Matthew Johnson PE, CFM

Water Resources Project Manager

Matthew Johnson has over 10 years of experience in hydrologic and hydraulic planning, analysis, and design primarily focused in stream systems. He has managed stream restoration projects and served as design lead / assistant project manager on stream restoration projects up to 7 miles in length with construction budgets of $3M. This experience includes construction oversight and implementation of stream restoration/stabilization designs.

Matthew is experienced in hydrologic modeling, 1D & 2D hydraulic modeling, sediment transport modeling, stream stabilization and restoration design, scour analysis, and erosion countermeasure design. This includes major drainage analysis including FEMA floodplain modeling, mapping, and permitting. His modeling experience includes GIS, HEC-2, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, SRH-2D, HY-8, Flow3D, EPASWMM, InfoSWMM, and XPSWMM. 

Matthew has prepared and lead trainings for SRH-2D and HEC-RAS 2D as well as other hydraulic topics. He has presented his work at ASFPM, EWRI, NHEC, CASFM, and the Rocky Mountain Stream Restoration Conferences.

Licenses

• Professional Engineer, Colorado, #52356

• Professional Engineer, South Dakota, #14500

• Certified Floodplain Manager, Colorado # US-14-07984

Education

• South Dakota School of Mines & Technology – B.S., Civil Engineering

Continuing Education

• Wildland Hydrology Level I: Applied Fluvial Geomorphology

• Wildland Hydrology Level II: River Morphology & Application

• Wildland Hydrology Level III: River Assessment & Monitoring

• FHWA-NHI-1335095 Two-dimensional Hydraulic Modeling of Rivers at Highway Encroachments

• HEC-RAS Sediment Transport Modeling Course by WEST Consultants, Inc.