Bio

Edward has over twenty years of professional experience that involves a wide-ranging spectrum of engineering, project, and contract management of major civil engineering infrastructure works. His technical background includes engineering design and construction management of numerous infrastructure development schemes from conceptualization through construction and implementation. Edward is a Professional Engineer, with licenses in Florida and Trinidad & Tobago (active) and North Carolina (inactive). Edward is also a registered Arbitrator, and holds a Master of Law Degree (LLM) with Distinction in Construction Law and Arbitration. Edward’s dissertation explored contractual risks associated with Coastal and Maritime Engineering Works in standard FIDIC contracts, and proposed improvements to select clauses to better manage these risks. In the capacity of public record, Edward served as District Engineer for the Jupiter Inlet District (USA) and has provided legal expert witness testimony in numerous Court Cases, as a declared expert in the fields of coastal engineering and navigation for the courts in Florida (USA) and Trinidad & Tobago. To supplement this experience, he holds a professional US Coast Guard Merchant Marine Officer (Captain’s License).