Coastal communities face growing challenges in conserving and improving the health of their natural environments, while also ensuring safe and thriving populations. Continued economic growth is driving demand for coastal development and infrastructure, while changing sea levels, natural disasters and economic support for sustainable practices are prompting the need to re-think our resilient engineering.
We have expanded our global maritime and coastal team in North America, equipping us with a diverse team of professionals to develop the most effective adaptations and solutions to these challenges. Our distinguished team includes recognized leaders in marine structures, climate change, coastal and maritime design and modelling, waterfront development, port planning and logistics, coastal and ecosystem restoration, coastal zone resource planning, shoreline protection engineering and construction, biological monitoring, and reef restoration.
Steven Davie, Maritime and Coastal Leader – North America, said, “GHD has built a skilled team of maritime experts. We have incredible depth and diversity of experience, allowing us to take a holistic approach to our client’s challenges.”
Located in key coastal communities including California, Georgia, Virginia, and the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida, the team is developing living shorelines in North Carolina and California. The Cardiff State Beach living shoreline project is the first of its kind in southern California and will reduce the vulnerability of Coast Highway 101 to flooding, create coastal dune habitat, and create a pedestrian path to connect nearby communities. Our team is also working to develop and protect critical infrastructure in ports located along all North American coasts.
Meet the Team
Steven Davie
Specialties: Coastal planning and engineering, resilient infrastructure, navigation channels, and port development |
Eric Dohner
Specialties: Coastal and ecosystem restoration, natural resource management, biological resource assessment, and threatened and endangered species management |
Jamie Bartel
Specialties: Environmental/coastal restoration and remediation projects |
Craig Kruempel
Specialties: Coastal zone resource planning, documentation, permitting, and development and implementation of monitoring and restoration programs for artificial Martine habitats |
Jesse Davis
Specialties: Design, permitting, environmental field assessments, and construction phase services for projects located within Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, New York, New Jersey, Washington, Alaska, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and Brazil |
Tom Gillespie
Specialties: Maritime design and modelling investigations, coastal protection structures, dredging, management of dredged material, land reclamation and environmental assessments for international submarine telecommunication cables |
Martha Robbart
Specialties: Biological monitoring, reef restoration, large-scale compliance monitoring, project effect determinations, and QAQC protocol development |
Dean Goodin
Specialties: Natural resources management, coastal protection and restoration, wetland restoration, and regulatory compliance |
Jason Curole
Specialties: Large-scale coastal restoration, remediation, and protection |
Mike Barnett
Specialties: Coastal and oceanographic engineering, feasibility, planning, engineering design, permitting and construction/contract documentation |
Wally Jajou
Specialties: Civil, Structural, and Marine Engineer in Ports, Marinas and Boat Ramps |
Mikeila Morgan
Specialties: Evaluation of physical, natural, social, cultural, economic, and human impacts, public outreach, GIS analysis, and environmental research
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Ashley Beschell
Specialties: Hydrology and Hydraulic design for port infrastructure
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Gillian Duncan Millar
Specialties: Global coastal structures, breakwaters, oil & gas terminals, LNG, mooring and navigation |
Mitch Duran
Specialties: Planning, Design, and Construction/Contract Documentation of Coastal Protection and Restoration, Dredging and Contaminated Sediment, and Subsea Pipelines Projects |
Brett King
Specialties: Design of structures, advanced seismic analysis and design, pier and wharf structures, industrial waterfront terminal structures |
Brian Leslie
Specialties: Shoreline protection, Coastal science and engineering, Coastal communities planning |
Victor Tirado
Specialties: Coastal Engineering, Subsea Pipelines, Dredging, Waterfront and Coastal Development/Infrastructure Design, Port Infrastructure, NAVFAC, and Heavy Civil Transportation Design |
Craig Lewis
Specialties: Structural engineer with the assessment, design and analysis of marine terminals, waterfront and port infrastructure |
Bob Sherwood
Specialties: Civil/waterfront engineering and planning and feasibility studies for waterfront facilities |
Paul Henderson
Specialties: Design, project management, and construction supervision of highways/motorways, major civil engineering, and mining infrastructure |
Jimmy Chen
Specialties: Marine structural engineering; Analysis and design of waterfront structures in high seismic regions; 3D Finite Element Modeling, performance based design, and soil-structure-interaction |
Joe Patterson
Specialties: Design and construction of public and private infrastructure, coastal improvements, and heavy civil construction, including public infrastructure improvement projects with federal, state, and local funding sources |
