Water Project Automation, Provo Area Office, UC Region, Reclamation

Roger Hansen Roger Hansen has a Ph.D in civil and environmental engineering and has been working with automation technologies for over 20 years. He is chief of the Water Automation Group in the Provo Area Office Design Group and the principle investigator on several Reclamation-funded research projects dealing with water system automation.

Phone: (801) 379-1170 E-mail: rhansen@usbr.gov

Arlen Hilton has a B.S. in electrical engineering technology and 20 years of experience with real-time monitoring and control technologies. He is a member of the Provo Area Office Automation Group.

Phone: (801) 379-1162 E-mail: ahilton@usbr.gov

Dave Ainscough is an information technology specialist for the Provo Area Office Automation Group. He has been with the group for over 10 years doing wire installation, gate automation control hardware programming, and developing communication options for sites.

Phone: (801) 362-5167 E-mail: dainscough@usbr.gov

John Strongo has a B.S. in integrated studies comprised of computer networking and business management. He has 10 years of plumbing and waterworks experience. He started with the automation technology and instrumentation project in August 2009, and is a member of the Provo Area Office Automation Group.

Phone: (801) 379-1121 E-mail: jstrongo@usbr.gov

Bradley Heisterman has a B.S. in computer information technology and has been working in the computer industry for 10 years. He has experience with both computer systems and SCADA systems, making the display of real-time monitoring data possible. He is a computer assistant and a member of the Provo Area Office Automation Group.

Phone: (801) 379-1127 E-mail: bheistermanr@usbr.gov

Jackie Hyatt is a hydrologic technician with eight years of experience as a fabricator and developer of prototypes for measuring water level and gate position. She works on the design and low-cost, real time monitoring, and control systems as a member of the Provo Area Office Automation Group.

Phone: (801) 379-1283 E-mail: jhyatt@usbr.gov