Professional Experience

Mr. Martin has a wide variety of experience in water resources, water and wastewater conveyance, and roadway engineering and has worked in both the public and private sectors. He has worked on all project phases including project concept and feasibility analyses, data collection, production of preliminary and final design plans, preparation of construction estimates, documents and technical specifications, permit preparation, and construction management.

Project Experience

Tucker Boulevard Bridge Replacement and Combined Sewer Separation, City of St. Louis BPS.  Project Engineer. The project involved the replacement of a 2,700 foot bridge with fill material, including EPS foam and compacted earth.  The project also included separation of combined sewers, utility relocation, commercial building modifications, archeological and hazardous material investigation, and use of rain gardens along the length of the project.  Responsible for design of the sewer separation, sewer rehabilitation (including 6-foot diameter brick and 7.5-foot concrete horseshoe sewers), roadway drainage, low impact design features (including rain gardens) and construction coordination. 

Argonne Sanitary Relief, St. Louis, MSD. Project Engineer. Design of approximately 10,000 feet of sanitary sewer necessary to convey wet weather flow, eliminate two SSOs, and reduce basement backups. Services included flow development, alignment determination, HYDRA modeling, drawing, and specification development.  Initial project scope was expanded to include calibration of the upper Gravois Creek Trunk Sewer Model.

Meramec Treatment Plant Alignment Study, St. Louis, MSD. Project Engineer. Performed an alternatives analysis to determine the proposed alignment for approximately seven miles of a new large diameter, deep tunnel to connect MSDs Fenton and Baumgartner treatment facilities.  GIS was used extensively in evaluating multiple alignment alternatives to determine a proposed alignment that balanced costs and benefits.  The proposed alignment will eliminate several large lift stations while minimizing impacts to property owners.

DC-02 Deer Creek Sanitary Relief, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, St. Louis, Missouri.  Project Engineer.  This project involves preparing a detailed work plan, gathering and evaluating data, identifying alternative solutions and alignments to eliminated sanitary sewer overflows within the system. A decision model utilizing Criterium Decision Plus software and workshops with the District were used to select three alternatives. Final Pre-Design included preparing final strip map, cost estimate, construction schedule, HYDRA Model and submitting 20-percent plans and all detailed backup and support data for the Pre-Design project.

Mississippi River Interceptor Pump Station and Forcemain, St. Charles, Missouri. Project Manager. Responsible for the execution of the design of a 36-mgd pump station and 18,000 feet of forcemain to replace a failing trunk sewer. The project replaced the existing treatment plant headworks and required screening facilities and remote telemetry.

Residential Subdivision Pump Stations, St. Charles County (Various Locations). Lead Project Engineer. This project involved the design of several residential sanitary pump stations for private developers in various locations. The pump stations were designed to meet or exceed Duckett Creek Sanitary District standards and were permitted through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

Comprehensive Sanitary Facility Plan, St. Charles, Missouri. Project Manager. Responsible for execution of facility plan to identify system weaknesses and identify improvements required to maintain sewer capacity for a 20-year planning horizon for a 26.5-square-mile municipality with a current day population of approximately 62,000. The plan involved a conditions assessment of the City’s 3 treatment facilities and 18 pump stations, hydraulic modeling of all sewers 12 inches or larger, and development of detailed recommendations for plant process improvements.

American Strategic Alliances Holdings, Ethanol Plants (formerly owned by ASA and VeraSun, current owner is Valero), Indiana, Nebraska and Ohio.   Project Engineer.  Provided owners engineer services in the siting and construction of 100 MGD ethanol plants. Two of the three sites resulted in long-term contracts with public water suppliers for untreated water pumped from wells located during the exploration phase. The remaining facility developed separate on-site water supplies for production and potable water.

BNSF Railway Company, Gardner Final Design, Gardner, KS. Quality Control Reviewer.  Provided professional engineering and environmental services for a new Intermodal Facility. This effort includes planning and concept development, final design and environmental permitting for this state of the art facility located on approximately 400 acres in Johnson County, Kansas. The construction of the facility will require relocation of approximately 15,000 feet of Bull Creek, using Rosgen stream stabilization techniques, and construction of stormwater detention facilities to meet rate control and water quality permit requirements.

City of Bridgeton, MO, Smiley Road Flood Reduction.  Project Manager.  The project involved the hydraulic evaluation of the flooding and erosion impacts resulting from a culvert replacement and developing alternative solution concepts for correcting deficiencies.  Services included hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, stream geomorphic assessment, alternative solutions development, report preparation and presenting finding to the City Council.

