Expert in Environmental Contamination & Stormwater

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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NATIONWIDE PRACTICE in surface and subsurface hydrology. EXPERT IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION - Contamination of groundwater, soil, sediment, particulate, and surface-water by a variety of substances, including PFAS (PFOS, PFOA, others), PCBs, pesticides, herbicides, nutrients, radiation, metals, wood preservatives, fuels, microbes, disinfectants, oilfield brine, fracking fluids, drilling mud, BTEX, VOCs, SVOCs, solvents, and chlorinated solvents, such as trichloroethylene (TCE), tetrachloroethylene (PCE), dichloroethylene (DCE), vinyl chloride, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethane, etc. Also, landfill leachate releases, oil and chemical spills, applications of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), underground and above-ground storage tank leaks, concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) releases, etc. EXPERT IN STORMWATER HYDROLOGY - Runoff-related impacts such as flooding, erosion, and sediment transport and deposition. EXPERT IN GENERAL AND THEORETICAL HYDROLOGY - Including issues associated with water supply and resources, watershed changes, wetlands hydrology, natural and altered drainage patterns, water-flow dynamics related to maritime and highway accidents, environmental impacts, groundwater drawdown, impacts associated with mining operations, coastal and river/stream flow, groundwater availability certifications, coastal erosion and sediment transport, etc. AWARD-WINNING COLLEGE EDUCATOR - Taught university-level Hydrology, Contaminant Hydrology and Hydrogeology, Water-Supply Hydrogeology, Geophysics, Groundwater Computer Modeling, and Physical/Historical Geology - Supervised several Environmental Toxicology graduate students - Testified as an expert witness a total of 38 times - Retained in more than 100 legal disputes in various U.S. state and federal courts and abroad. Certified PROFESSIONAL HYDROLOGIST (P.H.) through the American Institute of Hydrology - Licensed PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTIST/GEOLOGIST (P.G.) in several states - Certified STORMWATER, EROSION, AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL INSPECTOR in Florida. ACADEMIC AWARDS: Teaching Excellence, 2x Faculty Member-of-the-Year, 3x Mortar Board “Top Prof”, Humanitarian Service, Outstanding Service, named one of the “50 Outstanding Faculty Members” in the history of the University of South Alabama. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Sigma Gamma Epsilon (National Honor Society for the Earth Sciences), Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Honor Society), International Association of Hydrogeologists, Geological Society of America, American Institute of Hydrology,