Vanessa Martinez has 20 years of hydropower-specific experience and specializes in water quality modeling with expertise in developing and calibrating CE-QUAL-W2 models. She is experienced in setting up water quality models, running model applications, post-processing and analyzing temperature model scenarios, as well as dealing with data analysis, organization, graphing, and report writing. Vanessa has modeled over 20 different hydropower reservoirs and combined lake/river systems to support assessments related to water temperature, water quality, instream flow, hydrology, fish, and aquatics. She has worked and trained for many years with Dr. Scott Wells, former chair of the Portland State University department of civil and environmental engineering and the co-developer of the latest version of the CE-QUAL-W2 water quality and hydrodynamic model supported by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Vanessa develops various data processing programs in FORTRAN for use with custom CE-QUAL-W2 models and creates advanced graphics using Grapher, Surfer and Excel for data analysis and reporting. She has prepared and/or edited numerous technical reports, Environmental Impact Statements, and Environmental Assessments related to her modeling work commonly associated with FERC hydropower relicensing.

Vanessa holds a M.S., Civil/Environmental Engineering degree from Portland State University, and a B.S., Civil/Environmental Engineering degree from Portland State University.