Mark E. Baker P.E.’s Experience

• Facilitated the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Lake Ilo Dam Risk Workshop.

• Facilitated the FERC-regulated Taylor Draw Dam Potential Failure Mode Analysis Workshop.

• Leader of the Spencer Dam Failure Independent Investigation panel.

• For 8 years, held the position of Dam & Levee Safety Officer for the National Park Service,

• 25 years with the Bureau of Reclamation, including 18 years in dam safety.

• Program/project manager for design/construction of 25 dam/levee repair projects.

• Founder and co-chair of the ASDSO Dam Failures & Incidents Committee.

• Led the adoption of risk-informed decision making for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and National Park Service dam safety programs.

• Founder and former co-chair of the Washington DC Silver Jackets Flood Risk Management Team.

• Managed and reduced the risks of the Potomac Park Levee that reduces flood risk to Washington D.C.

• Project Manager of the U.S Department of the Interior multi-bureau, multi-year Reduce Dam Safety Risk Project.

• Panel member of the TVA peer review, the California Safety of Dams Peer Review and of the Eugene Water & Electric Board Peer Review.

• Researcher and presenter of The Race to Save Fontenelle Dam, seen by over 3200 people

• Historical researcher, and speaker for several major dam incidents and failures

• Author of numerous technical papers, policy documents, and guidelines for dam safety.

• Partnered with an A/E firm to develop one of the first levee risk screening products.

• Produced two 10+ minute videos on dam and levee safety

• Advised the USACE on the national levee program risk assessment approach

• Participated on the USSD/ASDSO team that selected the Oroville Spillway Independent Forensics Team members

• Led 90-minute soapbox sessions at ASDSO national conferences to explore the complex issues of dam failure investigations and moving toward common use of best technical practices

• Led the team to develop the ASDSO Dam Failure Investigation Guideline