Chad Ballard

About Chad Ballard

During my second year in college, I was introduced to 2D numerical modeling while searching for an internship since then I have helped hundreds of other engineers select models that best meet their specific project goals while developing and troubleshooting numerous models myself for a variety of planning and design projects.Currently, I live in the Boise area with my wife and five girls.\"essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful\"George E. P. Box“No one trusts a model except the man who wrote it; everyone trusts an observation, except the man who made it.\"Harlow Shapley (attributed)\"A major task in dealing with modern times is. to separate the vast amount of chaff from the essential grain.\"Hunter Rouse“Winning can be defined as the science of being totally prepared.”George Allen\"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.\"Socrates\"A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.\"Franklin D. Roosevelt.\"When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.\"The Dalai Lama“Water is the most critical resource issue of our lifetime and our children\'s lifetime. The health of our waters is the principal measure of how we live on the land.”Luna Leopold\"Live as if you were to die tomorrow and learn as if you were to live forever.\"Mahatma Gandhi

Experience

1. Principal Engineer

   The High Water Mark

   Jun 2022 — Present

   Consulting engineering work in the field of hydrology and hydraulics, including advanced hydrologic and hydraulic modeling (HEC-RAS, SRH-2D, TUFLOW, CFD, etc.), FEMA permitting, 408 permits, dam break analysis and emergency action planning, culvert/channel analysis, urban drainage, and river hydraulics. Continuing education instructor and expert witness work in the water resource engineering area with a particular focus on numerical flood modeling.

Education

• Brigham Young University

  Master of Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Brigham Young University

  Bachelor of Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering