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Corpstruction
by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District
Corpstruction is a show about the missions of the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Our guests will include engineers, project managers and other Tulsa District, Southwest Division and USACE employees and professionals.
Episodes
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Corpstruction - FEMA Region 7 Help in the Heartland
When the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers engages for disaster response missions, they do so under a tasking from the Federal Emergency Management Agency outlined by the National Response Framework. Michael Cappannari, director, External Affairs for FEMA Region 7 in Kansas City, spoke...
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Corpstruction - Wade Anderson on 35 years with USACE
Wade Anderson completed his last day as Chief Engineer and Dam Safety Officer on the California Mega Projects Office, Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, May 28, 2024. Anderson sat down with the Corpstruction Podcast to discuss his near 35-year career, which began Dec. 26, 1989.…
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Corpstruction - Wade Anderson on 35 years with USACE
Wade Anderson completed his last day as Chief Engineer and Dam Safety Officer on the California Mega Projects Office, Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, May 28, 2024. Anderson sat down with the Corpstruction Podcast to discuss his near 35-year career, which began Dec. 26, 1989.…
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Corpstruction - Help in the heartland FEMA Region 7
When the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers engages for disaster response missions, they do so under a tasking from the Federal Emergency Management Agency outlined by the National Response Framework. Michael Cappannari, director, External Affairs for FEMA Region 7 in Kansas City, spoke...
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Corpstruction - The Multiple Facets of USACE Military Programs with Dr. Christine Altendorf
Dr. Christine Altendorf is the Director of Military Programs for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. An Oklahoman who earned undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral engineering degrees from Oklahoma State University, Altenforf is a recipient of the OSU engineering program’s prestigious Lohman Medal....
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Corpstruction - Working Magic with Metal in the Memphis District
Joey Cabay is the metalworker leaderman at the Ensley Engineer Yard of the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He spoke to the Corpstruction Podcast about his team performs and why dredging and infrastructure maintenance efforts help keep the navigation industry afloat. In 2019, more...
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Corpstruction - Terzaghi Day with Jarrod Breuer
Geotechnical Engineers and civil engineers throughout the world celebrate “Terzaghi Day” each year, Oct. 2. Jarrod Breuer, a geotechnical engineer and subject matter expert at the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, joined Corpstruction to talk about the field and Terzaghi’s impact on...
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Corpstruction - The One Year Interview with Col Hudson and Tavaras Jones
Colonel Tim Hudson, Tulsa District Commander, interviewed Tavaras Jones, a project manager at the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Tavaras is approaching his first full year at the Tulsa District, and he's overseeing project delivery teams that are working on repairing the stilling...
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Corpstruction - Col. Tim Hudson The One Year Interview
Col. Tim Hudson is the commander and district engineer of the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He joined the Corpstruction Podcast to talk about his observations and vision for the Tulsa District. Hudson is from Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy…
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Corpstruction - Staying Safe On the Lake with Park Ranger Randi Clifton
Park Ranger Randi Clifton joined Corpstruction to talk about staying safe on the water and the work of a park ranger in the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Corpstruction - Remembering Andy Free and preventing deaths from carbon monoxide with Cassi Free
Over the Memorial Day weekend, we sat down with Cassi Free to talk about her son Andy, who fell out of the family boat and drowned after a day of wakeboarding and boating on Lake Eufaula on June 9, 2020. When her two other sons were sent to the hospital that same day, the family discovered they...
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Corpstruction - Staying Safety Conscious at Corps parks with Abby Jones
Abby Jones joined the Corpstruction Podcast to talk about safety as June is National Safety Month.
