Mohan Menon, PhD, PG.

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GIS Engineering, LLC.
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium

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Discipline/Specialty: Environmental Sciences. Coastal Science, Coastal Restoration, NEPA…

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Licenses & Certifications

  • NEPA- NHI Course No. 142005, “National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Transportation Decision Making”, by LADOTD and FHA

    LADOTD

  • PMP Graphic

    PMP

    Project Management Institute

  • Wetland Delineator

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Publications

  • Research, Technical Presentations, and Publication

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    Collins, G.B., and M. Menon, PhD., 2009, Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Policies and Practices in Texas and Louisiana, paper presented to Texas General land Office Coastal Issues Technical Conference, Galveston, Texas.

    Menon, M.G., February 12-15, 2007, Louisiana Comprehensive Coastal Protection and Restoration Master Plan, paper presented to International Conference on Coastal Zone Environment and Sustainable Development— Vulnerability, Adaptation, and Beyond, New Delhi…

    Collins, G.B., and M. Menon, PhD., 2009, Beneficial Use of Dredged Material Policies and Practices in Texas and Louisiana, paper presented to Texas General land Office Coastal Issues Technical Conference, Galveston, Texas.

    Menon, M.G., February 12-15, 2007, Louisiana Comprehensive Coastal Protection and Restoration Master Plan, paper presented to International Conference on Coastal Zone Environment and Sustainable Development— Vulnerability, Adaptation, and Beyond, New Delhi, India.

    Menon, M.G., R. J. Gibbs, and A. Phillips, 1998, Accumulation of Muds and Metals in a Turbidity Maximum of the Hudson River Estuary, Environmental Geology, 34(2/3):214-222.

    Menon, M.G., and J. Porthouse, December 11- 13, 2006, Louisiana Comprehensive Coastal Protection and Restoration Master Plan, paper presented to National Estuaries and Habitat Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

    Menon, M.G., and D.J. Reed, September 16-21, 1996, Aggregated Particles in the Columbia River Estuary, paper presented to ECSA/ERF 26 Conference, Middleburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

    Menon, M.G., December 15-19, 1996, Muds and Metals Accumulation in the Hudson River Estuary Turbidity Maximum, paper presented to American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.

    Menon, M.G., and D.J. Reed, November 13-15, 1997, Sediment Character and Dynamics in the Columbia River Estuarine Turbidity Maximum, poster presented to LMER All Scientists Meeting, Solomons, Maryland.

    Menon, M.G., and D.J. Reed, December 13-18, 1998, Sediment Processes in the Estuarine Turbidity Maximum (invited paper), New Delhi, India, Proceedings of the International Workshop on Environmental Biochemistry, J.N.U., 277-294.

  • Research, Technical Presentations, and Publication (Contd.)

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    Menon, M.G., and V. Subramanian, 1990, Texture, Mineralogy and Chemical Composition of the Sediments along the Southern East Coast of India, Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, 19:128-132.

    Menon, M.G., and V. Subramanian, September 13-18, 1992, Partitioning of Heavy Metals in Three Different Aquatic Environments of Southern East Coast of India, paper presented to ECSA/ERF 22 Conference, Plymouth, England.

    Phillips, A.C., R.J. Gibbs, and M.G. Menon, May 23-27, 1997, Flocculation and…

    Menon, M.G., and V. Subramanian, 1990, Texture, Mineralogy and Chemical Composition of the Sediments along the Southern East Coast of India, Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, 19:128-132.

    Menon, M.G., and V. Subramanian, September 13-18, 1992, Partitioning of Heavy Metals in Three Different Aquatic Environments of Southern East Coast of India, paper presented to ECSA/ERF 22 Conference, Plymouth, England.

    Phillips, A.C., R.J. Gibbs, and M.G. Menon, May 23-27, 1997, Flocculation and Particle Size Distribution in the Hudson River Estuary, paper presented to American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.

    Stamoulis, S., R.J. Gibbs, and M.G. Menon, 1996, Geochemical Phases of Metals in Hudson River Estuary, Environmental International, 22(2):185-194.

    Subramanian, V., and M.G. Menon, September 13-18, 1992, Deposition and Fluxes of Heavy Metals in Major Peninsular Estuaries of East Coast India, paper presented to ECSA/ERF 22 Conference, Plymouth, England.

    Subramanian, V., and M.G. Menon, 1994, Deposition and Fluxes of Heavy Metals in Major Peninsular Estuaries of East Coast India, in Changes in Fluxes in Estuaries: Implications from Science to Management, K.R. Dyer and R.J. Orth, eds., Fredenbvorg, Denmark, Olsen and Olsen, pp. 97-106.

