Job Type
Technical Advice & Consulting
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography
Marine Ecology
Policy
Law
Economics
Management
Pollution
Activities
Development of ADIOS3 Initial Oil Spill Response Tool for Emergency Responders (NOAA, 8/11 to present)
Oil Spill Consequence and Impact Risk Model Development (ExxonMobil, 8/11 to present)
Cook Inlet Maritime Risk Assessment (Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council, 2/11 to present)
Oil Spill Risk Analysis for Offshore Environmental Cost Model (BOEMRE, 9/10 to present)
Spill Risk Modeling for Insurance-Linked Securities/Catastrophic Spill Financing (CatVest Petroleum LLC, 8/11 to present)
Analysis of Potential Marine Oil Spill Costs for Tanker Spills (Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines, 7/10 to present)
Canadian-US Pipeline Risk Analysis (Pipeline Research International, Inc.,12/10 to present)
Technical Support Macondo MC252 Spill: Impact Study/Protective Strategy Development (Mobile County, AL, 5/10 to 9/10)
Technical Support Macondo MC252 Spill: Protective Strategy and Response Evaluation (Louisiana OCPR, 5/10 to 9/10)
Wreck Oil Removal Project Risk Assessment/Prioritization of Undersea Threats in US (NOAA, 4/10 to present)
Arctic Spill Damage Assessment Initiative (NOAA, 8/09 to 12/09)
Arctic Spill Risk Assessment (ExxonMobil Upstream, 8/09 to 12/09)
Analysis of In-Port Accidental Vessel Lubricant Spills and Operational Discharges (Castrol Marine, 12/08 to 12/10)
orts Best Practices for Accidental Vessel Lubricant Spill/Operational Discharge Prevention (Castrol Marine, 12/08 to 12/10)
Oil Spill Modeling Working Group Study – Modeling of Spill Response (Univ. NH/NOAA CRRC, 9/08 to 5/11)
US Oil Spill Trend Analysis (American Petroleum Institute, 9/08 to 9/09)
Pollution in the Open Oceans: A Review of Assessments and Related Studies (UN IMO GESAMP, 11/07 to 11/08)
Oil Spill Risk Analysis for State Funding Mechanism (Washington Joint Legislative Audit/Review Committee, 5/08 to 1/09)
Risk Analysis for Industry Regulated by Washington for Spill Prevention/Preparedness (WA Dept. Ecology, 5/08 to 1/09)
Risk Modeling for Maritime Transportation of Petroleum and Chemicals (BP Shipping UK, 5/07 to present)
Spill Analysis for Cherry Point Refinery North Dock EIS (US Army Corps Engineers, 7/06 to present)
Oil Spill Probability Analysis for Cape Wind Energy Project (Cape Wind Associates, 4/06 to 9/06)
Vessel Collision/Allision Analysis for the Cape Wind Energy Project (Cape Wind Associates, 4/06 to 9/06)
Review Of Studies on Interactions between Spilled Oil and Shorelines (MMS, 10/06 to 12/07)
Oil Spill Response, Socioeconomic, Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis (WA Dept. Ecology, 11/03 to 10/06)
Washington State Oil Transfer Rule Benefit Analysis (WA Dept. Ecology, 11/03 to 10/06)
Hydrodynamics/Current Analysis for Washington Oil Transfer Regulation Effectiveness (WA Dept. Ecology, 11/03 to 10/06)
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Shoreline Booming Options – Modeling Impacts and Costs (CA Fish & Game OSPR, 6/07 to 12/09)
Analysis of Washington Vessel Spillage/Casualty Rates in Relation to Other States, US (WA Dept. Ecology, 7/01 to 11/01)
Analysis of Oil Discharge Scenarios for Washington Contingency Planning Standards (WA Dept. Ecology, 7/01 to 11/01)
Study of Tug Escorts in Puget Sound (WA Dept. Ecology, 8/04 to 12/04)
Oil Spill Response Vessel Capabilities in State of Washington (WA Dept. Ecology, 5/05 to 7/05)
