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Jiovanna is a Civil Engineer-in-Training who works on projects ranging from stormwater design to wetlands and creek restoration. She also reviews standards and technical documents, performs calculations, and conducts hydrologic and hydraulic modeling in HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, and more. Her fieldwork includes surveying, site reconnaissance, and winter streamflow monitoring. When she’s not at work, Jiovanna enjoys taking her cat out for his daily walk, looking for mushrooms in the forest (to photograph), and listening to live music.

  • B.S. in Environmental Resources Engineering, cum laude , California Polytechnic University, Humboldt, 2022

1D/2D Hydraulic Modeling, Design, Engineering, Flood Management, HEC-RAS, Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling, Hydrology

Key Projects

  • Investigating Subsurface Flow in the Lower Ramuschaka Watershed of Zurite, Perú
  • Developing a Fish-Passable Design for Caltrans Crossings
  • Designing Culverts to Avoid Flooding and Allow Salmonid Fish Passage

The best part of my job is the challenge and reward that comes from solving problems that contribute to bettering public safety and the environment.

I love how welcoming, friendly, and laid back everyone is. You can tell everyone cares about their work and effortlessly creates an uplifting, positive environment. It’s nice to be part of a team that shares the same passion to do meaningful work.

I grew up drinking water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed, so I guess I owe my life to that one.

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