Natalie M.

Cannon, PE
Natalie.marie.cannon@gmail.com
720.490.0101 (cell)

Professional Experience
Jan 2006 – Present AECOM Lakewood, CO
Water Treatment Engineer
• Project Manager/Project Engineer/Technical Lead for various water and wastewater engineering
projects (see Project Experience).
• Reviewed drawings and specifications for adequacy, accuracy, and completeness.
• Determined general engineering layout and details to accomplish desired results within specific design
parameters, site conditions, and regulatory boundaries.
• Evaluated treatment plant modification, rehabilitation, and expansion alternatives.
• Conducted comprehensive performance evaluation for water treatment plant.
• Managed pilot and bench tests for water treatment plants.
• Prepared specifications, drawings, cost estimates and schedules.
• Performed construction observation on civil projects, including a 100-mile-long, 60-inch-diameter
pipeline.
• Assisted clients in bid process.
• Conducted client and contractor meetings.
• Performed civil and process review of contractor submittals.
• Participated in marketing pursuits, including generating proposals, attending client interviews, and
presenting at industry conferences.
• Created and maintained employee wellness program.

Oct 2005 – Jan 2006 Weston Solutions New Orleans, LA

Superfund Technical Assistant & Response Team (START)
• Managed field team for the identification and collection of hazardous materials after Hurricane Katrina.
• Coordinated scheduling of personnel to conduct site reconnaissance and clean-up.
• Managed acquisition, compilation, and transfer of field data to client.

Sep 2004 – Sep 2005 Geomatrix Denver, CO

Project Engineer
• Coordinated field sampling collection and laboratory analysis to evaluate the fate of contaminant in
sewage collection systems, and to evaluate the efficacy of various treatment methods in removing
contaminants from surface water and ground water.
• Conducted team meetings that included the client, internal team members, the University of Colorado,
and the Los Angeles County Sanitation District.
• Generated engineering plans and specifications and reviewed contractor submittals.
• Co-authored in project reports.
• Assisted in procurement of materials for bench and pilot tests.

May 2004 – Sep 2004 Tetra Tech, EMI Denver, CO

Staff Engineer
• Coordinated field sampling and laboratory analysis for the evaluation of the Pueblo Chemical Depot’s
60 year old drinking water distribution system and assisted in Recommendation of Improvements
Report.
• Conducted Phase I site visits and generated reconnaissance reports.
• Generated feasibility studies for the Environmental Protection Agency.

Jan 2002 – Jan 2004 CDWO Boulder, CO

Laboratory Assistant Center for Drinking Water Optimization
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• Designed and implemented bench scale drinking water treatment processes.
• Coordinated jar testing, disinfectant analysis, and water quality analysis, regulatory
compliance, data interpretation and modeling.

Education
2003 Master of Science, Environmental Engineering University of Colorado
1997 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration Florida State University

Registrations and Affiliations

• Professional Engineer ,NM 19149, 2008
• Incident Command System (ICS) 100, 200
• American Water Works Association (AWWA), Member
• RMS AWWA/WEA Publications Committee Erumbles Co-editor
• PSMJ Project Management Training, 2008
• 40 hr HAZWOPPER, 2004
• Hazardous Materials Transportation, 2004

Presentations and Proceedings

Co-author and Co-presenter: “Conservation and Reuse.” 2009. Fall RMSAWWA/RMWEA
Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Co-author and Co-presenter: “What Utilities Should Know About Emerging Contaminants of Concern.”
2008. Fall RMSAWWA/RMWEA Annual Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.
Presenter: “Coagulation/Microfiltration for Metals Removal.” RMS-AWWA Annual Conference,
Keystone, CO, September 2007.
Presenter: “Integrated Engineering for Water Resources Planning in Colorado” RMWEA PWO
Operators Seminar, Pueblo, CO, April 2007.
Co-author and Co-presenter: “Integrated Engineering for Water Resources Planning in Colorado”
Colorado Water Congress, Denver, CO, January 2007.
Co-author, “Practical Modeling of Chlorine and Chloramine Decay in Drinking Water.” AWWA Water
Quality Technology Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2004
Co-author, “Short-Term Chlorine Decay and Disinfection By-Product Formation.” AWWA Annual
Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2002
Presenter “Short-term chlorine and long-term chloramine decay.” RMS-AWWA WQT Conference,
Steamboat Springs, CO, September 2002.
M.S. Thesis, The Impacts of Advanced Treatment and Water Quality Parameters on Chloramine
Decay (AWWARF funded).

