Thomas Wakeman is Program Manager for the Regional Ports Programs at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey where he is responsible for planning and development of a regional freight program. Prior to this, Dr. Wakeman served in a variety of roles for the management and technical operations of commercial waterways, including Principal Maritime Advisor in the Iraqi Coalition Provisional Authority and Model Director for the US Army Corps of Engineers project in the San Francisco Bay area. Dr. Wakeman is also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University. He has published numerous technical papers and co-edited two books, California Coastal Zone Experience and Dredging and Management of Dredged Materials. Dr. Wakeman received his Doctorate of Engineering Science in Earth and Environmental Engineering from Columbia University, Masters of Science in Civil Engineering from University of California Berkeley/Davis, and Masters in Marine Biology from San Francisco State University.