ROSSVOLKWEIN
Delivering technical solutions driven by emerging technologies.
Expertise in H&H Modeling, GIS, and Python.
Technologist • Geospatial & • Pittsburgh
Expertise Profile (Hrs)
Technical Toolkit
Set of tools, platforms, and technologies.
Professional Journey
Professional Engineer
Wade Trim
Wade Trim
Role Overview
Leading Hydrologic & Hydraulic modeling projects for large utilities. Developing innovative tools under the Office of Applied Technology and leading technical groups for Advanced Design Technology and Wet Weather Practices.
Key Achievements & Responsibilities
- Conduct Hydrologic and Hydraulic modeling for large utilities in multiple metro areas.
- Plan and manage flow monitoring program comprised of 130 flow monitors.
- Collaborate with staff and consultants to build tools under the Office of Applied Technology.
- Establish and lead new GIS Community of Practice to promote and implement the latest technology.
- Develop time-saving scripting tools and applications for use company-wide.
- Supervise, instruct and develop staff.
Roles & Highlights
- 2024 Innovator of the Year 🏆
- GIS Tech Lead
- Optimization & Data Science Lead
- Sewers of the Future Lead
- Leadership Academy Alumni
- Supervisor
Senior Project Engineer
KLH Engineers
Project Consultant
Civil & Environmental Consultants
Project Engineer
KLH Engineers
Research Assistant
University of Pittsburgh
M.S. Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
Intern
National Energy Technology Laboratory (U.S. DOE)
B.S. Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
Wade Trim
Role Overview
Leading Hydrologic & Hydraulic modeling projects for large utilities. Developing innovative tools under the Office of Applied Technology and leading technical groups for Advanced Design Technology and Wet Weather Practices.
Key Achievements & Responsibilities
- Conduct Hydrologic and Hydraulic modeling for large utilities in multiple metro areas.
- Plan and manage flow monitoring program comprised of 130 flow monitors.
- Collaborate with staff and consultants to build tools under the Office of Applied Technology.
- Establish and lead new GIS Community of Practice to promote and implement the latest technology.
- Develop time-saving scripting tools and applications for use company-wide.
- Supervise, instruct and develop staff.
Roles & Highlights
- 2024 Innovator of the Year 🏆
- GIS Tech Lead
- Optimization & Data Science Lead
- Sewers of the Future Lead
- Leadership Academy Alumni
- Supervisor
Recognition & Insights
Highlighting industry leadership, technical contributions, and recognition.
2024 Innovator of the Year
Awarded for outstanding contributions to innovation and technical excellence.
Leadership Academy
Wade Trim
Leadership2024-2025
Selected for intensive leadership development program
Optimization & Data Science Lead
Wade Trim
InnovationSince 2024
Innovation Lead
Sewers of the Future Lead
Wade Trim
StrategySince 2024
Under Wet Weather Practice
AI Task Force
Wade Trim
CommitteeSince 2023
Member
GIS Technical Lead
Wade Trim
LeadershipSince 2022
Under Advanced Design Practice
Dale Carnegie Graduate
Independent
Public Speaking2008
Effective Communications
1st Place Technical Writing
Student
Award2011
ASCE EWRI Conference
Building a More Accurate AI Chatbot for Engineering
GIS-Driven Hydraulic Model Expansion
Advancing SWMM Parameter Optimization
GIS-Driven Hydraulic Model Expansion
PWSA Model Expansion Case Study
Manifolded Force Main System Prioritization
Project Portfolio
A collection of projects showcasing work in Hydraulic Modeling, GIS, and custom software solutions.
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LOS Resiliency Analysis
Level of service and resiliency analysis for municipal water systems.
Four Mile Run Model Support
Advisor role for ongoing H&H modeling work in the Four Mile Run shed including m...
Model Toolkit & Flow Data Review Tool
Originated and led development of an enterprise platform to unify modeling workf...
GIS System Migration and Integration
Advised on GIS modernization planning; standardized and validated sanitary, stor...
PWSA Wet Weather Program Manager
Lead engineer for a $17M contract managing a 100-meter flow monitor plan and SWM...
Autocalibrator (WACK) & SWMM Calibration Automation Toolkit
Led development, testing, and deployment of an autocalibration toolkit for SWMM-...
Mt Clemens Connection to Great Lake Water Authority
Supporting water model calibration and design to size a new pump station and gro...
