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Dr. Alejandro Dussaillant

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Alejandro Dussaillant has 20+ years experience in water resources and hydrology, applied to sustainable drainage, flood hazards, and water supply, with regional specialisation in South America, USA and Italy.

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Full Name	Dr. Alejandro Ricardo Dussaillant-Jones
Year of Birth	1969
Nationality	Chilean, Italian
Profession	Hydrological Engineer
Range of Experience	Alejandro Dussaillant has 20+ years experience in water resources and hydrology, applied to sustainable drainage, flood hazards, and water supply, with regional specialisation in South America, USA and Italy. His projects have included hydrological studies through most world climates from the humid tropics to arid zone hydrology, for drainage, flooding, fluvial geomorphology & dam impacts, catchment & river modelling, designing, establishing & operating hydrometric & environmental monitoring networks, and supporting development of professionals in Chile, USA and UK. Alejandro has participated in national & international projects ranging from that of specialist to project manager & team leader, and he helped implement during the past decade the licensing of sustainable drainage practices in the state of Wisconsin in USA and river basin environmental studies in Chilean Patagonia.
Career Summary	2010-15: Senior Lecturer, Water & Environment, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom. 2009-15: Associate Researcher, CIEP, Coyhaique, Chile. 2007-09: Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Universidad de Concepción, Chile. 1997-07: Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile. 1994-96: Engineer, Dames & Moore Environmental Consultants, Santiago, Chile.
Education	2002: PhD Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA 1994: MEng Civil & Environmental Engineering, Universidad Católica, Chile 1993: BEng Civil & Environmental Engineering, Universidad Católica, Chile
Professional Affiliation	2014-Present: Member of British Society of Geomorphology 2013-Present: Member of British Hydrological Society 2002-Present: Member of American Geophysical Union 2000-03: Member of American Society of Civil Engineers
Key Assignments	Hydrological and pollutant retention modelling & design using own drainage software, world-wide Causes, dynamics and impacts of lahars and floods by April 2015 Eruption of Calbuco Volcano, Chile [ONEMI] Mountain and glacial hazards in southern Andes and river basin management expert [NRDC] Hydropower technical & environmental sustainability [World Bank] Infiltration of stormwater in bioretention cells [Lampadia foundation] Urbanisation and its Hydrologic and Environmental Effects [Environmental Protection Agency, USA] Water quality model for Mapocho River, Ministry of Public Works [Chile] Environmental Impact Study of Tailing Dam [Polpaico S.A., Chile] Review of HidroAysén, xStrata and Cuervo Hydroelectric Schemes, DGA [Water Authority, Chile] Environmental Assessment of Wastewater Plants in Aysén, CONAMA [Environment Agency, Chile] Water quality baseline studies, Trillium forestry Project, Tierra del Fuego [Trillium, Chile] Feasibility Study of Bioretention System for Thanet [Kent County Council] Low-cost camera-based wireless sensor network for flood warnings & data acquisition [Kent County Council] Bioretention System Modelling Tool – Consultant Hydrologist [Public Works Dept, Los Angeles USA]
Country Experience	Argentina, Chile, UK, USA
Languages	Fluent in English, Spanish & Italian, basic knowledge of French

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