Project Work
Atoka Pump Station Rehabilitation Project, Oklahoma City, OK: Associate engineer for the Atoka
Pump Station Rehabilitation Project to increase overall pump station and pipeline capacity from
60 MGD to 90 MGD. The Atoka pipeline extends over 100 miles lifting raw water up a total of 600 feet
from Atoka Lake to Draper Lake. The project includes rehabilitation of 6 pump stations, including
design and installation of 4 vertical turbine pumps, 20 horizontal centrifugal pumps, 24 VFDs and more
than 139 large diameter valves. Significant planning and coordination between all parties required to
reduce pump station downtime during construction. Performed as liaison for the field and office
activities, which included coordination with the client, design team, contractor, pre-
purchase equipment vendors, and regulatory agencies. Led construction meetings in the
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absence of the construction manager, managed coordination of technical documents (i.e. SharePoint,
RFIs, submittals, ESIs, etc.), and performed technical review for civil and process.

Semper Water Treatment Facility, Miscellaneous Improvements, City of Westminster, CO:

Associate Engineer. Performed an alternative analysis of treatment facility improvements to upgrade
the City’s lime feed system and sodium permanganate feed system. Final lime feed system
improvements included retrofit design of the existing screw auger feed system and batch mixing tank,
including modifications to piping, electrical, and I&C components. Final sodium permanganate system
improvements included converting their tote feed system to a high concentration batch feed system.
Project included relocating chemical feed pumps, and retrofitting new chemical feed and discharge
piping and large FRP tanks. The project also consisted of evaluation of the trac-vac system. Assisted
client in bid-phase services and construction phase services. Performed technical review of submittals
and RFIs, site visits, attendance of construction meetings.

Semper Water Treatment Facility, Vault No. 2 Rehabilitation City of Westminster, CO: Performed
as assistant engineer to replace 2 large diameter control valves, as well as interior and exterior piping.
Retrofit design posed engineering challenges particularly with electrical and structural rehabilitation.

Comprehensive Performance Evaluation (Phase I), Norwood, CO: Project engineer. Activities
included coordination and implementation of a water quality field-testing program, historical data
evaluation, and assessment of the treatment plant processes to identify factors that were adversely
affecting the plant’s turbidity removal and accelerating DBP formation. Conducted a Comprehensive
Performance Evaluation to assist the Norwood Water Commission in evaluating the existing water
treatment facility to identify opportunities for upgrades and improvements. Provided summary of
findings, identified opportunities for improvements, and wrote a summary of recommendations and
estimated costs in final report.

Comprehensive Technical Assistance (Phase II), Norwood, CO: Project engineer. Performed
upgrades to existing coagulation and sedimentation basins at the Norwood Water Treatment Plant.
Developed pilot-test O&M manuals for the subsequent parallel testing of membrane units to replace
existing multi-media filters and improve overall water quality for TOC, turbidity, and DBP formation in
the distribution system. Included design and construction phase services.

Project Specialist for FEMA's Public Assistance (PA) Program for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike,
Beaumont, TX: Subcontractor for FEMA's Public Assistance Program for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
Assisted FEMA's emergency and disaster response resource needs for assessing damage to water
and wastewater treatment facilities and producing project worksheets to obligate federal funds to
eligible applicants per the Stafford Act and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 206 and Part
13. Responsibilities included coordination of multiple parties, including Federal, State, and local
jurisdictions for the assessment of damage in emergency and disaster areas as declared by the
President.

Pilot Plant Services for Potable Water Treatment, Town of Black Hawk, Black Hawk, CO: Project
engineer. Developed design criteria for alternative treatment processes to achieve the desired water
quality goals, to develop capital and life cycle costs, and to perform pilot-scale and bench-scale
demonstrations of selected treatment alternatives. Provided the City a basis of design for the Dory Hill
Water Treatment Plant to permit, acquire, transport, and treat three raw water sources to double the
treated water supply at Dory Hill in order to meet anticipated increases in treated water demand.
Coordinated compliance activities among several agencies and within strict water rights permitting
parameters.

