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The Association of State Dam Safety Officials
The Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) is a national non-profit association dedicated to dam safety issues. Our mission is to Improve the conditi...

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  • Welcome to A Dam Conversation - Featuring Jeremy Franz!
    This is an Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) podcast sharing the stories of leaders and innovators in the dam safety community. Your host for this episode is Brianna Crotty. In this episode, we welcome Jeremy Franz, a Dam Safety Design Review Engineer with the Colorado Division of Water Resources. With over 17 years of experience in dam safety, Jeremy plays a key role in the Dam Safety Toolbox, a vital resource for sharing design insights and best practices across the industry.Jeremy, thank you for your stories and advice on career insights and technical expertise, for engineers at all levels.Key Takeaways From This Episode:3:04 – Impacts of undergraduate research: Real-world data collection is essential for accurate modeling.6:34 – Climate change & dam design: How shifting precipitation patterns & burn scars affect dam safety.9:02 – Influential professors: The passion of great mentors can shape careers.10:57 – College lessons: The power of collaboration in engineering.12:15 – Spotlight on Chimney Hollow: The tallest asphalt-core dam in the U.S. to date!14:00 – Consulting vs. government work: Key differences in expectations.17:42 – Where do experts go for design information? Jeremy’s advice for dam engineers, both fresh and seasoned!22:25 – Landing your ideal job: Expert tips on hiring and career paths.25:04 – Work-life balance: How it contributes to leadership and skill development.27:46 – How you can support the dam safety community (Hint: Check out the Dam Safety Toolbox!).Important Links and More Information from the EpisodeDam Safety Toolbox – A comprehensive and free resource for dam engineers. Seriously, go check it out! Contact info for Subject Matter Experts, Content Moderators, and Study Groups is available on the website.Help grow this resource! Consider volunteering as a moderator, suggesting new content, or proposing additional resources. Dam Safety Toolbox Quick Start Guide – Learn how to get started!Chimney Hollow Reservoir Project:– More on this groundbreaking dam project.We want to hear from you!Have questions for our guests? Want to suggest a topic? Email us at [email protected] – we’d love to hear from you!Get Involved with ASDSO👷 Membership Benefits – Joining ASDSO gives you access to: ✅ Member discounts on training and products ✅ Unlimited access to ASDSO conference papers ✅ Online member directory ✅ Surveys archive & Journal of Dam Safety👉 Become a Member: https://www.damsafety.org/basic-page/become-member🤝 Join a Committee or Interest Group – https://damsafety.org/VolunteerOpps📚 Upcoming Training Opportunities – Browse live and on-demand webinars, seminars, and past sessions: https://damsafety.org/training-center 📢 This program is copyrighted in 2025 by the Association of State Dam Safety Officials. All rights reserved.
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  • Welcome to A Dam Conversation - With Doug Boyer!
    This is an Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) podcast sharing the stories of leaders and innovators in the dam safety community. On this episode, we welcome Doug Boyer, a civil engineer and engineering geologist with 35 years of experience in dam engineering and dam safety. He currently serves as the Chief, Risk-Informed Decision Making (RIDM) Branch of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Before joining FERC in 2016, he held positions with the US Army Corps of Engineers Risk Management Center and Bureau of Reclamation in Denver. He also served as the Chief, Dam Safety Branch, Department of Water Resources for the State of Colorado. Before federal employment, he had nearly 15 years of consulting experience. Mr. Boyer has a Bachelor of Science degree in geological sciences and a Master of Science degree in civil engineering. Mr. Boyer is a licensed professional engineer, professional geologist, and certified engineering geologist.Key Takeaways From This Episode8:20 - Case histories to explore dam failures and dam safety: Fontenelle Dam10:49 - What are your key takeaways and lessons learned?... Recognizing signs before failure and how to intervene! How do we prevent hindsight bias?Industry Changes: What are the current theories? How do I get rid of my “jump-to-conclusions mat?!23:25 - What makes risk analysis so enticing?30:45 - Lessons learned! Ask questions & seek more