    Subramanian V., and M.G. Menon, 1990, Heavy Metal Distribution and Enrichment in the Sediments of Southern East Coast of India, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 21(7): 324-330.

Projects

  • Atchafalaya River Long Distance Sediment Pipeline Feasibility Study – Phase I (Client:Terrebonne Parish)

    - Present

    ★ Feasibility Study
    50 Million Cubic Yards; 40 Miles of pipeline conveyance-sediments from Atchafalaya River to
    Phase I Presentation and obtained client approval for Phase II

  • Louisiana Master Plan Update 2012 – Environmental Compliance Policy

    ★ Project Manager: Louisiana Master Plan Update 2012 – Environmental Compliance Policy (Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA; 2011))
    Developed a strategy/approach for the Master Plan Update (2012) to be compliant with the NEPA
    requirements

  • Regulatory Permit Consistency with Master Plan Implementation/Outreach

    ★ Project Manager: Regulatory Permit Consistency with Master Plan Implementation/Outreach (Client: Louisiana Department of Natural Resources; 2008-2009)
    As per the Louisiana State’s Act 8, state departments are required to be consistent with the Master
    Plan 2007
    Reviewed Louisiana State coastal area development permitting laws, regulations, guidelines, and statutes
    Conducted technical presentations to government entities to implement consistency requirements

  • Atchafalaya Basin Water Management Unit (WMU) Plans

    ★ Stakeholder Program and Public Outreach

    ★ Project Manager: Atchafalaya Basin Water Management Unit (WMU) Plans, Louisiana (Client: USACE- New Orleans District; 2006-2007)
    Preliminary planning and an investigation for the Atchafalaya Basin; Flat Lake, Henderson Lake,
    Buffalo Cove, Beau Bayou, and Cocodrie Swamp WMUs.

  • Little Gypsy Power Plant, Montz, Louisiana

    Project Manager: Little Gypsy Power Plant, Montz, Louisiana (Client: Entergy;2006-2007)
    Executed a streamlined permitting process to obtain all necessary permits from various agencies for Entergy’s proposed repowering/conversion of its Little Gypsy plant from natural gas to petroleum coke
    and coal.

  • Pipeline Feasibility Study

    Project Manager: Pipeline Feasibility Study, Client: Williams and several other clients such as NRG, and other confidential clients; 2005-2007)

    A fatal flaw analysis was carried out by desktop analysis for the feasibility of constructing over 60 miles of new 4-inch inch pipelines between client operations in southern and central Kansas.
    River and stream crossings
    Road crossings
    Wetlands
    impacts on T/E species
    essential fish habitat
    groundwater
    cultural/historic…

    Project Manager: Pipeline Feasibility Study, Client: Williams and several other clients such as NRG, and other confidential clients; 2005-2007)

    A fatal flaw analysis was carried out by desktop analysis for the feasibility of constructing over 60 miles of new 4-inch inch pipelines between client operations in southern and central Kansas.
    River and stream crossings
    Road crossings
    Wetlands
    impacts on T/E species
    essential fish habitat
    groundwater
    cultural/historic site

  • Bayou Dularge Flood Protection Levee Mitigation and Monitoring Plan

    ★ Permitting and Compliance
    ★ Project Manager: Bayou Dularge Flood Protection Levee Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (Client: Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District; 2004-2005)
    As part of the permitting process, seventeen mitigation options were analyzed. A freshwater diversion project was selected and developed. This project was effective and saved our clients cost of creating
    marsh, which was a preferred alternative.

  • Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)/Energy Bill Projects

    ★ Stakeholder Program and Public Outreach

    ★ Project Manager: Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)/Energy Bill Projects, (Clients: Six Louisiana Parishes;2003-2005))

    Developed coastal restoration and infrastructure projects that were scrutinized for CIAP funding in
    2007.
    Conducted public meetings and presented the projects to stakeholders for their review and
    acceptance.

  • Timbalier Island Oil and Gas Field Operation, Louisiana

    Project Manager: Timbalier Island Oil and Gas Field Operation, Louisiana (Client: Maritech, Inc.; 2004-2005)
    A permitting strategy was developed to conceive and develop an acceptable approach to spread and place the dredge material
    A field-wide maintenance dredging permit was obtained along with an state accepted short- and long-term operations plans

Languages

  • English

    Full professional proficiency

  • Malayalam

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Hindi

    Professional working proficiency

Organizations

  • Project Management Institute (PMI)

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