Tom Burr, COO of the Raba Kistner Environmental group, has announced that Raba Kistner has added coastal and hydraulic protection, restoration and resiliency engineering and related geological capabilities to their services. The Coastal Services and Engineering (CSE) group is led by
Melany Larenas, PG and
Scott Hicks, PE. The group introduces a full suite of coastal engineering, hydraulic related and geological capabilities to Raba Kistner’s current service offerings.
Coastal and Hydraulic service offerings include:
- Shoreline protection
- Beach and wetland restoration
- Artificial reef design
- Living shoreline design
- Port and navigation channel design
- Resiliency studies
- Marina and boating facilities
- Bulkhead and seawalls
- Dredging and sediment disposal
- Sand search investigations
- Beneficial use of dredged material
- Database design and management
- River and stream bank stabilization
- Levee engineering and design
- Culvert design
- Agency coordination
Most recently, Melany and Scott managed the Texas Coastal Resiliency Study conducted for the Texas General Land Office (GLO). The Texas Coastal Resiliency Study covered 23, primarily coastal, counties and included identification of infrastructure at risk due to coastal storms, including Hurricanes Ike and Dolly. Results of the study are being used by the Texas GLO to identify vulnerable infrastructure and to develop projects to improve the overall resiliency of the Texas Coast.
Melany Larenas, PG has been implementing coastal protection and restoration projects within the Gulf Coast and Atlantic regions for 17 years. She is a coastal geologist who holds Professional Geologist/Professional Geoscientist licenses in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and North Carolina. Specific technical expertise includes
Offshore Geotechnical and Geophysical Investigations, GIS Analysis, Borrow Area Design, Program and Project Management, Database Design and Management and
Agency Coordination and Permitting.
Scott Hicks, PE has over 18 years of experience with coastal, hydraulic, waterfront and marine facility engineering and has executed projects along the U.S. Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts, as well as numerous projects internationally. He is a professional engineer registered in Texas, Florida and Washington State. Specific technical expertise includes
Design of Shoreline Protection and Bank Stabilization, Marina and Boating Facilities, Dredging and Dredged Material Disposal and Port Facility Design.
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