Mr. Hamilton has extensive experience in water resources, hydrology, and natural hazards in arid environments. He has developed and applied a wide range of analytical techniques in order to explain the hydrologic impacts of natural hazards. He is also an expert in the application of sediment transport, geomorphic and hydrologic principles to natural systems, and to the design of constructed facilities.
Prior to joining Exponent, Mr. Hamilton worked for the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), which provides consulting and technology services to the civil works and military missions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. While in the Research Branch of HEC, Mr. Hamilton was responsible for conducting flood hazard, sedimentation, and debris flow studies for Mount St. Helens, Washington, and for the Wasatch Front Range, Utah. He was also in charge of the computer program HEC-6, Sediment Transport in Rivers and Reservoirs. Mr. Hamilton has held lead engineering positions in the consulting firms Simons, Li & Associates, and Rivertech. For eight years prior to joining Exponent, Mr. Hamilton operated his own hydrologic consulting firm. He has taught a number of professional courses for hydraulic and sediment transport analysis techniques. He is a cooperating partner with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Mountain Disasters and Environment (Sichuan, China), and has served as a committee member for the National Research Council’s Water Science and Technology Board.