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Corpstruction - Engineering without borders - The Army Engineering & Support Center with Bill Craven
The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Alabama is a unique U.S. Army Corps of Engineers organization. Whereas USACE Districts and Divisions have geographical areas of operations for mission execution, the Huntsville Center has functional and highly specialized mission sets…
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Corpstruction -Designing Woman. Stephanie Woods talks about being an Army Interior Designer
Stephanie Woods is a registered interior designer at the U.S. Army Engineering & Support Center in Huntsville, Alabama - also known as the Huntsville Center. Woods is from Florence, Alabama and is a graduate of the Auburn University Interior Design program. Woods is one of approximately 60…
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Corpstruction - Recreation and Water Safety at Lake Texoma with Park Ranger Audrey White
Park Ranger Audrey White took time during the Severe Weather Expo in Tulsa, April 15, to talk to Corpstruction about water safety, and recreation. White is assigned to the Lake Texoma Project Office. She talks about how her perspectives on life jacket wear and water safety evolved after becoming…
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Corpstruction - How a tornado sparked Taft Price's career as a meteorologist
Taft Price is a forecaster in the Hydraulics and Hydrology section of the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Prior to joining USACE he spent 25 years in television as a meteorologist for local news stations in Oklahoma. Price's interest in weather and severe weather began when the roof...
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Corpstruction - Tulsa to host specialized engineering community with Dawn Carney and Tim Paulus
Dan Carney and Tim Paulus of USACE Headquarters visited with Corpstruction to talk about the upcoming Fire Protection, Mechanical, Electrical and Control Systems Community of Practice Meeting in Tulsa in May.
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Corpstruction - The Tulsa West Tulsa Levee Rehabilitation with Brad Clark
We joined Brad Clark, the lead engineer of the project delivery team for the Pre-Engineering and Design phase of the Tulsa West Tulsa Levee rehabilitation project in Little Rock, Arkansas. Clark is the Geotechnical Branch Chief of the Dam Safety Production Center and oversees geotechnical…
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Corpstruction - Johnny Bray on 40 Years in USACE Hydropower & Powerhouse Maintenance
Johnny Bray is the powerhouse manager at Eufaula Dam. He oversees the maintenance of the structure and hydropower facilities to ensure the powerhouse can reliably produce its 90 Megawatts of Electricity when needed. He recently received the De Fleury Medal, the highest honor a USACE civilian can...
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Corpstruction - Why Does the Corps Regulate the River - Michael Ware Tulsa District Regulatory
Brannen Parrish interviews Michael Ware about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Regulatory Authority under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Ware is a supervisory regulatory specialist at the Tulsa District. He is a graduate of Langston University…
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Corpstruction - Tulsa's Top Civilian Talks 35 Years of Service & the Next Chapter
After graduating from Memphis University (formerly Memphis State University), Lee Conley embarked on a 10 year career of active duty service with the U.S. Army. He then went on to work for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at various locations while advancing to positions of progressively greater...
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Corpstruction - The Corps' recreational and environmental initiatives in Kansas
Eugene Goff is the Operations Project Manager for the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Kansas Area. The area includes eight reservoirs that provide vital flood risk mitigation, recreation and water supply for the Kansas communities. Eugene talked with Corpstruction about the many...
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Corpstruction - Marion Reservoir lake manager Brock DeLong discusses post HAB recreation reopening
Marion Lake Manager, Brock DeLong, talks about the impacts of a harmful algal bloom on recreation at Marion Lake and the reopening of campgrounds and boat ramps after the Kansas Department of Health and Environment lowered the risk rating level from "Hazard" to "Warning". Marion Reservoir is...
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Corpstruction - Harmful Algae Blooms & their impact on lakes with Dr. Tony Clyde
Dr. Tony Clyde, a project manager at the Tulsa District, spent the majority of his career as a limnologist studying lakes. Clyde, talks about the impacts of blue green algae, harmful algal blooms, and what's being done to address it at the federal and state level.
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Corpstruction - Army Corps Employee Runs for Marine Corps Gold Star Family
Chris Abner came to work for the Army Corps of Engineers in 2020, but prior to that he served on four deployments to the Middle East with the Marine Corps. On October 8, 2007, then Staff Sgt. Abner, was a vehicle commander in Al Qaim, Iraq when an improvised explosive device exploded killing his...
