u.s. society on dams 2016 lifetime achievement …...we, and the 54 individuals listed on the...

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U.S. Society on Dams 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award

Nomination Nominee: Kim de Rubertis, P.E., L.G., D. GE, F.ASCE

6318 Flowery Divide Rd, P.O. Box 506 Cashmere, WA 98815 206-669-3002 kimderubertis@gmail.com

We, and the 54 individuals listed on the attached Letter of Endorsement, nominate Mr. Kim de Rubertis for the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. de Rubertis is both a licensed professional engineer and geologist with 54 years of civil, geotechnical and construction engineering experience. He has participated in the design, construction, remediation and emergency repair of over 80 dams and numerous hydraulic structures worldwide including the Reza Shah Kabir Project which is a 200-m high arch dam where he served as the Resident Engineer. Kim has performed dam safety inspections as an Independent Consultant for over 35 years, and has served on Boards of Consultants for design reviews and development of remedial measures for a number of dams in the Pacific Northwest, among them Blue Lake, Swan Lake, and Wanapum. During 2014 and 2015 he served on the Board advising the design and implementation of remedial measures to stabilize the Wanapum Dam spillway that developed a crack during normal operations. A list of his Board of Consultants engagements follows. As well as serving on the various boards, Kim has provided leadership in developing standards for dam safety by serving on the Rules Review Committee for Washington State's Dam Safety Program and by authoring sections of the Guidelines for the Design of Intakes for Hydroelectric Plants and the ASCE’s Guidelines for Instrumentation and Measurements for Monitoring Dam Performance, chairing the 2016 update. This guide is widely considered a comprehensive reference on instrumentation used to evaluate dam performance. In 2002 he was also appointed to the committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences.

Through his technical papers, conference presentations and workshops, Kim’s emphasis on the human factor in dam safety and in particular the role that human error has played in dam safety incidents has helped to bring the subject to the forefront of the dam safety community. As a lifetime member of USSD, he spoke on the subject at the plenary session of the 28th Annual Conference, The Sustainability of Experience — Investing in the Human Factor. His presentation, Look Both Ways, at the 33th Annual Conference generated additional interest and was followed in 2014 by the interactive workshop, Examining the Role of Human Error in Dam Incidents and Failures, conducted at the San Francisco Annual Conference. This year Kim prepared another paper for USSD titled “Safety in Numbers” where he reminds the industry that analytical numbers are necessary but that they must be used in conjunction with engineering judgement.

All of these papers and his continuing efforts highlight that Kim is much more than an engineer with a long distinguished work history. He has mentored, educated and supported thousands of engineers during his

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extraordinary career spanning over five decades. In addition to his numerous contributions to dam safety, over the last 35 years, Mr. de Rubertis has not only advocated for but has led the way for succession planning and management by volunteering his time to teach the topic of “Dam Safety” to the next generation of engineers and geologists. This includes traveling to his alma mater, Colorado School of Mines at least twice a year, and teaching classes in geotechnical site evaluation, dam safety and specifically dam construction to the upper classman and graduate students. During this time, he has personally instructed thousands of students who are now working around the world. Kim has also donated his time by traveling to various hydro electric utilities throughout the Pacific Northwest and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), to teach classes on the topic of engineering geology and a class he developed and titled “Dams 101, the Basics of Dam Engineering.” To date, over 100 engineers, technicians, surveyors and hydro utility workers have had the pleasure of attending these classes and in true Kim de Rubertis form, all of this work has been Pro Bono.

Kim advocates helping the next generations of engineers to expand their role in the dam safety community and truly leads by example. One of the ways he has done this is by mentoring and partnering with individuals so that they can gain the experience necessary to become approved by the FERC as “Independent Consultants” and perform federally mandated dam safety inspections.

The positive impact that Mr. de Rubertis has made to the field of dam safety will be carried forward and passed down to countless engineers and geologists for generations to come. Engineers young and older routinely express how fortunate they are to have Kim as a role model, teacher, mentor, colleague and friend. Many of us talk about how important succession planning is to the future of our vital industry but Kim has actually taken action through his demonstrated philanthropy.

