A Dam Conversation With...

A Dam Conversation With...

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.

Episodes

December 1, 2025 40 mins

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 Nicole Chiles, P.E.

Today, Nicole welcomed Bill Bingham, P.E., who has led the design of more than 250 new dams and major rehabilitations with over 55 years of experience. Bill has also served on the peer review teams for 28 State Dam Safety programs and many ot...

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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, P.E. 

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Craig Findlay, Principal at Findlay Engineering, Inc. With over 45 years of experience in dam safety and geotechnical engineering, Dr. Findlay has served as lead engineer and consultant on a wide variety of d...

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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 Silas Sanderson. 

In this episode, we welcome Doug Johnson, Dam Safety and Water Resources Engineer at Schnabel Engineering. Doug is a civil engineer with over 40 years of professional experience. He recently retired as Regional Engineer for the Federal Energy R...

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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 Matt Marquis. 

In this episode, we welcome Krey Price, Director of Surface Water Solutions. Krey is a civil engineer and project manager with international experience in water resources. Currently residing in Australia, Krey offers consulting services in computa...

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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 Matt Marquis. 

In this episode, we welcome Bill Kappel, President and Chief Meteorologist of Applied Weather Associates. Prior to joining AWA in 2003, he served as an on-air meteorologist for 10 years at various television stations across the country. The focus ...

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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 Matt Marquis. 

In this episode, we welcome David Griffin, Manager of the Safe Dams Program within the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. David joined the Program in 2014 after spending 15 years with the Georgia Department of Transportation, where he was ...

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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 Matt Marquis. 

In this episode, we welcome Paul Schweiger, Vice President and Manager of the Dams and Hydraulics Section at Gannett Fleming Inc. With 38 years of experience in water resources, Paul has a library of experience working on dam and flood control pro...

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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 Nicole Chiles. 

In this episode, we welcome Tony Nokovich, the Chief Dam Safety Engineer for American Water. With 30 years of experience in dam safety, Tony has known he wanted to work with dams from a young age. From consulting to owners engineer, he has had ma...

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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 John France, an Independent Consultant at JWF Consulting, LLC. With over 45 years of experience in dam safety, John plays a key role in the forensic investigations of dam failures and incidents, especially where inter...

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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 ...

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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). Befor...

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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 Episode

  • 7:00 – “Co-Ops can be great; they can also teach you what you don’t like as well”
  • 11:25 – Benefits...
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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 Episode

  • 1:30 - Discussion on playing to your strengths: Civil Engineering is so broad! Find your ow...
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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 Episode

  • 5:10 – “One of the good things I learned… was to ...
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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 Amanda Hess, Hydrology and Hydraulics Group Member of Gannett Fleming with over 25 years of experience. Amanda, thank you for your stories and advice!

Key Takeaways from This Episode

  • 1:25 – Amanda’s first experience with engineering was a High school trip to Carnegie Me...
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