Tatiana X. Hernandez

Educational profile

• Emphasis in water resources and Hidrology. GPA: 4.0
• Thesis Project: Rainfall-Runoff Modeling in Humid Shallow Water Table Environments.

• Emphasis in water resources. GPA: 3.6
• Thesis Project: Practical manual for mitigating environmental effects in road construction, rehabilitation and maintenance.

• Languages: Visual Basic, HTML
• Operating Systems: UNIX, Windows 95/98, DOS
• Software: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Front Page); Word Perfect, Quattro pro.
• Design software: AutoCAD - Release 14 for Windows.
• Water resources programs: MODFLOW, SWMM, HSPF, HYDRUS 2D, GS+, CHEMFLOW

Experience

• Coupled a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) with a saturated-unsaturated model (HYDRUS 2D) to simulate infiltration-runoff processes on complex topographic domains.
• Developed an infiltration-excess model using the Green and Ampt approach with redistribution of the water content to approximate the solution of Richard's equation.
• Created a rainfall model to convert actual continuous data to 1-minute rainfall data. Statistic analysis of rainfall data.

• Instructor for the Vector-Based Analytical Geometry summer course at City University of New York. Responsible for planning, teaching, and grading the class of 20 gifted senior high school students.
• Received leadership and teaching training as part of the Young Educators Program.

• Conducted the Hydraulic Lab class that had three experiments including Discharge over weirs, Impact of a jet, and Falling Head. Fully responsable for final grades.
• Graded homework for the Water Resources Engineering class and updated class web page

• Worked on the Stormwater Management Master Plan (SMMP) in the modeling team for the county.
• Generated, reviewed, and updated AutoCAD graphics and diagrams for the SMMP final reports based on U.S. EPA EXTRAN model result.
• Produced existing conditions level of service for the Lower Sweet Water Creek Basin, which involved basin delination

• Designed and supervised public works in the area of road maintenance including drainage structures, roadside filters, and concrete and gabions retaining walls.
• Inventoried road’s condition in specific regions using a geographical position system (GPS).

Publications

• “Impacts of Geomorphologic Characteristics and Temporal Variation of Rainfall on Wetland Ecosystems”. By Tatiana Hernandez and Dr. Mahmood Nachabe. February 23, 2000. Presented at the Society of Hispanics Professional Engineer 23rd Annual National Technical and Career Conference, Fresno, California. One of ten papers selected for the national graduate student technical competition.
• “Infiltration-Runoff for Complex Rainfall Sequences”. By Tatiana Hernandez and Dr. Mahmood Nachabe. November 8, 2000, Miami, Florida. American Water Resources Association’s Annual Water Resources Conference. Paper published in the conference proceedings.
• “Infiltration-Runoff for Complex Rainfall Sequences”. By Tatiana Hernandez and Dr. Mahmood Nachabe. September 22, 2000. Presented at the American Society of Civil Engineer’s 2000 Florida Section Annual Meeting, St. Peter beach, Florida.
  

Leadership and Awards

• Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Florida Gamma Chapter. Member since 1999.
  
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Chapter 126. Member since 2000
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Vice President Executive of the USF student chapter (2000-2001); Secretary (1999-2000).
  
• American Water Resources Associations (AWRA), membership
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Internal Vice President of the USF student chapter (2000-2001); Community Service Chair(1999-2000).
  
• Latin American Student Association (LASA), member since 1999.
• Julian W. Silliman Memorial Scholarship recipient for the 1999/00 academic year, College of Engineering, USF.
• ASCE Florida Section Scholarship recipient 2000
• American Public Works Association Scholarship, Spring 2000.
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Foundation 2000/01 Scholarship recipient
• Mozelle Beverly End. Scholarship recipient 2000, College of Engineering, USF
• Road Runner Electronic Thesis and Dissertations(ETD) Award 2001, USF

Extra-curriculum Activities

• Chair in different committees such as Multicultural Welcome Week Fall 1999, USF Showcase '99, and Faculty-Student relationship committee for the Civil Engineering Department.
• Community service tutoring high school students from Tampa Bay Tech in Science, Mathematics, and Spanish through the ACE program. Other community services include Shriner's Hospital, Adopt-A-Highway Clean up, Hillsborough River Clean up, and Habitat for Humanity.
• Web page design.
• Scuva Diving, Swimming, Water Polo and Volleyball. Check our USF Water Polo Club web page