Kim’s legacy is at once subtle and powerful. He never minces words so you know his praise is genuine. Engineers who have the privilege of knowing or working with Kim are all somehow helped or are better for the experience. He seeks out challenges and sets the best example possible for all of us. He has inspired and personally supported hundreds of dam engineers in his extraordinary career.

It is for these sustained contributions and his leadership to the Dam Safety community that we nominate Mr. Kim de Rubertis for the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Nominators:

Toby Brewer, P.E. Chief Dam Safety Engineer Senior Principal Engineer Tacoma Power Tacoma, WA 253-502-8530 tbrewer@cityoftacoma.org

Catrin Bryan, M.Sc., P.E., P.Eng. Senior Project Engineer McMillen Jacobs Associates 269 Bernard Street, Suite 202E Kelowna, BC V1Y 6N2 250-575-7108 bryan@mcmjac.com

Julie R. Stanaszek, P.E. Principal Engineer MWH Americas, Inc. Bellevue, WA 98005 425-896-6953 julie.r.stanaszek@mwhglobal.com

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Kim de Rubertis – Board of Consultants Engagements (in the past 10-years):

2014 Wanapum Dam, Washington. Member, Board of Consultants advising on remedial measures to stabilize a large concrete gravity dam that developed a crack during normal operations.

2010 Blue Lake Hydroelectric Project, Alaska. Member, Board of Consultants to advise on the design for the 83-ft raise of the concrete arch dam and expansion to power generation facilities.

2013 Swan Lake Dam, Alaska. Member, Board of Consultants to advise on investigation and preliminary design for raising a concrete arch dam.

2007 Ashton Dam, Idaho. Member, Board of Consultants for an aging embankment dam with a long history of uncontrolled seepage and sinkhole development.

2005 Lower Baker Powerhouse Redevelopment, Washington. Chairman, Board of Consultants for investigations and designs to redevelop a powerhouse destroyed by a landslide.

2004 Cabinet Gorge Project, Idaho. Member, senior review panel for tunnel bypass project to convert diversion tunnels into service spillway. Purpose of project is gas abatement.

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USSD 1616 17th Street, #483 Denver, CO 80202 Subject: Nomination of Mr. Kim de Rubertis for USSD 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award

To Lifetime Achievement Award Selection Committee:

This letter is in support of the nomination of Mr. Kim de Rubertis for the 2016 USSD Lifetime Achievement Award. I have had the opportunity to work with Mr. de Rubertis beginning with participation on the team to develop ASCE’s 2nd Edition of the Guidelines for Instrumentation and Measurements for Monitoring Dam Performance. In parallel, Mr. de Rubertis and I worked together as co-FERC Part 12D Independent Consultants (IC) for two dams on the West Coast. This proved to be my first assignment with approval as a FERC Part 12D IC which then paved the way for additional opportunities. Examples to further support the nomination for Mr. de Rubertis are provided below.

Significant contribution to advancing the state-of-the art of dam technology: • Mr. de Rubertis’ vast and varied experience has resulted in a wealth of knowledge and expertise in dam design, construction, and

evaluation. As part of this year’s 36th Annual USSD Conference, Mr. de Rubertis will share his knowledge and expertise to reinforce the need to combine engineering judgment with the use of analytical tools and processes.

Significant contributions – as an advocate for major dam projects:

• Beginning with his Resident Engineer positions with Harza Engineering Company on the Reza Shah Kabir Project in Iran and the Bath County Pumped Storage Project in West Virginia, Mr. de Rubertis has participated in the design, construction, remediation, and emergency repairs of over 80 projects worldwide in his 54 years (and counting) of experience.

• Most recently, Mr. de Rubertis served on the Board of Consultants to advise the design and implementation of remedial measures for stabilization of the Wanapum Dam Spillway.

