BACKGROUND / RESPONSIBILITIES
KENNETH R. CRAIG, P.E. VICE PRESIDENT OF COASTAL ENGINEERING
EDUCATION University of Florida, M.E., 1994, Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering University of Florida, B.S., 1992, Civil Engineering
Mr. Craig serves as Vice President of Coastal Engineering. As such, he holds overall responsibility for the company’s coastal engineering operations. He possesses a unique, experience-based skill set that spans a broad range of coastal zone issues. Coming from earlier roles as engineer and director of the Coastal Engineering group, he mentors younger staff, coordinates the group’s strategic plan development and implementation, and ensures consistency with the corporate strategic plan. Mr. Craig’s formal academic training focused on coastal process analyses (i.e., shoreline evolution and sediment transport, wave and hydrodynamic modeling) and their impacts on major shore protection projects. He frequently acts as project liaison to local, state, and federal agencies regarding project related issues such as design, permitting, and funding options. In addition to his beach-related experience, Mr. Craig has accumulated extensive inlet-based knowledge through development of inlet management plans and other studies throughout Florida. He has examined sand bypassing mechanisms, developed wave refraction/diffraction models near inlets, and developed recommendations to improve both sand bypassing and navigation at numerous tidal inlets. Mr. Craig also has designed several major coastal structures.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
FPL St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant Seawall, Florida (2010 – Ongoing) — Served in lead QA/QC role for this project to provide coastal and structural engineering design and environmental permitting for a seawall and breakwater/artificial reef to protect the nuclear power plant's discharge canal and headwall structure. Taylor Engineering staff members are currently preparing design alternatives for the shoreline protection structure and reef.
Lantana Emergency Seawall, Palm Beach County, Florida (2009) — Served in lead QA/QC role for this project to construct an emergency seawall to protect the Town of Lantana’s waterfront park. Taylor Engineering designed the structure with readily available steel sheetpile and helical anchor tiebacks under the existing buildings. Worked closely with Palm Beach County to provide dune restoration as part of the overall shoreline stabilization. The resulting system provides protection against a 50-year design storm, which approximately equates to a Category 3 hurricane.
Bathtub Beach Design and Permitting, Martin County, Florida (2010) — Provided QA/QC of beach placement design and dredging design for the restoration of this pocket beach located immediately north of St. Lucie Inlet in Martin County, Florida.
Ft. Pierce Inlet Sand Bypassing – Preliminary Design, St. Lucie County, Florida (2008 – Ongoing) — Senior advisor and QA/QC lead for preliminary design of a sand trap inside Ft. Pierce Inlet, St. Lucie County, Florida. Project included public workshops, detailed numerical modeling with the MIKE21 system, and report preparation.
Okaloosa Island Beach Restoration Design and Permitting, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida (2009) — Provided QA/QC and client coordination for the first beach nourishment project on Okaloosa Island.
Walton County 30A Corridor Design and Permitting, Florida (2007 – Ongoing) — QA/QC of permit application and coastal engineering design for this beach nourishment project in central and eastern Walton County, Florida.
REGISTRATION Civil Engineering / FL / 1997 Civil Engineering / AL / 2004 Civil Engineering / LA / 2006 Civil Engineering / PR / 2008
YEARS WITH TAYLOR ENGINEERING 14
PRIOR YEARS EXPERIENCE 2