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EXPERIENCE |
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1986 - 1998: Research Coastal Engineer/Program
Manager, Coastal Engineering Research Center, WES, Vicksburg,
MS |
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Develop/implement new
research initiatives. Manage the Field Wave Gaging Program, a
cooperative Fed/State effort to collect and disseminate information
from a global, real-time network of ocean measurement platforms.
Monitor and evaluate Corps of Engineers coastal projects. Research
included: wave measurement theory and application, near-shore
and inlet hydrodynamics, harbor oscillation/circulation, moored
ship dynamics, wave-structure interactions. |
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1980 - 1986: Engineer/Operations Manager |
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Coastal and Ocean Engineering
Lab, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Plan, design, and
execute field and laboratory experiments. Manage the Florida
Coastal Data Network, a real-time, statewide array of wave and
hurricane surge gages. |
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1971 - 1980: Field Engineer |
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Various marine construction/dredging
firms, domestic and international (list available). Supervision,
quality control, surveying, inspection and documentation activities
for construction of offshore platforms, bridges, submarine pipelines,
ports, and navigation channels. |
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LICENSES/AFFILIATIONS |
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Professional Engineer,
State of Florida Motorboat Operator, US Coast Guard |
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Master SCUBA Diver, PADI
Diving Supervisor/Inspector, USACE |
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Member - ASCE, ASBPA,
MTS |
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Patents |
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- Buoyant Elastically
Tethered Articulated (BETA) Tower (1985)
- Anti-fouling Pressure
Port (pending) - Tensile Breakwater (pending)
- Tuned Compliance
Pile (pending) - Continuous Uptake Trawling (pending) |
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PUBLICATIONS |
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60
papers, articles and reports; (Click to see list) |
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REFERENCES |
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Dr. Richard Seymour, Director,
Offshore Technology Research Center, Texas A&M University |
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Dr. Robert Dean, Chairman,
Coastal and Ocean Engineering Department, University of Florida |
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Mr. Michael Hemsley, Moored
Buoy Program Manager, National Data Buoy Center |
