Executive
Introduction - Gary E. Freeman, Ph.D., PE, Esq.
Hydraulics, Sedimentation, Geomorphology
Dr. Gary Freeman is a principle of R2D with more than 25 years
experience in dealing with water related engineering issues. He is a
registered Civil Engineer in eight states and taught stream restoration
courses for ASCE. He has supervised a number of floodplain studies
in in the western United States and has been deeply involved in
performing and directing hydraulics and sediment transport studies in
the western United States for both rivers and alluvial fans. Projects
have included hydraulics, hydrology, sediment transport and
geomorphology. Dr. Freeman’s training and broad background in
hydraulics give him an understanding of the forces associated with the
flow of water.
Dr. Freeman spent seven and a half years with the U.S. Army
Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, MS as a Research
Hydraulic Engineer. During this time he served as a member of two
White House Committees for which he was awarded the Army’s
Achievement Medal for Civilian Service. Dr Freeman modified and
applied the Corps two-dimensional hydrodynamic model, RMA-2, to a
wide variety of applications including both coastal and inland
applications.
Dr. Freeman also holds a law degree and was a licensed attorney in
Arizona for 10 years. This perspective gives him the ability to adapt
engineering designs to fit within the legal constraints of the project.
His law degree also allows him to be successful in permitting projects.
He has a broad background in the application of hydraulic principle to
complex problems allows him to assist clients in the successful
completion of difficult projects. He has been successful on projects
that have removed 60+ acres from waters of the United States and
redelineated complex floodplains.
Recent projects include sediment problems associated with the Ohio
River, headcuts from sand & gravel mining operations, and
comparisons of the ability of hydraulic and sediment transport models
to predict headcut erosion associated with sand and gravel pits.
Clients include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USAID, local flood
control districts, private clients and state agencies. He has worked
internationally in Africa and Central America. |
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Name:
Gary Freeman