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CONSULTANT RESUME: KENNETH A. GOETTEL <br /> Goettel & Associates Inc. 1515 Shasta Drive, #1207 <br /> Davis, CA 95616 <br /> (530) 750-0440 <br /> KenGoettel @aol.com www.kengoettel.com <br /> EDUCATION <br /> Ph.D. Geology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology <br /> S.M. Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology <br /> A.B. Geological Sciences, University of Rochester <br /> CONSULTING EXPERIENCE <br /> President, Goettel & Associates Inc. , 1995- President, Goettel & Horner Inc. , 1994- 1995 <br /> Senior Scientist, VSP Associates Inc. , 1990-1993 <br /> Congressional Science Fellow, U.S. House of Representatives, 1989-1990 <br /> Goettel & Associates Inc. specializes in quantitative evaluation of natural hazards for <br /> Federal, State, and Local governments, other public agencies, special districts, <br /> universities, school systems, utilities and corporations, including: <br /> • Hazard mitigation planning. <br /> • Technical support for grants, especially FEMA mitigation grants. <br /> • Benefit-cost analysis of mitigation projects. <br /> Our experience and expertise includes: <br /> • A comprehensive range of hazards including, earthquakes, tsunamis, riverine <br /> and coastal floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildiand fire, volcanoes, landslides, <br /> winter storms, dam safety and others. <br /> • Evaluations for almost every combination of type of building or infrastructure <br /> (utilities and transportation) and type of hazard. <br /> • Extensive public policy experience with analyses of many economic, social, <br /> political and regulatory issues. <br /> Expert Support for Decision Making by Clients: <br /> • Help public and private owners deal with natural hazards realistically and <br /> pragmatically. <br /> • Help to determine whether the level of risk from one or more hazards poses an <br /> acceptable level of risk or not, based on each client's criteria. <br /> • Provide guidance for prioritization of mitigation measures, based on each <br /> owner's objectives and criteria. The relative importance of life safety, damage <br /> reduction, and minimizing loss of function economic consequences varies <br /> markedly depending on the function and occupancy of buildings or the type and <br /> criticality of infrastructure components. <br /> REV: 08-28-17 PR <br /> Page 11 of 14 <br /> ATTY/AGR.2017.200/Goettel & Associates Inc. <br />