MBK Engineers
Olivia Alexander, P.E. is an accomplished engineer currently working at MBK Engineers since August 2019, focusing on hydrology and reservoir operations to meet client needs. Prior experience includes serving as a Student Researcher at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Davis from April 2017 to June 2019, where projects involved waste to energy conversion and the operation of anaerobic digesters. Olivia also interned at HDR in June 2018, contributing to the design of a city wastewater treatment plant and engaging in field sampling for fluoride monitoring. In addition, a prior research role at CSU Chico from June to September 2016 involved bioplastic and biogas research. Olivia earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Davis in 2019, following education at Moscow Senior High School from 2012 to 2015.
MBK Engineers
Located in Sacramento, California, MBK Engineers (formerly Murray, Burns & Kienlen, Consulting Civil Engineers) has provided clients with complete engineering and consulting services in the areas of water rights, flood control, water resource planning, and environmental documentation since 1967. The staff, consisting of professional engineers with registrations in California, Nevada, and Oregon; a registered hydrologist; and a registered land surveyor; are uniquely experienced and qualified to perform analyses and study in hydrology, hydraulics, planning, and operational analysis. The professional staff is supported by a variety of resources, including a library comprised of photos, government documents, primary sources and historical materials, maps and drawings developed through research, and firsthand experience of major water resources and flood issues, projects and events in California and other areas. An experienced technical support staff supplies comprehensive CAD, GIS, cartography, presentation graphics, and field services. In addition, MBK Engineers works closely with specialists in the fields of geotechnical engineering, fisheries and wildlife, soil science, agronomy, economics, history, geography, and law, in order to provide clients with a full range of services related to water resources.