Knesal

Principal-in-Charge for the "Relocate Roads" project for the Mississippi Air National Guard in Gulfport, Mississippi . This federal project, with a construction value of with all alternates of about $6 million, includes the relocation of Hewes Avenue through a portion of the existing Combat Readiness Training Center. The project's many challenges include route selection, existing major utility conflicts, wetlands, detention pond modeling, traffic modeling, unstable soil conditions, and relocation of major electrical service locations, industrial & commercial building demolition, and neighborhood impacts. The total project cost including land acquisitions and other soft costs is almost $10 million.,

Project Manager for study and preliminary design for drainage improvements of approximately 200-acre urban subdivision in south Louisiana with major flooding problems.

Client Contact responsible for a value engineering study on a major wastewater treatment plant in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Project Manager with full design responsibility for design of two new industrial wastewater treatment facilities.

Sewer System Infiltration/Inflow studies - Complete project responsibility for two projects.

Project engineer for various subdivision designs including layouts of all facilities, coordinate geometry calculations, and record plats.



	RESUME WILLIAM E. KNESAL, JR., P.E. PERSONAL: DOB: 7/23/51, married, 3 children EDUCATION: B.S. Civil Engineering Mississippi State University, 1973 Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon CONTINUING EDUCATION: Graduate level course, Biological Waste Treatment, Tulane University, 1977 Courses in accounting, marketing, public speaking, and professional writing, University of New Orleans, 1979-1982 Various environmental regulatory seminars, Springhill College, Mobile, Alabama, 1988-1989 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING REGISTRATIONS: Mississippi #7215, 1977; Louisiana #18200, 1978; BACKGROUND SUMMARY: President of Knesal Engineering Services, Inc. since its founding in March, 1993. Manager of Engineering in the Biloxi office of a major regional firm, responsible for marketing, project management, and design of industrial and municipal projects. Assistant Vice President and Department Manager for the Civil Engineering Department at a major office of a national consulting engineering firm, in responsible charge of 32 employees. Assistant Vice President and Assistant Department Head of the Industrial Services Department. Assistant Vice President and Manager of a regional office in Biloxi, Mississippi for a national consulting engineering firm. Project Manager and Client Contact responsible for preliminary engineering, design engineering, and construction administration of many types of projects: PROJECT EXPERIENCE William E. Knesal, Jr., P.E. Principal Engineer EDUCATION: Mississippi State University / BS / 1973 / Civil Engineering SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS: (Most of the projects produced since the founding of Knesal Engineering Services, Inc. are not included here.) *TRANSPORTATION and PAVING* Principal-in-Charge for the "Relocate Roads" project for the Mississippi Air National Guard in Gulfport, Mississippi . This federal project, with a construction value of with all alternates of about $6 million, includes the relocation of Hewes Avenue through a portion of the existing Combat Readiness Training Center. The project's many challenges include route selection, existing major utility conflicts, wetlands, detention pond modeling, traffic modeling, unstable soil conditions, and relocation of major electrical service locations, industrial & commercial building demolition, and neighborhood impacts. The total project cost including land acquisitions and other soft costs is almost $10 million., Principal-in-charge for a 35-acre drainage and paving project for the Mississippi State Port at Gulfport. The project included a review of previous drainage and environmental concepts for development of a method which would minimize conflicts and restrictions on future multi-modal containerized freight operations. Because of an unusually heavy wheel load and to obtain maximum competition between the various types of pipe available, Knesal applied the latest techniques in calculating the strength class of Reinforced Concrete Pipe, Corrugated HDPE pipe, and solid wall HDPE. For some cover situations, Knesal established advanced bedding and backfill techniques required for the various materials. The total project cost is about $4.3 million. Principal-in-Charge of the geometric layout for the 26-mile East-West Corridor (Multimodal Transportation Corridor Study) for the Harrison County Executive Transportation Steering Committee and the Gulf Regional Planning Commission, including a number of route location alternatives for further study. Phase 2 of the project includes preliminary designs for the western 13 miles and a north-south connector to I-10 for the west part of the County. Principal-in-Charge and Project Manager for planning and design of complete reconstruction of about 3 miles of urban Defense Access Roads in Biloxi , with a total project cost of about $6.5 million in 1987. Included Division Street, Forest Avenue, West Howard (Judge Sekul) Avenue, and Rodenberg Avenue. Project Manager and Client Contact for a corridor study for a major bridge across the Back Bay of Biloxi, Mississippi (1987). The project included analysis of various vertical and horizontal alignments for consideration of marine interests, rights-of-way requirements, and construction costs. *STORMWATER and ENVIRONMENTAL STORMWATER* Principal-in-charge for a 35-acre drainage and paving project for the Mississippi State Port at Gulfport. The project included a review of previous drainage and environmental concepts for development of a method which would minimize conflicts and restrictions on future multi-modal containerized freight operations. Included development of a stormwater management concept which would optimize the operations area, minimize and possibly eliminate stormwater pumping, and coordinate with the port's Master Plan for containerized freight, to prepare the area for use as a viable containerized freight handling port. The total project cost is about $4.3 million. Principal and design engineer for the City of Gulfport's Mid City and East Railroad Street storm drainage projects about $1.4 million construction cost. Consultant to a land owner/developer of a 2000-acre tract in Arkansas, for assisting the development's design consultant in appealing base flood elevations (BFEs) prepared by the U. S. Corps of Engineers for FEMA. The project included review of the current analyses by the Corps and the designer, development of a strategy for appealing the BFEs, and