information - sometimes you strike gold!35:30 - Roles of mentoring and being mentored in a post-Covid world (be deliberate, reach out, and ask for help if needed!)41:30 - What’s been the most rewarding in your career?... Seeing growth in younger engineers, watch them fly!47:00 - What are the differences between working as a consultant vs. a regulator?51:30 - How do you keep learning and growing?... Reach out! Join professional societies! Read up! Attend meetings!It was a busy day for train operators and emergency help during this recording! Apologies for the train horns and signals in the background, but we appreciate the operators and law enforcement who used signals to keep our neighbors safe!We want to hear from you! Send us a message at [email protected] and let us know your questions for our leaders and innovators. Get Involved!ASDSO MembershipIn addition to free resources for the Dam Safety community, membership with ASDSO provides the following list of benefits and more! Follow this link to join! https://www.damsafety.org/basic-page/become-member  Member discounts on all training and productsUnlimited access to full ASDSO conference papersOnline member directoryJournal of Dam SafetyCommittee MembershipConsider joining one of the many ASDSO committees and Interest Groups. Find the full list at the following link:  Committees and Interest Groups | Association of State Dam SafetyUpcoming Training OpportunitiesFind upcoming training opportunities, including on-demand webinars, live webinars, seminars, and past content in the Training Center! Training Center | Association of State Dam SafetyASDSO ToolboxThe ASDSO Toolbox (www.damtoolbox.org) is intended to be a one-stop shop for current guidelines and regulations of the dam safety industry. Consider volunteering as a moderator, proposing new content, or suggesting additional resources. This program was copyrighted in 2024 by the Association of State Dam Safety Officials with All Rights Reserved.
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  • Welcome to A Dam Conversation - With Mia Kannik!
    This is an Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) podcast sharing the stories of leaders and innovators in the dam safety community. Today, we welcomed Mia Kannik, a Program Manager with the Ohio Dam Safety Program with over 26 years of experience. Mia, thank you for your stories and advice!Key Takeaways from This Episode7:00 – “Co-Ops can be great; they can also teach you what you don’t like as well”11:25 – Benefits of working for a state agency include work-life balance, an opportunity to work on a lot of interesting projects, and opportunities for upward mobility12:20 – Soil Mechanincs and Earth Structures coursework in Master’s Degree Program helped prepare Mia early in her career13:10 – There is a benefit to pursuing a Master’s Degree in Geotechnical Engineering for a successful dam safety career14:30 – There is a transition in the industry from building new dams to rehabilitation and decommissioning of dams26:30 – Advice to younger self – Get involved and learn/collaborate with the communityHigh Hazard Potential Dam Grant InformationASDSO’s Collaborate Website (Collaborate | Association of State Dam Safety)We want to hear from you! Send us a message at [email protected] and let us know what questions you may have for our leaders and innovators.Get Involved!Association MembershipIn addition to free resources for the Dam Safety community, membership with ASDSO provides the following list of benefits and more! Follow this link to join! https://www.damsafety.org/basic-page/become-member  Member discounts on all training and productsUnlimited access to full ASDSO conference papersOnline member directoryMiscellaneous surveys archiveJournal of Dam Safety.Committee MembershipConsider joining one of the many ASDSO committees and Interest Groups. Find the full list at the following link:  Committees and Interest Groups | Association of State Dam SafetyUpcoming Training OpportunitiesFind upcoming training opportunities, including on-demand webinars, live webinars, seminars, and past content in the Training Center! Training Center | Association of State Dam SafetyASDSO ToolboxThe ASDSO Toolbox (www.damtoolbox.org) is intended to be a one-stop shop for current guidelines and regulations of the dam safety industry. The content is growing but we need your help to further the momentum! Consider volunteering as a moderator, proposing new content, or suggesting additional resources. This program was copyrighted in 2024 by the Association of State Dam Safety Officials with All Rights Reserved.
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  • Welcome to A Dam Conversation - With Chris Goodell!
