Principal
CurrentIEc is a professional services firm that tackles complex challenges through a combination of thoughtful analysis, creativity, and dedication to the specific needs of our clients. My work focuses on assessing impacts to natural resources (wildlife, habitats, groundwater, surface water, sediment) resulting from hazardous substance releases and infrastructure development. This work often occurs under the context of litigation and natural resource damage assessments (NRDA) and includes habitat equivalency analysis (HEA), resource equivalency analysis (REA), designing and coordinating environmental assessments, restoration planning, estimating monetary damages, presenting at settlement meetings and mediation, and being deposed as an NRDA expert. Further, I routinely provide project management and field support services in relation to environmental assessments, including providing emergency response services during and immediately following an oil spill. Select examples include:- Quantifying monetary damages due oil spills, coal ash releases, acid spills, and hazardous substance releases (e.g., heavy metals, PFAS/PFOA/AFFF, VOCs, PCBs, etc.).- Evaluating water quality data related to hypoxia in coastal habitats to better understand the drivers and impacts of hypoxia. - Developing quantitative models to estimate the ecological benefits of coastal and marine restoration projects (e.g., habitat creation (reefs, wetlands), marine debris removal (derelict crab pots), fishing (barotrauma, bycatch reduction)).- Coordinating and conducting scientific expert peer-reviews.- Providing project management, field study design, study implementation, and data analysis services in response to oil spills and releases of hazardous substances under the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) and The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).- Development of Excel-based tools for restoration planners and injury assessment practitioners.
