Mr. Sloop is the Director of Waterfront Destinations for Moffatt Nichol and leads the planning, permitting, design, and engineering teams that create ideas and deliver projects for the places along the shoreline that attract people. With almost 30 years of diverse engineering experience on a wide range of US and international based projects, Mr. Sloop brings expert-level knowledge in Coastal, Environmental, Ecosystems, and Waterfront design. His present focus is on applying these skills to increase the resiliency of waterfront projects with creative and practical solutions using the best of today’s science, while considering future variability and the time value of investment dollars. He is presently leading efforts for three of the largest Urban Waterfront revivals in the US, all of which are pursuing grants on the local, state, and federal levels.