Laser Fluorosensor Heavy Oil Detection Cost-Benefit Analysis (US Coast Guard R&D Center, 10/05 to 8/06)
Oil Spill Risk Analysis Based on Oil Transport Mode (Pipeline & Hazardous Material Safety Administration, 12/05 to 5/06)
Cost-Benefit Analysis of US EPA SPCC Program (US EPA Program, 11/02 to 10/07)
Development of Model to Estimate Costs and Damages from Oil Spills (US EPA Program, 11/02 to 10/07)
Development of Oil Spill Databases for US EPA Oil Program (US EPA Program, 11/02 to 10/07)
Regulatory Analyses for Economical and Environmental Impact of HazMat Spills(US Coast Guard, 11/05)
Cost-Benefit Analysis of USCG Oil Spill Research & Development Program (US Coast Guard R&D Center, 10/02 to 12/02)
Development of Oil Spill Response Cost-Effectiveness Analytical Tool (NOAA/UNH CICEET, 6/02 to 12/04)
Oil Spill Prevention, Preparedness, Response Program Broad Risk Assessment (US Coast Guard, 6/02 to 11/02)
Oil Spill Response Cost Modeling for National Defense Reserve Fleet (US Maritime Administration, 12/01 to 7/02)
Port State Control/Port Vessel Security Target Matrix Effectiveness Evaluation Method (US Coast Guard, 3/03 to 7/03)
Spill Risk /Response, Socioeconomic/Environment Damage/Cost Analysis (Army Corps Engineers, 8/01 to 5/03)
Oil Spill Risk Analysis for Potentially Polluting Shipwrecks (US Coast Guard, American Petroleum Institute, 8/01 to 5/03)
Analysis of Methods to Determine and Classify Oil Persistence (US EPA Oil Program, 7/03 to 9/03)
Response Cost Estimation Modeling for USCG Evaluation of Tanker Designs (National Research Council, 12/99 to 6/00)
Environmental Impacts of Dry Cargo Discharges into the Great Lakes (US Coast Guard, 4/01 to 6/03)
Estimation of Oil Input into Marine Environment (International Maritime Organization/UNEP/GESAMP, 11/97 to 8/06)
Oil in the Sea III: Inputs, Fates, and Effects (National Research Council, 11/99 to 10/01)
Development of International Tanker Oil Spill Database (MMS, 5/00 to 2/02)
Analysis of Oil and Hazardous Material Inputs During 1991 Gulf War (Govts. of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait for UN, 6/02 to 3/03)
Analysis of Magnitude/Legitimacy of Spill Response Costs in Chalk Point PEPCO Spill (Patton Boggs LLP, 7/01 to 10/05)
Member UN/IMO/UNEP/UNESCO Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP): 1997 – present
ENI Award Nominee for 2012 for Outstanding Contributions in the Protection of the Environment
Member Maritime Law Association of US (Marine Ecology, Salvage Offshore Industries Committees)
Member International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environmental Protection Committee Correspondence Group on Environmental Risk Assessment Criteria 2007
US Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Oil Spills from Non-Tank Vessels: Threats, Risks, and Vulnerabilities Invited Testimony – 18 December 2007
Wrecks of the World Conference Program Chair, MITAGS, Maryland, USA, Sept. 2009; June 2011
Member UNH/NOAA Coastal Response Research Center Working Group on Oil Spill Modeling
Member American Salvage Association
US Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation (for International Oil Spill Conference): 2001
Society Naval Architects & Marine Engineers Ad Hoc Panel on Risk & Prevention of Bunker Spills
Peer Reviewer Journal of Hazardous Materials 2006 – present
Elected Associate Member Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society): 1979 – present
Skills
Environmental risk analysis
Oil pollution
Wreck oil removal
Oil spill modeling
Spill risk modeling
