Patrick Tara, PH, PE
Senior Engineer
813-600-5737
ptara@intera.com
MS, Civil Engineering, University of South Florida, 1991
BS, Civil Engineering, University of South Florida, 1989
Patrick Tara has over 20 years of experience in the engineering field, and specializes in water resources specifically in surface water, integrated SW/GW hydrologic systems and the development of model parameters for local hydrology for land use types (FLUCCS codes). His experience includes hydrologic data analysis (both temporal and spatial), hydrologic data collection, and hydrologic and hydraulic numerical modeling. Mr. Tara is experienced in the analysis of temporal hydrologic data including; performing water budget studies, moving window statistical analysis, time series regression, flow duration, flow exceedance, and baseflow separation. Temporal time series analysis is critical for hydrologic model applications for both model input as well as model output calibration comparison. Mr. Tara is also experienced in using GIS and has utilized GIS spatial analysis throughout his career as a tool for spatial data management and processing particularly as it is related to land use analysis, water resources assessment and management. Mr. Tara has a great deal of field experience in collecting hydrologic and hydraulic and meteorologic data. He has experience with the installation and maintenance of equipment to record tide levels, well levels, lake/river stage, rain, Doppler velocity, weather, Pan ET, and soil moisture. He is also familiar with surveying techniques including GPS and total station. Mr. Tara has experience in the development and application of integrated hydrologic models as well as hydrologic, hydraulic, transport, and water quality, and salinity models. He has applied various models to watersheds, estuaries, rivers, lakes, and tidal inlets. He is proficient in programming in FORTRAN, Visual Basic, Access, and spreadsheets. Mr. Tara has assisted in teaching college courses and short courses as well as assisted with individual graduate student research.
