About the Authors
James "Scott" Groenier began working for MTDC in November 2003 as a civil engineering project leader. Groenier earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a master's degree from Montana State University. He worked for the Wisconsin and Illinois State Departments of Transportation before starting his career with the Forest Service. He has worked as the east zone structural engineer for the Eastern Region and as a civil engineer for the Ashley and Tongass National Forests.
Robert A. Gubernick is the engineering geologist and the lead fish passage/hydraulic engineer for the Tongass National Forest. He received a bachelor's degree in geology from Utah State University in 1983 and took graduate training in geomorphology at the University of Washington during 1996 and 1997. He has worked all over Alaska as a geologist and project/design engineer for the Tongass and Chugach National Forests and for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He is a member of the FishXing development team http://www.stream.fs.fed.us/fishxing, the San Dimas Technical Aquatic Organism Passage Team, and is a member of the technical advisory committee for HEC 26 (Federal Highway Administration national fish passage manual). He was recognized as regional engineer of the year for the Alaska Region and as national engineer of the year for engineering applications during 2003. In 2005, he received the Alaska Regional Foresters Award for Natural Resource Stewardship.
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