Public Safety & Security at Dams: Two Sides of the Same Coin: Instructors

William Foos, CPP, PSP
GFT Infrastructure, Inc.
Vice President and Senior Director of Security and Safety Services

William “Bill” Foos is responsible for providing consulting and management expertise for Security and Safety. His areas of focus involve technical aspects of security principles for physical and cybersecurity systems that include design, implementation, policy development, and training. Bill has a vigilant eye for detecting threats, measuring risk, and optimizing security and safety programs for dam owners. The services he oversees include conducting audits of threat, security, vulnerability, risk, and public safety assessment programs; developing mitigation strategies; preparing emergency response plans and continuity of operations plans; and developing and leading incident response and rapid recovery planning exercises. With more than 40 years of industry experience, Bill has led safety initiatives from coast to coast.

Paul Schweiger, P.E.
GFT Infrastructure, Inc.
Vice President and Technical Director Dams and Hydraulics

Paul has been with GFT for 39 years. During that time, he has provided engineering consulting services for more than 500 dams throughout the United States and Canada.  Paul is an approved Federal Energy Regulatory Commission facilitator and Independent Consultant for conducting potential failure modes analysis exercises, Emergency Action Plan exercises, and Part 12 dam assessments.  He regularly serves as an expert hydrology and hydraulics engineer on Independent External Peer Review panels for United States Army Corps of Engineers dam and flood control projects and has served on the National Dam Safety Review Board as the Private Sector Representative. Paul is a frequent instructor for Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) engineering seminars.  He served on the Board of Consultants for the Oroville Spillway Emergency Recovery Project and is currently serving on several Boards of Consultants for dam projects throughout the United States.