Senior Scientist / Project Manager with broad expertise in assessing environmental impacts, ecological risks, and natural resource injuries and then developing effective mitigation, remediation, and restoration plans focused on cost-effective risk reduction.Extensive project experience in coastal and riverine environments, application of prefabricated reefs for mitigation and restoration, and sustainable development for a wide variety of government and private sector clients. Responsible for introducing group decision analysis, probabilistic cost analysis, value engineering, and best value procurement approaches for improved restoration planning.Core competencies : - Coastal habitat enhancement incorporating designed constructed (artificial) reefs. - Group decision analysis for collaborative mitigation and restoration planning involving interdisciplinary and interagency teams. - Test and evaluation of new technology and materials for marine applications.- Risk analysis for strategic environmental planning- Beneficial reuse of obsolete energy extraction infrastructure and waste productsCurrent focus:- Reconciliation Ecology – adapting proposed infrastructure to conserve species diversity- Renewable offshore energy and construction - fisheries impact analysis and mitigation- Ecological engineering – enhancing fish/shellfish habitat- Climate change – ecological impact analysis and mitigation- Failure mode analysis – constructed (artificial) reefs