Project Manager Engineer

Larry R. Demich, Ph.D., P.E.

Objective - Opportunity for creating client/stakeholder focused solutions.

QUALIFICATIONS

. Professional Engineer - Developed pragmatic and cost effective designs

from conceptual design and feasibility studies to final design

documents.

. Project Manager - Successfully led multi-disciplinary teams in the

development and design of complex projects in the marine environment.

. Programmatic Planner - Developed and implemented quantitative planning

tools for marine transportation facilities.

. Hydraulic / Aquatic / Sedimentary Systems Scientist - Conducted

research and applied analysis on the interaction of flowing water with

sediments, vegetation and ecological processes.

. Technical Writer - Excellent technical writer.

. FEMA Policy Specialist - As a coastal specialist for the Federal

Emergency Management Agency, I analyzed the legislation, regulations

and policies which govern FEMA, to develop solutions for damaged

coastal, lowland and levee projects.

. Project Inspector - Provided on-site review and acceptance for

publicly owned construction projects.

. Investigator - Identified repair and maintenance requirements for

facilities and structures, then developed and reported

recommendations.

REGISTRATION

Professional Civil Engineer, Washington State

. Professional Civil Engineer, California

EDUCATION

. Ph.D., Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University

. M.S., Engineering Sciences (Applied Ocean Sciences), University of

California at San Diego

. B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University

WORK HISTORY

|Freelance Working for Moffatt & Nichol Engineers (on their |2009 - 2012 |

|FEMA Contract in New York, Louisiana, Texas and Utah) and for | |

|Coast & Harbor Engineering in Edmonds, WA on a variety of | |

|coastal, river and dam/lock projects. | |

|Demich Engineering in Lake Forest Park, WA Working as a project|2001 - 2008 |

|manager for ports and public agency clients, developing design | |

|processes and quantitative tools for planning ferry terminal | |

|facilities, analyzing river and coastal processes and | |

|developing design criteria and designs for in-water facilities | |

|and structures. | |

|Sverdrup Civil / Jacobs Civil in Bellevue, WA Project manager |1998 - 2001 |

|for the design of a $28 million passenger only fast ferry | |

|facility from conceptual design to production of final contract| |

|documents. | |

|Moffatt & Nichol Engineers in Long Beach, CA Coastal engineer |1994 - 1996 |

|working on a range of projects including dredging, sediment | |

|remediation, beach nourishment, marina design, saltmarsh and | |

|coastal lagoon analysis, economic and environmental studies of | |

|harbor improvements and feasibility studies of mooring systems | |

|and deep water dredging systems. | |

| |1991 - 1993 |

|Hartman Associates, Inc. in Seattle, WA Coastal engineer | |

|working on a range of projects including dredging, sediment | |

|remediation, seawall design and feasibility studies for | |

|floating landings. | |

EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Coastal, Riverine and Biological Systems - Analysis Design and Construction

My experience includes hydraulic analysis, modeling, evaluation of

sedimentary processes, analysis and design of vegetated flow systems

(wetlands and canals) and the analysis of ecological processes in both

natural and man-made aquatic systems. I have extensive coastal engineering

experience in ports, on beaches, with shoreline protection and in-water

structures and in the analysis of river/estuarine/coastline processes. I

have designed and overseen the construction of treatment wetlands and

designed and built flow channels and control structures.

For Douglas County PUD in eastern Washington, I developed and implemented a

methodology which used digital analysis of aerial photographs, combined

with field inspection and geologic evaluation, to analyze historic erosion

and project future erosion on the Okanogan River in eastern Washington. I

applied this methodology to identify erosion rates and delineate erosion

setback lines for each real estate tract on both banks of 15 miles of

river. This work provided the client a rational and equitable basis for

negotiating erosion setback purchases with individual property owners on

the banks of their reservoir.

At Texas A&M, I designed and conducted a research program which developed a

new method to quantify hydraulic impacts of aquatic vegetation on flow in

channels and wetlands. I designed and built the test channels, cultured

the stocks of aquatic vegetation, conducted the experiments and collected

and analyzed the resulting data. This project culminated in my being

awarded the Ph.D. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering.

Disaster Recovery, Management and Preparation

As a coastal engineering specialist for the Federal Emergency Management

Agency (FEMA) in New York, Louisiana, Texas, California and Utah, my work

included: documenting disaster related damage to coastal and lowland

facilities and developing scopes of work to repair the damage; interpreting

FEMA's governing regulations and developing project and policy

recommendations for coastal lowland levee, shoreline and wetland projects;

and assisting with the development of long-term community recovery plans

for communities devastated by natural disaster.

Client Services - Capital Program Planning and Development

During my work as a consultant to Washington State Ferries, I helped my

client develop quantitative tools for the planning and design of ferry

terminals. The ultimate goal of this work was to rationalize their

(Terminals) capital improvement program and stabilize their funding stream.

One of my accomplishments was the WSF Traffic Queuing Model, which is used

to test growth projections at ferry terminals. I also created

standardized operational and architectural programs for WSF terminals and

helped develop standards to analyze and size pedestrian/passenger holding

areas.

I formalized a preliminary design process for WSF, which facilitated early

discussion of scope, criteria and budget and required documented buy-in

from management and major stakeholders prior to proceeding to design. I

maintained excellent client relations throughout these efforts, working

closely with all levels of the hierarchy from the project managers to the

CEO of WSF.

Design and Construction

Working in design and construction for water front and in-water facilities;

my projects have included ferry terminals, in-water and floating

structures, coastal wetland analysis and coastal and river shoreline

erosion analysis work. I led the design team for a passenger only ferry

terminal with a construction price of $28 million. I managed this project

from the conceptual design phase through to production of final

construction documents. During this project I was responsible for a multi-

disciplinary consulting team that worked with the Terminal Engineering

Department of WSF, as well as environmental, public and permitting agencies

throughout the process. The work required coordinating with and achieving

consensus among several different client departments within WSF, as well as

oversight agencies and other stakeholders. I have also worked in

construction as a project inspector for the construction of in-water

facilities.

General Engineering

I have worked as a civil engineer, as well as in coastal, ocean and

biological engineering. My upland work includes transportation projects,

storm and sanitary sewer projects and parks. My in-water work includes

ferry terminals, port facilities, underwater instrument placement and

retrieval, sample collection (sediment and water column), hydraulic

modeling, dredging and other sediment mitigation projects, as well as a

short stint working in R&D on deep ocean pipelines. I have also worked as

a construction inspector, a diving inspector and a maintenance engineer for

ferry facilities.

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