HDC Overview Industry Day NWP 22JAN2026.pdf
PDF 3 MB Posted
- Attached to
- Industry Day - USACE Portland District
- Solicitation number
- Not on record
About this file
This document is an organizational overview of the Hydroelectric Design Center (HDC), a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facility located in Portland, Oregon with a forward office in Mobile, Alabama. The HDC serves as both a Mandatory Center of Expertise (MCX) for hydroelectric power economic evaluation, engineering and design, and a Technical Center of Expertise (TCX) for pumping plant engineering and design.
The HDC employs 150+ hydropower professionals organized into six primary branches: Automation Controls & Cyber Security, Electrical, Mechanical/Structural, Hydropower Analysis Center, Front Office/Administrative, and Program Integration & Delivery. The organization supports USACE's 75 hydropower projects across 5 divisions and 16 districts, representing 356 grid-connected hydroelectric generators that produce approximately 25% of U.S. hydropower. Key focus areas include operations efficiencies, maintenance and investment planning, and hydropower acquisitions. The document details multiple ongoing or planned projects across three major divisions (NWD, SAD, SWD) involving major hydropower unit rehabilitations (such as John Day, Wolf Creek, and Libby), excitation and governor system upgrades, crane and hoist replacements, large power transformer installations, metal fabrication, fire suppression systems, control systems upgrades, and electrical and mechanical equipment rehabilitation. The 2025 Federal Continuing Resolutions for Hydroelectric Power System Asset Plan identifies specific facilities requiring major mechanical and electrical equipment rehabilitation work. Primary points of contact include Jordan Fink (Director), Vinnie DiBlasi (Deputy Director), and branch chiefs with phone numbers and email addresses provided for project inquiries and coordination.
View the file
Other files
Show all 11
On GovTribe
Work with this file
- Download the original file
- Contacts named in this file
- Similar government files
- Ask GovTribe AI about this file
Text version
Hydroelectric Design Center
Organizational Overview 1/22/26 Portland, OR
Hydroelectric Design Center (HDC)
• Part of the Corps Civil Works Portfolio
• 75 Hydropower Projects with a Total of 356 Grid Connected Hydroelectric Generators
• Largest Hydropower Producer in the United States;
Provides approximately 25% of the Hydropower Produced in the U.S.
• Hydropower Assets Cover 5 Divisions and 16 Districts Across USACE
• Capacity and Generation is Marketed by the Department of Energy’s 4 Power Marketing Administrations to Non-Profit Municipalities and Cooperatives Known as Federal Preference Customers to Repay Costs
• Program Goals
• Transform O&M
• Effectively Apply Funding
• Ensure Confidence in Value of Hydropower
• Focus Areas:
• Operations Efficiencies
• Maintenance & Investment Planning
• Hydropower Acquisitions
USACE HYDROPOWER
HYDROELECTRIC DESIGN CENTER