City of Maryland Heights, Hollybrook Tributary, Maryland Heights, MO.   Project Engineer. This project consisted of bioengineering design services for approximately 1,300 feet of the Hollybrook Tributary of Midland Creek to address severe incising and bank erosion that has resulted in exposed pipe outfalls and loss of property and several mature trees. Engineers and environmental scientists walked the length of the project to take samples, evaluate the existing conditions, and determine the causes of the degradation. The stream was modeled using HEC-RAS to establish existing hydraulic conditions and to determine the impact of proposed construction. Solutions to address the stream’s unstable condition include the use of geotextile wrapped earth, Newbury riffles for grade control, and recreation of pool/riffle/run complexes, root-wad revetments, and J-hook weirs to redirect the flow away from steep banks until they can be stabilized. Slopes were typically stabilized using native grasses, shrubs, and trees with root wads or riprap stone at the toe of embankment. Other project tasks included geotechnical investigation, preparation of construction drawings and specifications, plus an extremely critical part of the project–public education. The project was submitted to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District for review.

City of Maryland Heights, Maryland Heights – Venus Lane, Maryland Heights, MO.  Project Engineer. This project consisted of bioengineering design services for approximately 500 feet of the North Tributary of Midland Creek to address severe incising and bank erosion that had resulted in exposed pipe outfalls and loss of property and several mature trees. Engineers and environmental scientists walked the length of the project to take samples, evaluate the existing conditions, and determine the causes of the degradation. The stream was modeled using HEC-RAS to establish existing hydraulic conditions and to determine the impact of proposed construction. Solutions to address the stream’s unstable condition included the use of geotextile wrapped earth, Newbury riffles for grade control, and recreation of pool/riffle/run complexes, root-wad revetments, and J-hook weirs to redirect the flow away from steep banks until they can be stabilized. Slopes are typically stabilized using native grasses, shrubs, and trees with root wads or riprap stone at the toe of embankment. Other project tasks included geotechnical investigation, preparation of construction drawings and specifications, plus an extremely critical part of the project–public education. The project was submitted to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District for review.

City of Maryland Heights, Maryland Heights Stormwater Master Plan, Maryland Heights, MO.  Project Engineer. Project includes Rosgen Based geomorphic assessments of 20-miles of streams systems within the City of Maryland Heights using custom electronic field data collection applications.  The custom data collection allows for stream assessments to be stream-lined and provides GPS locates on significant features.  The final study provided a baseline study of the streams within the City and will become the basis of their 20-year capital program.

City of O’Fallon, MO, Veterans Memorial Parkway.  Project Manager. This project involved improving the two-lane rural road to a three-lane urban major collector with the goals of increasing safety, reducing delays, and minimizing impacts to the adjacent properties. A traffic study was conducted to determine what improvements would yield enhanced safety and improve traffic flow, and the final design incorporated traffic management techniques to eliminate left turn movements. Through analysis of several typical sections, an alignment and typical section was selected that allowed the proposed improvements to be constructed while keeping the majority of the project within the existing right-of-way, which reduced the overall cost of the project by $400,000. The project also included the design of a water main relocation.  Additionally, the aggressive utility coordination approach on the project has been identified by the St. Charles County Road Board Director as a model for future projects.

City of St Charles, Missouri, 2nd Street Watermain.  Project Manager. This project consists of replacing approximately 3,800 feet of existing 6-inch water main with new 8-inch ductile iron pipe and reinstating 110 service connections. Service included preparation of a cost benefit analysis for three trenchless and one traditional construction techniques:  open cut, pipe bursting, horizontal directional drilling, and pipe lining with Insituform Blue.  Based on the analysis, the project was designed and bid for both open cut and horizontal directional drilling to optimize bid prices.

City of St Charles, Missouri, Fifth Street Corridor Improvements, St. Charles, MO.  Project Manager. This project includes the preparation of plans to improve traffic flow on Fifth Street from First Capitol Drive to Jefferson Street.  The primary improvements include widening the pavement to accommodate two additional lanes and replacing existing traffic signals at two intersections.  Other improvements included new street lighting, construct a new parking lot to mitigate parking impacts, and landscaping enhancements.

City of St Charles, Missouri, St. Charles-Cole Ck-Buckingham, St. Charles, MO.  Project Engineer. This project included a geomorphic assessment based on Rosgen techniques, evaluated the existing conditions and made recommendations of biostabilization techniques that would be appropriate. A preliminary cost estimate was prepared based on historical cost per foot of biostabilization construction.

City of Wildwood, Rock Hollow Trail, Wildwood, MO.  Project Engineer.  The project involved the design of two parallel trails that extend from Ridge Meadows Elementary School towards the South, approximately 2 miles to the existing Al Foster Memorial Trail along the Meremac River. One of the proposed alignments is a multi-use asphalt-surface trail and the other is for equestrian and bicycle use.  The project also included low impact design features to preserve water quality and the design of stream stabilization and restoration.

