

NBS/Lowry

(Civil Engineering industry)

August 1988 — May 1996 (7 years 10 months)

Hydraulic modeling and master planning for water and wastewater systems. Design of water system facilities.