Matthew Charles, PE
Senior Associate
Matt is Hazen's Drinking Water Treatment Operations Leader. He serves as a project manager, technical lead, and engineering support for projects touching all aspects of the drinking water treatment process, from planning and design through construction and operations optimization. He has led pilot and full-scale process evaluations, including chemistry adjustments, coagulant changeovers, and filter troubleshooting/optimization efforts. His expertise as both a professional engineer and licensed drinking water plant operator helps clients solve problems and enhance operations through regulatory compliance assistance, master planning, process design, operations and troubleshooting, and system assessments.
- Areas of Expertise
- Water treatment processes and systems
- Water facility planning and design
- Professional Activities
- American Water Works Association (AWWA)
- AWWA Coagulation and Filtration Committee Member
- American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA)
- Education
- MS, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- BS, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Certification/License
- Professional Engineer (PE)
- Certified Water Treatment Plant Operator
- Experience
