RiverCAD Training Course

Attendees' Comments

"Our instructor [Chris] was very patient and clearly communicated how to best use RiverCAD for us. I really liked that the instructor audio/video recorded the presentations and worked on our model data directly. I think these are going to be very useful to us."
Michael Krondak, Hydrologist
NPPD - Nebraska Public Power District
North Platte, NE

"Very informative, Chris used relevant examples by incorporating our data. Provided a good overview of the capabilities of RiverCAD."
Ed Dekleva
NPPD - Nebraska Public Power District
North Platte, NE

"I want to thank BOSS International for their training that they provided us. Chris Maeder's knowledge of HEC-RAS, RiverCAD, and river hydraulics in general gave us the insights we needed to meet our client's objectives."
Leonard Gabbard, P.E.
President
Landtech Engineering, Inc.
Springdale, AR

"The training with Chris went very well - he was able to bring us up to speed on using the software for our particular applications and to help us make significant progress through the design of the project we were working on. Please pass on my regards to Chris, and forward this email to anyone who is interested in course assessment.
 
You can rest assured however that I am very pleased with RiverCAD and will be promoting its use as widely as possible in our project work."
Dr. Dominic (Dom) Blackham
Associate Director
EDAW (Aust) Pty Limited
Ultimo, Sydney, Australia

"We have established a new civil engineering firm approximately 2 years ago. We have purchased new software for all applications, and the software we purchased for modeling flood studies was RiverCAD. Chris Maeder met with our staff over a 2 day period for software training that was invaluable to our company. We have had a few issues with learning the software, and the follow up technical assistance has been with an almost immediate response. We have enjoyed the new relationship with BOSS, and are now looking into purchasing their StormNET package. I would highly recommend RiverCAD software to other engineers."
Paul Oglesby, P.E.
Georgia Civil, Inc.
Madison, GA

"Our instructor was very knowledgeable and sharp."
Harshad Patel
AB Consultants, Inc.
Lanham, MD

"The instructor was very knowledgeable, patient, and interested in satisfying our needs. He was very hands-on applicable and practical. As an office manager, this course will better help me talk to our clients about what can be accomplished for their property via floodplain analyses. As a manager, this course will also help me better communicate with our project engineers and review their work."
Michael Morse, Office Manager
AB Consultants, Inc.
Lanham, MD

"I liked the instructor's ability to focus on various topics that we were interested in, including his knowledge of the subject matter and software in general."
Chinmay G. Vyas, P.E.
Vice President
AB Consultants, Inc.
Lanham, MD

"The methods and presentation style of the instructor are very good. I would strongly recommend this training course to others."
Jiginesh Patel
AB Consultants, Inc.
Lanham, MD

"RiverCAD will be excellent for floodplain modeling for FEMA CLOMR and LOMR work. Our instructor [Chris] was very friendly and courteous with our instruction and the presentations."
John DeGunya, P.E.
Provost & Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc.
Fresno, CA

"All of the training was very useful. RiverCAD's thorough channel analysis and time savings is great. The exercises were hands-on, and the PowerPoint presentations were very good. This course was informative and impressive."
Dennis Mills, P.E.
Provost & Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc.
Visalia, CA

"I will be able to apply RiverCAD to our water resources and land development projects. This software is very good. I liked how the instructor [Chris] presented every subject in a clear way for all of us to understand and get familiar with the software. I would recommend this course because of the time savings capabilities of the software."
Alejandro Daza
Provost & Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA

"The RiverCAD software is extremely powerful. I have a project to start on right after this training seminar that I can use the knowledge I learned right away. Chris (our Instructor) did a great job. The information and exercise provided was very useful and hands-on. I will be able to start my project right away."
John Zhang, P.E.
Bohler Engineering, P.C.
Warren, NJ

"RiverCAD will allow me to be more effective with my next HEC study. The instructor's presentation style was very effective."
Michael Rivezzi
Bohler Engineering, P.C.
Warren, NJ

