Rusty Jones

Rusty is a technical lead at BMT, working in the TUFLOW team. With over 20 years of experience in 2D hydraulic modeling, he holds an MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Brigham Young University. Rusty’s career journey includes significant roles at Aquaveo, where he led the development of the XMDF format for the United States Army Corp of Engineers. Subsequently, at HDR, he earned recognition for automating modeling programs using Python, receiving an internal pathfinder award. In his current role at BMT, Rusty is the lead developer for integrating the EPA SWMM engine with the 2D TUFLOW model. Rusty has worked as a developer dealing with pre and post processing of model data, as an engineer performing the modeling, and is now working in the engines giving him a variety of perspectives into the modeling field. He has programming experience in C/C++, python, and FORTRAN.

Involved in:

• New methods to simulate runoff and pollutant dynamics in urban environments (August 2024)