Craig Harter, P.E. Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨:• Technical Lead for numerical modeling and data analysis tasks responsible for developing and executing modeling plans and managing the numerical modeling calibration, validation and production process.

London, England, Gb

Promoted in July 2022

London, England, Gb

𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨:• Leader of the North America Digital Delivery Network Data Science & Analytics User Group.• Steering Committee Member of the North America Early Career Professionals program.• Global technical lead for predictive modeling of lead service lines for municipal water programs.• Lead Developer of the global Python 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘹 package for streamlining and automating analysis of coastal processes (Currently over 7,000 lines of code and over 80 commits).• Manage Cloud-Based HPC resources (including Azure Cyclecloud server, VMs, and Azure Batch resources).• Global technical Lead for numerical modeling and predictive modeling tasks responsible for developing and executing modeling plans and managing the numerical modeling calibration, validation and production process.𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨:• Developed a joint extremal probabilistic model to determine the annual exceedance probability curves for combined influence of precipitation and storm surge in Little Bay, TX.• Developed a machine learning based surrogate numerical model for simulating water level in the Cameron-Creole Watershed; a hydraulically complex coastal marsh near Lake Charles, LA. The model was used to optimize the sizing and location of additional flap gates to mitigate flood stress.• Trained and deployed a machine learning model for identifying likely lead services for various townships in New Jersey for a national water client. Supported the test-pit program for these municipalities using the trained model in conjunction with an active learning strategy.• Provided technical review for machine learning based predictive modeling of lead service lines for the Denver Water Lead Service Line Replacement Program.

London, England, Gb

𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨:• Detailed numerical modeling of coastal hydrodynamics and coastal processes including hurricanes, scour, and sedimentation.• Developed novel approaches to traditional Coastal Engineering problems using machine learning.• Adapted many existing MATLAB coastal analysis tools to Python and creating a robust development workflow.𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨:• Winner of the Mott Macdonald Global Innovation Award (2018) for developing a surrogate numerical model using a recurrent neural network that runs 300-thousand times faster than the benchmark model.• Developed a robust novel approach for analyzing long-term wave energy transmission across living shorelines structures using discrete scenario CFD modeling with multivariable regression of transmission coefficients.• Developed, calibrated and validated a numerical model to simulate coastal hydrodynamics, sedimentation, and salinity for the Brazos River Floodgates realignment project in Freeport, Texas using the Adaptive Hydraulics Model system (ADH).• Numerical Modeling of coastal hydrodynamics for Phase II of the Calcasieu Salinity Control Project and proposed TSP features in Cameron, Louisiana using the Deltares DFLOW-FM Modeling suite.• Hindast of numerical modeling results for the Brazos River Floodgate realignment project using a self-constructed recurrent-neural-network model.• Modeling of inlet stability of Turners Bay in Lake Calcasieu for proposed TSP features of the Calcaiseu Salinity Control project in Cameron, Louisiana using the Deltares DFLOW-FM Modeling suite.

Employed Part-Time during Graduate School

𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨:• Developed, calibrated and validated various hydrodynamic numerical models including SWAN, ADCIRC, and FLOW-3D.• Bathymetric/Topographic surface generation using SMS.• Performed general Coastal Engineering calculations such as wave forecasting/hindcasting, extremal analysis, data collection, revetment rock sizing, and wave loads on structures.• Limited project management.𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨:• Hatch-Mott MacDonald Best Paper Award in 2015: In support of the monumental salvage project for the Costa Concordia Cruiseliner wreck in Giglio Porto, Italy, I used the commercial CFD software FLOW-3D to simulate dynamic lateral and uplift loads on the vessel during salvage operation and analyzed resulting vessel stability. The model results were used to determine the risk of continuing salvage operations through the winter season.

College Station, Tx, Us

• Studied the short and long term morphological impacts of Hurricane Ike on Follett's Island; a sediment-starved barrier island on the Upper Texas Coast. • Analyzed available gauge data to characterize the metocean environment of Follett's Island. • Analyzed pre- and post storm LiDAR surveys to assess the impact of the impact of the hurricane on the island's sediment budget throughout a five year recovery period after the storm. • Used tightly coupled model ADCIRC+SWAN for extracting boundary conditions for the coastal response models.• Used numerical modeling tools XBeach and CSHORE to replicate the coastal response of Follett's Island to the hurricane.

Corvallis, Or, Us

• Led experiments in the hydraulics laboratory for undergraduate students as part of their Fluid Mechanics course.• Held regular office hours to support undergraduate students with Fluid Mechanics coursework.• Led study review sessions in advance of the Midterm and Final Exams.

Long Beach, California, Us

𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨:• Analyzed shoreline retreat rates using historical aerial imagery.• Developed coastal design conditions using historical measured data and linear wave theory.• General engineering support for various projects.

Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, De

𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨:• Technical Engineering support for large-scale port engineering feasibility projects• Preliminary design of land- and water-side port facilities such as access channels, bulkheads, revetments, storage facilities and rail shunting yards.• Detailed technical reporting in both English and German languages.𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨:• Participated in a feasibility study of a deepwater port expansion for Klaipeda seaport in Lithuania for both the short- and long-term development programs. • Designed the breakwater alignment for the Port of Vladivostock, Russia. Design considered incident waves, wave diffraction, wave reflection as well as existing bathymetry and design vessel characteristics.

Washington, Dc, Us

• 1 of 75 Americans awarded a year-long fellowship to Germany in 2010 through the U.S. Department of State to help foster cultural relations between the United States and Germany.• Achieved C2-level German language proficiency on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages.• Completed various Engineering and Language Coursework at the Hochschule Wismar in Wismar, Germany.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Coastal & Ocean Engineering

Coastal Engineering

Bachelor, Civil Engineering

Bauingenieurwesen (Civil Engineering)

Bauingenieurwesen (Civil Engineering)