Curt Jawdy, Pe Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tn, Us

In this role, I am leading TVA's research and development function. It's a fairly small group, but with a large R&D footprint spanning EVs to carbon capture to energy storage and beyond. We are working to move research to operations at a good clip, to help TVA manage the complex transitions necessary for the success of our Valley.+ Doubled the size of the group, adding several deep specialists to complement the program managers+ Significantly improving the throughput of R&D to application by focusing the portfolio+ Leading TVA's effort to solve supply chain problems with in-house additive manufacturing+ Executing a $20M grant to 3D-print a hydro runner, the largest stainless component ever attempted+ Working with DOE to value TVA's pumped storage project and improve our resource planning methods+ Leading TVA's effort to create build-ready plans for SMRs, pumped storage and carbon capture+ Improving TVA's use of technology coming from startups by connecting with VCs, incubators and new firms+ Developing a crop of young and hungry innovators, ready and willing to help TVA adapt

Knoxville, Tn, Us

In this role, I advised our VP of Innovation and Research. My focus was on business planning, board activities, alignment, and organization around all of the complex issues that are emerging in the electricity market. This rotation provided me with a chance to utilize the innovation skills I picked up over the years, while learning about TVA's wider business.Projects from this role:+ Facilitated the 3-year business plan for the Innovation & Research group+ Began updating processes to improve the alignment and throughput of our innovation pipeline+ Helped to craft a carbon strategy for TVA, especially regarding the connection between enterprise planning models and the work of the innovation and research group+ Helped to craft a relatable and coherent message around the amazing work of TVA's innovators+ Prepared briefings for the TVA board on the decisions that TVA needs to make in the changing market+ Set up a detailed climate change study for the agency, especially as it relates to river impacts+ Prepared TVA's hydro fleet for the changes that will come with deeper solar buildout. + Led a study to screen pumped storage sites in the Valley and create conceptual designs for four of them, leading to selection of one site that TVA is currently designing.+ Performed asset reliability forecasting optimize capital investment on our 113 unit hydro fleet. This work was first-of-a-kind for TVA and led to a significant process improvement and 50% increase in hydro capital funding.+ Created the materials around innovation for a large portion of the yearly TVA board strategy briefing.

Knoxville, Tn, Us

I led the River Analysis and Decision Support group. This group is responsible for supporting the operational forecast system, hydrology and hydraulics studies, floodplain & flood risk management and water supply.Projects included:A dendrochronology study linked with reservoir modelling, which pushed our understanding of droughts back 1,000 years. This will allow TVA to better understand the water reliability at points throughout the valley.A paleoflood study that increased our flood record from ~100 years to more than 5,000 years. This study greatly increased our confidence in flood hazard likelihood. Studies of three more TVA basins will occur 2021-2023 to use the new methods to help improve flood likelihood basinwide.Dambreak consequences studies to quantify the impacts of hypothetical dambreaks for dam safety investment prioritization.Probabilistic flood hazard analyses to better understand the likelihood of flood loadings on our dams at extremely rare levels.Floodplain management of thousands of miles of shoreline.A project to more tightly integrate the operational river forecast system and balancing authority to unlock more generating flexibility from the hydro fleet.

Knoxville, Tn, Us

I was the lead hydrologist at TVA and managed all hydrologic science work for the agency. My focus was on:+ creating a framework for performing stochastic rainfall-runoff-operations studies to quantify the hydrologic hazard at our dams+ improving the processes for delivering value through our $100M IT project portfolioI recently had the pleasure of leading a great team to cut-over a completely modernized river forecast system for our watershed as follows:+ replaced the legacy system that had grown out-of-date and unmanageable through three decades of opportunistic additions+ coordinated with dozens of forecasters and data customers over new functionality+ led a diverse team of internal and consulting staff to deliver the project quickly+ drew the functionality within hundreds of small custom programs into a single hub using the Delft-FEWS forecast platform+ replaced TVA's legacy inflow model with a newly calibrated SAC-SMA model of 140 subbasins and 40,000 square miles+ replaced TVA's legacy hydraulic model with a newly calibrated HEC-RAS model over 2,000 river miles.+ re-engineered workflows and interfaces for four RiverWare hydro optimization models+ re-engineered workflows and interfaces for 6 complex hydrothermal models used to schedule cooling water for TVA thermal plants+ created rich communications for all data customers+ coordinated the project from executive goals through hydrologic modelling minutia+ served as the benchmark example for a business-IT agile development partnership at TVAPreviously completed work:+ crafted a long-term strategy for better communication and processes between river management, dam safety and nuclear.+ managed the completion of state-of-the-art PMP and precipitation frequency studies.+ performed studies to quantify the consequences of the hypothetical failure of each of TVA's dams+ integrated hydrologic hazard and consequence studies into the larger risk-informed-decisionmaking system.

Knoxville, Tn, Us

In this role I performed hydrologic and hydraulic special studies, along with helping to improve the operational forecasting methods for the 40,000 square mile, 49-reservoir system. + Pitched and began a project to upgrade the real-time operational forecasting methodology and software for optimizing our $700M/yr hydro fleet utilizing the Delft-FEWS platform. + Implemented a realtime radar rainfall system.+ Performed a probable maximum flood study for licensing/relicensing the TVA nuclear fleet and upgrading dams accordingly. Transitioned from TVA-specific software to a detailed unsteady HEC-RAS platform.+ Led a team to create an extremely complex valley-wide HEC-GeoRAS model for dambreak analysis and floodplain plotting. This model spans over 1900 river miles and has operational rulesets for each of TVA's high hazard dams. Created floodplain maps and warning plans for over 50 emergency action plans spanning over two thousand river miles.+ Coordinated with the National Weather Service on integrating our operations.+ Began an international working group for hydro power operators to discuss and coordinate forecast decision systems.

Aberdeen, Scotland, Gb

Mr. Jawdy performed multiple water resources tasks for AMEC, a private consulting firm. He served as project manager on several projects, and as a technical resource on others. Curt assisted many AMEC offices with thorny hydrology and hydraulics problems. Typical tasks included writing proposals, choosing appropriate models, analyzing meteorologic data, performing automated calibration, training young staff, designing stable channels, reviewing models and writing reports.

Successfully lead developers through all phases of the land development process.+ Represented clients before planning commissions, environmental agencies, utility boards and local media.+ Transitioned the civil and survey departments to Civil 3D, speeding workflow by ~25%.+ Designed multiple successful projects on challenging sites.+ Thrived under tight deadlines and demanding clients.

Pasadena, Ca, Us

At Tetra Tech I worked primarily in hazardous waste cleanup. I served as sample coordinator for several large (>10 staff) drilling and sampling efforts at ammunition plants. I created a GIS department and performed electromagnetic surveys, geostatistics and sample planning. I assisted in the design and construction of a landfill cap with GAC remediation system.

Oak Ridge, Tn, Us

At ORNL I worked for the Bioenergy Feedstock Development Program managing highly instrumented tree plantations for water, nutrient and erosion modelling. The research examined the ability of bioenergy plantations to restore sites degraded through many years of continuous row cropping.

At the Energy Institute I assisted on a project to source biofuels for the proposed campus boiler retrofit. I travelled the area looking for fuels, conducting chemical and thermal analysis of the fuels and determining whether each potential fuel could be part of a viable biomass fuel mix.

M.S., Biosystems Engineering

B.S., Environmental Systems Engineering