Clair Davis Email & Phone Number

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Coordinating City capital project activities related to the US Army Corps of Engineers Central City Flood Control Project and the private Panther Island developments.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

FEMA/NFIP program manager, leading a team of professional engineers focused on urban and rural flood and erosion hazard identification, risk communication, and mitigation outreach.• Advise Mayor, City Council members, and senior management on flood risk and mitigation policy issues affecting the City• Lead a staff of 4 diverse professionals to manage the Flood Warning System, implement NFIP and FEMA regulations through the Floodplain Provisions Ordinance, and coordinate drainage policy updates through the Stormwater Management Drainage Design Criteria Manual• Provide subject matter expert liaison functions for Stormwater Development Services team members and contractors covering all FEMA and Corridor Development Certificate criteria• Oversee ongoing resilience and reliability improvements to the City’s Flood Warning System hardware and the transition to ALERT2 communication protocol• Prepare annual team budgets ranging from $1.1M to $1.5M for Floodplain Management projects, goals, and staffing needs• Manage drainage policy development for communication and regulatory requirements to address non-FEMA flood risk areas• Oversee contracts to assess cumulative impacts of development linked to shortcomings in existing design standards that do not accurately reflect actual land use changes• Utilized Six Sigma tools to reduce Floodplain Development Permit review & approval timelines to meet Development Services KPI’s

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

• Coordinate regional floodplain management and flood hazard mitigation policy initiatives with Federal, State, and local governmental and regulatory entities• Implement and manage participation in FEMA’s Cooperating Technical Partner program to update legacy regulatory flood models and produce non-regulatory flood hazard outreach products. Over $3.0M in FEMA risk mapping updates produced to date using only $317K in Stormwater funds• Implement and manage participation in the Community Rating System to enhance flood hazard awareness and reduce flood insurance premiums by 15% city-wide – will save residents over $250K annually• Represent Fort Worth on the Flood Management Task Force technical team for the Trinity Common Vision program; stand in as the voting member on the Common Vision Steering Committee on an as needed basis• Act as the primary point of contact for all floodplain management, floodplain development, and flood hazard information requests for the City• Review land development and capital project engineering plans for compliance with City of Fort Worth floodplain management standards, reducing flood risks in new developments• Advise developers on how to efficiently satisfy City and Federal floodplain regulations while encouraging safe and orderly development• Prepare base flood elevation determinations and assist residents with floodplain information requests• Analyze and review flood studies and FEMA map revision requests to ensure FEMA compliance and reduce FEMA approval timelines

• Managed the FY99 Stormwater Utility capital program and prepared the FY2K capital priority list and proposed budget• Managed 2 staff members; coordinated survey and small-project construction crew schedules• Managed the city’s $1.5M Storm Water Utility, prepared contracts, and managed project budgets• Prioritized capital and maintenance projects annually to maximize limited fund capacity• Scheduled city-wide drainage facility structural & vegetation maintenance activities• Coordinated Stormwater capital projects with Streets or Water Department projects for construction savings• Applied for and received FEMA flood & erosion mitigation grant funds through State and Federal sources• Designed & managed storm water capital projects including earthen & concrete channels, storm drain systems, erosion control measures and lot grading• Represented the City of Grand Prairie on the Flood Management Task Force technical team for the Trinity Common Vision program• Coordinated with Federal, State, and local governmental and regulatory entities to develop consistent requirements cognizant of the City’s priorities and needs• Reviewed engineering plans and calculated impervious cover changes for utility fee charges• Maintained Community Rating System records and prepared annual certifications• Prepared Cooperating Technical Partner application to FEMA and identified initial priority study basins• Taught applications of hydraulic software to other engineering staff• Recommended remedies to homeowners with private property drainage & erosion problems• Worked with developers to meet City drainage requirements with timely, creative & cost-effective options• Facilitated resolution of disputes between property owners, as well as businesses

• Performed hydrologic, hydraulic, and detention analyses for four major residential subdivisions in north Fort Worth, including flood risk reduction and floodplain revisions through the LOMR process• Revised FEMA floodplains through the LOMR process for a multi-phase, multi-alternative industrial land development in the Alliance Airport vicinity, including detention scenarios and probable construction costs• Designed Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans and prepared EPA permit applications for major municipal and university athletic complexes, an automobile assembly plant expansion, construction of new federal facilities, commercial developments, and municipal CIPs

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Hydrology And Water Resources Engineering

Mechanical & Biological Engineering