James Boag
McMillen, Inc.

DESCRIPTION

This session will focus on the most critical component of a safety operated dam.  Panel members will convey how to analyze the condition, operating ability, and integrity of spillgates including seismic considerations and provide an overview of recent rehabilitation projects.

This Panel is within the Technical, Dam Safety, and Engineering Track at the conference. 
 
This is a general interest topic relevant to anyone working in the Northwest.  

Moderator:
Ali Reza Firoozfar, Seattle City Light

Panelists:

• James Boag, Principal Mechanical Engineer, Dams Market Lead, McMillen, Inc
• Nathan Higga, PacifiCorp
• Kenny Dosanjh, HDR

Speaker Bios:

• James Boag is a principal mechanical engineer and McMillen's Dams Market Lead with 22-years’ of experience in water resources engineering. His entire career has focused on hydropower, fish passage, and water control structures engineering and project management. James has been involved with the scoping, design, and construction of numerous spillway gate upgrades and replacements over his career and has seen the acceleration of spillway rehabilitation projects based on age and condition throughout the industry.