Christian Kocher - Vice President, Operations

Mr. Kocher has over 18 years of professional experience in storm water hydrology, coastal water quality investigations, sediment dredge materials studies, and physical oceanography. Mr. Kocher has served as a project manager and senior scientist for large-scale, multi-faceted environmental investigation programs for government and private sectors. He has comprehensive experience in regulatory compliance studies including National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) municipal and industrial storm water discharge monitoring, storm water Best Management Practices (BMP) efficacy, municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) and combined sewer overflow (CSO) monitoring, NPDES ocean-outfall receiving waters monitoring, and dredge materials use and disposal.

Routine responsibilities have included: study design; logistics; operations management; subcontractor coordination; data collection, validation, interpretation, and presentation; training seminar instruction; writing of comprehensive reports and manuals; and formal presentations. Projects Mr. Kocher has managed have been completed on time, within budget, and to the client's satisfaction throughout the coastal oceans, estuaries, harbors, rivers, and storm water conveyances of California, Texas, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Bahamas.

AREAS OF PROFICIENCY:

• Storm Water Monitoring
• Storm Water BMP Efficacy Testing
• Erosion and Sediment Control
• Coastal Water Quality
• Sediment Dredge Materials Use/Disposal Studies
• Physical Oceanography

EDUCATION:

• B.S., Physics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1988
• Masters Studies, Physical Oceanography, University of California at Santa Cruz, 1991

CERTIFICATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS:

• 29 CFR 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Training (40 hour)
• Confined Space Entry Safety & Emergency Response Instructor (CAL OSHA Title 8)
• NAUI SCUBA Open Water I Diving Certification
• Member, California Storm Water Quality Association (CASQA)