Northern California Coastal Circulation Study, U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Pacific Region OCS Office, Los Angeles, CA - Program Manager.
Program Manager for the NCCCS, a 5-year physical oceanography measurement and analysis program to describe the circulation on the continental shelf and slope between San Francisco and Oregon. The multi-million dollar program, one of the largest coastal oceanography projects ever carried out by the Department of the Interior, involved direct and indirect current measurements using Lagrangian drifters, moored instruments, and CTD/XBT surveys, as well as the collection of meteorology, sea-level, and satellite sea-surface temperature data. Real-time telemetry of near-surface moored current data was successfully achieved from all 16 of the main program moorings using ARGOS telemetry. Data retrieved from Service ARGOS were processed and compiled, together with real-time wind and sea-level data, into real-time data reports distributed to the principal investigators and other users.

Study to Model Cyclone-Generated Currents and Storm Surges on the Continental Shelf off NW Australia for Woodside Petroleum, Perth, AUSTRALIA, Woodside Petroleum Development Pty. Ltd. - Project Scientist.
Conducted an environmental and engineering study to provide information essential for the design and routing of an 82-mile submarine pipeline from an offshore platform area to a shore facility in the vicinity of Dampier on the northwest shelf of western Australia. Designed the field program, staged from a remote desert town, which involved long-term comprehensive measurement and analysis of wave, current, and tidal characteristics, as well as dye studies and drogue tracking to analyze and predict the movement of surface waters in and around a proposed LNG plant. Oversaw the collection of data describing the variations of water temperatures and salinities and extensive meteorological data on the northwest shelf. Supervised a subsequent study, which utilized computer numerical models to predict current and wave conditions in response to cyclones (hurricanes) along the proposed pipeline route. The models were calibrated and verified using data collected during the field program and from historical meteorological records.

Physical-Process-Oriented Study of Extremal Currents in Deep Waters Offshore in the Gulf of Mexico for Conoco, Northern Gulf of Mexico, Continental Oil Company - Project Manager.
Developed a new analysis methodology to provide estimates for a deep-water oil production site on the continental slope of the northern Gulf of Mexico based on identification, characterization, and forecasting of separate physical processes (tides, eddies, wind-driven currents, etc.). Identified and provided long data records, which were necessary to characterize oceanic motions with long time scales. Designed the new study to include the analysis of mooring instrument data, and the study of historical data to find the frequency of occurrence statistics describing the current amplitude of each major process. These were combined with the site-specific results derived from the moored instrument data to produce estimates of extreme currents by depth and for various return periods.

New England Outer Continental Shelf Physical Oceanography Program, U.S. Dept. of Interior/Bureau of Land Management, Minerals Management Service (MMS), Reston, VA - Principal Investigator.
Principal Investigator for Moored Current Measurements on the NEOCSPOP program, a physical oceanography studies for the Bureau of Land Management (now MMS). Responsible for the execution of the Moored Conventional Current Meter/Tide Gauge Program. Participated in the analysis and interpretation of all the data, including almost 18 instrument-years of current and bottom pressure data.

Deep Water Rig Instrumentation System, Makassar Strait, Indonesia, Unocal Corp. - Project Manager.
Managed engineers and scientists in the design, construction, testing and installation of real-time environmental monitoring systems on Sedco 601 and Sedco 602 anchored drill rigs, operating in the Makassar Strait region, Indonesia. Designed and provided the software for a Windows 95 PC-based data acquisition system on the rig, showing the data in a multiplicity of formats and providing daily archival data files.

Real-Time Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) System for Single Point Mooring Facility, Offshore of Barber’s Point, Oahu, HI, Tesoro Hawaii (BHP) - Project Manager and Chief Engineer.
Managed and engineered the design, procurement, integration, testing, and installation of a Real Time Current And Wind Monitoring System for Tesoro Petroleum Hawaii. The system is deployed on Tesoro’s Single Point Mooring (SPM) buoy, offshore of Barber’s Point, Oahu. The system consists of three main subassemblies: 1) the Woods Hole Group Real-Time Data Acquisition and Telemetry System, located on the SPM buoy, which also includes the current and wind sensors; 2) the Base Station PC display and archiving system, located in Tesoro’s offices in Honolulu; and 3) the Mooring Masters PC display unit in a waterproof portable case, which is used by the Mooring Master for real-time access to the current and wind information while on the tanker or the tugboats. Both PC-based display units use real-time software developed by WHG.

