Design of hydraulic structures for agricultural irrigation district. Advice district on environmental issues related to crop irrigation. Interact with environmental community on best management practices for pollution control of the Rio Grande in Southern New Mexico.

ConsultantProposal preparation, design and construction supervision of several engineering projects, including two hydroelectric plan facilities and water conservation projects.

Provide advise to the city of Las Cruces Utilities Department on technical, administrative and contractual issues related to the proper functioning of the water, wastewater, solid waste collection and gas conveyance for the city.

Academic and research position in environmental engineering

Technical adviser to several organizations including: Assessment and development of cost models for arsenic removal treatment plants. WERC, NMSU; Coordinated development of CoAsT (Comprehensive Arsenic Tool) web based model for cost estimation and rate setting in small communities affected by the new arsenic rule.

Researcher. Responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Graduate level courses include Physico-chemical Processes, Environmental Chemistry, Detection of Environmental Contaminants, and Industrial Pollution Control. Chemistry courses based on use of computer-generated pH-pC diagrams for understanding chemical equilibrium. Research ans service studies at while at NMSU include:Department of Energy, Waste Management Education and Research Consortium. a) Physico-chemical treatment of oilfield wastes. b) Removal of hazardous contaminants from drinking waters contaminated with petrochemicals and heavy metals. New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute. a) Volatilization of hazardous pollutants from rapid streams. b) Sulfide oxidation in drinking waters using hydrogen peroxide. c) Use of tailored clays for the removal of hazardous VOC. d) Removal of arsenic from water using ferrous iron oxidation. City of Albuquerque. Liquid Wastes Division. Odor and corrosion control program optimization New Mexico Environmental Improvement Division. Sulfides Control in Drinking Water using hydrogen peroxide.

Developed research and educational ties between USEPA and NMSU.

Mission expert on radioactive waste disposal in developing countries. Evaluated radioactive waste disposal practices in ten developing countries in four continents.

a) Computer modeling hazardous waste transport in groundwater. b) Environmental aspects of the Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant. c) Environmental evaluation of transportation and processing of oil and natural gas. d) Evaluation of treatment alternatives for the Otis Waste Water Treatment Plant. e) VOC inventory at DOD facilities. f) Removal of hazardous materials in groundwaters.

Responsible for study, research and design of water and wastewater treatment facilities. Projects include preparation of industrial wastewater pollution control studies and writing of an industrial pollution ordinance for Aleppo and Lattakia, Syria; design of influent pumping station for the Flint River WPCP; design of tertiary treatment system for Pepperdine University; and preparation of feasibility study for the use of digester gas for power generation for the City

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses in civil and environmental engineering. Industrial Pollution Consultant for the Direccion Asociada de Ingenieria. Consulting studies include industrial wastewater plant designs, evaluation of contaminants in water supplies and industrial wastewaters.