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William Morgan Simmons Email: [email protected] Phone: (865) 712-1009 Address: 4413 Trafalgar Sq. Evansville, IN. 47714 ACADEMIC SUMMARY May 2015 University of Tennessee-School of Civil and Environmental Engineering GPA: 3.8 Major: Master’s of Science in Environmental Engineering Concentration in Water Resources Minor: Watershed Management May 2012 Indiana University-School of Public and Environmental Affairs GPA: 3.4 Major: Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental Management Minor: Philosophy WORK EXPERIENCE Summer 2015-Present Wetland Services Position: Stream Restoration Designer (Full-time) Utilize Rosgen Based stream design and classification to create stream designs using Carlson Civil, IntelliCAD and similar software. Aid in the construction, monitoring, and maintenance of past and present projects. Winter 2014-Summer 2015 University of Tennessee, Civil and Environmental Engineering Position: Research Assistant (Part-time) Install water catchment systems at interstate hill cuts to characterize water seeping through the rock face. Create a particle size distribution profile of stream bank using sieve and hydrometer methods. Collect water samples from the Great Smoky Mountain National Park to analyze for a contracted report. Create a stage velocity profile distribution using a flow velocimeter. Assist other graduate students with their research projects. Assist with the monitoring and maintenance of past projects and construction of current projects. Fall 2014 University of Tennessee, Civil and Environmental Engineering Position: Research Assistant (Part-time) Created asphalt/aggregate gradient to be tested for point of failure due to fatigue. Test asphalt aggregate mixture to establish what mixture combination satisfies Tennessee Department of Transportation’s standards for point of failure. Summer 2014-Fall 2014 University of Tennessee, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science Position: Research Assistant (Part-time) Tested and further developed technology to increase machine’s ability to remove water from clothes. Researching properties of technology in order to increase efficiency. Fall 2013 Izaak Walton League Position: Staff (Part-time) Aided in the implementation of water conservation projects for both private and public entities. Installed water pipes, drains, gutters, native plant species, foot trails, and bioswales. Summer 2013 City of Norris Position: Watershed Construction Worker (Seasonal Full-time) Monitored and developed hiking trails. Installed water runoff and erosion control practices. Fall-Spring 2011-2012 City of Bloomington, Environmental Commission Toxics Committee Position: Intern (Part-time) Performed research and updated Toxics Report for the City of Bloomington. Researched water quality information and oversaw development of map of impaired waterways. Conducted research and developed recommendations to the commission on urban animal husbandry.

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William Morgan Simmons Email: [email protected]

Phone: (865) 712-1009 Address: 4413 Trafalgar Sq. Evansville, IN. 47714

ACADEMIC SUMMARY May 2015 University of Tennessee-School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

GPA: 3.8 Major: Master’s of Science in Environmental Engineering

Concentration in Water Resources Minor: Watershed Management

May 2012 Indiana University-School of Public and Environmental Affairs GPA: 3.4 Major: Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental Management Minor: Philosophy

WORK EXPERIENCE Summer 2015-Present Wetland Services Position: Stream Restoration Designer (Full-time)

Utilize Rosgen Based stream design and classification to create stream designs using Carlson Civil, IntelliCAD and similar software.

Aid in the construction, monitoring, and maintenance of past and present projects.

Winter 2014-Summer 2015 University of Tennessee, Civil and Environmental Engineering Position: Research Assistant (Part-time)

Install water catchment systems at interstate hill cuts to characterize water seeping through the rock face.

Create a particle size distribution profile of stream bank using sieve and hydrometer methods.

Collect water samples from the Great Smoky Mountain National Park to analyze for a contracted report.

Create a stage velocity profile distribution using a flow velocimeter.

Assist other graduate students with their research projects.

Assist with the monitoring and maintenance of past projects and construction of current projects. Fall 2014 University of Tennessee, Civil and Environmental Engineering Position: Research Assistant (Part-time)

Created asphalt/aggregate gradient to be tested for point of failure due to fatigue.

Test asphalt aggregate mixture to establish what mixture combination satisfies Tennessee Department of Transportation’s standards for point of failure.

