Christopher Knodel Email & Phone Number

Englewood, Co, Us

Kansas City, Mo, Us

Akron, Ohio, Us

My role with EDG is to ensure that assigned projects are completed within budget and schedule while meeting client needs, business objectives and design guidelines while overseeing the technical and business operations of the Construction Management Service Group. My duties in this role are to lead associate training and professional development as well as the development of program and annual budgets for regional capital expenditures. Responsibilities in this role also include managing service group’s financials; developing and growing top-line revenue and financial targets; developing and managing financial model for staffing and resources for overseeing construction projects within the Municipal, Transportation, and Water Resource Sectors.

Providing engineering and surveying solutions to valued clients.307-751-5762

Maple Plain, Mn, Us

 Provided direction, guidance, management, and supervision for the startup of a branch office. Designed and implemented strategic plans for growth in multiple sectors including: WaterManagement Organizations, State Agencies, Municipalities, and Oil & Gas Companies. Developed regional growth strategies. Developed workload projections and balanced workloads. Developed operating budgets and profit objectives. Developed new regional service sector offerings including: Water Treatment, WasteManagement, and Environmental Compliance services. Implemented marketing strategies to generate staff workload. Assisted municipalities with grant opportunities. Recruited strategic hires for expansion into new markets. Developed and strengthened strategic relationships to position for partnering opportunities. Facilitated public meetings. Generated new clientele. Provided strategic vision for company’s western expansion. Managed Water, Waste, and Environmental Compliance projects. Coordinated resources to develop strategic proposals throughout company. Oversaw numerous construction contracts ranging from $200K-$10M. Installed, and operated numerous temporary stream gauges to develop hydrologic models. Assisted with numerous water storage studies, researching available flows and opportunities for water storage. Performed due diligence and safety inspections on multiple storage reservoirs. Performed hydrologic modeling and reservoir routing for multiple reservoirs using variousscenarios to evaluate spillway capacities. Pursued grant opportunities for various Public Works and Utilities Projects. Managed numerous environmental permitting projects coordinating staff and sub-consultants. Developed new services and clients in the Oil and Gas Sector. Served as a regional liaison during company merger between States West Water Resourcesand Wenck Associates in 2012 connecting ideas and people through multiple offices.

 Provided engineering guidance, management, administration, and supervision for the UtilitiesDepartment, including the following divisions: Solid Waste and Recycling, Utility Billing, UtilityMaintenance, Utility Services, Wastewater Treatment, and Water Treatment. Assisted in developing strategies for City Utilities and Sheridan Area Water System – JointPowers Board. Coordinated with State and Federal funding agencies to identify potential funding sources forCapital Improvement Projects. Actively pursued grant opportunities for various Public Works and Utilities Projects, including:SLIB, ARRA, SRF, WWDC, EPA, and USDOE. Worked with Treasurer, Collections, and Billing Departments to resolve issues pertaining toeconomic and/or physical hardships. Assisted in the development of revised water and sewer rate structures based upon long-termUtility Department capital improvement needs. Established and managed departmental and division budgets. Facilitated public meetings Assisted with customer concerns pertaining to billing. Assisted in addressing personnel issues. Provided project management for various utilities projects. Tasks included: identifying projectneeds, identifying funding sources, managing design budgets, and managing construction budgets. Provided input and implemented long-term master plans for utility services provided. Provided engineering services for landfill operations, recycling operations, water and wastewatertreatment plants, distribution and collection systems. Developed engineering plans for small utilities projects. Identified long-term capital needs for utility projects and developed annual budgetsto address these needs. Performed hydraulic modeling for water distribution system. Assisted with development review for subdivisions. Assisted in the development and implementation of an Asset Management program. Engaged in project public involvement for utilities projects.

Sheridan, Wy, Us

Performed Civil and Environmental Engineering duties pertaining to energy development and water and wastewater systems. Developed Water Management Plans for Coalbed Methane and Natural Gasdevelopments throughout the State of Wyoming. Researched SEO water rights database for various drainages. Documented drainage characteristics for evaluating discharge strategies. Evaluated drainage and geotechnical characteristics using NRCS and other available soildata. Sited conceptual reservoirs and impoundments using DEM’s, LIDAR, GPS, and USGSsurveys. Assisted in developing geotechnical drilling plans for feasibility analysis. Reviewed both geotechnical and hydro-geologic bore logs. Designed and permitted numerous SW4 reservoirs. Designed and permitted five, non-S.O.D, SW3 reservoirs. Designed and permitted numerous “Pit” impoundments. Designed 10-mile pipeline in southern Johnson County. Permitted numerous outfalls within the Tongue, Powder, and Cheyenne River basinsunder the WYDEQ – WYPDES program. Assisted in developing groundwater monitoring plans. Assisted in permitting drip-irrigation systems. Assisted in water and wastewater projects in Wyoming and Idaho. Performed feasibility studies for water treatment systems. Provided Construction administration for several small reservoirs. Gained experience with engineering software including: ArcGIS, AutoCAD, and MicroStation.

Kansas City, Mo, Us

 Assisted in conducting groundwater monitoring programs around municipal and privatelandfills. Assisted in conducting hydro-geologic investigations around proposed landfill cells. Provided construction oversight of the installation of monitoring wells around existing andproposed landfill cells.

Bs, Civil/Environmental Engineering

A.S., Construction Management

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