• B.S., Florida Institue of Technology, 1974, Ocean Engineering
• M.S., Florida Institue of Technology, 1982, Ocean Engineering

Research Expertise:

• Disposal and Management of Dredged Material Placed in Open Water
• Application of GIS to Dredged Material Management
• Physical Design and Operational Control of Contaminated Sediment Capping Projects
• Evaluation of Innovative Dredging Technology
• Sand Bypassing
• Direct Embedment Anchor Technology

Professional Experience:

• Research Hydraulic Engineer, Coastal Sediments and Engineering Division, USAE Waterways Experiment Station
• Graduate Research Assistant, Ocean Engineering Department, Florida Institute of Technology
• Civil Engineer, Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory

• Membership in Professional Organizations
  American Society of Civil Engineers
  Western Dredging Association
  American Shore and Beach Preservation Association

  International Experience

  Member PIANC Working Group on Sand Bypassing

  Additional

  Registered Professional Engineer in Mississippi

  Author of more than 70 papers and reports