Significant advancement of public understanding of the role and contribution of dams to benefit society:

• Mr. de Rubertis continues to emphasize the valuable lessons to be learned from human errors in dam safety incidents. His efforts have brought these lessons to the forefront of the dam safety community.

• His presentations at the 28th Annual and the 33rd Annual USSD Conferences generated great interest and discussion and culminated in the highly successful, interactive workshop on human error in dam safety at the 34th Annual USSD Conference.

• Mr. de Rubertis truly believes in succession planning and development of the next generation of engineers and continues to develop and train the next generation of FERC Part 12D Independent Consultants and the next generation of dam safety engineers and dam designers.

• In addition to project work, Mr. de Rubertis continues to give back to society by volunteering his time to teach classes at the Colorado School of Mines and to teach classes around the world on the basics of dam engineering.

Significant leadership in developing regulations, policies, or standards for dams and dam safety:

• Mr. de Rubertis continues to provide leadership by serving on the Rules Review Committee for Washington State’s Dam Safety Program.

• He has contributed to numerous technical papers, workshops, and major industry publications and is currently serving as Chair of the ASCE task committee to develop the 2nd Edition of the Guidelines for Instrumentation and Measurements for Monitoring Dam Performance.

Mr. de Rubertis has devoted over 50 years of his life towards the betterment of the dams society both in the U.S. and abroad and has unselfishly given his time for these efforts. Hundreds of people have had the fortune of crossing paths with Mr. de Rubertis and benefiting from his wealth of knowledge. His efforts in the dams and dam safety arenas are very worthy of this prestigious award.

Nominee: Mr. Kim de Rubertis 6318 Flowery Divide Road, P.O. Box 506 Cashmere, WA 98815 206.669.3002 kimderubertis@gmail.com

Nominator: Manoshree Sundaram MWH 350 N. Orleans, Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60604 312.831.3049 manoshree.sundaram@mwhglobal.com

Sincerely,

Manoshree Sundaram, P.E., PMP. Project Manager and Principal Geotechnical Engineer

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February 16, 2016

USSD 1616 17th Street, #483 Denver, CO 80202 Subject: Nomination for 2016 USSD Lifetime Achievement Award – Kim deRubertis Dear Selection Committee: This letter is provided as an endorsement of the nomination of Kim deRubertis for USSD’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Kim has performed dam safety inspections as an Independent Consultant for over 35 years and is currently serving on Boards of Consultants for a number of dams in the Pacific Northwest. I have worked closely with Kim for the past eleven years as Co-Independent Consultant conducting FERC Part 12D Safety inspections on over eleven dam and hydroelectric projects. Kim has been a licensed professional engineer and geologist with over 50 years of civil, geotechnical and construction engineering experience. He has participated in the design, construction, remediation and emergency repair of over 80 dams and numerous hydraulic structures worldwide. His importance to the industry was demonstrated most recently when he was selected to be a member of the FERC Panel of Experts called upon throughout 2014-present to review the remediation designs to restore the cracked ogee section at the Wanapum Dam spillway. He has provided leadership in developing dam safety standards by serving on the Rules Review Committee for Washington State's Dam Safety Program and by authoring sections of ASCE’s Guidelines for Instrumentation and Measurements for Monitoring Dam Performance, considered a comprehensive reference on instrumentation used to evaluate dam performance. Kim has advocated for and led the way for mentoring the next generation of engineers and geologists to become FERC approved Independent Consultants by volunteering his time to teach the topic of “Dam Safety.” This includes returning to his alma mater, Colorado School of Mines at least twice a year, and teaching classes in geotechnical site evaluation, dam safety and construction to the upper classman and graduate students. Kim has also donated his time by traveling to various hydro electric utilities throughout the Pacific Northwest and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to teach classes on the topic of engineering geology and a class he developed titled “Dams 101, the Basics of Dam Engineering.” To date, over 100 engineers, technicians, surveyors and hydro utility workers have had the privilege of attending these classes taught by Kim – Pro Bono. The positive impact that Kim deRubertis has made in the field of dam safety will be carried forward and passed down to engineers and geologists for generations to come. Engineers young and older routinely express how lucky they are to have Kim as a role model, teacher, mentor, colleague and friend. I include my name among them. It is for his sustained contributions to the Dam Safety community that I believe Mr. Kim de Rubertis is worthy to receive the USSD 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award. Thank you for your consideration of Kim’s nomination and this letter of support. Sincerely,