CSO Inline Flow Management and Macklind Pump Sanitary Pump Station Task Order, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, St. Louis, Missouri.  Project Manager. Responsible for leading a team of structural engineers, CAD technicians, specification writers, and cost estimators to prepare bid documents for physical modifications to a large sewer pump station. The Macklind Pump Station is a 100-mgd pump station that intercepts combined sewage and discharges to a nearby treatment plant. The pump station was originally constructed in the 1960s and lacked the ability to isolate and service individual pumps, which forced the complete closure of the facility for repairs and maintenance. The design provided physical modifications to the pump station to correct deficiencies and allow the pump station to remain in service while maintenance personnel work on pumps.

EG&G Management Services of San Antonio, KellyUSA Flood Protection Services, San Antonio, TX.   KellyUSA experienced flood problems related to interior drainage deficiencies and floodplain issues related to Leon Creek.  In order to evaluate these issues and formulate plans to correct these problems, hydraulic modeling services were provided to address and identify solutions to mitigate the problems in flood sensitive areas.

Fox Waterway Agency, Grass Lake SDF (Coopers Farm Sediment Dewatering Facility).  This project includes the construction of a multi-basin sediment containment structure to store hydraulically dredged material from the Fox River System.  The project includes several permit related issues since the project site is located in an environmentally sensitive area in the western suburbs of Chicago.

Franklin County, MO, Franklin County – Whiskey Creek Prelim, MO. Project Engineer. Provided hydraulic modeling for the replacement of an existing bridge.

Kansas City Missouri, 72nd Street Extension at Waukomis Drive, Kansas City, MO.  Quality Control Reviewer for the conceptual design for the extension of NW 72nd Street to NW Waukomis Drive and the realignment of N. Green Hills Road and NW Waukomis Drive from NW Barry Road to Bryan Avenue.

Metro St. Louis Sewer District, Argonne Sanitary Relief, St. Louis, MO.   Project Engineer. Design of approximately 10,000 feet of sanitary sewer necessary to convey wet weather flow, eliminate two sanitary sewer overflows, and reduce basement backups. Services include flow development, alignment determination, computer modeling, plans production, and specifications preparation.

Metro St. Louis Sewer District, CSO Inline Flow Management, St. Louis, MO.  Project Engineer. Ongoing In Line Flow Management and Outfall Treatment Analysis project intended to further investigate several LTCP proposed management practices and control strategies.

Missouri DOT Headquarters, Route 67 Norfolk Southern, St. Louis, MO.  The project included two separate two-span thru girder structures of approximately 120 feet.  To maintain vital rail traffic during construction, a single track bypass detour of approximately 3000 feet was also designed. The roadway portion of the project included 1000 feet of widening to accommodate a future six-lane section.

Missouri-American Water Company, Bonhomme and Gravois Creeks Exposed Transmission Mains – MO-AM Water.  Project Engineer. This project consisted of bioengineering design services for approximately 2,000 feet of the Bonhomme Creek to address severe incising and bank erosion that had resulted in exposed 42-inch and 24-inch waterlines and loss of property and several mature trees. Engineers and environmental scientists walked the length of the project to take samples, evaluate the existing conditions, and determine the causes of the degradation. The stream was modeled using HEC-RAS to establish existing hydraulic conditions and to determine the impact of proposed construction. Solutions to address the stream’s unstable condition included the use of geotextile wrapped earth, Newbury riffles for grade control, and recreation of pool/riffle/run complexes, root-wad revetments, and J-hook weirs to redirect the flow away from steep banks until they could be stabilized. Slopes are typically stabilized using native grasses, shrubs, and trees with root wads or riprap stone at the toe of embankment. Other project tasks included geotechnical investigation, preparation of construction drawings and specifications, plus an extremely critical part of the project–public education. The project was submitted to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District for review.

Missouri-American Water Company, Joplin IDSE.  Project Manager.  The project involved collecting and reviewing facility and SCADA data, update of the existing WaterCAD model, determination of system-specific diurnal curves from available SCADA data, calibration of the updated model to SCADA data, and a water age analysis to identify monitoring sites.  A report was prepared to present the data needed for the IDSE, the calibration results, and the water age analysis.

Missouri-American Water Company, Missouri American Water Platte County System Improvements.  Project Engineer for the miscellaneous distribution system improvements for American Water’s Platte County System. These improvements include the design of a new 12-inch water main, design of a 1.5-million-gallon water storage tank, a new booster pump station and rehabilitation of three existing pump stations. The project also involved distribution system SewerCAD computer model calibration and verification and use of the model to analyze and optimize the proposed improvements.

Northern Boulevard at Westport Road Preliminary Engineering Study, City of Independence, Missouri.  Quality Control Reviewer. The project included a stormwater preliminary engineering study of a flood-prone community to identify the causes of the flooding and prepare four alternatives solutions to meet APWA 5600 requirements. XP SWMM was used to model the existing conditions and proposed alternatives. The recommended solution met the design requirements and eliminated the need for buyouts, provided for minimal pipe realignment while eliminating pipes under houses, and resulted in the most cost-effective solution.

