KENNON C. CROCKETT, P.E.
1828 Hermosa Street
New Orleans, LA 70114
Phone/Fax: 504.305.8550 email: kennon10@netzero.com
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE and EDUCATION:
P.E. in Civil Engineering LA #28534
Tulane University B.S.C.E. May 1993
Major: Civil Engineering Minor: Environmental Engineering
EXPERIENCE:
K CROCKETT DESIGNS, LLC
Nov 2006-Present
Owner of a small design consulting firm specializing in residential and small commercial
projects. Projects include foundation and building frame design, structural inspections,
and site plan layout.
Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans
Nov 2004-Nov 2006
Principal Drainage Engineer-Primary responsibilities include oversight of all drainage
capital projects.
Projects Include:
Southeast Louisiana Flood Control Program (SELA) Responsibilities design and review of
consultants design. Responsibilities also include construction administration.
URS Corporation
June 2000-Nov 2004
Sr. Civil/Water Resources Project Engineer-Primary responsibilities include
hydrologic/hydraulic design, project management and managing junior
engineers/designers and CAD operators.
Projects Include:
FEMA, Orleans Parish Flood Study. Responsibilities included using GPS survey
equipment to determine house slab elevation and location throughout Orleans Parish.
S&WBNO and USACE, S. Claiborne Ave. II Canal – Lowerline to Leonidas.
Responsibilities include project management, preparation of plans and specification,
coordination of subconsultants, and interface with USACE and S&WB officials.
S&WBNO and USACE, Dwyer Road Pumping Station. Responsibilities included
preparation of final plans and specifications of drainage network and sewer force main and
construction management of civil related portion of the project.
USACE, Mt. Kennedy Pumping Station. Responsibilities included preparation of final
plans and specifications of drainage network and sewer force main and construction
management of civil related portion of the project.
LA DNR, Reintroduction of MS River into Lake Maurepas. Utilized Visual SWMM to
model a large parish-wide drainage basin. Responsible for determining sub-drainage areas,
inputting existing conditions structures and running and checking model results.
Additionally, utilized HEC-RAS to determine water surface elevation in the major
conveyance channels.
USACE, NOD, St. John the Baptist Parish Area Wide Drainage Study for Hurricane
Protection, Utilized Visual SWMM to model a large parish-wide drainage basin.
Responsible for determining sub-drainage areas, inputting existing conditions structures
and running and checking model results. Additionally, utilized HEC-RAS to determine
water surface elevation in the major conveyance channels.
USACE, Hurricane Protection Project West of Algiers, East of Harvey Canal Floodwall.
Project Engineer – Lead civil design engineer. Responsible for floodwall alignment,
floodgate type/location/size, utility and facility relocations, and drainage design. Responsible
for preliminary structural design of T-wall section Used InRoads to design floodwall
geometry. Designed drainage network using rational method.
Pearl River Two Lakes at Ross Barnett Reservoir Jackson Mississippi, USACE Vicksburg
District. Converted existing Hec-RAS model to U-NET model of Pearl River near
Jackson, MS. Modeled two crested weir dams to determine water surface elevation.
Brown, Cunningham, and Gannuch/ILSI Program Management
July 1996-May 2000
Southeast Louisiana Flood Control Project for Sewerage & Water Board of N.O
Project Engineer - Primary responsibilities assisting Project managers in coordinating
engineering consultants to design major flood control structures in the city of New Orleans.
Technical responsibilities included hydrologic and hydraulic urban watershed analysis and
design. Identified flood prone areas; used hydrologic/hydraulic software (XP-SWMM, HecRas, Unet, and Feswm) to model historic and synthetic rainfall events. Design hydraulic
components to reduce flooding. Developed benefit/cost ratio to determine project feasibility
and made recommendation to Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans and Corps of
Engineers. Program management duties included review of A/E design consultant contract
drawings and specifications. Provided A/E design consultant with detailed structural design
of complicated intersection of box culverts and structural design of steel gate and a-frame
assembly.
East Lakeview Sewer Rehabilitation Project
Project Engineer - Reviewed and identified all defects to sewer line using closed circuit
television videocassette. Determined the severity of defect and listed major defects for further
review. Final recommendation of repair or replacement was based on my review and analysis
of pipe segment video. Prepared repair and replacement construction documents (plan
drawings) using AutoCAD. Other tasks included field inspections to determine surface
conditions or other problems.
C&S Consulting Engineers
August 1995-July 1996
Water Pre-Treatment Facility for Sewerage & Board of New Orleans
Designed grading of paving for access roadway, underground piping for water lines, and
drainage system for plant facilities. Designed sludge force main layout. Supervised CAD
operators and prepared specifications.
Master Drainage Plan for City of Slidell Community Target Area
Prepared master drainage plan for drainage improvements involving preparation of
plans/profiles and computing runoffs of drainage areas for replacement of concrete box
culverts and widening of canals. The first phase of the Master Plan required replacement of
culverts under a major street to relieve flooding in the target area. Prepared plan/profile of
culvert street crossing, which included plans on timber bulkhead, roadway replacement and xsecs. Provided engineering administration during construction, including review of
submittals, etc. Prepared specifications and supervised CAD operators.
Improvements to East Air Cargo Roads & Utilities at New Orleans International Airport
Provided construction administration services for the project
Reconstruction of Louisiana Avenue--Street construction and Drainage Improvements
Performed hydraulic computation and designed drainage structures.
Extension of Runway 36L/18R at Lakefront Airport in New Orleans
Assisted in design of temporary and permanent drainage system. Performed hydraulic
computations for drainage and calculating earthwork quantities.
David Volkert & Associates, Inc
June 1993-August 1995
Reconstruction of West End Blvd. for the Department of Streets of N.O.
Designed cross-sections using EDS-ROADCALC. Produced earthwork quantities and x-secs
plan sheet in AutoCAD. Designed street intersection geometry and pavement elevations.
Tabulated pavement removal and installation quantities.
East/West Taxiway at New Orleans International Airport
Designed x-secs and produced earthwork quantities using RoadCalc. Tabulated pavement
and other miscellaneous quantities. Assisted in preparing plan/profile of Taxiway.
Relocated US90 HWY between Raceland, LA and Gibson, LA
Design x-sec, typical section, prepared striping layout and alternate route plan. Designed
roadway elevations through superelevation. Tabulated and produced quantities and tables.
Checked pile cut-off elevations along bridge ramps.