GEF Project on the Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Served as Chief International Expert for the development of a GEF Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis / Strategic Action Plan for the countries of China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Republic of Korea. Extensive travel throughout the region meeting with ministerial and government representatives.

GEF Project the Caspian Environmental Program, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Served as Chief International Expert for the development of a GEF Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis / Strategic Action Plan for the Caspian Sea, including the governments of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan. Also served as Interim Chief Technical Advisor for the first part of the project. Extensive travel throughout the region meeting with ministerial and government representatives.

GEF Project on the Western Indian Ocean, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Consultant
Developed a Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and Strategic Action Programme for the Western Indian Ocean, including the countries of Somalia, Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique, Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles, and Madagascar. Assisted in developing specific intervention plans for halting land-based sources of pollution and mitigating the effects of pollution through a multi-year program. Presented the program to the GEF Council and developed the Project Document for the contaminant-focused marine environmental program after funding was granted.

GEF Project on the Volta River, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Consultant
Completed the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and Strategic Action Plan for the Volta River. Worked with national leaders and experts in the region to draft a multi-year program to halt sources and mitigate the effects of pollution in the Volta River Basin. Presented the technical documents and mitigation plans to and achieved consensus from government representatives of Ghana, Benin, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Mali.

GEF Project on the Gulf of Honduras, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) - Maritime Pollution Expert
Prepared Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and developed a multi-year program to protect the Gulf of Honduras from maritime and land-based activities. Traveled extensively through the region and met with representatives of Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize to seek input from and achieve consensus on the Gulf’s most pressing environmental problems and the activities necessary to mitigate them.

GEF Project on the Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) – Consultant
Worked extensively with representatives of the 16 West Aftrican countries bordering the Guinea Current to complete the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and Strategic Action Plan for the Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem. Assisted in developing a multi-year environmental programme to address the region’s critical marine and coastal environmental problems.

Salt Marshes Within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Environmental Consulting Bureau of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Program Manager
Lead assessment of the environmental damage to beaches, tide flats and marshes from the oil spill caused by the 1991 Gulf War. This included a laboratory assessment of aerobic and anaerobic oil remediation methodologies, germination and survivability tests of native marsh species in contaminated soils, a field scale demonstration of marsh restoration, a field scale demonstration of oil remediation techniques, and the completion of an Environmental Impact Assessment. This resulted in the development of a full-scale remediation strategy for the effected critical coastal ecosystems.

Assessment of Damage to the Terrestrial Environment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from the 1991 Gulf War, Environmental Consulting Bureau of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Program Manager
Conducted assessment of environmental damage caused by military activity and soot deposition from the 1991 Gulf War to the terrestrial environment of the Eastern Province Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Assessed the physico-chemical and biological damage to the land resources in the area and their environmental and socio-economic impacts. The assessment included a time series analysis of Remote Sensing Data, field verification of Remote Sensing Data, laboratory quantification of soil and ground-water contamination and soil studies, and an assessment of the vegetation damage and the status of re-vegetation to natural habitat.

Assessment of Damage to the Nearshore Marine Environment from the 1991 Gulf War in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Environmental Consulting Bureau - Program Manager
Conducted assessment of the marine ecological risks posed by the oil spilled during the 1991 Gulf War. Evaluated the risks of remediation alternatives relative to status quo (natural attenuation) through conducting environmental impact analyses. Quantified sediment toxicity and benthic community structure and developed a risk framework and rules for risk ranking. The resultant assessment provided the KSA with the information to prioritize areas for remediation and to assist the KSA in their decision-making processes for managing risks associated with these environmental damages.

ADMA OPCO Marine Environmental Baseline Study Offshore Oil/Gas Operations, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Baker Environmental - Project Manager
Performed marine environmental baseline assessment in the oilfields located offshore of Abu Dhabi. Determined the impacts of discharges from the oil/gas operational facilities on the pelagic and benthic habitats. Designed a sampling and analytical program to quantify pollutant loading to the coastal environment at both oilfields ADMA-OPCO operates and at the Das Island refinery. Conducted sediment, seawater and benthic sampling, and used diving to create underwater videos.

