Jean has been a hydraulic/fish passage engineer with the WCR’s Environmental Services Branch in Sacramento for nearly four years. She has worked with each of the CCVO Branches in various levels and capacities, assisting with technical reviews or finding scientific based solutions for projects. She has developed scientific connections to the SWFSC, USGS, and UC Davis in working on studies of reintroduction, trap and haul, and sturgeon passage needs, and has provided engineering support on several weir, screen, intake, gate, and barrier projects in the Central Valley. Jean graduated from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Civil Engineering and a focus on hydraulics and structures. Immediately after graduating she moved to the West Coast and performed bridge load ratings for a private firm before moving to Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) to manage projects as a State of Oregon certified Bridge Inspector and manage OPRD’s Bridge Inspection and Maintenance Program. Jean’s experience also includes work at a private bridge engineering firm and as a hydraulic/fish passage engineer for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, where she designed fish screens and ladders and deconstruction plan sets for dam removal projects. Jean’s four children are all grown, leaving time for biking, hiking, art, gardening, and of course, man’s best friend, her dog, Maya.