Brett McMann, civil engineer, brings experience in the planning and design of flood protection and ecosystem restoration projects along the East and Gulf Coasts, most notably for the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), where he has been involved in the proposal, scoping, execution, and closeout of roughly 20 task orders spanning both engineering and environmental sciences planning, engineering, and program management roles. Brett earned a bachelor's degree in civil and environmental engineering with a minor in business administration from Louisiana State University and is pursuing his master's degree in civil engineering with a focus on coastal engineering from the University of New Orleans. Brett has had heavy involvement as part of Master Plan Development Team for Louisiana’s 2012 and 2017 Coastal Master Plans. Most recently, Brett was part of a 12-member delivery team that oversaw more than 100 other technical analysts and support team members from within CPRA and other agencies across the multi-year 2017 Master Plan effort.

Projects
- Quilmes-Rio de la Plata Research Project Risk and Resilience in Coastal Louisiana
- Louisiana Watershed Initiative
- Models and Coastal Project Prioritization: The ICM, CLARA, and Planning Tool
- Guidance for Coastal Ecosystem Restoration and Monitoring to Create or Improve Bird-Nesting Habitat
- Louisiana 2017 and 2023 Coastal Master Plans
- Partnership for Our Working Coast
- Flood Risk Awareness System Development
- Evaluating and communicating stormwater risk in New Orleans
- Quantifying Blue Carbon in Coastal Louisiana Wetlands for Potential Accreditation
Reports
Publications
- Integrated assessment of storm surge barrier systems under present and future climates and comparison to alternatives: a case study of Boston, USA
- A community-informed transdisciplinary approach to coastal restoration planning: Maximizing the social and ecological co-benefits of wetland creation in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, USA
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