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Education <br />MESM, University of California Santa <br />Barbara <br />BS, University of California Berkeley <br />Qualifications S Memberships <br />American Water Works Association <br />(AW WA) <br />Water Environment Federation (WEF) <br />Cal -Nevada Section of the AW WA and <br />WEF <br />Change Management Certification <br />Mark Hildebrand <br />Project Manager <br />Mark is a finance and rate consultant who bridges the disciplines of <br />financial analysis, business strategy, and organizational <br />optimization. He has performed scores of water, wastewater, and <br />recycled water rate studies for both large and small utilities. Mr. <br />Hildebrand is an expert In Proposition 218 and California's legal <br />requirements regarding utility rate-setfing. He has been published <br />by the AW WA Journal for articles addressing the challenges of <br />conservation pricing in California. Other specialties include utility <br />privatization, strategic business planning, alternative project <br />delivery (APD), organizational assessments, and change <br />management. <br />Mr. Hildebrand is currently involved in projects for the City of <br />Ridgecrest, the City of Bakersfield and several projects in area of <br />Riverside County. <br />Publications b Presentations <br />AW WA's Annual Conference and Exhibit. Can Conservation Rates <br />be Tied to the Cost to Serve?, 2017. <br />AWWA CA— NEV Spring Symposium. Altemative Experiences: <br />Lessons learned from alternative project delivery (APD) in <br />California, 2012. <br />Utility Management Conference. Cost -of -Service Based <br />Conservation Rates — Evolving from Art to Science, 2017. <br />AW WA Annual Conference and Exposition. Removing the <br />shackles from Rate Design: Lessons learned from CTA v. City of <br />San Juan Capistrano, 2015. <br />Utility Management Conference. Do the Right Thing: Selecting the <br />Right Project Delivery Method, 2018. <br />Proceedings, Annual Conference of the California Stormwater <br />Quality Association (CASQA). Stornwater Program Funding <br />Options and Restrictions, 2010. <br />Journal of the American Water Works Association, Vol. 101, No. 4 <br />(Lead Author). Conservation Rates Made Legal: Water Budgets <br />and California Law, 2009. <br />cry of Saha Ana Califmia I Water end Sewer Enterprise Cost of Servte Study <br />25B-45 <br />