Deepak Kharat (Dr), Technical Specialist - Flood & Water at Waterco Consultants, UK

Summary

■ Charteredships: MCIWEM, C.WEM, CSci.; Reviewer for Journal of Flood Risk Management
■ BE, MTech (Water Resources Engg) & PhD (1D/2D flood modelling) in Civil Engineering
■ Over 20 years work experience

■ Primary area of expertise: Flood and water management (1D/2D flood modelling and mapping, water hammer / transient analysis, wastewater network modelling, smart flood management using IoT, hydrological modelling, design of structures, dam-break modelling, water management, EIA)

■ Software proficiency: FEH, MIKE11, MIKE 21, (MOUSE+MIKE NET now MIKE URBAN), ISIS, ISIS FAST, InfoWorks RS & CS, HEC-RAS, EPA SWMM5, AutoCAD, ArcMap, MapInfo, ERDAS IMAGINE, HAMMER, QGIS, Global Mapper.

Interested in international projects related to flood, water and wastewater; especially flood management, local to global water crisis management through 'sustainable' water resources management, catchment / watershed development / management, appropriate inter-basin water transfer and canal network projects, blue-green infrastructure, spatial / resources analysis, policy development and training.

Contact info

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

Industry Experience

Education: PhD

Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor

Years of experience: 20 years or above

Work Experience

Assistant Engineer

Consulting Engineering Services (India) Private Limited

Hydrological and Statistical analysis, component-wise hydraulic and structural design of dams and other water resources structures, Detailed Project Reports and drawings, co-ordination of team of project related consultants and other support-employees.

Engineer, Sr. Engineer, Project Lead in GIS and Risk Management Divisions

RMSI Pvt. Ltd. (formerly Risk Management Software India Pvt. Ltd.)

Flood modelling, hydrological and statistical analysis, risk-management & analysis, software development support to Project Consultants, GIS database preparation and analysis, analysis of remotely sensed data, resources planning and project management.

Technical Consultant – Water Resources

DHI India water and Environment Pvt. Ltd.

Technical analysis and mathematical modelling using DHI software products, project co-ordination, software training. Preparation of Technical Reports and Technical & Financial Proposals. Business Development. Development support and technical support to program suites.

Scientist (Flood Risk)

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Advising on flood risk assessments; contribution to development of strategy documents on flood modelling and mapping strategies (pluvial, fluvial and coastal).

Technical Specialist - Flood & Water

Waterco Consultants, UK

Flood and water management

Industry Expertise

Strategic Planning
Water Resources Engineer
Project Manager
Watershed Management
Hydrological Modelling
Civil Engineering
Dams
Water Resource Management
Intelligent Networks
Efficiency Improvement
Storm Water Management
Urban Drainage System
Hydraulic Structures
Distribution Network Management
Sewer Networks
Flood management
Groundwater Modeling
Hydraulic Engineering
Flood damage
Flood prediction
Hydrological Modelling
Geographical Information Systems
Water Resources Management
River Engineering
Flood Risk Management
Water and Environment
Stormwater Runoff
Utilities
Flood
Hydraulic Modelling
Smart Infrastructure Development
Water & Wastewater
Water Resources