Comprehensive Plan Update, City of Durango, Durango, CO: Project engineer. Analyzed the
City’s existing water treatment facilities and treatment capacity as part of the City’s effort to update an
existing and outdated Comprehensive Plan and improve capacity for future demand.
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Gold Run Lift Station Rehabilitation, Town of Dillon, Dillon, CO: Project engineer. Performed
hydraulic study, conceptual design and final design for the rehabilitation of an existing sewer lift
station.

Grange Hall Creek Lift Station, City of Thornton, Thornton, CO: Project engineer. Assisted with
the design of a 1.5 MGD sewer lift station to replace an existing 32-year old station that delivered
wastewater to a Metro Wastewater Reclamation District interceptor. Project involved replacing an old
station to create a safer working environment, increase station capacity, and ensure structural integrity
in a corrosive environment. Project specifics include site design and analysis; pump selection, station
configuration, and CDPHE coordination and permitting.

North Raw Water Settling Ponds Preliminary Design, Clifton Water District, Clifton, CO: Project
engineer. Assisted with layout, design, and geotechnical issues associated with construction of
earthen settling ponds used to remove turbidity from the Grand Valley Canal, including outlet
structures, and pipelines to transport the settled water to the WTP. Coordinated and completed
compliance activities with various entities including the Grand Canal Company, US Fish and Wildlife,
Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG), Colorado State Dam Safety Review, and State Engineers
Office (SEO).

Secondary Treatment of Filter Backwash Water, City of Fresno, Fresno, CA: Project engineer.
Designed cutting-edge rapid filtration units to treat filter backwash water for the Fresno Surface Water
Treatment Facility. Performed extensive hydraulic and mechanical coordination and design for the
implementation of a complex and operator friendly automated system. Rapid filtration system includes
the addition of polymer for coagulation prior to filtration and pump station to transfer filtered backwash
water for return or agricultural use.

Superfund Technical Assessment & Response Team (START), New Orleans, LA: EPA
subcontractor for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita response and recovery team. Coordinated response
resource needs for HAZMAT responses. Responsibilities included coordination of multiple parties,
including New Orleans Fire Department, Criminal Investigations Unit, USEPA, START, and local
Parish jurisdictions for the removal of hazardous materials and chemicals both in the field and in
chemistry laboratories of educational institutions.

Ion Exchange Pilot Testing, Santa Clarita, CA: Staff engineer for pilot testing various ion exchange
resins at a perchlorate-contaminated site in the City of Santa Clarita. Responsibilities included ion
exchange material selection, pilot skid design review, effluent transport and NPDES Permit
compliance.

Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD) Sewer Study, Los Angeles, CA: Water quality
consultant for a pilot test to evaluate the fate of perchlorate in a 320 MGD wastewater treatment
system. Team consisted of LACSD and University of Colorado (CU). Managed LACSD field sampling
and CU laboratory analysis; authored Final Report.

Pueblo Chemical Depot (PCD), Pueblo, CO: Staff engineer for the evaluation of chlorine residual
and disinfectant by-product formation in PCDs 60 year old drinking water distribution system. Managed
field sampling and laboratory analysis, and assisted with recommendation of improvements report.

Center for Drinking Water Optimization, Research Assistant, University of

Colorado, Boulder, CO: Designed and implemented bench scale drinking water treatment
processes including coagulation, flocculation, and sedimentation, UV irradiation, granular activated
carbon adsorption, ozonation, and ozonation followed by biofiltration. Involved in jar testing,
disinfectant analysis, and water quality analysis, regulatory compliance, data interpretation and
modeling.

Superfund Technical Assessment & Response Team (START), New Orleans, LA: EPA
subcontractor for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita response and recovery team. Responsibilities included
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identification and data management for the removal of hazardous materials and chemicals both in the
field and in chemistry laboratories of educational institutions.

Tetra Tech EM Inc., Denver, CO: EPA sub-contractor to support a feasibility study to evaluate the
effectiveness of zeolite for the Ogden Rail Yard remediation site.

Valladolid III Energy Center, Valladolid, México: Staff engineer for the acquisition and transport of
the water supply for the Valladolid III Energy Center. Involved in materials procurement and design
review.

Water Treatment Plants, Los Angeles, CA: Staff engineer for the design of drinking water treatment
plants to remove perchlorate, NDMA, 1,4-dioxane, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from a
contaminated groundwater supply.