Dwight Head, P.E., Engineer, M&E Consultants
Education:
Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Engineering, TexasTechUniversity
Current Licenses and Registration, other Affiliations:
Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, License No. 60794
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
National Society of Professional Engineers
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Years Experience:
M&E Consultants: Since 2009
USDA-NRCS: 1974-2008
Field and Area Engineer: 1974-1986
District Conservationist: 1986-2002
Zone Engineer: 2002-2009
Specialized Training:
Hydrology and hydraulics for earthen channels, dams, irrigation and livestock pipelines, terrace systems, diversions, and grass lined waterways. Training also included the design of irrigation and precision land leveling, grade stabilization structures, irrigation systems, surface and subsurface drainage systems, and livestock water development. Specialized training also covered Conservation Planning, conservation contract development and administration, comprehensive nutrient management plans, and waste utilization systems.
Experience and Qualifications:
Zone Engineer, NRCS, Zone 3, Corpus Christi (2002-2009)
This position provided engineering leadership for 52 counties in South Texas. Typical engineering practices included ponds, diversions, grassed waterways, parallel terrace systems, grade stabilization structures, irrigation and livestock pipelines, irrigation and precision land leveling, irrigation systems using graded furrows, graded borders, drip, sprinklers, or contour levee (rice) systems. Technical oversight was provided to five NRCS Field Engineers in the Zone. The position also required state-wide coordination with four other zone engineers and the state engineering staff. Involvement in the flood control programs required formal inspections of high hazard dams and review of hazard classifications of all flood control dams. Quality assurance activities and training requirements were coordinated by this position.
District Conservationist, Beeville Field Office (1986-2002)
This position provided leadership for the conservation program in BeeCounty. The position included assisting with the conservation programs in the Goliad and Kennedy Field Offices, as part of the Kennedy Resource Team. Work involved Conservation Planning with landowners. This included the inventory and analysis of the current available resources and the landowner’s objectives, formulating and recommending alternatives to the landowner, documenting the landowner’s decisions, and follow through with the application of the Plan. Engineering practices included waterways, parallel terraces, diversions, ponds and critical area planting.
Area and Field Engineer, NRCS, Pampa Area (1977-1986)
This position provided assistance to 12 counties in the Texas panhandle. There was extensive engineering involvement in furrow and sprinkler irrigation systems, and in grade stabilization structures. Irrigation systems were evaluated for efficiency and recommendations for improvements were provided to the irrigator. This included evaluations of the pumping plant and application system of furrows or sprinklers. Grade stabilization structures included dams with principal spillways of corrugated metal hooded inlets and pipe drop inlets, and rock gabion structures. Engineering assistance was also provided to cattle feedlots in the design of waste utilization systems. Other engineering practices included waterways, diversions, and parallel terraces. The position was responsible for quality assurance activities involving engineering practices.
Agricultural Engineer, NRCS, Victoria Area (1976-1977)
This position provided engineering assistance primarily to six field offices in the Victoria Area. Engineering practices included grade stabilization structures for county roads, ponds, parallel terrace systems, and waterways. Assistance was also provided for erosion control on recreational areas, such as school grounds and parks. Spot checks of engineering practices were performed for quality assurance documentation.
Agricultural Engineer, NRCS, San Benito, Raymondville, and Weslaco Field Offices, Harlingen Area (1974-1975)
This position provided engineering assistance to the field offices in the LowerRio GrandeValley. Engineering practices included drip and furrow irrigation systems, and subsurface drainage systems with free flowing outlets, sump pump collection systems and pumped well drains. Irrigation land leveling was used extensively. The subsurface drainage systems were used to control high water tables and saline soil conditions.