SUMMARY
Mr. Abouaish has 25 years of diversified experience in the various aspects of the Total Water Management (TWM) field, with both the private and public sectors. He has many accomplishments in advanced regional water planning, academic research, program development, project engineering, planning and design, construction, operation and maintenance, administration, and utility management. During his career, he worked for consultants, contractors and government agencies. Mr. Abouaish has also been heavily involved in international and nonprofit organizations, and has served as an elected officer and on governing boards and executive committees.

He previously managed all the operations aspects of the Minneapolis Water Works (MWW), which had a budget of $30 million and 150 employees. MWW built the largest membrane filtration plants in North America while promoting research, and implementing new technologies, automation and industry best practices.

EDUCATION
Cairo University, 1976, Bachelor Degree Civil Engineering
University of NOTRE DAME, 1982, Masters Degree, Environmental Engineering
Minneapolis Leadership Academy, 1998, Certificate, Public Management

EXPERIENCE

Earth Tech, Inc.2006 - 2008
Senior Program Director - Overseeing the Midwest District Public Works, Environmental, Water/Wastewater programs. Achieved growth and profit through providing expert resources for municipal clients nationwide. Expanded client base in transportation, transit and rail services, security and emergency response planning.

Minneapolis Water Works1996 2005
Water Superintendent Directed all the operation aspects of the largest water utility in the Upper Midwest, responsible for all treatment and pumping facilities including approximately 1,000 miles of old distribution system water mains, which served 1 million consumers in the city and seven surrounding suburbs in Minnesota. Worked with state, regional and local stakeholders to promote security, environmental and public health protection. Coordinated with the Water Utility Management Institute with the University of Minnesota on strategic planning, organizational development, financial management, industry trends, and communications.

Water Supply Management. Worked with the Upper Mississippi Watershed District stakeholders to ensure adequate water supply for the Minneapolis metropolitan area. Worked with federal, state, and county agencies, regulators, regional watershed boards, emergency planners and local responders as well as several major industries along the river corridors. This coalition forms the River Defense Network, whose mission is to assess threats to water supplies, inventory potential hazardous spill sites (over 1,200), develop contamination prediction models and database and provide training and education to protect the Minneapolis water intakes and 450 river miles.

Treatment and Large Pumping Stations. Coordinated the operation and maintenance (O&M) of several softening and filtration plants and many large pumping stations staffed 24 hours a day with a production capacity of 180 mgd. Developed capital improvement programs to address current and anticipated laws and regulatory mandates as well as growth and development that required infrastructure investments. Oversaw major repairs and replacement projects for aging facilities that require both building rehabilitation and major equipment replacement while maintaining production.

Storage Facilities. Managed several in-ground treated water reservoirs and the distribution to various pumping zones and districts including employing water and energy conservation measures with the power supply companies. Managed operation of the elevated tanks and coordinated the allocation of retail and wholesale water to the surrounding interconnected suburbs and the airport.

Regulatory Compliance. Oversaw compliance and reporting, laboratory testing and water quality assurance monitoring through various stages of treatment and throughout 1,000 miles of distribution system, physical, chemical and bacteriological examinations totaling 200,000 tests annually.

City of Minneapolis Public Works1990 1996
Recycling and Waste Disposal. Coordinated the operation of the dewatering plant, which handled the treatment residuals (lime sludge from softening and filter backwash), through thickeners, centrifuges and lagoon treatment. The treatment process removed approximately 100 tons of residuals per day, which was hauled by trucks to be used for soil conditioning on area farmlands.

Policies and Procedures. Developed policies and procedures for operations and human resource management. Assisted in setting long-range goals and objectives for the MWW. Directed implementing CIP, MRR and maintenance projects, prepared specifications for chemicals and reviews design for process equipment.

Management Studies. Developed the Citys First State of the Public Infrastructure Report. Conducted strategic and business planning, automation, workforce analysis, competitiveness, cost of service/rate studies, and continuous improvement studies.

Municipal and Wastewater Consulting
Barrientos & Associates 1986- - 1989
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. Coordinated sewer separation and combined sewer overflow (CSO) projects from the geotechnical investigation to the construction phase. Supervised implementation of wastewater plant upgrades and the construction of large deep tunnel interceptor projects.

Continental Tunneling Corporation1982 - 1985
Metropolitan Waste Control Commission, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Designed the 10-foot-diameter Minneapolis East Interceptor, Little Canada tunnel, Lake Gervais and other interceptor projects in the Twin Cities area.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Water Works Association
American Water Works Association Research Foundation
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Concrete Institute
American Public Works Association
National Society of Professional Engineers

HONORS
Vice-Chair, International Council (2000 to 2005)
Vice President of the American Water Works Association (2000-2002)
Past President of the Minneapolis public Works Engineers Association (1997-1999) Chair of the Management Committee (1996-2004)
Past Chair of the Research Committee of the Minnesota section (1995-1999)
PAC Member and Utility Liaison, AWWA Research Foundation (1995 to 2006)
Board of Directors of the Minnesota Federation of Engineering Societies (MFES)
Member, Oversight Committee for the River Defense Network (1996 to 2006) Coordinator for the University of Minnesota Water Utility Management Institute, and Member of the National Management Development Committee (1996-2004)
Chair, National Diversity and Members Involvement Committee (A WW A) Director-at-Large, AWWA Board of Directors (1999-2002)
Member, AWWA Standing Committee on Governance (2004- Present)
Chair, Administrative Council (2002 to 2005), and
Member, Board of Governors of the Minnesota Section (1999 to 2005)
Vice-Chair and Secretary, Metro School Multi-District Board (2001 to 2006)

PUBLICATIONS
Contributor, Excellence in Action: Water Utility Management in the 21st Century, American Water Works Association, 2002.
Presenter, Ethics in the Water Profession, Video Training, AWWA 1999
Numerous articles and presentations at State, Regional and National conferences.