ALCOSAN Tunnel Program Manager
Various activities to support the tunnel program including data processing and s...
T2 44 Valve Project
Supported the Great Lake Water Authority on the T2 44 Valve Project, including d...
Sanitary Sewer GIS Data Consolidation
Led consolidation of disparate GIS sources and paper mapping into a single autho...
South Beaches
Supported Brevard County Utilities on the South Beaches project, including revie...
Saddle Creek Groundwater Monitoring Dashboard
Built a Power BI dashboard to ingest groundwater well readings from IoT sensors.
GIS Development and Implementation
Supported GIS team in the transformation of GPS survey data, resolved quality is...
CM16 Calibration Review
Reviewed several consultant-submitted calibrations as part of an ongoing review ...
Statewide PA 116 Parcels Synchronization
Provided QA/QC oversight, technical guidance, and strategic direction for statew...
3 Rivers Wet Weather - Program Management
Various support for H&H model review and data processing activities.
Python Out File Reader Script
Developed a Python tool to interface with model .out files and pull requested .t...
Smith Creek Landfill - Asset Management
Used Cartegraph to manage assets for a landfill client.
Hydraulic Model Modernization
Embedded on-site at the Cleveland Water Department, I documented existing water ...
Tampa Bay Water - Project Management
Developed mapping and elevation profiles, including GIS-based data sharing tools...
GIS Countywide DEM Processing Support
Working with existing GIS team on this project, evaluated and troubleshot waters...
Wade Trim GO! SharePoint/M365 Digital Delivery Platform Support
Supported expansion and client adoption of a SharePoint/M365-based digital deliv...
Alts SOT Gate
Supported the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District on the Alts SOT Gate effort...
Recalibration of Flow Monitors and Model Review Support
Supported SWMM model calibration for the Metropolitan Sewer District of Cincinna...
Metropolitan Sewer Authority of Greater Cincinnati - Calibration Reviews
Supported calibration reviews for the Metropolitan Sewer Authority of Greater Ci...
Company Intranet
KLH Engineers had been exploring the idea of an intranet to facilitate basic bus...
Camp Meeting Road Pump Station Site Design and Permitting
Led stormwater site plan design and permitting for a new sanitary sewer pump sta...
Smith Township GIS Mapping Program
Assisted Smith Township in the selection and purchase of a Trimble R2 GNSS recei...
McKeesport, Dravosburg, Duquesne Combined Sewer Systems Hydraulic Modeling
H&H modeling of the McKeesport, Dravosburg, and Duquesne combined sewer systems ...
Zoning Map
Created a zoning map using old paper maps and migrated it to ArcGIS Online for a...
Zoning Map Updates
Created a zoning map using a decades-old paper map and updated it through ordina...
EWW Water System Consolidation Plan Update
Following the acquisition of Millcreek Township Water Authority, I oversaw the c...
Water Distribution Model and GIS Update
Integrated system updates into the Authority’s water distribution model and supp...
Richland System Mapping and Collection Program
Updated the system map and worked with Precision Laser to set up a collection pr...
System Mapping Updates
Updated system sewer and water mapping and migrated it to ArcGIS Online.
Water System Mapbooks
Updated GIS database using As-builts and constructed truck maps.
GIS Mapbook Reproduction
Shaler Municipal Authority was in possession of paper mapbooks of their sewer co...
West Mifflin GIS
Built out their GIS from unorganized spatial data and established an ArcGIS Onli...
Rostraver System Map
Created a system map using as-built drawings and migrated it to the ArcGIS Onlin...
WEWJA GIS System Map and Data Collection
Built system map for WEWJA using hundreds of As-built drawings. Combined data in...
Corrective Action Plan Engineering Evaluation
Calibrated an H&H model consisting of five flow monitors, a pump station, a forc...
Moon Water Model
I completed the upgrade of an existing WaterCAD hydraulic model to an InfoWater ...
Clairton GIS - CCTV Integration
The Clairton Municipal Authority contracted with a pipe televising company to pr...
System Mapping and GPS Collection Program
Migrated GIS data from GeoPlan to ArcGIS Online. Developed a GPS collection prog...
McKeesport Long Run Hydraulic Modeling
H&H modeling of the McKeesport Long Run sewershed and pump station to respond to...