Glenn S. Tarbox, P.E. Senior Vice President, Global Dams Practice Leader

Letter of Endorsement February 19, 2016 Mr. Larry Stephens USSD 1616 17th Street, #483 Denver, CO 80202 303-628-5430 Subject: U.S. Society on Dams, 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination of Mr. Kim de Rubertis Dear Mr. Stephens: We have read the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination of Mr. Kim de Rubertis and wish to support the nomination by adding our name and contact information as listed below. Name: Title: Phone

Number Email Address

Pat McCarty, PE Generation Manager, Tacoma Power

253 502 8336 pmccarty@ci.tacoma.wa.us

Ryan McLaughlin, PE, SE

Principal Engineer, Tacoma Power

253 502 8814 rmclaughlin@ci.tacoma.wa.us

Bruce F. Meaker, PE

Principal Engineer for Dam Safety and Hydro Operations (Retired) Snohomish County PUD

bfmeaker@frontier.com

Mara McMillen President, McMillen Jacobs Associates

208 342 4214 maramcmillen@mcmjac.com

Mort McMillen, PE Chief Engineer, McMillen Jacobs Associates

208 342 4214 mortmcmillen@mcmjac.com

Marissa Emmons Marketing Director, McMillen Jacobs Associates

208 342 4214 marissaemmons@mcmjac.com

Jon Sigafoos Engineer Tech IV, Tacoma Power

253 502 8698 jsigafoo@ci.tacoma.wa.us

David Thompson, PE

Principal Civil Engineer, MWH Global

425 896 6972 david.p.thompson@mwhglobal.com

Kirk Kessler, PE Senior Principal Engineer, Tacoma Power

253 502 8847 kkessler@ci.tacoma.wa.us

Glenn Koester, PE

Civil Engineer, FERC 503 552 2721 Glenn.Koester@ferc.gov

Steve Fischer, PE Assist Generation Manager, Special Projects, Tacoma Power

253 381 6671 sfischer@ci.tacoma.wa.us

Mark Stokes Project Leader, Idaho Power Company

208 388 2483 mstokes@idahopower.com

Douglas D. Boyer, PE, CEG

Chief, Risk-Informed Decision Making Branch, FERC

503 552 2709 Douglas.Boyer@ferc.gov

Shane Richards Puget Sound Energy Shane.richards@pse.com

Roger Raeburn, PE

Chief Dam Safety Engineer, PacifiCorp

503 813 6667 Roger.Raeburn@pacificorp.com

Steve J. Grega, PE

Chief Dam Safety Engineer, Lewis County PUD

360 520 0246 steve@lcpud.org

Mark Zinniker, PE Generation Engineering Supervisor, Eugene Water & Electric Board

541 685 7449 mark.zinniker@eweb.org

Allan Lentz Associate Engineering 253 502 8626 alentz@ci.tacoma.wa.us Scott E. Mahnken, PE, P.Eng

EES Consulting, Inc 425 889 270 mahnken@eesconsulting.com

Kim Moore, PE Assistant Generation Manager, Snohomish County PUD (retired)

kimmoorepe@gmail.com

Jay Stateler Civil Engineer, USBR 303 445 3064 jstateler@usbr.gov Matt Wilson, PE Professional Engineer,