Summer 2014-Fall 2014 University of Tennessee, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science Position: Research Assistant (Part-time)

Tested and further developed technology to increase machine’s ability to remove water from clothes.

Researching properties of technology in order to increase efficiency. Fall 2013 Izaak Walton League Position: Staff (Part-time)

Aided in the implementation of water conservation projects for both private and public entities.

Installed water pipes, drains, gutters, native plant species, foot trails, and bioswales. Summer 2013 City of Norris Position: Watershed Construction Worker (Seasonal Full-time)

Monitored and developed hiking trails.

Installed water runoff and erosion control practices. Fall-Spring 2011-2012 City of Bloomington, Environmental Commission Toxics Committee Position: Intern (Part-time)

Performed research and updated Toxics Report for the City of Bloomington.

Researched water quality information and oversaw development of map of impaired waterways.

Conducted research and developed recommendations to the commission on urban animal husbandry.

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Spoke at public meetings, prepared press releases, weekly progress reports, and contributed input into various projects and monthly meetings.

Spring 2011 8760 Engineering, LLC Position: Intern (Part-time)

Worked independently to survey buildings and facilities on Indiana University campus to support development of Energy Master Plan.

Performed detailed spatial analysis of energy consumption related to lighting mechanisms.

GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES Environmental Chemistry

Learned the fundamental and quantitative treatment of the chemical processes that govern the formation, fate, and treatment of pollutants in natural and engineered systems.

River Mechanics

Learned the principles of open channel flow, and the fluvial processes associated with a mobile bed as well as the theory and analysis of open channel hydraulics include uniform, gradually-varied, rapidly-varied, spatially-varied, and unsteady flow conditions.

Environmental Transport and Kinetics

Learned the engineering principals that govern the transport, fate, and treatment of pollutants in natural and engineered systems.

Urban Hydrology/Stormwater Engineering

Learned the planning, design, modeling, management, and maintenance of urban stormwater systems. Theory and application of hydraulic and hydrologic principles to design of stormwater management system design of inlet structures, conveyance systems, detention/retention basins and appurtenances, and selected best management practices (BMP’s).

Environmental Hydrology

Introduced to hydrology and associated environmental implications including: the hydrologic cycle, evapotranspiration, runoff, erosion, unit hydrograph operations, routing, open channel flow, groundwater, infiltration, and urban stormwater.

Environmental Microbiology

Learned the fundamental aspects of microbiology governing environmental and engineered applications emphasizing bioenergetics, enzyme and microbial kinetics, metabolic diversity, microbial ecology and biochemical cycling.

Applied Groundwater Hydrology

Learned the modeling of complex ground water systems including: the development and implementation of conceptual, analytical and numerical models. Numerical approaches to the solution of PDEs that describe flow through porous media: boundary conditions, stability, existence and uniqueness.

CAD/Applic/Biosys Engr Tech

Learned CAD as it applies to agriculture and environmental science. Essentials of CAD software to create drawings of components, systems, flow charts, and process diagrams. Applications in mechanical, structural, and biosystems. 2-D applications with limited exposure to 3-D applications.

Watershed Monitoring/Assessment

Learned the fundamentals of experimental design, monitoring design, instrumentation, sample collection, statistical analysis, data interpretation, and data representation for studies in watershed science and engineering.

Instrumentation/Measurement

Learned modern instrumentation techniques. Static and dynamic response of instrumentation; signal conditioning; temperature, moisture, optical radiation, displacement, strain, pressure, velocity, acceleration, and flow measurements; digital data acquisition and control.

Ecological Engineering and Stream Rehabilitation

Learned applications of ecological engineering in regards to environmental flows, fluvial geomorphology, stream ecology and lotic habitat, indicators for biotic stress, and biomonitoring/bioassessment.

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SKILLS Proficient at Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and AutoCAD

Proficient physical laborer and with tools

Sufficient with HEC-RAS, GIS, River 2D, AQTESOLV, Matlab, Arduino, and HydroCAD

Comfortable with presentations, public speaking, research, and technical writing