"I like the way our instructor taught the class."
Jun Hu
Bohler Engineering, P.C.
Warren, NJ

"Enjoyed that we had an open discussion and interaction during the RiverCAD training."
Mr. Jimmy Medellin
Exponent, Inc.
Irvine, CA

"I think that Chris did a good job instructing us. I think that often it is more effective to ask an expert regarding software capabilities than trying to learn without instruction."
Ms. Tina Cydzik
Exponent, Inc.
Menlo Park, CA

"I like how students and the instructor (Chris) participated during the course. RiverCAD will save us a great deal of time and production work in FEMA projects."
Jose Delgado
Medina Consultants, Inc.
Lyndhurst, NJ

"Our instructor (Chris) had a very thorough understanding of RiverCAD and how to apply it. We will be using RiverCAD to evaluate flood plains and study the effects of existing and proposed culverts."
Jason Brown, P.E.
Georgia Civil, Inc.
Madison, GA

"Our instructor was very personable and open for any questions. We will be using RiverCAD to do our own flood studies in-house. This course was very valuable."
Paul Oglesby, P.E.
Georgia Civil, Inc.
Madison, GA

"Chris' knowledge is very extensive. This training will speed up various work functions within the engineering applications that we encounter on a regular basis."
Dave O'Driscoll
Hatch Energy, St. Johns, NF, Canada

"Like level of expertise and knowledge base. Very helpful in understanding issues with HEC-RAS UNET and RiverCAD."
Nick Lauretta
Williamsburg Environmental Group, Inc.
Williamsburg, VA

"I like his competence in the program. Very informative, well taught class."
Colon W. Gaskill, Jr.
Williamsburg Environmental Group, Inc.
Richmond, VA

"Appreciated the hands-on approach to work related projects. Chris was flexible with requests and questions about a variety of different aspects of the program. Great learning experience variety in lessons and applications, relaxed learning environment, work related applications."
Joanne HcHenry
Acres International
Niagara Falls, ON, Canada

"Chris tailored examples to our work. All of the training was directly applicable. Chris was great!"
Timothy J. Hall
Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc.
Peabody, MA

"The software will be a very effective design tool for a wide range of designs. The teaching methods were very effective in that he was focusing on our needs and use of the software. RiverCAD is very useful design software with a wide range of applications."
Brian Greathouse
State of Alabama Office of Water Resources
Montgomery, AL

"I would recommend this course to others. If they are interested in RiverCAD and if they are modeling, it cuts down on modeling time."
David Hernandez
Weston Solutions, Inc.,Vernon Hills, Illinois

"I liked the way Chris was relaxed. He was organized and able to handle any question."
Darryl Kenney
Intech Consultants, Downers Grove, Illinois

"I would really like to express to you how pleased that we were to have Chris here last week. Everyone that I have talked to that was in the class has high praise for him. Chris is patient and knowledgeable. He was able to help me, so he has to be patient and able to teach. Outside of the classroom Chris was a joy to be around. Again, thank you."
Robert George
Sedgwick County Public Works
Wichita, KS

"Chris is a very precise and thorough instructor who caters to the needs of his students. The training manuals and examples are very thorough and well developed and the instructions are presented in a manner that maximizes the amount of information learned in a reasonable amount of time. BOSS does a great job of presenting a solid overview of both products."
John Schmit
Ruggles & Bohm P.A.
Wichita, KS

"I found the entire class useful. I'm sure I will be using this for most of our studies - it will help to save time and effort. I enjoyed the class and I learned a lot!"
Robin Nodes
McCormick Taylor
Cherry Hill, NJ

"I liked Chris's development of the project, with responses and directions specific to our requests. The training course was very well put together."
Mike Reese
WV DEP
Charleston, WV

"Chris was very professional. The course was well distributed with explanations and hands-on examples."
Darryl A. Dincans
TXDOT
Lufkin, TX

"Everything covered was pertinent and useful. Chris could easily answer real world questions and applications."
Kelly Morris
ARCADIS
Lufkin, TX