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Michael Ogden, P.E. is the founding director and principal
engineer for Natural Systems
International, an ecological engineering firm that applies natural systems
(pond, marsh, meadow and woodland) to the problems of water pollution.
With
degrees
from the University of California (Berkeley - B.S.C.E.) and the University
of Chicago (M.B.A. in mathematical methods and
finance),
a career as an advocate for natural systems did not seem likely. However,
the mathematical rigor and systems training at Berkeley and Chicago,
combined with a passion for fly fishing, lead Michael down the improbable
path of making clean water as a career.
Michael has worked on more than 500 projects in over 40 states, Mexico,
Canada,
Costa Rica, Bahamas, China, Afghanistan, and Australia. Recognizing
that
the work is more than getting a set of plans and specifications out the
door,
Michael has co-authored a textbook (Constructed Wetlands in the Sustainable
Landscape), been a contributing author to a design manual published
by the US EPA, written numerous technical papers, and patented a system
relying on natural
systems for the treatment of septage. |