Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
KS Projects
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Brooks Barton

Westlake,OH

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Coastal Engineer

KS Associates
05.2022 - Current

KS Associates serves the Coastal/Marine market by helping clients plan, design, and implement projects that preserve and enhance valuable waterfront resources. We work with property owners, marina owners, port authorities, park districts, dock manufacturers, industrial owners, communities, and other clients, helping to implement safe and effective solutions for all types of marine projects.

Student Technician

Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC)
12.2019 - 05.2022

The Offshore Technology Research Center provides technology, expertise, and developmental services to companies around the world. As a student technician I assisted in these projects by both constructing and performing maintenance on the client’s models and on the OTRC’s wavemaker.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Ocean Engineering

Texas A&M University
College Station
05.2022

Skills

    Civil 3D 2023

    Coastal Permitting

    Marine Construction Inspection

    Coastal Structure Design

KS Projects

Cleveland Harbor Eastern Embayment Resilience Study (CHEERS), Cleveland Metroparks and Various Stakeholders, Cleveland, Ohio

KS is on a team led by ARUP Engineering for this transformative project to revitalize the eastern Cleveland

lakeshore. KS is providing coastal engineering consultation – from the technical evaluation and concept development

to preliminary and final design. KS is participating in virtual community engagement meetings, developing Wave

Prediction Model and Metocean Analyses to evaluate conditions that will impact the design of proposed

infrastructure, and performing constructability reviews and cost estimating. Brooks assisted field investigations for

approximately 960 acres of hydrographic surveying; Assisted with Metocean Analysis; assisted with geotechnical

investigations; Assisted with Benefit Coast Analysis proposals for the project; Created an Engineering Opinion of

Probable Cost, Civil 3D Drawings, and Design Calculations for roughly 7,000 Linear Feet of Breakwater and is

providing coastal engineering services as needed for this multi-year project.


Magee Marsh Shoreline Protection Barrier Rehabilitation, Ohio Department of Natural Resources

KS led the design of a 1.5-mile shoreline rehabilitation at Magee Marsh. KS provided engineering services to

rehabilitate the shoreline protection revetment that was damaged from storm events. Work included developing

conceptual-level opinions of probable costs; a plan for phasing the project; a permitting strategy; a schedule for

design and construction; and design services. As Project Engineer, Brooks assisted with preparing final construction

drawings, Construction Inspections, calculating material quantities, and developing an opinion of costs. The project

went out to bid two months ahead of schedule.


Lakeside Chautauqua Revetment at West End Shoreline, Lakeside, Ohio

KS designed a new 500 LF armor stone revetment at the west end of the Lakeside Chautauqua property. The

revetment was designed to stabilize the shoreline along the property and protect it from erosion. KS also prepared

USACE and ODNR shore structure permit applications, prepared a Submerged Lands Lease Plat, and provided

bidding and construction phase services. Brooks performed the hydrographic survey, generated permitting

applications, produced permit drawings, and fabricated an engineers opinion of probable cost for the project.


Port of Detroit Waterfront Inspection, Crown Enterprises LLC

KS was contracted to inspect 700 linear feet of waterfront infrastructure at the Port of Detroit. The coastal engineering

team identified deficiencies in maritime structures and provided recommendations for rehabilitating or replacing

infrastructure. The project included a site assessment, coordinating a dive inspection, and delivering a Condition

Assessment Report.


Accomplishments

Engineer [Intern] - Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors Issued June - 2023

OSHA Safety Training Institute Issued June - 2022

Advanced Open Water Diver Issued July - 2017

Emergency Oxygen Provider Issued July - 2017

Nitrox Certification Issued February - 2020

Boater Certificate Issued June - 2022

Eagle Scout - 2018

Additional Information

Capstone Design - Tasked with designing a Rookery Island and complimentary breakwater system in Galveston Bay for HDR. I oversee the economic analysis for the project, which includes maintaining the $9,500,000 budget, reaching out to contractors for estimates and materials, and providing revenue solutions. On top of this, I have assisted on the breakwater design calculations.

Timeline

Coastal Engineer

KS Associates
05.2022 - Current

Student Technician

Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC)
12.2019 - 05.2022

Bachelor of Science - Ocean Engineering

Texas A&M University
Brooks Barton