Beach Nourishment Design and Monitoring for the Southern Shore of Cape Cod, Cape Cod, MA, Great Island, Long Beach, and Dead Neck Homeowners Associations, Consultant.
Performed shoreline change studies to evaluate rate of erosion and sediment loss for three different sites.  Designed and participated in collection of high-resolution bathymetry, vibra cores, beach profiles, and sediment grain size data at each site.  Developed and implemented beach nourishment plans for each site.  Performed on-site topographic and bathymetric surveying before and after nourishment projects.

Numerical Model Analysis of Wave Climatology and Storm Surge for Seawall Design, Deer Island, MA, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority via Metcalf and Eddy, Inc., Consultant.
Conducted numerical and physical model analyses of wave climatology, storm water levels, and wave run-up so that an effective and cost efficient shore protection plan could be developed for the island.  Results from model runs were used to predict nearshore wave heights and water levels for 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-, and 100-year storm events and to optimize seawall design specifications.  Two-dimensional physical modeling of the seawall design was performed using a test facility to evaluate the proposed structural design.

Bathymetry, Geophysical Survey, and Wave Refraction Analysis for Sand  Borrow Site Analysis, Siasconset, MA, Town of Nantucket, Oceanographer/ Project Manager.
Completed a reconnaissance survey and analysis of two offshore sand borrow sites for a proposed beach nourishment project.  Collected regional bathymetry, coring, beach sediment sampling, side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profiling, and magnetometer surveys.Modeled the wave climatology using collected data.  Used model results to calculate sediment transport potentials and gradients in sediment transport in an effort to determine the dredging from the proposed borrow sites.

Sub-bottom Investigations and Detrital Flux Analysis at the Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Power Plant, Hancock’s Bridge, NJ, Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Consultant.
Designed a phased field data collection program to evaluate potential causes of detrital loading at the Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Power Plant, after detrital loading had forced the operating plant to shut down.  Collected bathymetric data, conducted a sub-bottom survey, and monitored physical conditions: temperature, conductivity and current profile at the power plant.  Conducted additional surveys to the north and south of the power plant to identify potential sources of the detritus.

Thermal Discharge Analysis, Newark, NJ, Public Service Electric and Gas, Consultant.
Lead facilitator of a vast multi-disciplinary team conducting a 316(a) federal water quality standards regulatory analysis.  Performed numerical modeling, data analysis, and technical writing to support a comprehensive hydrothermal and biothermal assessment of a cooling water discharge system in an Estuary.  Completed extensive and innovative scope of work of unprecedented scientific and engineering defensibility within required fast-track schedule.

Field Data Collection and Numerical Modeling of Circulation Patterns in the Delaware Estuary, Salem, MA, Public Service Electric and Gas, Consultant.
Completed a large-scale data collection and numerical modeling study of the Delaware Estuary.  The data collection program consisted of wave, tide, current, bathymetry, salinity, temperature, and meteorological measurements.  Some data were reported real-time via a cable link to the shoreline.  The vast data set was consolidated and used to calibrate a three-dimensional numerical circulation model of the Estuary-wide processes.  Particular emphasis was placed on characterizing circulation patterns in the vicinity of a cooling water intake and discharge system to identify processes contributing to the accumulation of detritus in the intake basin.  Recommendations were provided to improve the system to prevent detritus accumulation, which would result in safer and more cost-effective operations.

Historical Investigation of Industrialization and Sediment Contamination, Newark, NJ, Public Service Electric and Gas, Consultant.
Conducted in-depth historical investigation of the impact of industrialization on an ecosystem, including identification of the number and types of industries and characteristics of waste streams.  Correlated the industrial development history with the historical record of contamination evident in laboratory analysis of sediment cores.  Developed relational database and GIS to query and visualize vast data sets.

Publications and Presentations

Refereed Journals	95 Publications
Books	4 Publications
In-Books	23 Publications
Technical Publications	62 Publications
Abstracts and Poster Sessions/Conferences	72 Publications
Book Reviews	5 Publications
Periodicals	6 Publications