W. B. ***** , P. E. , CFM – Biographical Summary

Mr. ***** is President of Hydropower International Services Inter-National Consultancy, ***** ( ***** , ***** ) which was formed in 2000, as a private consulting firm to provide engineering services, including Project Management, Project Identification Missions, Feasibility Studies, Design, and Construction Management for mini-, small, and medium hydroelectric generating projects, and other hydrologic and hydraulic engineering services both domestically and internationally.

Previous to creating his own consulting firm, Mr. ***** was a Senior Project Manager and Manager of the Benham-Holway Power Group for over 25 years.

Mr. ***** was presented the 1996 Newsmaker Award from Engineering News Record and was listed in International Who’s Who of Professionals in 1995. He is the recipient of the NHA 2008 Dr. Kenneth Henwood Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. ***** was awarded the Charles Don Ellison Memorial Award from the Oklahoma Floodplain Managers Association in recognition of long-term contributions of leadership and support to the advancement of floodplain management in Oklahoma. In November 2009, Mr. ***** was recognized by the International Water Power & Dam Construction’s list as one of the 60 most influential people who have helped shape the course of the global hydropower and dam business in the world over the past 60 years.

Mr. ***** was President of the National Hydropower Association (NHA) from ***** and was an active member of NHA's Board of Directors for over five years ( ***** ). He also served as Vice President, Creator and Chairman of both the FERC Committee and the International Committee and represented NHA as a technical specialist on on CORECT Trade Missions to the Caribbean Basin (1987), to the Pacific Rim (1990, 1991, and 1993) and to Panama (1994). He is also Chair of the Oklahoma Floodplain Managers Association for ***** . Mr. ***** was also chosen to represent National Hydropower Association as a technical specialist

Mr. ***** was educated as a hydrologist, and has used this expertise in the development of many hydroelectric ***** cation: BS/1974/Civil Engineering, University of Missouri – Rolla
AAS/1968/Mechanical Technology – S. U. N. Y. at Morrisville
Certified Floodplain Manager - 2004

Registration: 1979/Civil Engineer - Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Wyoming

Experience: Hydropower International Services Inter-National Consultancy, ***** – since 2000
The Benham Group - 1975 to 2000
Prior Experience - 6 Years