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Assess ment/Remediation Wastewater/Stormwater Litigation Support Regulatory Compliance Technology/GIS During his 38 years of professional experience, Dr. Dennis Kasper has provided technical advice and supervised the planning and implementation of major national and international environmental engineering projects. These projects include municipal, private, and industrial water supply and water/wastewater treatment with an emphasis on membranes including seawater and brackish desalination, zero discharge systems, water quality, water chemistry, water treatment and recycling. His experience includes assessing water quality requirements, identifying cost effective water treatment processes, and designing facilities to achieve clients' requirements. Dr. Kasper is also an Adjunct Professor at Loyola Marymount University teaching graduate courses in Desalination and Membrane Systems, Aquatic Chemistry, Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes, and Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation. Dr. Kasper holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering and an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Caltech, Pasadena, CA and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. His areas of expertise include: Desalination, Membranes, Water Treatment Processes, Wastewater Reclamation, Island Water Supplies, Water Treatment Chemistry, and Distribution System Water Quality. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Reverse Osmosis • City of Corona, CA. Project manager for the design of a 15 mgd brackish groundwater reverse osmosis (RO) system consisting of wells, 10 mgd RO plant, blending system, source water and product delivery pipelines, and control system. Coronado, CA. Process Specialist for the preliminary design of a 0.75 MGD wastewater recycling system incorporating MBR biological treatment followed by partial reverse osmosis to manage TDS. • Marin Municipal Water District, CA. Responsible for evaluation of seawater reverse osmosis desalination costs and project economic feasibility for a 15 mgd facility located on San Francisco Bay. Provided cost information reflecting latest reverse osmosis membrane and pumping system technologies and alternative procurement methods. • Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, Monterey, CA. Project Manager for evaluation of desalination alternatives and development of project economics for seawater desalination plants with capacities ranging between 5 and 14 million gallons per day. Evaluated sites at Sand City and the Moss Landing Power Plant. • Tampa Bay, FL. Developed preliminary process design and cost estimates for 25 mgd seawater desalination plant co - located with a thermal power plant. Design included pretreatment, membrane selection, post -treatment and product water delivery. • Hong Kong. Served as Technical Director and Project Manager of feasibility study evaluating brackish water and seawater reverse osmosis for Hong Kong. RO pilot plant installed at the Lok On Pai multistage flash distillation plant to evaluate variations in seawater salinity and pretreatment requirements. • Chile Desalination Technologies Reverse Trade Mission, USA. Under contract to the U.S. Trade Development Agency served as reverse osmosis specialist accompanying a delegation from Chile evaluating technologies for seawater desalination. Prepared technical presentations and coordinated interviews with various U.S. membrane and equipment manufacturers and consulting engineers. • Cannery Row LP, Monterey, CA. Project Manager for a study identifying and evaluating alternative seawater reverse osmosis systems for a multi -use development located on Cannery Row in close proximity to the Monterey Aquarium.