Tacoma Power 253 502 8226 mwilson@ci.tacoma.wa.us

Steve Belvin, PE Professional Engineer, Tacoma Power

253 502 8104 sbelvin@ci.tacoma.wa.us

Jim Rutherford, PE

Project Manager, Civil/Structural Engineer, Hatch Associates Consultants

208 288 2911 JRutherford@hatchusa.com

Terry Ryan, PE Assistant Generation Manager, Tacoma Power

253 502 8793 tryan@ci.tacoma.wa.us

Paul Walz Dam Safety Engineering, Idaho Power

208 388 5866 PWalz@Idahopower.com

Eli J. Wilson, PE Project Civil Engineer, EES Consulting In

425 893 9906 ext. 209

wilson@eesconsulting.com

Greg Rollins, PE, GE

Vice President, MWH Americas, Inc

503 220 5414 Gregory.C.Rollins@mwhglobal.com

Wayne D. Edwards, PE

Principal – W. D. Edwards, Consulting, LLC

415 883 1425 wdedwards@sbcglobal.net

Pierre Choquet Vice-President of Market Development, RST Instruments Ltd

pchoquet@rstinstruments.com

Sid G. Hillier, PE Civil Engineering Manager, PGE Power Supply Engineering Services

503 464 7989 Sid.Hillier@pgn.com

Chris Makuakane, PE

Power Supply Engineering Services, PGE

503 464 8522 Chris.Makuakane@pgn.com

Glenn S. Tarbox, PE

Senior Vice President, Global Dams Practice Leader

Glenn.S.Tarbox@mwhglobal.com

Paul Santi Professor and Department Head, Colorado School of Mines

303 273 3108 psanti@mines.edu

Pat Wilmoth, PE Civil Engineer, Power Supply Engineering Services, PGE

503 464 7205 Pat.Wilmoth@pgn.com

Keith Moen, PE Northwest Hydropower Engineering Manager

206 826 4685 Keith.Moen@hdrinc.com

Walt Davis, PE Deputy Regional Engineer, FERC

503 552 2719 Walter.Davis@ferc.gov

Keane Sommers, PE

Nevada Irrigation District, Hydroelectric Manager

530 273 8571 x 101

sommers@nidwater.com

Sara C. Imbruglio, PE, SE

Professional Engineer, Tacoma Power

253 502 8303 simbruglio@ci.tacoma.wa.us

Mathew Quigley, PE

Civil Engineer, PGE – Power Supply Engineering Services

503 464 8924 Mathew.Quigley@pgn.com

Zakeyo Ngoma, PE

Field Engineer, Puget Sound Energy

Zak.Ngoma@pse.com

Karen Aguillard, PE

Geotechnical Engineer, AECOM

303 740 3840 karen.aguillard@aecom.com

Jayson Lelli Engineering Technician, Tacoma Power

253 396 3066 jlelli@ci.tacoma.wa.us

Chad Druffel, PE, SE

Principal Engineer, Tacoma Power

253 502 8073 cdruffel@ci.tacoma.wa.us

Etienne Constable,

RST Instruments 831 899 1632 econstable@rstinstruments.com

Chris Hill Chris Hill Engineers chris@chillengineers.com Ralph Grismala, PE

Technical Director, ICF International

860 599 3534 Ralph.Grismala@icfi.com

Jeff Auser, PE Chief Dam Safety Engineer, Brookfield Renewable Energy Group

315 436 4009 Jeffrey.Auser@brookfieldrenewable.com

John W. France, PE, D.WRE

Dams and Hydropower Technical Practice Network National Leader, AECOM

303 809 3117 john.france@aecom.com

Elena Sossenkina Levees Practice Leader, HDR

303 995 6678 Elena.sossenkina@hdrinc.com

Dr. Craig R. Findlay, PE, GE

Findlay Engineering 207 846 1465 cfindlay@findlayengineering.com

Masrour H Kizilbash, PG

Vice President, Chief Geologist/Grouting Specialist, MWH

312 953 2839

William Broderick, PE

Principal, RIZZO Associates

914 815 5756 Bill.broderick@rizzoassoc.com

Justin Nettle, PE Senior Civil Engineer,

FERC 503 552 2714 Justin.Nettle@ferc.gov