Bechtel
Hydraulic Engineer
About
Hydraulic Civil Engineer and Master of Science in Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with experience in hydrology, hydraulic engineering, and water resources management. My professional background includes work in mining, research, and consulting, with a focus on hydrologic modeling, flood analysis, water balance studies, and the assessment of extreme hydrometeorological events. I currently serve as a Hydraulic Engineer at Bechtel Chile and maintain a strong interest in advancing applied hydrology for infrastructure, industry, and risk-informed water management.
Career Type:
Practitioner/Engineers
Organization Type:
Companies and Enterprises
Expertise Fields/Interests:
Hydrology; hydraulic engineering; water resources management; hydrometeorological analysis; flood and streamflow studies; hydrologic modeling; frequency analysis; watershed studies; surface and groundwater assessment; and applied engineering for mining and public infrastructure.
Major Achievements:
My main achievements include developing my master’s research on the ACER method for extreme flood estimation, submitting a manuscript to the Journal of Hydrology, presenting research at AGU Fall Meeting 2023, Water Congress 2023, and the Chilean Congress of Hydraulic Engineering, and contributing to technical and post-disaster studies on major flood events in Chile through academic and professional collaborations.