Christian J. Stewart, M.Sc.
The founder and President of the company is Mr. Christian J.
Stewart, who holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Geography
from McMaster
University in Hamilton, Ontario and a Master of Science degree
in physical geography, specializing in coastal geomorphology, from the University
of Guelph, Ontario. Over the past fifteen years, Chris has been
involved in the study of a number of shoreline issues and has gained a
wealth of experience in areas such as shoreline management, coastal
processes, water level fluctuations and associated impacts,
environmental impacts along the shoreline, analysis of flood and erosion
hazards and potential damages, crisis condition responses, and the
design and construction of shore protection structures. In previous
positions, Chris has served as director of the coastal and marine
division of an engineering consulting firm, and has acted as
co-chairperson of bi-national task groups assigned to examine coastal
issues. He has sat on both the Environmental Advisory Committee and the
Steering Committee of the Environmental Business Network City of
Guelph, Ontario. He is currently a Director of the Canadian Coastal
Science and Engineering Association and sits on the Science Committee
for the 4th International Symposium on the Application of GIS to the
Coastal Zone (CoastGIS 2001) which will be held in Halifax in June of
2001.
Much of Chris's project work has involved the use of
Geographic Information Systems. This includes the development of a
Canadian Great Lakes Coastal Zone Data Base, the development of Great
Lakes shore type classification scheme, the analysis of recession rates
using GIS, and the development of a comprehensive recession rate data
base for the U.S. and Canadian shorelines of the Great Lakes. Chris is
an accomplished author, with numerous publications and reports to his
credit, and he has conducted over 100 presentations to both professional
and public audiences. As a citizen of both Canada and the United States,
Chris is able to offer his services easily in both countries, as well as
other locations throughout the world.
Carolyn E. Stewart, M.A., MCIP
Ms. Carolyn E. Stewart holds an Honours Bachelor of
Environmental Studies degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University
of Waterloo, Ontario and an Master of Arts degree in Rural
Planning and Development and Geography from the University
of Guelph., Ontario. Carolyn has a wealth of expertise in the
areas of environmental planning, park and natural area planning, policy
development, recreation and tourism development, and municipal planning.
Carolyn has worked as a
planner for the Niagara
Escarpment Commission,in Ontario where she was responsible for guiding and
managing development on this significant geological feature and World
Biosphere Reserve to ensure it's protection as a continuous natural
environment. Carolyn has also been employed by Parks
Canada to develop a management plan for Canada's first national
marine park, Fathom Five NMP, management guidelines for Bruce Peninsula
National Park, and assisted in the management planning process for the
Trent Severn Waterway Heritage Canal in Ontario. Past work also includes
conducting a number of tourism development and feasibility studies for
private sector clients. Currently, Carolyn is involved in managing
programs for natural area conservation and resource protection for the
Islands Trust Fund in British Columbia. This agency is a
conservation land trust established to preserve and protect the Islands
Trust Area in the Strait of Georgia and Howe Sound. Carolyn is a Member
of the Canadian Institute of Planners and of the Planning Institute of
British Columbia.
Mr. James Duyndam, B.Sc
Mr.
James Duyndam is a GIS Specialist with CJS and holds a B.Sc from the
University of Victoria and has been involved in the field of Geography
for the past 7 years. He has been apart of numerous resource management,
forestry and coastal (shoreline) projects with the BC Provincial
Government and private sector involving GIS.
In the past year James has provided GIS consulting, training, and
technical input into software development.
Working with application software including Arc/Info, ArcView,
QUIKMap, PAMap, MapInfo, AutoCAD, MicroStation, and GeoMedia, James has
developed a wealth of mapping, data acquisition and information
management experience in the field as well as in the office.
He has worked extensively on the USACE potential damages study on
the Lake Michigan shoreline, providing full GIS support, data collection
and documentation, air photo interpretation, and data conversion.
Associates
Christian J. Stewart Consulting also has close associations
with a number of firms and individuals throughout Canada and the United
States who can provide additional expertise in areas related to
environmental impacts, wildlife and aquatic biology and ecology, coastal
engineering and design, urban and rural planning, coastal recreation and
tourism and Geographic Information Systems.