Our Team

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    Michelle Maddaus

    President, Principal Engineer

    Service/Discipline: Water Resource
    Planning and Management
    Years Experience: 25
    Education/Degree: M.B.A., B.S. in Engineering
    License: PE

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    Lisa Maddaus

    CFO, Principal Engineer

    Service/Discipline: Water Resource Planning and Management
    Years Experience: 30
    Education/Degree: M.S. in Engineering
    License: PE

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    Chris Matyas

    Software Engineer

    Service/Discipline: Software Engineering for Water Use Efficiency
    Years Experience: 25
    Education/Degree: B.S. in Engineering

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    Tess Kretschmann

    Staff Engineer

    Service/Discipline: Water Resource Planning and Management
    Years Experience: 20
    Education/Degree: B.S. in Engineering

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    Nicki Powell

    Water Resources Project Manager

    Service/Discipline: Water Resource Planning and Management
    Years Experience: 9
    Education/Degree: B.S. in Environmental Sciences and a B.A. in Biostatistics

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    Carlos Bustos

    Senior Water Resources Project Manager

    Service/Discipline: Water Resource Planning and Management
    Years Experience: 18
    Education/Degree: M.S. in Environmental Science and B.B.A from Universidad de Sagrado Corazón

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    Cielo Cruz

    Water Resources Analyst

    Service/Discipline: Water Resource Planning and Management
    Years Experience: 3
    Education/Degree: B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

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    Victoria Bravo

    Water Resources Project Assistant

    Service/Discipline: Water Resource Planning and Management
    Years Experience: 12
    Education/Degree: B.S. in Nursing from University of Texas at Arlington

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    Melissa Brown

    Water Resources Data Analyst

    Service/Discipline: Water Resource Data Analysis
    Years Experience: 5
    Education/Degree: B.S. in Computer Information Systems from the California State Polytechnic University of Pomona, California

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    Matt Lai

    Water Resources Analyst

    Service/Discipline: Water Resource Analysis
    Years Experience: 3
    Education/Degree: M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and a B.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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