    This is an Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) podcast sharing the stories of leaders and innovators in the dam safety community. Today, we welcomed Chris Goodell, a leader in HEC-RAS modeling, providing risk-based solutions to dam owners worldwide. Chris, thank you for your stories and advice!Key Takeaways from This Episode1:30 - Discussion on playing to your strengths: Civil Engineering is so broad! Find your own path - structural, hydraulic, geotechnical, mechanical, environmental, and many more licensures play a part in dam safety and dam engineering. What’s your passion?11:00 - Technology revolutions, how to adapt, and a new software developed by Chris: “McBreach.” I bet you’ve never had a McNugget this good!17:30 - How does one find a mentor?... Be present, reach out, and ask smart people dam questions! 20:25 - HEC-RAS: Chris’s vlog and podcast about H&H modeling. Links here: https://www.kleinschmidtgroup.com/full-momentum-vodcast/ https://therassolution.kleinschmidtgroup.com/ 23:25 - As engineers, we love to solve problems. But it takes practice to ask for help and increase our knowledge and efficiency. You’d be surprised how many professionals are happy to reach out!26:17 - Importance of networking for developing your career (even for introverts!)27:55 - Continuing education and teaching others: get training, get involved, present, teach others, and go for it!HEC training (FREE!!): https://www.hec.usace.army.mil/training/Chris was just named as one of the top 75 most influential people in hydropower by Water Power Magazine, take a look! The Influencers 75 most influential people in hydropower We want to hear from you! Send us a message at [email protected] and let us know what questions you may have for our leaders and innovators. Get Involved!Association MembershipIn addition to free resources for the Dam Safety community, membership with ASDSO provides the following list of benefits and more! Follow this link to join! https://www.damsafety.org/basic-page/become-member  Member discounts on all training and productsUnlimited access to full ASDSO conference papersOnline member directoryMiscellaneous surveys archiveJournal of Dam SafetyCommittee MembershipConsider joining one of the many ASDSO committees and Interest Groups. Find the full list at the following link:  Committees and Interest Groups | Association of State Dam SafetyUpcoming Training OpportunitiesFind upcoming training opportunities, including on-demand webinars, live webinars, seminars, and past content in the Training Center! Training Center | Association of State Dam SafetyASDSO ToolboxThe ASDSO Toolbox (www.damtoolbox.org) is intended to be a one-stop shop for current guidelines and regulations of the dam safety industry. The content is growing but we need your help to further the momentum! Consider volunteering as a moderator, proposing new content, or suggesting additional resources.This program was copyrighted in 2024 by the Association of State Dam Safety Officials with All Rights Res
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  • Welcome to A Dam Conversation - With Bill McCormick!
    This is an Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) podcast sharing the stories of leaders and innovators in the dam safety community. Today, we welcomed Bill McCormick, Past president of ASDSO, former Chief of the Colorado Dam Safety Branch for ten years and now a consultant at Black and Veatch. Bill, thank you for your stories and advice!Key Takeaways from This Episode5:10 – “One of the good things I learned… was to not burn bridges”12:00 – Discusses importance of technical trainings and benefits of building out your experience for a career in dam safety engineering.15:15 – “Seek opportunities to get involved with construction projects”25:00 – Don’t be afraid of change or trying new things, and do it for the right reasonsColorado-New Mexico Precipitation Study (Dam Safety Bureau (nm.gov)_Chimney Hollow Project Information, 360-foot tall asphalt core dam (Home | CHRP | Northern Water)We want to hear from you! Send us a message at [[email protected]] and let us know what questions you may have for our leaders and innovators. Get Involved!Association MembershipIn addition to free resources for the Dam Safety community, membership with ASDSO provides the following list of benefits and more! Follow this link to join! https://www.damsafety.org/basic-page/become-member  Member discounts on all training and productsUnlimited access to full ASDSO conference papersOnline member directoryMiscellaneous surveys archiveJournal of Dam Safety.Committee MembershipConsider joining one of the many ASDSO committees and Interest Groups. Find the full list at the following link:  Committees and Interest Groups | Association of State Dam SafetyUpcoming Training OpportunitiesFind upcoming training opportunities, including on-demand webinars, live webinars, seminars, and past content in the Training Center! Training Center | Association of State Dam SafetyASDSO ToolboxThe ASDSO Toolbox (www.damtoolbox.org) is intended to be a one-stop shop for current guidelines and regulations of the dam safety industry. The content is growing but we need your help to further the momentum! Consider volunteering as a moderator, proposing new content, or suggesting additional resources. This program was copyrighted in 2024 by the Association of State Dam Safety Officials with All Rights Reserved.
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The Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) is a national non-profit association dedicated to dam safety issues. Our mission is to Improve the condition and safety of dams and lower the risk of dam failures through education, support for state dam safety programs, and fostering a unified dam safety community. A Dam Conversation With… is a podcast from ASDSO sharing the stories of leaders and innovators in the dam safety community. 
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