Lower Colorado Regional Director Lorri Gray has announced Reclamation’s selection of Terry Fulp as the Region’s new Deputy Regional Director.

The post has been vacant since former Deputy Regional Director Larry Walkovaik departed from the Region late last year to become the regional director of the Upper Colorado Region.

Fulp has been a Reclamation employee since 1989 and most recently served as the area manager for its Boulder Canyon Operations Office.

In his new capacity, Fulp’s responsibilities will include management of the Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance Program, Resources Management Office, Human and Information Resources, Financial Management Office, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Office, Boulder Canyon Operations Office, Phoenix Area Office and the Salton Sea Office.

“Terry will be an outstanding asset in this new role,” Gray said. “Please join Jayne [Harkins] and me in welcoming him to the front office.”

Reclamation has previously recognized Fulp for his leadership during the development of the Colorado River interim guidelines for lower-basin shortages and coordination of operations for Lakes Powell and Mead.  (See http://www.doi.gov/news/07_News_Releases/071213.html for more information on these criteria.)

As BCOO area manager for Reclamation, Fulp managed and directed the office's water and power activities. This included providing management and leadership in interactions with the lower Colorado River Basin States (Nevada, California and Arizona) and water and power users concerning delivery of contracted water and power, water and power use and accounting.

Previously, he had been the BCOO River Operations Group manager, where he managed the scheduling and delivery of water and power from lower Colorado River facilities. Fulp also managed flood-control releases from Hoover Dam and the development of an Annual Operation Plan for the lower river, among other tasks.

Before heading the River Operations Group, he accepted a detail to the University of Colorado-Boulder, Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Systems. While there, he worked on river-simulation modeling and data management. He also was co-principal investigator for the Watershed and River Systems Management Program, a Reclamation Science and Technology research and development program.

Prior to joining Reclamation, Fulp worked for the Atlantic Richfield Company for 10 years in research and development, technology transfer and operations.

Fulp holds a Ph.D. in mathematical and computer sciences from the Colorado School of Mines, a master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Colorado, a master’s degree in geophysics from Stanford University, and a bachelor’s degree in earth sciences from the University of Tulsa.

During his career Fulp has received many awards. This includes the Virgil M. Kauffman Gold Medal from the Society of Exploration Geophysicists for his outstanding contribution to the advancement of geophysical exploration.