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Christopher Freeman : Coastal Geologist
President, Geodynamics LLC Areas of Expertise
• Process-based trend analysis of erosion in coastal and
estuarine environments
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Seafloor & 3D beach mapping survey design
• Coupling high-resolution spatial data with GIS technology
• Tidal inlet morphodynamics
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GIS & RTK-GPS mapping applications and theory
• Advanced ADCP applications
Education
1995 B.A., Environmental Science (Honors) and Earth Science
minor, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
2000 M.S., Geology with Marine Geology concentration,
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Mr. Freeman is the senior coastal geologist
and the president of Geodynamics LLC. Over the last
10 years,
Mr. Freeman has worked extensively in the geologic
and oceanographic research sector through UNC-Wilmington,
UNC-Chapel
Hill’s Institute of Marine Science, the Virginia
Institute of Marine Science and the USACE Field Research
Facility. Mr. Freeman has managed and provided technical
oversight for many coastal and nearshore studies along
the US eastern seaboard and Caribbean. These studies
have included high-resolution swath-bathymetry mapping
for sediment transport modeling, coastal change analyses
and habitat classification, inlet and headland-related
tidal hydrodynamics, evolution of estuarine sediments
and the quantification of shoreline processes and “hotspots” through
4D shoreline change analyses.
Some of Mr. Freeman’s current
research interests include: 1) the use of innovative
GIS technology to streamline
collection, management and visualization of high accuracy
seafloor and shoreline data, 2) understanding the effect
of underlying framework geology on sediment transport
and coastal erosion, and 3) providing research-quality
bathymetry and shoreline monitoring data to the coastal
management and engineering sectors.
E-mail:
chris@geodynamicsgroup.com
Phone: 252-247-5785
Dave
Bernstein : Coastal GIS Specialist
Vice President, Geodynamics LLC
Areas of Expertise
• Geodetic GPS surveying applications and theory
• High-resolution seafloor mapping
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Coastal & nearshore digital elevation modeling
• Shoreline and coastal change analyses
• Geographic information science and geodatabase management
• 4D coastal change modeling
Education
1999 B.A. Environmental Geo-Science (Honors) and GIS
minor, West Virginia University
2001 M.S., Marine Geology, North Carolina State University
Mr. Bernstein is a geospatial
mapping specialist and vice president of Geodynamics
LLC. Mr. Bernstein, a
certified GIS professional, excels in the field of
coastal geographic information science including the
collection, processing, and analysis of high-density
spatial data derived from sophisticated marine, airborne,
and land-based instrumentation systems. Dave has worked
with NASA, NC State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, the
Center for Marine & Wetland Studies and the Antarctic
Research Program. While working as a manager of the
South Carolina Beach Erosion Research and Monitoring
(BERM) program, Dave modernized coastal elevation modeling
through unique three-dimensional survey techniques
and data-specific interpolation algorithms that provide
digital elevation models with greater accuracy and
reliability.
Some of Mr. Bernstein’s
current research interests include: 1) spatially
and temporally high-resolution
shoreline mapping to better understand the relationship
between various shoreline change indicators, 2) building
4-dimensional GIS and topo-bathy models to describe
nearshore and coastal processes, and 3) high-resolution
multibeam sonar techniques to support habitat mapping
and hydrographic surveying.
E-mail: dave@geodynamicsgroup.com
Phone: 843-997-9111
Sloan Anderson Freeman : Coastal Environmental Specialist
CEO, Geodynamics LLC
Areas of Expertise
• Coastal environmental management
• Marine and coastal policy
• Ocean biogeographic information systems
• Sea turtle habitat and bycatch regulations
• Grants and contract management
• Purchasing and accounts administration
Education
1997 B.A., Environmental Science (Honors & Distinction),
University of Virginia
2000 M.E.M., Coastal Environmental Management, Duke University
Mrs. Freeman has worked in the research sector of marine
ecology and environmental policy as a research associate
at the Duke University Marine Lab for many years. Sloan provides
biological and ecological analysis to complement the geologic
studies performed by Geodynamics LLC. She has experience
in estimating potential habitat impacts on marine and terrestrial
organisms and in highlighting water quality considerations.
Mrs. Freeman has expertise in coastal management legislation,
including NC's Coastal Area Management Act, the US Endangered
Species Act, Clean Water Act, and the Harbor and Rivers Act.
As project manager for grants and contracts worth several
million dollars, she has excellent financial oversight, scientific
writing and project coordination skills. Current concentrations
include global biogeography of marine megafauna, interactions
with international fisheries, and predictive marine mammal
habitat mapping for naval applications.
Some of Mrs. Freeman’s current
research interests include: 1) improving access to high-quality
data and analysis
of shoreline change for coastal resource managers, 2) using
multibeam sonar and backscatter data to rapidly characterize
Essential Fish Habitat for fishery management plans, and
3) increasing public understanding of coastal erosion processes
and management options through clearer communication of technical
data.
E-mail: sloan@geodynamicsgroup.com
Phone: 252-247-5785
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