St. Louis – Board of Public Service, Grand Avenue Viaduct, St. Louis, MO.  Project Engineer.  The project included analysis of the existing superstructure and substructure to determine the most cost-effective solution to rehabilitate or replace bridge components. In addition, the new bridge will accommodate separate bus turnouts to allow the drop off of passengers outside of the through traffic lanes, enhanced stair/elevator towers relocated off of the existing light rail platforms to increase usability and safety, bike lanes as well as increased sidewalk widths.

ACT-ACF River Basin Reservoir and Dam Modeling, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.  Project Engineer. Project engineer serving as technical advisor to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affair Office of Water Resources to independently model the reservoir and dam system of the ACT and ACF river basins that drain Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Also provided evaluation of the model developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, reviewed the validity of historical flow data and prepared a useable database, and developed methods for adjusting reservoir levels for evaporation and flash runoff. The project was the result of a court-issued mandate as part of an inter-state water use rights lawsuit.

Droste & Mayer Road Stormwater Improvements, St. Charles, Missouri.   Project Manager/Project Engineer. Project Manager/Engineer for the design of a stormwater collection and conveyance system to alleviate residential flooding. Project was designed, bid, and constructed in just over three months. Responsible for all phases of the project from design to construction management.

Highway 30 Rehabilitation, Franklin County, Missouri.   Lead Project Engineer. This project involved the design of resurfacing and safety improvements for seven miles of a two-lane rural highway. Responsibilities included all aspects of the project design, plans preparation, and contract documents and specifications preparation.

Highway 40 Rehabilitation, St. Charles County, Missouri.  Lead Project Engineer. This project involved the design of resurfacing, pavement repairs, and safety improvements for nearly seven miles of a heavily traveled four-lane rural highway. Responsibilities included all aspects of the project design, plans preparation, and contract documents and specifications preparation.

Huster Road Watermain, St. Charles, Missouri.  Project Manager. Responsible for all phases of the design of 2,000 feet of eight-inch watermain to serve a developing area of the City. Responsibilities also included preparation of construction and bidding documents, preparation of specifications, and construction management.

Pheasant Point Apartments Flood Study and Bridge Hydraulics, O’Fallon, Missouri.  Project Engineer. Project engineer responsible for performing a flood study to determine grading modifications needed to prevent an increase in flood elevation, as well as hydraulic calculations and scour analysis to determine overall span length and pier placement for the design of a new bridge. Project also included preparation of a grading plan, permits, construction documents, and specifications.

Spencer Road Reconstruction, St. Peters, Missouri.   Lead Project Engineer. Responsible for all engineering tasks to produce plans and bidding documents for the reconstruction of approximately two miles of an urban collector roadway. The project included solving challenging profile, superelevation transition, and stormwater hydraulics problems. Close coordination with impacted business owners during design expedited right-of-way acquisition to maintain overall project schedule.

State Road 290 (Olive Road), Pensacola, Florida.  Project Engineer. Project engineer responsible for the hydrologic and hydraulic improvements associated with the design of a four-lane urban roadway. Design responsibilities included the evaluation of the storm sewer design, design of 9 stormwater management ponds, and the analysis of 6 culverts. Pond modeling factored in losses due to infiltration and featured analysis of a system of 3 interconnected ponds.

State Road 87, Navarre, Florida. Project Engineer. Project engineer for the conversion of approximately three miles of two-lane rural roadway to a four-lane divided roadway with a closed storm sewer system in a low lying area with high seasonal groundwater elevations and tidally influenced outfalls. Responsibilities included the preparation of the stormwater pond site alternatives analysis, design of the stormwater collection and conveyance system, design of twelve culverts, design of six multi-acre stormwater management ponds, and preparation of a stormwater pollution prevention plan and technical specifications.

Utility Inventory and Mapping, St. Charles, Missouri. Project Manager. Responsible for the conceptualization, scoping, execution, and maintenance of a city-wide program to inventory and map the water supply system, stormwater collection system, and stormwater detention/retention facilities. The project included the innovative use of LiDAR ground surveying, aerial photography, GPS field data collection, and GIS mapping and data management. Mr. Martin provided coordination between the field crews, GIS technicians, and city work crews to ensure that data was collected and mapped as accurately as possible. Regular progress meetings and work sessions were utilized to quickly resolve issues, communicate progress and needs, and refine the project approach to complete the project within the scope and schedule.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering, University of South Alabama, 1995

Professional Registrations

Professional Engineer, Missouri, No. 2008002186, Issued: 01/22/2008

Professional Affiliations

American Public Works Association (APWA), Member

Industry Tenure

15 Years