Hydraulic Model Development
Leveraging existing GIS and as-built data, a water model was constructed and cal...
HSWA Water System Hydraulic Model
The development of the Hampton-Shaler Water Authority's first modern water distr...
CHJSA Interceptor System Hydraulic Modeling
Completed H&H modeling of the Chartiers and Brush Run Interceptors and associate...
Cokeburg - Misc
Determined spillway slopes and velocities, and supported grading tasks. Key focu...
Mansfield Road Storm Sewer Improvements
Completed H&H report for the enclosure of a stream along Mansfield Road and the ...
Elizabeth Watershed Drainage Maps
Although large watersheds that are more than a few acres are readily available. ...
MS4 Permit and Program
Completed MS4 General permit for Canonsburg Borough including development of MS4...
MS4 Permit and Program
Completed MS4 General permit for Carnegie Borough including development of MS4 m...
MS4 Permit and Program
Completed MS4 Exemption permit for Cokeburg Borough including development of MS4...
MS4 Permit and Program
Completed MS4 General permit for Elizabeth Township including development of MS4...
MS4 Permit and Program
Completed MS4 Exemption permit for Glassport Borough including development of MS...
MS4 Permit and Program
Completed MS4 General permit for Lincoln Borough including development of MS4 ma...
MS4 Permit and Program
Completed MS4 Exemption permit for New Eagle Borough including development of MS...
MS4 Permit and Program
Completed MS4 General permit for North Belle Vernon Borough including developmen...
MS4 Permit and Program
Completed MS4 General permit for Oakdale Borough including development of MS4 ma...
MS4 Permit and Program (Greensburg Area Joint MS4)
Completed MS4 Individual permit for Southwest Greensburg Borough as part of the ...
MS4 Permit and Program
Completed MS4 permit for Stowe Township including development of MS4 mapping and...
MS4 Permit and Program
Completed MS4 General permit for the City of Clairton including development of M...
ALCOSAN GROW Grants (Rounds 1&3) & GI and Sewer Separation Concepts
Secured over $1.2M in ALCOSAN GROW grant funding for green infrastructure and se...
Greenville Stormwater GIS
Greenville Sanitary Authority wanted a complete catalog of their storm sewer inf...
Post-Construction Sewer System Model
To come into compliance with PA DEP, KVWPCA communities completed sewer separati...
Zoning Violation Program
Developed Survey123 Form with data validation and dependencies along with a dash...
GGSA GIS System Map and Survey
Georeferencing old paper maps into a GIS system map and configuration of GIS dat...
South Strabane Gas Well Mapping
Utilized publicly available permits for gas wells in and around the township to ...
CSO Regulator No. 1 Evaluation and Replacement Concept Design
Completed H&H modeling and evaluation following failure of CSO Regulator No. 1; ...
CSO Program Phase 1 Design
I completed E&S and PCSM design and permitting for two pump stations and accompa...
Richland Water System Master Plan
I updated an existing WaterCAD model to a GIS-based InfoWater model for the Muni...
Admin and Personnel Building Stormwater Design And Permitting
Performed full stormwater management design and permitting for a new Admin & Per...
Peebles Road Pump Station
Assisted the design team by creating a calibrated H&H model to determine design ...
UES NPDES Modification
Supported Union Electric Steel on an NPDES modification by reviewing past submis...
Jackson Pointe Phase 3 & 4
Supported The Buncher Company on Jackson Pointe Phases 3 and 4, including review...
Vita Dump Site
H&H study of waste disposal site to determine H&H effect on streams and neighbor...
Hampton Headworks Model
Modeled a short system of sewer entering a WWTP in order to help size the headwo...
Wilshire Drive Culvert Replacement
I completed design and permitting for a small culvert replacement for NHTMA.
Glannons Pump Station
Assisted the design team by creating a calibrated H&H model to determine design ...
Peters DC Sewer Interceptor Model Validation
The Authority's previous engineer had completed an H&H model of the two main int...
WEWJA Comprehensive Plan
Worked with the Authority to determine site locations for 10 flow meters and thr...
Fairfield Site Plan
Supported Fairfield Southpointe on the site plan, including checking hydraulic c...
Laurel Run PMF Study
Development of an HEC-HMS model to determine Probable Maximum Flood elevation fo...
Salt Run Dam PMF Study
Development of an HEC-HMS model to determine Probable Maximum Flood elevation fo...
