A. Elaina Hurst Email & Phone Number

Water has been a passion of mine since I took my first hydrogeology class two decades ago. In 2011, I decided to leave my career that had mainly been spent bobbing around on the ocean and instead began a graduate program in managing water as a resource. Since then, I have delved into many aspects of water. I've performed stormwater sampling and stormwater quality analysis for a non-profit. I've published research in the climate impacts on regional water resources and performed research in agricultural irrigation management. I worked for a US Department of Defense contractor studying conservation issues, change management, and stakeholder engagement. In California, I approached water conservation and demand management from several different directions including digitalization of the water network and leak detection with AMI, urban landscape design using nature based solutions, and customer education as a Water Efficiency Representative with a municipal water district. Recently in Sweden, I've been approaching from the technology side working with utilities in Europe to deploy smart water network solutions, from meters to communications to software.Skill Highlights: Bridging civil and digital technologiesDeployment and utilization of AMI smart meter systemsIoT SolutionsCustomer service and engagementDesigning and delivering highly technical trainingNature based solutions for water managementResearch and technical writingTroubleshooting computer softwareManaging multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teamsFacilitating communications between users and engineersCareer Highlights:Provided live technical support and trained technicians in complex hardware and software systemsResearched and published binational climate impacts on water resources for strategic policy formation at the local and national levelsCollected field samples and managed lab analysis of over 2000 environmental samplesManaged a first of its kind landscape transformation program for a regional water provider

Listed skills include Geophysics, Environmental Awareness, Water Resources, Geology, and 39 others.