Risk management and consequences expert Jesse Morrill-Winter, joins GEI

Nationally-recognized professional specializes in disaster risk management.

PORTLAND, Maine, Aug. 18, 2025 – Jesse Morrill-Winter has joined GEI Consultants in Portland as Senior Risk Consultant and Consequences Specialist. Jesse is adept at managing and leading the technical analysis for large-scale risk management projects, including complex dam safety initiatives, levee safety, coastal resilience, and risk mitigation efforts for riverine and coastal flooding.

“Jesse brings a passion and curiosity to the science around flood risk management, coastal storm risk management, dam safety, levee safety, and consequences assessment,” says Troy Naperala, Senior Vice President of Water Resources at GEI.  “He has a deep understanding of the consequences associated with disasters, and his expertise will help GEI continue to deliver the highest level of scientific and engineering analysis in the dam safety and risk management arenas.”

Jesse joins GEI after 17 years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where he led many efforts to understand potential community consequences from flood disasters and risk management. He spent most of his career analyzing what factors expose people to life threatening hazards and how to mitigate the potential impacts to human life and safety.

“GEI’s commitment to growing its dam safety program, its risk program and offerings, and its support of my efforts to develop a consequences practice, were all key for me when considering this opportunity,” says Jesse. “The flexibility to grow as a professional, explore new business lines, and expand existing practices creates a unique and intriguing opportunity. I’m particularly interested in helping mining clients manage risks associated with their tailings storage facilities (TSFs). We’ve developed a unique, risk-informed decision-making approach that identifies cost-effective, high-value solutions that mitigate the risk-driving factors for mining operations and TSFs. I’m excited to share it with our mining clients.”

Jesse earned a Graduate Risk Management Certificate from Notre Dame of Maryland University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Suffolk University. He was chosen as the Dennis Mileti Consequences Specialist of the Year Award Recipient in 2023 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Risk Management Center. Jesse also received the Mapping, Modeling and Consequences Production Center Award in 2015 for delivering the Dam Breach Workshop to the National Water and Sanitation Agency in Brazil.

About GEI: GEI Consultants, Inc. is a consulting engineering firm and member of GISI Consulting Group that delivers professional services that improve our world’s built environment. With more than 1,500 staff and 59 offices in North America, GEI is a leader in providing multi-disciplined engineering and environmental services to a range of private and public sector clients, both domestically and abroad.

As a member of the employee-owned GISI family of companies, we foster personal relationships with our clients and support our staff in a partnership model, which is underpinned by continuous learning and sharing of knowledge. We retain proven, recognized experts and attract the best minds to deliver to our clients a refreshing blend of technical expertise, collaborative spirit, and innovation that is rare in our profession. We engineer solutions in five primary end markets: Water Resources, Energy, Buildings, Infrastructure, and Industrial. For more information on GEI, please visit www.geiconsultants.com.