John Metta

Current

Founder at Hydrasi

Past

Ostrich & 'Head in the Sand'-style yes-man at Martin S Burck, Associates
Founder at Hydrospherics
Water Quality Hydrologist at Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

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Education

Oregon State University
College of Charleston
Portland State University

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Industry

Environmental Services

Websites

John Metta’s Summary

Water Quality Hydrologist: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Member: Professional Development Committee, Geological Society of America
Degrees: Masters in Biological/Ecological Engineering, Masters in Resource Geography.

Goals: Develop a complete water simulation tool for the common man.

John Metta’s Specialties:

Programming of specialized scientific software in the fields of hydrology, hydraulics, geology, resource and physical geography, water-use and land-use analysis. Also programming of software designed to improve workplace efficiency by allowing automatic data harvesting and analysis.

John Metta’s Experience

Founder

Hydrasi

(Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

Hydrasi is currently designing the next generation of web-based ecological and environmental data delivery, visualization and sharing services.
Ostrich & 'Head in the Sand'-style yes-man

Martin S Burck, Associates

(Environmental Services industry)

2008 — 2009 (1 year )
Founder

Hydrospherics

(Environmental Services industry)

August 2007 — May 2008 (10 months)

Conducting pre-prototype market research of a suite of tools and services to help those working in water analysis, quality and marketing. This company name was abandoned as our focus changed.
Water Quality Hydrologist

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Environmental Services industry)

January 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 4 months)

Official position: Improving water quality in the State of Oregon. Unofficial position: Creating tools and concepts to bring the science of environmental regulation into the 20th century (I can't shoot for 21st... the bean counters in legislature start to get nervous).

John Metta’s Education

Oregon State University

Double Masters , Ecological Engineering, Resource Geography , 2003 — 2007

Thesis work involved linking watershed-scale resource management and planning to pesticide fate/transport and hydrologic modeling.
College of Charleston

Dual Bachelors , Anthropology, Geology , 1997 — 2003
Portland State University

Additional Information

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John Metta’s Interests:

Cycling, scientific programming, cycling, hydrology, cycling, network programming, cycling, civic involvement, cycling, data management, cider and mead making, clawhammer banjo and blues guitar. (Oops, forgot to add cycling).