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Corpstruction - Park Ranger nearly died in the water
Park Ranger Joshua Springer of the Lake Eufaula Project Office of the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, nearly drowned when he was four years old. If it weren’t for the quick thinking of his older sisters, Springer might have died in his family’s swimming pool at their home in Siloam...
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Corpstruction - Kalli Egan on Engineering from Texas to Tulsa and Back
By the time the first shovels break ground on a new civil works or military construction venture, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has already invested thousands of hours into studying, planning, designing and contracting the project. Kalli Egan, the regional acquisition program manager at...
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Corpstruction - Motherhood Mentoring and Engineering with Brittany Cranor Dam Safety Production Center Southwestern Division
Brittany Cranor is a structural engineer at the Dam Safety Production Center, Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The DSPC is co-located with the Tulsa District. Cranor talked to Corpstruction about why she chose to work for the Corps of Engineers after a couple of years in the...
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Corpstruction - How Will Kansas Meet It's Growing Water Demand
Throughout written history, water has been a vital resource for requirement for the growth of cities. For Nathan Westrup and Richard Rockel of the Kansas Water Office, water supply is a primary concern. The questions that keep them up at night revolve around How the "Sunflower State" will meet…
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Corpstruction - The Important Details of Disaster Response and Contingency Operations with Anthony Semento of Southwestern Division
Anthony Semento is the Chief of the Regional Contingency Operations and Disaster Response for the Southwestern Division located in Dallas, Texas. When people think of disaster response, they often think about the Federal Emergency Management Agency but what they might not realize is that the U.S....
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Corpstruction - The Engineers Week Interviews with Justin Cox
February 20-26 is Engineers Week and we interviewed some of our engineers to find out why they decided to come work for the Corps of Engineers. Justin Cox of the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worked as an engineer in the commercial sector fo years before coming to the district....
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Corpstruction - The Engineers Week Interviews with Jeff Rickfelder
Engineers Week is Feb. 20-26 and for the Corpstruction Podcast we are sharing our interviews with USACE engineers to learn more about who they are. Jeff Rickfelder is a cost engineer for the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Rickfelder grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan and attended...
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Corpstruction - The Engineers Week Interviews with Ean Bonjour
Ean Bonjour is an engineer assigned to the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Ean conducts inspeactions of Tulsa District's dams throughout the year so the district can address and remediate any discrepancies. Ean is a graduate of Oklahoma State University.
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Corpstruction - The Engineers Week Interviews - Russell Wyckoff
Russell Wyckoff talks about working as an engineer in the USACE. He works in the Dam Safety Production Center of Southwestern Division. Wyckoff grew up in Oklahoma, attended Oklahoma State University, and has been an engineer with USACE nearly 35 years.
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Corpstruction - National Levee Safety Program Interview with Tammy Conforti of USACE Headquarters
Unless you live on a mountain top, you’re probably within a few miles of a levee. Communities in every state and the District of Columbia rely on levees for flood prevention and mitigation. Nearly two-thirds of Americans live in a county with at least one levee. Because flood risk reduction is in...
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Corpstruction - Innovations Team Partnerships and Successes Interview with Jason Knight
Since its beginning at the Tulsa District in 2016, the Innovations Team has attracted employees who want to improve the business processes and experience with the Corps of Engineers. The program has grown from a Tulsa District initiative to a nationwide program with 22 Districts represented by…
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Corpstruction - USACE Updates the National Inventory of Dams Interview Rebecca Ragon
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently updated its National Inventory of Dams database and website. The updated site features user-friendly tools and search capabilities as well as flood maps to enable communities to be prepared for emergencies. Rebecca Ragon, manages the U. S. Army Corps of...
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Corpstruction - National Day of the Deployed Ron Goodeyon and Eddie Mattioda in Kuwait
Two Tulsa District civilians are supporting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ newest district from Kuwait. Ron Goodeyon is serving as the Chief of Counsel and Eddie Mattioda is serving as the Chief of Resource Management at the Transatlantic Expeditionary District. The TED was established May 15...
