Mr. Armbruster received his Bachelors of Engineering at the Cooper Union in New York City where he developed a strong foundation in civil engineering fundamentals. In 1996, while working toward his Masters Degree, Mr. Armbruster served as a Research Assistant at Hydrosystems Laboratory of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During his tenure at Illinois, his research focused on the fields of environmental hydrology and hydraulic engineering. His thesis research, conducted on behalf of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, resulted in the development of a physical model and rehabilitation design for the Batavia Dam on the Fox River in Illinois. Mr. Armbruster's professional experience includes employment by Development Consultants Group in Atlanta where he honed basic land development engineering skills. Also, Mr. Armbruster served as Vice President at MRD Associates, Inc. in Florida's Panhandle for three years. There, his professional experience encompassed business development and management as well as project management for marina design and permitting, dredging and dredged material management, and marine structures engineering projects. As Senior Vice President of Taylor Engineering's Waterfront Engineering group, Mr. Armbruster oversees efforts across a spectrum of activities from feasibility analysis through final design and construction phase services for a range of projects including port infrastructure, marina and waterfront facilities, marine structures, dredging projects, dredged material management facilities, hydraulic control structures, pile foundation structures, erosion control measures, and shore protection installations.Specialties: Waterfront Redevelopment and RevitalizationMarine Structures EngineeringMarina DesignDredging EngineeringDredged Material Management EngineeringPort Infrastructure EngineeringPile Supported Structures DesignSeawall DesignProject Management