150+ HYDRO PROFESSIONALS MCX & TCX (ER 10-1-53 – Roles and Responsibilities HDC) Mandatory Center of Expertise (MCX) for hydroelectric power economic evaluation, engineering and design Technical Center of Expertise (TCX) for pumping plant engineering and design
GENERIC DATA ACQUISITION AND CONTROL SYSTEM
(GDACS)
68% OF GENERATION IN USACE
[24 plants, 174 units, 15,544 MW] [4 Flood Risk Mitigation plants]
51% OF GENERATION IN USBR
[2 plants, 37 units, 7,507 MW]
HYDROPOWER ANALYSIS CENTER (HAC)
Guidance Updates, Digital Transformation, Asset Mgt, Benchmarking, Reallocation, Uprate Studies
NATIONAL HYDROPOWER PROGRAM SUPPORT &
INITIATIVES
Hydropower R&D Hydropower Acquisition Strategy Board (HASB) Standards Development -
EM 1110-2-3006 – Hydroelectric Power Plants Electrical and Mechanical Design (PUBLISHED 2024)
HAC (EM 1701) - Value of Hydropower EC
IEEE, ASTM, ASME
Industry Outreach (CEATI, NHA, NWHA)
HDC HQ in Portland, OR Forward Office in Mobile, AL Employee Locations
THE HDC TEAM
ACCS Program Manager
Product Development
Chris Alexander, CISSP
Cybersecurity
Michael McGrath, CISSP
Jordan Fink, PE
Director
Kallan Mrozek, PE
NWP/NWW Integration
CJ Veatch, PE
SAD Integration
Nathan Henshaw, PE
NWS/USBR/BPA Integration
Austin Roskamp, PE
Electrical Branch
John Yen, PE
Power Systems
Deanna Dinh, PE
Generation Equipment
Teresa Casper, PE
Protection and Controls Systems
Luke Raynor, PE
Front Office/ Admin Officer
Scot Hale
Hydropower Analysis Center
Mark Parrish
Mechanical / Structural Branch
Jim Calnon, PE
Turbomachinery
Kellen Shide, PE
Mechanical Systems
Jim Kiel, PE
Structural
Sharon Demeaux, PE
Engineering Support
Eric Holzapfel
Program Integration & Delivery Branch
Ellen Ballantine, PE
Program Analysts
Dora VanZandt
Regional Design Managers &
Design Managers
Vinnie DiBlasi, PE
Deputy Director
Largest SCADA Engineering Unit in USACE
Designing ICS & SCADA Solutions
Largest Concentration of Electrical Engineers in
USACE
Designing Electrical
Hydropower Systems
Largest Concentration of Mechanical Engineers in
USACE
Designing Mechanical Hydropower Systems
Automation Controls & Cyber Security Branch
National and Regional Hydro Opportunities
HDC POINTS OF CONTACT
Jordan Fink, HDC Director, 503-808-4200 Jordan.S.Fink@usace.army.mil Vinnie DiBlasi, Deputy Director, 503-808-4210 Vincent.J.DiBlasi@usace.army.mil Ellen Ballantine, Chief, PID Branch, 503-808-4225 Ellen.B.Ballantine@usace.army.mil Mark Parrish, Chief, HAC, 503-808-4221 Mark.A.Parrish@usace.army.mil Jim Calnon, Chief, M-S Branch, 503-808-4250 James.D.Calnon@usace.army.mil John Yen, Chief, Electrical Branch, 503-808-4275 John.Z.Yen@usace.army.mil Kallan Mrozek, Chief, ACCS Branch, 503-808-3732 Kallan.K.Mrozek@usace.army.mil
Major Hydropower Unit Rehabilitations
# of Runners
# of Generators
MSCFacility
64LRDWolf Creek
1616NWDJohn Day
6-NWDLittle Goose
1-NWDLower Granite
-3NWDAlbeni Falls
33NWDLibby
44SWDBull Shoals
-2SWDGreers Ferry
-2SWDSam Rayburn
-3SWDEufaula
Total Runners
Total Generators
MSC
64LRD
2622NWD
411SWD
Excitation and Governor Systems
# of Units
MSCFacility