Deep Water Rig Instrumentation System, Andaman Sea, West of Thailand, Unocal Corp. - Project Manager.
Managed the design, procurement, integration, testing, and installation of a current profiling system on the anchored drillship Sedco 601 in the Andaman Sea. Integrated the system in less than three weeks from award of contract, and was installed by OMS engineers on the drill rig at sea. Developed real-time data acquisition software for the PC that collected the data on the rig showing the current profile information in several ways including vertical profiles, time-series, color-filled contours, and vectors. Successfully collected significant data concerning large-amplitude internal waves in the Andaman Sea. The Sedco 601 was transferred from the Andaman Sea to the Makassar Straits in early 1998. This project was extended to maintain the real-time current system on the rig during the initial operations in this area. Performed post-process Q/A and reported on data collection.

Lake Current Monitoring System, Ontario, Canada, Ontario Hydro - Project Manager and Chief Engineer.
Designed, built, tested, and installed a pair of identical Real-Time Lake Current Monitoring Systems for the Canadian nuclear utility company Ontario-Hydro. Designed all aspects of the lake current monitoring system including the bottom platform for the upward-looking acoustic RD Instruments Workhorse Acoustic Doppler Profiler, the environmentally protected Remote System Manager installation, the base station computer system, and display software. Ensured the transmission of data to shore over a 6000-ft. double-armored electromechanical cable. Oversaw the collection, buffering, and transmission of the data to the utility company’s home office over a land telephone line using the Remote System Manager.

Tide Measurement System, Naval Oceanographic Office - Project Manager and Chief Engineer.
Managed and engineered the design and construction of 5 portable tide measurement systems (TMS) for real-time water level measurements for use by the Navy in coastal surveys worldwide. Designed the system to determine tide height to an accuracy of +/- 1 cm by using high-accuracy measurements of water and atmospheric pressure, as well as water temperature. Each TMS system consists of 3 deployable tide gauge units, which comprise the sensors and the telemetry transmitter; these units can be mounted in the field in remote locations and function autonomously. A shipboard base station unit receives the telemetered data and provides real-time displays.

Estimation of Extremal Currents Offshore Trinidad, Houston, TX, Amoco Inc. - Project Manager.
Managed and served as principal oceanographer for an oceanographic analysis and interpretation study that would determine the probable extremal currents in deep water. Reviewed historical and recent data collected by Amoco to estimate the frequency of occurrence of various extreme currents due to “rings” (eddies spun off by the retroflexion of the Brazil Current).

Deep Water Rig Instrumentation System, Gulf of Mexico, Texaco Inc. - Project Manager.
Managed the instrumentation and installation of the system on several anchored rigs and dynamically positioned drill ships for Texaco in the Gulf of Mexico. For the installation on Transocean’s anchored deep-water drig rig Oceanstar, oversaw a team of ocean engineers in the design and construction of a fixed mounting system for the Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and the other facilities on board the vessel necessary to operate the system. Manages the ongoing maintenance and periodic visits to the rig to inspect and maintain the system, download the collected data, and prepare oceanographic data reports for Texaco.

Deep Water Rig Instrumentation System, Gulf of Mexico, Amoco Inc. - Project Manager.
Managed ocean engineers and scientists in the design, building, testing, and installation of a current and wind monitoring system on the dynamically positioned drill ship Transocean Discoverer 534 working in the Gulf of Mexico. Oversees the periodic service and repair for the system, the downloading of data collected, and the preparation of data reports for Amoco.

Cooling Water Discharge Plume Study, Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Boston Edison Co. - Project Manager.
Managed a field study to assess the impact of elevated temperatures due to the nuclear generating station’s thermal discharge on benthic organisms. Oversaw the installation of 64 self-recording temperature recorders on the sea floor in a dense array around the discharge, out to a range of several kilometers, to determine the factors governing the area of benthic impact. Designed the bottom platforms for the sensors, performed simultaneous calibrations of all sensors, supervised field operations for deployment and recovery, and analyzed the data and wrote the final report.


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