Integrating Flood Warning and Planning Tools to Enhance Resilience Planning
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 14, 2023: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Location: NAS 120
Presenter
Kurt Golembesky North Carolina Department of Transportation
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Biography
Kurt Golembesky is an Engineer III at the North Carolina Department of Transportation. He has over 20 years of experience in water resources both in private consulting and public service for the State of North Carolina. He graduated from NC State with a Master’s in Civil Engineering. Previously, he worked for the NC Floodplain Mapping Program where he was the technical review lead of just under half of the state’s 100 counties. This also included managing the continued improvement of Flood Inundation and Alert Network (FIMAN). He has served in the State Emergency Operations Center during Hurricane Matthew as one of three Flood Captains. AT NCDOT, Kurt is the technical manager for the progressive improvement of NCDOT’s suite of five flood warning, alert and planning tools. In addition, he is part of the NCDOT resilience team that is contributing to making NCDOT more resilient to natural disasters and climate change. Mr. Golembesky is a certified floodplain manager and North Carolina licensed professional engineer.