Choyce R. Morrow, P.E., CFM

(Supervising EngIneer, January 2014 -2019).

• Serves as the Floodplain Administrator for City of Houston.
• Manage Houston Public Works Floodplain Management Office (FMO), which is responsible for the permitting and inspection of construction activity within the City of Houston's Special Flood Hazard Area (500-year floodplain and 100-year floodplain) in accordance with the provisions of the City of Houston's Floodplain Ordinance (Chapter 19) and regulations set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
• Responsible for the accuracy of plan review for floodplain development which results in the permitting of construction activity in the floodplain.
• Ensure that the inspection of construction projects is performed in conformance with floodplain development permit requirements, FEMA Guidelines and the City of Houston Chapter 19 Floodplain Ordinance.
• Collaborate with FMO inspectors to identify and/or resolve floodplain issues and violations.
• Manage the implementation of the City of Houston's Community Rating System (CSR) Program.
• Assisted with FMO's flood disaster recovery efforts, most notable floods are the 2015 Memorial Day Flood, 2016 Tax Day Flood and the 2017 Hurricane Harvey Flood recovery efforts.
• Implemented multiple process and procedures that maximized the efficiency of the floodplain plan review process. This was achieved by redistributing internal resources, resulting in a 366.7% increase in plan reviews (from an average of 300 monthly reviews in 2015 to an average of 1400 monthly plan reviews in 2018).
. FEMA National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System (CRS) 2021 Award for Excellence recipient.

• Developed and implemented the first FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA), Home Elevation Grant Program for the Houston Public Works Department; program consisted of elevating forty-two (42) homes located within the city of Houston, TX.
• Managed subcontractors effectively, establishing clear expectations and monitoring performance closely to maintain high-quality output levels.
• Reviewed Texas Water Development Board/City of Houston contract for accuracy.
• Facilitated numerous meetings with the grant candidates and public.
• Developed the FMA grant program's scope of work.
• Facilitated the procurement and vetting of qualified home elevation contractors for the grant program.
• Prepared the City of Houston/Homeowner and Homeowner/Contractor contracts for the grant.
• Conducted regular progress reviews with stakeholders, providing updates on milestones achieved and addressing any concerns raised throughout the process.
• Reviewed technical documentation for accuracy and completeness, ensuring optimal project execution at all stages.

• Worked with the Storm Water Quality Supervisor, the Managing Engineer, and City Engineer to ensure SWQ Permit compliance of Phase 1 of the Clean Water Act to reduce or eliminate any source of pollutant discharge into the City's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4).
• Reviewed SWQ features for compliance with the City of Houston Design Criteria and Standards and updated and maintained the data base/systems related to SWQMP permits renewal and fee collection.
• Responsible for inputting SWQ project permits submission data into the ILMS system within two days of receiving them and research records/library reports for discrepancies, note and correct errors as soon as they are identified.
• Within 90 days, eliminated a nine (9) month backlog of delinquent SWQ Permit Renewals, which resulted in fee collections that averaged $20,000 per month.

• Managed the business functions of the firm including understanding and possessing ability to communicate design concepts and process concepts to staff and clients, leading efforts for proposals, planning, budgeting, recruiting, staffing, client relations, financial management, technical management, quality assurance, subcontract management, and contract administration and contract management.
• Supervised project engineers and staff, and subcontractors in the successful delivery of technical projects.
• Morning Associates was the recipient of Dallas/Fort Worth Airport's first annual Diversity Excellence Award for Professional Service for CIP Terminal “D” Project, awarded 2005 (Large Sub-Consultant).

• Coordinated with developers and consultants in the preparation of civil plans for private development and construction within the City of Colleyville, TX.
• Administered the community's floodplain management requirements and assisted local homeowners with Elevation Certificates.
• Managed 25 commercial, retail, and residential developments within a two (2) year period, most notable, the Village at Colleyville; 800,000 square feet development of upscale retailers, restaurants, entertainment, hotels, offices, and residential villas located in downtown Colleyville, TX.

• Civil Designer on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Light Rail Starter System, Line Section NC4/NC5, Dallas, TX. Assisted in defining property ownership located adjacent to the proposed light transit rail Project scope includes track-work, paving, drainage and utilities, and above-grade street crossings and station structures.

• Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Light Rail Starter System, Line Section SOC-2B, Dallas, TX. Performed track under drainage calculations.
• Lone Star Park Racetrack, Grand Prairie, TX. Project Civil Engineer and designer for approximately 4,000 linear feet of sanitary sewer.

• Managed and coordinated design aspects of 13 Northeast Texas Municipal civil works flood control projects including budget preparation and control, funding, development of water resource study and negotiations of architectural and engineering fees with Government contract designers and local sponsors; a few notable studies are Elm Fork Trinity River, Gainesville, TX; Duck Creek, Garland, TX; Dallas Floodway Extension.
• Coordinated and conducted study team meetings, technical review conferences, public meetings and public workshops.
• Determined the scope of issues to be studied negotiated study contracts, administered budgets, schedules, reviews and final report preparation; studies had aggregate/construction cost of $18 million.
• Coordinated and managed the reanalysis of Shoal Creek, Austin, TX, and a $3.7 million water resource study in funding jeopardy due to project overruns. Completed the study within budget tolerances and the project received Congressional Authorization in September 1992.
• Prepared Fort Worth District's Corps of Engineers first Federal/Municipal Cost Sharing Agreement document; City of Watauga, TX, Singing Hills Creek (1992).

• Coordinated efforts of U.S. Forces, host nation and architectural and engineering firms in the development the Department of Defense School projects that included thirty-seven (37) new schools, cafeterias, school additions, multi-purpose rooms, repair projects and asbestos abatement; aggregate cost of $69.0 million.
• Duties included budget preparation and control, funding, development of scope of work, selection of Architects/Engineers and negotiation of architectural and engineering fees.
• Administered seven (7) master planning service contracts in excess of $2.1 million in design fees; most noted projects are the Heilbronn, Allowance Study, Schweinfurt Electrical Study and Mapping Contract, and Aschaffenburg Installation Design Guide.