Jerome (Jerry) Nahas

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

Products And/Or Services :

Land and Waterway Surveys, Charts and Maps, Environmental, Civil Engineering, Water Resource Management, Ecological Services, Regulatory and Permitting Compliance Consultation, Break Water Design,  Dredge Disposal Consultation

Affiliations Awards :

The Hydrographic Society of America, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Society of Civil Engineers of California, Western Dredging Association, U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Lake Survey Alumni

HONORS & AWARDS, ADMINISTERED BY: USCOE & NOAA, NOS

• "Sustained Superior Performance Award", U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Detroit District; dated 17 October 1983

• "High Quality Performance Award", 1981 - U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Detroit, Michigan; dated 17 March 1981

• "Outstanding Performance Award", 1976 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Norfolk, Virginia; June 1976

• "Special Achievement Award", 1974 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Norfolk, Virginia

• Honorable Discharge, Air National Guard of Michigan & Reserve of the U.S. Air Force, A1C, ANGUS, July 14, 1974

Future Career And Business Goals :

GOALS FOR 2011:  Reestablish JMNA focus in the Earth Physical Sciences services industry, relating to "green" Land & Water Technology Special Studies/Logistics.  Emphasis: environmental impact prevention and associated technical studies; including: creative "green (BMPs)" CADD solutions and technical services as required in the Dredging Services Industry, Civil Engineering Development & Land/Hydro Surveying arenas. 

Also, I would like to establish collaborative working relationships as appropriate with other trusted firms and professionals as well. 

More About me :

Jerome (Jerry) M. Nahas provides TECHNICAL AND REGULATORY CONSULTING SERVICES; the following services are referenced in his Website:  www.jmnahasjmna.com through his Company dba:

JERRY M. NAHAS & ASSOCIATES (JMNA)

• Regulatory Consulting: Application preparation for necessary acquisition of required permits from all regulatory agencies, to include permitting under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act; assure compliance with all other agencies with jurisdiction (other federal, state, county and local governing bodies);
• USACE coordination and correspondence; to include:  Resolution of Objections resulting from PN period, and any necessary environmental requirements pertaining to agency(s) review process (i.e. no-prudent alternative analysis reports in satisfaction of the CWA Section 404 (b) (1) guidelines).  Further prepare written correspondence as necessary, in satisfaction of the public interest review process with overlapping agencies (e.g., NMFS, USFWLS, USEPA, CDFG, RWQCB, CCC, CSLC, PARKS; RE: NEPA, CEQA, CCA);
• CADD Preparation of administratively complete permitting plans in public notice and other designated formats; modification of plans, permit transfers & extensions;
• CADD:  Platting research/review and analysis for creation of ACAD dwg files and graphical depiction of platted region of concern;
• CADD:  Lot fit analysis; provide graphic and tabulated determination of proposed building elements relative to setback and easements and present results in ACAD drawing file and/or pdf formats;
• CADD; Site Plan Development:  Site plan preparation that meet minimum setback and easement limits;
• CADD / Land Surveying:  Computation of Boundary Survey: platted or metes and bounds legal description computations; upload of coordinate file to surveyor’s field hand-held data collector or tablet;
• QA/QC management (from project inception through Final Survey);
• Project Management, Operations Management, Field Survey Supervision & Management, Implementation Logistics, Business Analysis and Operations Accounting Statistics and Recommendations;
• CADD support for Civil Engineering and/or Land and Hydrographic Surveying firms (see BIM_C3D_CADD tab for further clarification);
• Certified Hydrographic Surveying support to NOS-NOAA and U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers standards; to include support assistance to existing firms involved with dredging and/or bathymetric pre and post dredge surveys;
• CADD:  General drafting presentation of various concept plans under consideration;
• Provide technical support to Professional Land Surveyors for the preparation of FEMA Elevation Certificate within designated base flood regions;
• Marina Design or modification of existing docking facilities to include appropriate coordination, application and plans, and preparation of no-prudent alternative analysis and coordination with all jurisdictional permitting agencies.  Follow-up includes all necessary written correspondence in order to acquire necessary permits;
• Specialized Studies; include: Water Rights, Littoral Rights, Riparian Rights, and appropriate coordination and application submittal to all governing agencies in the states of California, Florida, and Michigan;
• BIM software solutions in AutoCAD Civil 3D as necessary;
• Other technical services as required.