Matthew Harper Email & Phone Number

• Lead and establish an internal framework and vision for SWCA's growing Salt Lake City-based and nationally distributed hydropower regulatory team, including mentoring and advocation for team staff career growth and opportunities.• Technical advisor and project manager responsible for the facilitation of relicensing, original licensing, decommissioning, surrender, exemption, implementation, and/or amendment of hydropower projects for long-term utility clients, small asset owners, and pumped storage developers.• Develop and implement strategic initiatives for the growth of SWCA's hydropower service line in support of a national hydropower generation strategic plan.Develop and manage strong client relationships and foster teaming partnerships that lead to new and repeat business development opportunities, including the cross-selling of SWCA's established specialties in cultural and natural resources, restoration, NEPA analysis, and other multi-region and multidisciplinary pursuits.

• Facilitate the licensing, relicensing, decommissioning, exemption, and/or amendment of FERC hydropower projects for long-term utility clients, small asset owners, and new construction pumped storage developers as either Project Manager or FERC Technical Advisor.• Support the hydropower team by providing technical oversight and guidance for the preparation of key aspects of FERC and other permitting documents.• Assist in the development and growth of a hydropower service line by developing and managing strong client relationships, conducting business development with new and existing clients, identifying sales opportunities (prospects and proposals), and leading proposal efforts. • Cross-sell SWCA capabilities within the hydropower business line and collaborate with regional SWCA offices for hydroelectric projects within their service territory.

Portland, Oregon Area

• Client lead and project manager for multiple projects that include services related to strategic FERC licensing/relicensing/decommission/amendment efforts, shoreline management, public safety, license compliance, GIS, and recreation. • Recreation, land use, and GIS technical lead on multiple FERC relicensing projects, responsible for strategic direction for resource lead areas, development of relicensing application documents, implementation of relevant study plans, and coordination with federal, state, and local stakeholders throughout the relicensing process. • GIS project manager and technical advisor for younger staff, responsible for implementation of GIS initiatives within Kleinschmidt such as the migration of services to ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online.

San Francisco, California

• Ensure compliance with certain PG&E hydroelectric project licenses as regulated by FERC (P-2130, P-1061, P-2467, P-619, P-803), including the adherence to operational objectives such as minimum/maximum streamflow, reservoir levels, ramping rates, or drawdown flow regimes.• Coordinate, develop, and implement all project-related plans, reports, filings, studies, and requests in consultation with internal (Generation Supervisors, Project Engineers, Biologists, Land Planners, Hydrographers, Law, consultants, etc.) and external (FERC, DSOD, SWRCB, USFS, USACE, USFWS, CFWS, SHPO, NGOs, other utilities, etc.) stakeholders.• Understand and correctly interpret complex regulatory, operation and maintenance, engineering and environmental issues in order to evaluate and support alternatives and concerns.• Manage external relationships and facilitate negotiations with regulatory agencies, non-governmental organizations and other third parties related to project licenses.• Coordinate dam safety (FERC, DSOD) and environmental and public use inspections (FERC) and associated follow up actions and responses.• Provide assistance for relicensing efforts, emergency response, agency approval of construction projects, and coordinate the payment of FERC annual fees.

Birmingham, Alabama

• Licensing, relicensing, and compliance with all Alabama Power hydroelectric project licenses as regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).• Coordinate, develop, and implement all project-related plans, reports, filings, and studies in consultation with internal (Environmental Affairs, Reservoir Management, Corporate Real Estate, Hydro Generation) and external (FERC, FWS, DNR, USFS) stakeholders.• Maintain detailed records and organization of all historic hydro documents, activities, and requirements to facilitate efficient research, knowledge transfer, and compliance.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

• Management of the implementation of Corporate Real Estate’s modularized workflow management system including data conversion, beta testing, and overall system design and function.• Identification and documentation of all unpermitted legacy structures, both residential and commercial, located throughout APC’s reservoir system. Development and implementation of a detailed timeline and process to permit each identified structure within APC’s shoreline permitting program.• Compliance support for FERC relicensing efforts on all APC Hydro Projects.• Development and implementation of a formal inspection and maintenance database for APC’s Public Recreation Facilities Inventory and Maintenance Program. • Tracking and resolution of all legacy compliance issues and encroachments on all APC reservoirs.• Maintenance and population of APC’s shoreline structure study geodatabase containing 90,000+ structures located throughout APC’s reservoir system.• Technical support and training regarding a fleet of 20 Trimble GeoXH units to each of 35 shoreline contractors at APC’s 5 lake offices throughout the state.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

• Economic Development: site analysis for potential industrial development• Land Research and Information Management: parcel updates on company fee and easement property• Transmission/Substation/Transformers: per diem mapping• Shoreline Management: creation, maintenance and population of shoreline structure geodatabase; troubleshooting and implementation of mobile data collection software/hardware• Mining: surveys of excavated coal, exhibit maps for subsidence litigation• Leasing: maintenance of leasing layer, creation of exhibits, maintain bid lists for hunting maps• Hydro Relicensing: relicensing efforts for Warrior, Bankhead, Martin projects, Exhibit G’s and SMP maps• SCG Hydro: dam break flood modeling, reservoir raise modeling• Various requests: Information Center, Marketing Research, Fleet Emergency Planning, Sales, Environmental Affairs

Birmingham, Al

Tuscaloosa, Al

New Paltz, Ny

Tuscaloosa, Al

Master'S Degree, Geography, 3.88/4.0

Certification, Gis, 3.8/4.0

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English, 3.725/4.0