Carolyn M. Jones, PE, 2001 B.S.

Carolyn earned an Agricultural (Biological Systems) Engineering BS degree from UC Davis in 2001 where she spent two years as a live-in caretaker at the Animal Science Horse Barn. In 2000, Carolyn joined the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as an intern in the Dixon Field Office. After graduation, she joined NRCS at the State Office where conservation and agricultural engineering took her throughout Northern California. Her design projects include irrigation and tailwater return, dairy manure management, stream and wetland restoration, small pond design, and design tool development. In 2004, Carolyn obtained her Civil Engineering PE license. She transferred to the Napa Field Office in 2006 and has been working with landowners and partnering agencies on erosion control, storm water conveyance, livestock water systems, irrigation water management, and stream restoration projects. In 2007, she earned her Agricultural Engineering PE license in the field of her passion – agriculture! In January 2012, Carolyn promoted to the Bay/Delta Team Engineer and serves 8 counties. Carolyn served as Acting State Conservation Engineer for 4 months in 2017, was a 2009-2011 ASABE Trustee, was the 2010-2012 Chair of ASABE’s Professional Engineers Institute, has been active in the CA/NV Section since 2001, and participates on many Natural Resources and Environmental Systems (NRES) technical committees.

Learn more about Carolyn in her Alumni Spotlight.