Experience

Epsilon Associates, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal and Coastal Geologist

  • Mar 1997 - Present

  Les Smith is a founding Principal of Epsilon Associates. He is a coastal geologist with an environmental science background and over 30 years of experience in both public and private sectors. His broad range of experience includes beach nourishment projects, waterfront permitting projects, dredging analysis, coastal science/ management studies, expert witness testimony on coastal wetland/ erosion issues, gas pipeline permitting, large commercial and government projects involving environmental assessment/ impact report preparation and projects involving complex environmental regulatory analysis. Mr. Smith has managed environmental science departments and groups at prominent environmental consulting firms in the Boston area. He has a unique regulatory experience as early in his career he directed the scientific & engineering staff at the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Office where he co-authored the Massachusetts Coastal Wetlands Regulations and assisted in the writing of the CZM policies. He conducted the barrier beach mapping project for the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Office. He conducted coastal beach and dune studies for the National Park Service. He has also served as project manager of several Army Corps of Engineers contracts for environmental services with the New England Division including the development of workshops and educational information on the Programmatic General Permit program. Mr. Smith’s experience also includes serving in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps working as a research scientist on Great Lakes ice research and hydrology, and on the NOAA Ship Surveyor conducting marine bathymetric and geophysical surveys.



Earth Tech

• Head, Environmental Sciences Group

  • 1996 - 1997



Novara GeoSolutions - A CHA Company

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head, Environmental Sciences Group

  • 1994 - 1996



HMM

• Environmental Sciences Group

  • 1993 - 1994



Retired

• Civil Engineering
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Environmental Sciences Group

  • 1987 - 1992



BSC Group

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Environmental Scientist

  • 1986 - 1987



Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies

• Head, Coastal Geology Group

  • 1981 - 1983

  - Mapped barrier beaches in Massachusetts for the MassCZM.- Monitored ORV closure areas in dune and barrier beach environments for National Park Service. - Mapped barrier beaches in Massachusetts for the MassCZM.- Monitored ORV closure areas in dune and barrier beach environments for National Park Service.



Mass. Coastal Zone Management

• Head, Science & Engineering Staff

  • 1978 - 1981

  * Co-authored coastal wetlands regulations* Assisted with other coastal regulation development * Co-authored coastal wetlands regulations* Assisted with other coastal regulation development



Suffolk University

• Adjunct Professor

  • 1978 - 1981

  Taught courses in Coastal Geology, Oceanography, Field Course Taught courses in Coastal Geology, Oceanography, Field Course



NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps

• Commissioned Officer

  • 1969 - 1973

  Served on the NOAA Ship Surveyor conducting bathymetric and geophysical surveys in the Pacific. Also served as a research scientist in the NOAA Lake Survey Center conducting ice and hydrology research in the Great Lakes. Served on the NOAA Ship Surveyor conducting bathymetric and geophysical surveys in the Pacific. Also served as a research scientist in the NOAA Lake Survey Center conducting ice and hydrology research in the Great Lakes.