Civil and environmental engineer with more than 25 years of professional experience serves as an environmental engineering expert witness with specialized knowledge in water treatment systems, groundwater and soil contamination, and environmental remediation. This engineer’s work focuses on the design and evaluation of water treatment processes, environmental contamination assessment, and remediation strategies addressing hazardous compounds in environmental systems. For more than 20 years, the expert has provided environmental engineering expert witness services including consultation, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony related to environmental contamination, remediation practices, and water treatment systems.

Professional experience includes extensive work in environmental processes affecting drinking water, groundwater, wetlands, and coastal environments. Areas of technical focus include the investigation and remediation of hazardous substances in soil and water, contaminant transport and fate in environmental systems, and the application of treatment technologies to address chlorinated solvents, petroleum hydrocarbons, and other environmental contaminants. Research and engineering activities have addressed wetland biogeochemistry, biodegradation processes, groundwater contamination, and remediation approaches for contaminated sediments and marsh environments. The expert’s work has also examined the environmental impacts of large-scale contamination events and the performance of treatment wetlands and engineered remediation systems.

Leadership roles include serving as Director of a Hazardous Substance Research Center and Director of a Water Resources Research Institute, along with long-standing academic appointments in civil and environmental engineering. These positions involve oversight of multidisciplinary research programs addressing hazardous substance contamination, groundwater quality, and environmental remediation technologies. The expert has also coordinated environmental engineering academic programs and contributed to institutional planning and research initiatives focused on coastal and ecological engineering. Educational preparation includes a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, a Master of Science in Marine Sciences, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology, graduating cum laude. Scholarly contributions include numerous peer-reviewed publications addressing environmental contamination, oil spill impacts, wetland remediation processes, and groundwater treatment systems, reflecting sustained research leadership in environmental engineering and contaminant remediation.