A civil and environmental engineering expert witness with more than 45 years of experience, this expert specializes in residential and commercial land development, hydraulic engineering, environmental engineering, and utility infrastructure design. Technical expertise includes water distribution systems, sanitary sewer systems, stormwater management, flood control hydrology and hydraulics, environmental impact analysis, stream encroachment evaluation, floodplain analysis, and site development planning. The expert has more than 30 years of experience providing consultations, technical analysis, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in matters involving land development projects, environmental effects, drainage systems, utility infrastructure, and flood control issues, including testimony before planning boards and courts involving land development and environmental impacts.

Extensive academic and instructional responsibilities include long-standing service as Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering with teaching focused on hydraulic engineering, subdivision analysis, site development, flood control design, and professional engineering review courses. Instruction has included application of New Jersey stream encroachment laws, flood control hydrology and hydraulics, HEC-II Water Surface Analysis modeling, and preparation of preliminary subdivision and site development plans. Additional educational responsibilities have involved review courses for professional engineering licensure examinations and instruction concerning design of water distribution, sanitary sewer, and stormwater management systems.

Broad consulting and engineering experience has included design and evaluation of water, sanitary, and stormwater utility systems for residential and commercial projects, along with municipal consulting involving water treatment operations, environmental compliance, contract review, and infrastructure planning. Earlier professional experience included service as a Hydraulic Engineer for federal flood control projects and Senior Environmental Engineer Consultant for a regional Environmental Protection Agency office. The expert has also served as technical consultant and advisor for municipal entities concerning environmental engineering operations, water treatment systems, drainage analysis, and infrastructure-related environmental review.

Leadership and regulatory involvement have included charter membership on the Uniform Site Code Committee, service as Chairman of the Water and Sanitary Sewer Technical Committee for the Residential Site Standards Committee, and appointment as Environmental Advisor for the New Jersey Builders Association. Additional professional contributions include representation on the Statewide Residential Site Standards Committee and authorship involvement with the Floodplain Manual utilized by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The expert’s regulatory and standards-related work has involved subdivision development review, environmental assessment, floodplain management, drainage system evaluation, and environmental analysis associated with infrastructure planning and land development projects.

Research and publication activities have addressed residential site improvement standards, floodplain management, environmental assessment, municipal drainage studies, pipeline environmental analysis, infrastructure planning, affordable housing land development regulations, and Hurricane Sandy impact evaluation. The expert also co-authored engineering and environmental studies involving reservoir environmental inventories, municipal school energy analysis, and drainage system evaluation projects. Professional organization memberships include the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Water Works Association, the Water Pollution Control Federation, and the American Society for Engineering Education. This expert holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Engineering, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Professional credentials include licensure as a Professional Engineer and Professional Planner in New Jersey.