Charles takes pride in integrating advanced geologic analysis into Haley & Aldrich’s business processes. He leads Haley & Aldrich’s Leapfrog program, which integrates existing geologic information with chemical data into spatially referenced graphical elements (2-dimensional cross-sections and 3-dimensional models). This approach achieves what Charles strives for in all his environmental investigation and remediation projects: more cost-effective treatment programs, better predictions of long-term plume fate and transport, and better evaluations of risks to possible groundwater and vapor receptors.
With more than two decades of experience, Charles continues to find inspiration in using modern concepts and methods to analyze geologic conditions and materials. He’s a national leader in the practice of stratigraphic analysis, which can correlate areas of impacted groundwater with specific lithologic features to show both preferential flow pathways (e.g., coarse-grained sediments deposited in and adjacent to ancestral streams) and geologic units that impede flow (e.g., fine-grained sediments bounding the coarser-grained units). Charles appreciates opportunities to demonstrate that such methods can deliver great value for clients.
“I’m very motivated to show how tools like high-resolution sequence stratigraphy, fractured rock analysis, and 3-dimensional visualization can provide practical and straightforward information about complex site conditions — ultimately helping to solve our clients’ most pressing problems.”