Dam Safety

Risk Management

Risk Cadre

In 1998 a team of five individuals was formed at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Technical Service Center to further the development and implementation of risk analysis processes for dam safety. This team is called the Risk Cadre and is located in Denver, Colorado. 

The cadre has concentrated its efforts in the following areas of work:

• Facilitating risk analyses
• Developing a consistent risk analysis methodology
• Developing toolboxes to the methodology to address specific areas of specialization
• Work with other Reclamation personnel in the development of other toolboxes in the areas of loading probability and consequences
• Work with Reclamation’s decision makers to further the development of risk assessment processes
• Train others to facilitate risk analyses
• Consult with other public agencies in risk analysis processes
• Continually improve Reclamation’s risk analysis process

Members of the Risk Cadre have general expertise in facilitating risk analyses utilizing Reclamation’s risk analysis methodology. They also have certain areas of specialization with-respect-to risk analysis. The risk cadre members are listed as follows along with their areas of specialization.

Any Risk Cadre member may be contacted by email:

Risk Cadre Members

MEMBER	EMAIL ADDRESS	SPECIALIZATION
TSC
Jason Schneider	JLSchneider@usbr.gov	Specialization: Waterways and Concrete Dams
Walt Heyder	WHeyder@usbr.gov	Specialization: Waterways and Concrete Dams
Sheena Barnes	SMbarnes@usbr.gov	Specialization: Waterways and Concrete Dams
Dom Galic	DGalic@usbr.gov	Specialization: Embankment Dams
Scott Stevens	SStevens@usbr.gov	Specialization: Embankment Dams
Peter Irey	PIrey@usbr.gov	Specialization: Geotechnical Design
Dam Safety
Miguel Rocha	MRocha@usbr.gov	Specialization: Dam Safety
Peggy Mott	PMott@usbr.gov	Specialization: Dam Safety
Tim Tochtrop	TTochtrop@usbr.gov	Specialization: Dam Safety
DEC
Bob Pike	RPike@usbr.gov	Specialization: Dam Safety