Our projects really work well because of the efforts of our volunteers. These volunteers are professionals who have given of their time, talents, and energy to help us better serve the rural poor in the countries where we work. Our first volunteers almost happened by accident and really found us – Amy and Owen Reese. They were interested in the Peace Corp but things take too long and have a lot of red tape. They were looking to help out with water projects because of their training and experience and tracked us down. As they say, the rest is history. They have helped us understand how critical the insights of professionals from North America are to help administer our projects and make them function well. They have given us quality control and continual input on how to constantly be improving what we do at any project. As a result of their input, obtaining and incorporating volunteers into our projects is an important part of our program.
This section has excerpted resumes of some of our volunteers to show how fortunate we are to have their input and to help let others know that we need and want more volunteers to help us with our expanding programs. They say a great deal about whom and what PWW really is.
Please visit our Get Involved page if you are interested in volunteering with PWW.
At the top of her resume, Amy Reese had a quote from Winston Churchhill that very accurately captures what compels people like these to step forward and give so much.
“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.”
Professional Experience
Two years development field experience in project management of landfill and community livelihood projects; Organized and facilitated Solid Waste Management (SWM) conferences, bringing together community members, education facilities, NGOs and government agencies; Frequent job assignments requiring detailed and diligent monthly reporting to inform supervisors of site/project status; Six years experience of working abroad in multi-cultural environments; Knowledgeable in applying for grants and setting up transparent micro-credit programs at the local level; A project leader routinely tasked with motivating diverse groups of people to work together towards a common goal; Experience building rain catchment and spring-box fed level 2 communal faucet systems; Thirteen years of computer technical skills, proficient in Windows operating systems, MS Office, AutoCAD, Visual Basic, IT system networks and video/picture editing. Read more »
Professional Experience
July 2005 to 2006 Reservoir Engineer Esprit Energy Group, Calgary AB
Manage and optimize 7 oil fields and 6 natural gas fields in Alberta & Saskatchewan; Work closely in multi-disciplinary team of engineers, geologists and geophysicists; Identify and recommend drilling locations and recompletion candidates; Optimize production through enhanced oil recovery technologies (i.e. waterflood projects); Prepare and evaluate economics of potential future capital projects; Write and submit necessary applications to the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board; Evaluated assets for potential acquisition/disposition; Prepare and present annual operating plan to management for approval; Audit annual external reserve evaluations negotiate any discrepancies Read more »
Professional Experience
August 2004 to 2006.
Exploitation Engineer for Suncor Energy, Inc. Heavy Oil Technology Group,
Identified value added opportunities for the Firebag resource development, defined the opportunities, and developed the business cases that justify pursuit of the opportunities. Initiated projects, acted as project sponsor and business owner during engineering design of the projects, coordinated C&SU planning, oversaw projects through to completion handover to the end-user. Managed several projects and engineering studies concurrently. Coordinated efforts from many different groups including Small Projects, Stage 3 Design team, Operations, Drilling, and H.O. Technology. Production Engineer for Suncor Energy, Inc. Firebag Operations Group Read more »
Professional Experience
1968 to 1975
Mining exploration geologist in Western Canada, southwest U.S. (New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada), northern Mexico and Peru.
1976 to 1990
Planted and operated a commercial apple orchard at Argenta, B.C.. I also built and operated a saw mill, worked as a log house builder and did reforestation work, running my own contracting company with a crew of up to 40 people. I also did local mining exploration work.
Work Experience
1968 to 1975
Mining exploration geologist in Western Canada, southwest U.S. (New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada), northern Mexico and Peru. Read more »
Professional Experience
2001 – 2005 Hydraulic Engineer US Army Corps of Engineers
Design hydraulic and hydrologic components of stream restoration projects, participate in regulation of large reservoirs for flood control (Lake Washington, Howard Hanson, Mud Mountain, Wynoochee, Ross, Upper Baker and Libby Dams), coordinate weather and river forecasts during flood events with emergency personnel, perform water management studies on the Columbia River, lead geomorphic assessments for Western Washington River Basins.
Autumn 2000 Deterministic Systems, CEE 491 Instructor University of Washington
Taught 400 level engineering course at the University of Washington while doing post-masters
work. Lectured, wrote and corrected homework and tests. Read more »
Professional Experience 2000-2005
Project Water Resources Engineer, Aspect Consulting, LLC
Go-to guy for surface water and stormwater engineering work. Cadman, Inc. , WA. Lead engineer on stormwater engineering projects at multiple sand and gravel mining sites. Developed and submitted Grading and Drainage plans for a proposed mine in North Bend. Analyzed stormwater management practices at Cadmans Black Diamond facility and provided tailored solutions for both short-term and post-reclamation stormwater management. Managed projects from proposal to completion with budgets ranging between $10,000 and $75,000. Coordinated multidisciplinary teams to meet tight project timelines.
Ecology, Lake Tapps Cost Reimbursement, WA
Supported Ecology in evaluation of PSEs water right application for withdrawal of 100 cfs from Lake Tapps. Reviewed and commented on sophisticated water quantity and water quality models. Interacted with technical representatives from Ecology, WDFW, Muckleshoot and Puyallup Tribes, and the applicants consultant. Authored a basin characterization report and several comment letters for Ecology. Read more »
