Christopher Goodell is the Director of Applied Research for WEST Consultants, Inc. He is a licensed professional engineer and a Diplomate of Water Resources Engineering with the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers. He spent over two years at the Hydrologic Engineering Center working on the development of HEC-RAS and has been teaching HEC-RAS to professionals since 2001. Mr. Goodell regularly gives lectures and presentations on HEC-RAS and is the author of The RAS Solution, an online help site dedicated to HEC-RAS. He resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife and three daughters.