preparing alternative modeling techniques for FEMA consideration. Several discrepancies were found in the Corps' model. The city in which the development lies endorsed this study over the Corps' study. The work included use of the Corps' HEC-1 and HEC-2 hydrology and hydraulics computer programs. Project manager for planning for development of a 180 acre industrial site for a major chemical manufacturer in Pascagoula, MS. Includes use of the Soil Conservation Service's (SCS) TR-55 stormwater computer program and planning within the state's stormwater discharge permit program. Senior engineer for planning and preliminary design of a stormwater detention system for a major oil company. The project includes to replacement of a large retention pond which was being removed to provide space for a petroleum tank farm. It required consideration of a number of discharge/detention alternatives to provide peak flow and retention capacities with very minimal drainage slope available, while avoiding an increase in the peak discharge to the local community Project Manager for study and preliminary design for drainage improvements of approximately 200-acre urban subdivision in south Louisiana with major flooding problems. Project manager for preparation of engineering cost proposal for design of a 400 MGD drainage pump station for Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Project Manager and Client Contact for various drainage projects with large diameter piping. *WASTEWATER* (See additional wastewater projects at “Federally-Funded Facilities Planning) Client Contact responsible for design, construction, start-up, and operation phase of the Long Beach/Pass Christian wastewater treatment plant in Pass Christian, Mississippi with construction cost of $8.1 million. Project Manager responsible for construction administration for construction of the $10 million upgrade to the Pascagoula/Moss Point WWTP for the Mississippi Gulf Coast WW Authority. This 900-day construction project included the management of a full time on-site Resident Project Representative and up to two inspectors. This was an EPA-funded project including strict scheduling and compliance with the Corps of Engineers' construction control guidelines. Project Manager for planning, design, and construction of the 350-acre Sunplex Light Industrial Park in Jackson County, Mississippi, including streets, sewers, water wells, an elevated water storage tank, a seven mile long sewage force main, and consideration of major regional stormwater drainage issues. Total project cost was approximately $4.2 million. Client Contact responsible for a value engineering study on a major wastewater treatment plant in Biloxi, Mississippi. Project field engineer for oil refinery client during major reconstruction of wastewater treatment facilities, involving field work, construction management, purchase orders, coordination of operations of the design-build contractors at the site, and management of NPDES permit compliance. Project manager for design and material procurement for a refinery wastewater effluent pump station and approximately 7,500 feet of 20-inch diameter force main across industrial properties, river road, and the Mississippi River levee. Project Engineer with major responsibility for design and preparation of specifications for a plate and frame sludge filter press for an oil refinery. Project Manager with full design responsibility for design of two new industrial wastewater treatment facilities. *FEDERALLY-FUNDED FACILITIES PLANNING* 201 Facility Plans and Environmental Assessments - complete project responsibility for projects for four communities; development and evaluation of multiple alternative designs, and selection of regional collection systems for eight communities. Project Engineer for 208 project, Mississippi Gulf Coast Areawide Wastewater Management Plan - major responsibility for development of collection system alternatives for three coastal counties, plus assistance with treatment alternatives. Biloxi seafood processing plant wastewater collection system - work included review of wastewater permits, interviews with plant owners to determine the wastewater discharges, preliminary design, and cost estimates of pump stations and pipelines for pumping to a wastewater treatment plant. Sewer System Evaluation Surveys - Administration of subcontracts for five projects. Sewer System Infiltration/Inflow studies - Complete project responsibility for two projects. Innovative/Alternative methods - Conceptual design of systems using land application of wastewater for six facility plans including the Mississippi 208 project. Site-specific studies for land treatment - Complete project responsibility for site studies for two projects which had been funded for construction by means of EPA Step 2 + 3 grants. Project Engineer for design of utility relocations for highway improvement projects. Project engineer for various subdivision designs including layouts of all facilities, coordinate geometry calculations, and record plats. Appraised market value of existing privately-owned utility systems as required for purchase by a city after annexation, including court testimony for admission and defense of the evidence. *ENVIRONMENTAL* Project Manager of a preacquisition environmental site assessment for approximately 600 acres of industrial property for a major chemical manufacturer in Bay St. Louis, MS. Project Manager for an environmental site investigation for a former gasoline service station site, including consultation with the state regulatory agencies concerning disposal of contaminated soil. Principal-in-Charge for numerous wetland delineations, permitting, and mitigation projects. Principal-in-Charge for numerous Phase 1 Environmental Assessments and several Phase 2 Environmental Assessments. *MISCELLANEOUS* Project Manager for planning, design, and construction of the 350-acre Sunplex Light Industrial Park in Jackson County, Mississippi, including streets, sewers, water wells, an elevated water storage tank, a seven mile long sewage force main, and consideration of major regional stormwater drainage issues. Included assistance with selection of the lot development scheme and the lot sizes. Total project cost was approximately $4.2 million. Guided and assisted the Jackson County Planning Commission with the development of protective covenants for the Sunplex Light Industrial Park. Designer of plans and specifications for an industrial metal building for a manufacturing process line. Included arrangement layout and foundations for the building and equipment including an 80-foot tall process material holding tank and several manufacturing process machines. Several foundations included pile support for resistance of wind loads on the tall structures. Author of sewer use ordinance for St. James Parish, Louisiana.