GEOSCIENCE Support Services, Inc.

Dr. Williams' Biography
Dr. Williams' Publications

Personal and Professional


Birthplace/ Citizenship:	Santa Monica, California, USA

Professional Societies:	American Water Works Association (active member) National Water Well Association (technical member) Orange County Water Association Association of Special Districts - San Bernardino County American Institute of Hydrology American Society of Civil Engineers

Professional Registrations:	Geologist, State of California (No. 461) Certified Hydrogeologist, State of California (No. 139) Ground Water Hydrologist, American Institute of Hydrology (No. 355)

Honorary Societies:	Mathematics (Pi Mu Epsilon) Earth Sciences (Sigma Gamma Epsilon)

Scientific Committees:	Member Water Well Technology Committee American Water Works Association

Education

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Socorro, New Mexico. Ph.D., Hydrology. Master of Science, Ground Water Hydrology.

University of Redlands. Redlands, California. Bachelor of Science, Geology.

University of Southern California. Los Angeles, California. Research Professor of University of Southern California, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Teaching graduate-level classes in geohydrology and ground water modeling. 1980 - Present.

Experience

GEOSCIENCE Support Services, Inc. Claremont, California January 1978 to present Founder and President of GEOSCIENCE Support Services, Inc., a California Corporation. Specializing in geohydrologic studies leading to development and management of ground water resources, GEOSCIENCE'S client list includes most of the major Water Districts and agencies in the Southern California area as well as clients in South America, Europe, and the Middle and Far East. Dr. Williams has also served as an expert witness on numerous legal issues (including arbitration, mediation, and court trials) for both domestic and international clients.

University of Southern California Los Angeles, California 1980 to present Teaching graduate level courses in ground water modeling and geohydrology in the Civil Engineering Department.

United Nations Development Programme India November 1979 to November 1980 Consultant to the United Nations (UNDP). Expert member of a UNDP team sent to Madras, India to develop a conjunctive use water supply plan designed to meet the needs of the City of Madras until the year 1990 (population: 8 million).

United Nations Development Programme India September 1977 to October 1978 Consultant to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Retained as a ground water modeling expert on a team of UNDP experts conducting a feasibility study on the Ghaggar River Basin (Northwest India). Project responsibilities included evaluation of raw data and direction of local Indian Government personnel in the gathering, reduction and organization of data necessary to construct a digital computer ground water model of the Ghaggar River Basin.

Consultant to the Government of Iran Iran March 1976 to March 1978 Special advisor to the Ministry of Energy, Government of Iran on hydrological problems involving water resources evaluation and development. Directed teams of Iranian government personnel in the conduct of feasibility investigations of various basins for purposes of total water resources development. Also provided guidance in development of a computer database for the collection, organization, storage and retrieval of hydrologic data.

Agro-Water Consulting Engineers Tehran, Iran July 1973 to November 1978 Chief Hydrologist/General Manager for Agro-Water Consulting Engineers, Tehran, Iran. In charge of managing the activities of a consulting engineering firm specializing in planning, design and supervision of construction of large-scale irrigation project development. Specific duties included technical and administrative duties for feasibility, final design and supervision of construction and management for irrigation development projects in Iran. Set up a complete mini-computer center for engineering and management computer programs. Directly supervised 30 civil engineers and various other technical personnel as required on various irrigation projects (geologists, hydrologists, soil mechanics experts, surveyors, agronomists and planners). Designed an advanced supervisory control system for the Dashte-Naz Project incorporating modern telemetering/telecontrol equipment to monitor and control surface and ground water resources of a 6,000-acre irrigation project in Northern Iran. Incorporated into this project was the first ground water barrier project in Iran, a pilot project that prevented salt-water encroachment by means of a ground water pressure ridge. Planned and supervised ground water develpment projects in Karstic limestone areas of Northern and Western Iran. Planned and supervised teams involved in the ground water exploration and development of the limestone formations for municipal and agricultural supplies in Southwest Iran.

Louis Berger International Inc. Tehran, Iran July 1971 to July 1973 Project Manager for Louis Berger, Inc. In charge of project management and supervision for the Gorgan area project, a one million acre irrigation project in Northeast Iran. Work involved coordinating and supervising the efforts of geologists, civil engineers, hydro-agronomists, economists, and various other scientific and technical personnel. Specifically, the project was oriented toward producing feasibility designs upon which the government could economically justify funds for large-scale agriculture and animal husbandry development (surface and ground water), optimized using modern computer techniques for maximum development of irrigated agriculture, animal husbandry and agro-business.

United Nations Development Programme India October 1972 to September 1974 Special consultant to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). UNDP Expert responsible for direction and coordination of work by United Nations and local personnel in India in connection with development and testing of a digital computer model of the Gujarat ground water reservoir.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Los Angeles, California July 1968 to July 1971 Engineering Geologist/Hydrologist for the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Planned and directed geologic and hydrologic studies in the Los Angeles and Owens Valley areas with regard to the amount and disposition of surface and ground water resources available for supply to the City of Los Angeles. Supervised engineering personnel and various construction and technical personnel in geologic and hydrologic investigations. Initiated and coordinated programs involving well drilling, acquifer testing and analysis, and ground water quality monitoring and cleanup. Developed master plan for optimum basin development and management in the Owens Valley area involving digital computer model simulation. Applied analytical methods to evaluate ground water quantity and quality problems in the Los Angeles area. Conducted various engineering geology studies including slope stability analyses, foundation and site studies and various tunnel investigations. Designed injection well barrier for control of a gasoline contaminated ground water reservoir near Los Angeles. Built a model of the system to test analytical and field results of the two-fluid flow regime (gasoline and water).

California State Polytechnic University Pomona, California January 1970 to June 1970 Instructor in Civil Engineering Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Part-time instructor in Hydraulic Engineering, Water Supply Engineering, Engineering Hydrology and Water Quality.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, New Mexico September 1966 to July 1968 Graduate Research Assistant, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMIMT). Worked for the Research and Development Division of NMIMT while attending graduate school. Involved on both model and field testing of using air injection into ground water reservoirs as an effective means of combating salt-water encroachment. Built viscous-flow model of the system. Field tested theory using a compressor-tank system into wells drilled by students with school rotary drilling rigs. Involved in complete water resources study of the Pecos Basin of Southwest New Mexico. Developed and tested an automatic water-level recording device based on a strain gage transducer coupled to a simple bridge circuit and displayed on a strip chart recorder. Also participated in the design of an experimental borehole sampling gun powered by an explosive charge designed to make fast, undisturbed samples in the bottom of a well.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Los Angeles, California June 1965 to September 1966 Civil Engineering Assistant, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Initiated and planned exploration program for water resources development in the Owens Valley area. Supervised drilling and testing operations of exploratory wells in conjunction with development of a supplemental ground water supply to the Los Angeles Aqueduct System. Worked on ground water management models in the Los Angeles area involving well drilling, aquifer testing and data analysis. Assisted in water quality investigations in the Los Angeles area. Worked on bank storage problems in many of the city reservoirs. Helped formulate operational regimens incorporating flood routing.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, New Mexico June 1962 to June 1965 Graduate Research Assistant, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Half-time work for Research and Development Division. Involved in thermal water studies of New Mexico. Constructed various models (sand, viscous flow), of complex hydrologic systems. Conducted aquifer tests and geologic field mapping in Central New Mexico.