WinDAM - Overtopping and Internal Erosion for Earthen Embankments: On-Demand

Karl is an experienced water resources engineer with deep expertise in auxiliary spillway erosion, dam breach analysis, and H&H design. He has provided technical guidance to federal, state and international users. Karl’s experience spans reviewing more than 200 dam rehabilitation projects nationwide, contributing to the 2019 update of the National Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) TR-60 Earth Dams and Embankments and mentoring the next generation of hydraulic engineers. He has also led training in various hydrology software, reviewed complex CFD models and co-led NRCS HEC-RAS efforts. Karl is known for communicating complex engineering concepts clearly, bringing technical depth and practical insight to water infrastructure challenges.

Jon Fripp has worked for the last 18 years as a civil engineer with National Design, Construction and Soil Mechanics Center of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service.  Prior to employment with the NRCS, Jon Fripp worked for the US Army Corps of Engineers and in the private sector.  Jon’s expertise is in the planning, analysis and design of hydraulic structures including levees, dams, stream restoration and flood control projects.  Jon has worked throughout the United States and on various assignments abroad. Jon is the lead for the NRCS HECRAS team and has taught numerous classes in ecology, irrigation, construction, restoration and various aspects of hydraulic design and analysis.