3SADSt. Stephen
3SWDSam Rayburn
2SWDBeaver
2SWDGreers Ferry
4SWDTable Rock
1SADWest Point
4SADWalter F. George
5NWDFort Peck
16NWDJohn Day
23NWDThe Dalles
# of Units
MSCFacility
7SADJ Strom Thurmond
5SADHartwell
8SADRB Russell
2NWDChief Joseph
2SWDDenison
1SWDKeystone
3SWDWebbers Falls
1NWDDworshak
2SADJohn H. Kerr
1SADPhilpott
2NWDDetroit
Total Units
MSC
49NWD
31SAD
17SWD
# of Units
MSCFacility
1SADBuford
1SADWalter F. George
1NWDDworshak
9SADJohn H. Kerr
Total Units
MSC
1NWD
11SAD
Crane and Hoists
# of Projects
MSCFacility
1SADAllatoona
1SADBuford
1SWDBull Shoals
1NWDDworshak
1SWDFort Gibson
1SWDGreers Ferry
1NWDJohn Day
1NWDLibby
1NWDLost Creek
# of Projects
MSCFacility
1NWDLittle Goose
1NWDLower Granite
1NWDLower Monumental
2NWDMcNary
1SADRB Russell
1SWDSam Rayburn
1SWDTable Rock
1NWDThe Dalles
1SADWalter F. George
1SADWest Point
Total Projects
MSC
10NWD
5SAD
5SWD
Large Power Transformers
# of Transformers
MSCFacility
2NWDFort Peck
1NWDOahe
1NWDJohn Day
1NWDFoster
1NWDLibby
1NWDLittle Goose
1NWDLower Monumental
1NWDLower Granite
5NWDIce Harbor
1NWDDworshak
1SADIsland Creek
1SADWest Point
5SWDBull Shoals
Total Transformers
MSC
15NWD
2SAD
Metal Fabrication and Balance of Plant
# of Projects
MSCFacility
1SADAllatoona
1SADBuford
1SADWalter F. George
1SADWest Point
1NWDBonneville
1NWDJohn Day
1NWDAlbeni Falls
2NWDChief Joseph
1NWDLower Monumental
1NWDMcNary
2NWDDworshak
Total Projects
MSC
9NWD
4SAD
# of Projects
MSCFacility
1NWDIce Harbor
2NWDLower Monumental
1NWDDworshak
2NWDLittle Goose
2NWDLower Granite
Total Projects
MSC
8NWD
Fire Suppression, Protection, and Detection
# of Projects
MSCFacility
1SWDBeaver
1NWDBonneville
1NWDChief Joseph
1SWDDardanelle
1NWDDexter
2NWDDworshak
1NWDFoster
2NWDIce Harbor
# of Projects
MSCFacility
1NWDJohn Day
1NWDLittle Goose
1NWDLower Granite
1NWDLower Monumental
1SWDOzark
1SWDSam Rayburn
1SWDTable Rock
1NWDThe Dalles
Total Projects
MSC
13NWD
Controls and DC/Preferred AC
# of Projects
MSCFacility
1MVDBlakely Mountain
2NWDChief Joseph
1MVDDeGray
2NWDDworshak
1NWDHarry S Truman
1NWDIce Harbor
1NWDJohn Day
1NWDLittle Goose
1NWDLower Monumental
2MVDNarrows
1SWDSam Rayburn
1SWDWhitney
Total Projects
MSC
4MVD
9NWD
2SWD
# of Projects
MSCFacility
1LRDJ Percy Priest
1NWDBonneville
1NWDDworshak
Total Projects
MSC
1LRD
2NWD
Electrical Low and Medium Voltage
# of Projects
MSCFacility
1LRDOld Hickory
1MVDDeGray
1MVDNarrows
1NWDJohn Day
1NWDThe Dalles
1NWDGreen Peter
2NWDChief Joseph
1NWDLibby
1MVDBlakely Mountain
# of Projects
MSCFacility
2NWDLittle Goose
2NWDLower Monumental
2NWDLower Granite
1NWDDworshak
1SWDSam Rayburn
1SWDBull Shoals
1SWDGreers Ferry
1SWDDenison
Total Projects
MSC
1LRD
2MVD
13NWD
4SWD
# of Projects
MSCFacility
1NWDStockton
1NWDOahe
1NWDChief Joseph
1SWDEufaula
1NWDDworshak
1MVDDeGray
1MVDNarrows
Total Projects
MSC
2MVD
4NWD
1SWD
Coolers, Piping, and Large Valves
# of Projects
MSCFacility
1NWDJohn Day
1NWDAlbeni Falls
2NWDDworshak
1SWDBroken Bow
1SWDDenison
1SWDKeystone
2SWDBull Shoals
Total Projects
MSC
4NWD
File details come from the government source that posted it. Updated .