Power Plant Siting Certificate
As a team member on a project to prepare a siting certificate for a new power pl...
The Bible Chapel
As part of The Bible Chapel's new worship center project, I assisted with site l...
CEC Go Development
Working with a small team, I helped to develop the technical aspects of a new in...
Walworth Condos
Created SketchUp rendering for condo development plan to ensure client and stake...
Forbes Avenue Apartments
Coordinating Utilities and Permitting such as Tap-In and Tap-Termination plans.
The Empire
This project for the Park7 Group consisted of civil site work for a new 17-story...
3D Model
Supported ESC Brooke County Power, LLC with a 3D model, including updates to wor...
Abele Business Park
Supported Burns & Scalo Real Estate Services on the Abele Business Park project,...
Drury Hotel
Supported Drury Southwest Inc. on the Drury Hotel project, including cost-estima...
GIS Hydrology Intersection Tool
Automated the process of determining hydrologic routing land-cover areas. The to...
Contact Search Tool
Built a live searchable Excel tool to store and surface key utility contacts for...
Hillcrest
Supported RDL Architects, Inc. on the Hillcrest project, including reviewing ref...
Emerald on Centre
Coordinated utilities and permitting tasks such as Tap-In and Tap-Termination pl...
Oakland Avenue Commercial Development
As part of land development for Indy-Apple, LLC, I worked with project managers ...
Rivers Casino Hotel - Site Development
Supported VOA Associates Incorporated on the Rivers Casino Hotel site developmen...
Carnegie Flooding Hydraulic Investigation
Carnegie suffered a significant flood after a >100 year storm that caused damage...
Carnegie Overflow Regression Model
As part of an NPDES permit, Carnegie is required to complete Discharge Monitorin...
Youghiogheny WWTP Process Lift Station Model
NHTMA was preparing to upgrade several pump stations and wanted to study the pro...
Allegheny Valley GIS and Flow Monitoring Plan
Allegheny Valley Joint Sewage Authority needed to quantify flows in its system a...
Order Entry System
The existing Order Entry system for starting new projects consisted of paper for...
Duquesne Hydraulic Model & Long Term Control Plan
The City of McKeesport Municipal Authority acquired the treatment systems for Du...
Dravosburg Hydraulic Model & Long Term Control Plan
The City of McKeesport Municipal Authority acquired the treatment systems for Du...
Rostraver Map
Updated pump station data in GIS, added search tools, and incorporated as-builts...
Mt. Lebanon Painter's Run Hydraulic Models
Gateway Engineers proposed a new sewer alignment and profile in Mt. Lebanon to d...
Frey Pump Station Model
The Moon Township Municipal Authority was experiencing flooding near one of its ...
Stoops Ferry Model
The Moon Township Municipal Authority requested assistance to quantify flooding ...
Robinson Run Model
Helped the South Fayette Municipal Authority to troubleshoot an existing H&H mod...
Creswell Web GIS Proposal
The Authority was interested in better managing their water distribution infrast...
Clairton Billing Meters
New billing meters needed to be constructed along two main interceptors that col...
EWW Water System Consolidation Plan Modeling Support
Provided GIS and water modeling troubleshooting to support EWW master planning.
Act 537 Maps using Python
As a requirement of PA Act 537, several exhibits needed to be created regularly ...
Flow Data Processing Script
Flow data is used for the calibration and validation of hydraulic models. This d...
Aleppo Sewer Map
I digitized and georeferenced legacy paper maps, CAD drawings, and shapefiles in...
NHTMA Larimer Model
NHTMA needed to model a gravity portion of their system using existing flow data...
Pool-Riffle Shear Stress Models
Pool-Riffle stream structures can be found in nature and can demonstrate self-ma...
Tree Roots and Shear Stress Investigation
Stream channel development in forested areas is profoundly influenced by large o...
Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
Planned and coordinated a new Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory that incl...
Tipon Channel Physical Model
The Tipon channels in Peru demonstrate an understanding of hydraulic principles ...
Civil Department Webmaster
Worked with faculty to maintain the entire Civil & Environmental Engineering web...
Allegheny National Forest Gas Survey
NETL was to deploy a new mobile air quality monitoring trailer. Testing of this ...
Visualization Lab
Assembled and integrated a $200,000 visualization lab for visualizing large dats...