Diego Paez, PhD, PEng

Water Resources Specialist at Computational Hydraulics International (CHI)
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Experience

    • Canada
    • Civil Engineering
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Water Resources Specialist
      • Apr 2022 - Present

      Design, development, and testing of data processing and modelling tools for water distribution and drainage systems in the PCSWMM software suite. Teach specialized workshops on hydrological and hydraulic modelling for public and private organizations in Canada and USA, as well as other international parties. Design, development, and testing of data processing and modelling tools for water distribution and drainage systems in the PCSWMM software suite. Teach specialized workshops on hydrological and hydraulic modelling for public and private organizations in Canada and USA, as well as other international parties.

    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Adjunct Professor
      • Jan 2022 - Present

    • Canada
    • Engineering Services
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Hydraulic Modeller
      • Jun 2021 - Apr 2022

      Water distribution hydraulic modelling and transient analysis supporting municipal projects in the City of Toronto, City of Hamilton, Regional Municipality of Halton, Regional Municipality of Durham, Town of Trenton (NS), and Town of Gore Bay, among others. Sanitary and Stormwater systems hydraulic modelling and forcemain transient analysis supporting municipal projects in the City of North Bay, City of London, and City of St. Thomas, among others. Water distribution hydraulic modelling and transient analysis supporting municipal projects in the City of Toronto, City of Hamilton, Regional Municipality of Halton, Regional Municipality of Durham, Town of Trenton (NS), and Town of Gore Bay, among others. Sanitary and Stormwater systems hydraulic modelling and forcemain transient analysis supporting municipal projects in the City of North Bay, City of London, and City of St. Thomas, among others.

    • Canada
    • Civil Engineering
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Water Resources and Coastal Engineering - EIT
      • Sep 2019 - Jun 2021

      WATER RESOURCES AND COASTAL • Coastal risk assessment and design of shoreline protection structures for 60+ private locations and 5+ municipalities along Georgian Bay, Lake Huron and Lake Simcoe. • Floodplain assessments for developments near regulated watercourses. • Coordination of works and permits with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry of Ontario (MNRF), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Ontario Parks (part of MECP) and conservation authorities (NVCA, GSCA, SVCA and LSRCA). WATER & WASTEWATER • Development of hydraulic models for the water and wastewater systems of Parry Sound, ON to identify bottle necks and existing capacity. Show less

    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Lecturer / Teaching fellow
      • Jan 2019 - May 2019

      - Lecturer for the undergraduate course CIVL 222 - Numerical methods for Civil Engineers.

    • PhD Student
      • May 2015 - May 2019

      - Organizer of the WDSA/CCWI 2018 International Conference in Kingston, ON.- Organizer of the Battle of Post-Disaster Response and Restoration 2018.

    • Consulting Engineer
      • Jan 2013 - Nov 2015

      Flood and landslides risk analysis for catchments in Colombia, El Salvador and Bolivia, including data collection, computational modelling using in-house software, written reports and socialization workshops. Flood and landslides risk analysis for catchments in Colombia, El Salvador and Bolivia, including data collection, computational modelling using in-house software, written reports and socialization workshops.

    • Colombia
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Instructor / Lecturer
      • Aug 2012 - Dec 2014

      - Courses lectured: Hydrology (graduate), Hydraulics (undergraduate), and Fluid Mechanics (undergraduate) – Developed all class material including syllabus, presentations, homework and exams. - Supervisor of research projects for post-graduate specialization in Urban Water Systems Engineering (eight projects). - Co-supervisor of Master’s Thesis in Civil Engineering (six theses). - Courses lectured: Hydrology (graduate), Hydraulics (undergraduate), and Fluid Mechanics (undergraduate) – Developed all class material including syllabus, presentations, homework and exams. - Supervisor of research projects for post-graduate specialization in Urban Water Systems Engineering (eight projects). - Co-supervisor of Master’s Thesis in Civil Engineering (six theses).

    • Researcher
      • Jan 2011 - Dec 2014

      Most relevant projects: - Study for the strengthening of the sanitary infrastructure of Santa Marta City for the projected demand of next 50 years. Function: Coordinator or Hydraulic Modeling. - Urban drainage and climate change - Towards drainage systems of the future: Evaluation of the feasibility of BMPs and real time control to mitigate urban flooding in Bogota. Function: Hydraulic Modeler. - Expertise assessment/opinion for the juridical evaluation of responsibilities in the case of a private and a public water distribution networks. Function: Hydraulic Modeler. - Upgrading OCENSA’s (oil pipeline) hydraulic model for steady state conditions. Function: Hydraulic Modeler. Participated in four additional applied research projects: - The battle of the water networks BWN-II and the battle of background leakage assessment for water networks (BBLAWN): Rehabilitation, design and leakage assessment for international water distribution networks. Function: Hydraulic Modeler and Project Coordinator - Development and implementation of a modern methodology for designing residential water distribution networks: Characterization of the water demand in buildings and development of a design methodology consistent with the stochastic demands. Function: Hydraulic Modeler. - Optimal design of urban drainage systems using unitary power methods: Development of a methodology for the optimized design of urban drainage networks. Function: Hydraulic Modeler. - Optimal power use surface for the design of water distribution systems: Development of a methodology for the design of water distribution systems. Function: Hydraulic Modeler and Project Coordinator. Wrote 10+ technical and financial proposals for research and specialized consulting projects. Show less

Education

  • Queen's University
    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Civil Engineering | Water Resources Engineering
    2015 - 2019
  • Universidad de Los Andes
    Master of Science (MSc), Civil Engineering | Water Resources Engineering
    2011 - 2012
  • Universidad de Los Andes
    Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Civil Engineering
    2007 - 2010

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