Mr. MacBroom is a nationally recognized leader in the field of water resource engineering. He received a BS in Civil Engineering cum laude and MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut and has continued to expand his education throughout his more than 35 year career. He has published numerous technical papers on hydraulics and applied fluvial morphology, teaches graduate level classes at the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Science and serves on numerous advisory boards.
His most recent efforts have been in the development of minimum in -stream flow standards for the State of Connecticut and national guidelines for the removal of obsolete dams. He also currently serves on the American Society of Civil Engineer's National River Restoration and Sedimentation Committees which are responsible for supporting technical research and developing and implementing ASCE policy on sediment transport, scour, and bank erosion.
He also serves as an advisor to the sedimentation subcommittee of the Federal Interagency Advisory Committee on Water Information. He has been integral in developing the environmental engineering and science division and managed that group until the early 2000's. He currently provides technical oversight and quality control for all of the firm's water resource related projects.