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Corpstruction - The Deployed USACE People Assisting Hurricane Ida Recovery Effort
The US Army Corps if Engineers is supporting states and local communities under a Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency response tasking.
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Corpstruction - An Interview with Dr. Paul Tikalsky Dean of Engineering Architecture and Technology at OSU Episode X
An interview with Dr. Paul J. Tikalsky of Oklahoma State University. Dean of the College of Engineering Architecture and Technology.
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Corpstruction - University of Oklahoma engineers make surprising discovery about construction material
You probably never think about this product but it’s nearly impossible to travel anywhere in modern-day United States without encountering it at some point in your journey. Whether you use personal, public, or private transportation the odds of you going anywhere without it are relatively low.…
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Corpstruction - Notices of Availability with Blake Cannon of Real Estate Division Epsiode 8
Blake Cannon of the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Real Estate Division visits to discuss available public land leases for agricultural and grazing purposes. Cannon also talks about the programs managed by the Real Estate Division at the district as well as the 1.8 million acres of...
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Corpstruction - Ranger Matt Sexton, Lake Eufaula Episode 7
Ranger Matt Sexton of the Lake Eufaula Project Office talks about being a park ranger at the largest lake in Oklahoma. Sexton is originally from North Carolina and moved to Oklahoma to work for the Tulsa District. Sexton talked to us about boat docks, recreation and working at his dream job.
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Corpstruction - Eufaula Dam Bridge Deck Replacement with Levi Rundell
Tulsa District engineer, Levi Rundell is working on the Eufaula Dam bridge replacement project. Rundell talks about the Ultra High Performance Concrete being used to practically "weld" concrete panels together. When completed the Eufaula Dam bridge will have the highest concentration of Ultra…
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Corpstruction - USACE Structural Engineer Deploys to Champlain Tower Collapse Site
Christopher Strunk of the Tulsa District recently returned from a deployment in support of the rescue and recovery mission at the Champlain Tower collapse in Surfside, Florida. Strunk is the Chief of Military and Interagency International Services, Design and a former Senior Structural Engineer…
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Corpstruction - Dennis Covey of Tenkiller Lake talks Elk and Snake Creek Campground Repairs
In November 2018, a tornado struck Elk Creek and Snake Creek Campgrounds on Tenkiller Lake in Oklahoma. The tornado caused considerable damage. Less than two months earlier, Dennis Covey had taken over as the new lake manager for Tenkiller which includes more than 11,000 surface acres of water…
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Corpstruction - Weekend Recreation and News Roundup 16 JUL 2021
WELCOME TO CORPSTRUCTION, A PODCAST ABOUT THE MISISONS OF THE TULSA DISTRICT U S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. IT’S FRIDAY, JULY SIXTENTH TWENTY TWENTY ONE AND THIS IS THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP WHERE WE GO OVER THE MAJOR NEWS EVENTS AND ISSUES IN THE TULSA DISTRICT. LETS START WITH A TALK ABOUT THE BIRDS…
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Corpstruction - Foiling the Flood Ep. 2
Interview with Dr. David Williams Tulsa District Chief of Hydrology and Hydraulics Engineering
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Corpstruction - Foiling the Flood An Interview With Dr. David Williams Episode 2
Dr. David Williams, chief of Hydrology and Hydraulics Engineering Branch, Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers talks about water releases during floods and the variety of missions his branch oversees. The Hydrologists, Engineers and Technicians in H&H, ensure reservoir water managers know...
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Corpstruction - Ep. 1
Adam Smith, Jeffrey Stevens and Daniel Morales of the Dam Safety Production Center, Southwestern Division, sat down with Brannen Parrish of the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discuss the Veterans Administration Hospital project at Muskogee, Oklahoma. The Dam Safety Production...
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Corpstruction is a show about the missions of the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Our guests will include engineers, project managers and other Tulsa District, Southwest Division and USACE employees and professionals.
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