Curriculum Vitae
Keith Michael Garman, PHD, PE, PG
Owner – Garman Engineering Company LLC, dba GEC
1226 Old Charlotte Pike
Pegram, TN 37143 E-mail: mgarman@gecnashville.com
EDUCATION
1984 B.E., summa cum laude, Civil & Environmental Engineering/Geology, double major, Vanderbilt University
1991 M.S., Physical Oceanography, The Florida State University
2010 Ph.D. Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, The University of South Florida
EMPLOYMENT
2007-present Owner, Garman Engineering Company, LLC
2005-2006 Senior Engineer, GEC, Inc.
1998-2005 Senior Project Manager and Principal Engineer, Subsurface Evaluations, Inc., Tampa, FL.
1996-1998 Project Manager and Principal Engineer, Evans Environmental & Geosciences, Inc., Tampa, FL.
1994-1996 Project Manager, Brown & Root Environmental, Clearwater, FL.
1993-1994 Senior Environmental Scientist, King Engineering Associates, Tampa, FL.
1987-1993 Project Engineer, Roy F. Weston, Inc., Knoxville, TN, Clearwater, FL, and Los Alamos, NM.
1984-1987 Graduate Student Fellowship, American Society for Engineering Education, Office of Naval Research Fellowship, Tallahassee, FL.
1978-1984 Lab Technician (part time), Geotek Engineering Company, Nashville, TN.
EXPERTISE
Geophysical survey methods, including ground-penetrating radar (GPR), micro-gravity, electrical resistivity imaging (ERI), capacitively coupled resistivity (CCR), seismic refraction, and electromagnetic conductivity (EMC) for stratigraphy evaluation, sinkhole evaluation, cave and tunnel detection, concrete structure evaluation and other geotechnical engineering applications. Underwater videography – Document research in underwater caves for local, state and federal agencies and the Secretary of Ecology for the Yucatan State of Mexico. My video has been included in The Learning Channel program “Understanding Caves” and I worked with producer Shane Moore on the PBS special “Springs Eternal.”Exploration and Research Diving for water quality and ecosystem studies - Certified Cave Diver, Nitrox Diver, Trimix Diver, and Rebreather Diver. Have performed numerous research and exploration projects for government agencies including City of Tampa, Pinellas County Florida, Pasco County Florida, Florida State Parks, National Parks Service-Kalaupapa National Historic Park, and the Secretary of Ecology for the Yucatan State of Mexico.Drilling applications for sampling and well installation including hollow-stem auger, mud rotary, air rotary, reverse air rotary, rotosonic, and casing advance mechanisms.
LICENSES & ASSOCIATIONS
• Licensed professional engineer, Florida (No. 46510)
• Licensed professional engineer, Tennessee (No. 22998)
• Licensed professional geologist, Florida (No. 1649)
• National Association for Cave Diving, (Vice President 1999-2005)
• National Speleological Society
• Association of Engineering Geologists
PUBLICATIONS
Halliday W., S. Kempe, K.M. Garman, S. Garman (2009). GSA Annual Meeting in Portland Abstract: Rheogenic Caves and Cavernous Structures of Kalaupapa Peninsula,
Molokai Island, Hawaii, USA: A Mars Analog Revisited. SESSION NUMBER 66: Volcanic Caves: Geological and Microbiological Terrestrial Analogs of Potential Extraterrestrial Conditions.
Garman, K.M. and Garey, J.R. (2005). The transition of a freshwater karst aquifer to an anoxic marine system. Estuaries, 28: (5) 686-693.
Garman, K.M. and S. Purcell (2004). Applications for Capacitively Coupled Resistivity Surveys in Florida. The Leading Edge. Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
Garman, K.M., and S. Purcell (2004) Geologic Evaluations Beneath Existing Structures Using Foundation Imager™ Three-Dimensional Resistivity Surveys. Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Garman, K.M., and S. Purcell (2004) Applications For Capacitively Coupled Resistivity Surveys In Florida. Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Garman, K.M., and S. Purcell (2003) Three-Dimensional Electrical Resistivity Surveys To Identify Buried Karst Features Affecting Road Projects. Geophysics 2003, the 3rd Annual Conference on the Application of Geophysical and NDT Methodologies to Transportation Facilities and Infrastructure, Orlando, Florida.
Garman, K.M., S. Garman, J. Hyniova, and J. Rehacek (2003) Investigation of Salinity Increases in Sulphur Spring, Tampa, Florida. National Cave and Karst Management Symposium, Gainesville, Florida.
Garman, K.M. and W.L. Wilson (2002) Identification and Delineation of Sinkhole Collapse Hazards in Florida Using Ground Penetrating Radar and Electrical Resistivity Imaging. Geophysics 2002, the 2nd Annual Conference on the Application of Geophysical and NDT Methodologies to Transportation Facilities and Infrastructure.
Modern Resistivity Advances Leading to Integrated Single Solution Results on Subsurface Characterization in Clayey Soils and Karst Terrain by K. Michael Garman for Geotechnical and Materials Engineers Council Conference 2002.
Biodiversity associated with anoxic, sulfidic environments in West Central Florida cave systems by K. Michael Garman for the March 2002 Karst Frontiers Conference by the Karst Waters Institute.
Garman, K. M. (2000). Estimates of seepage rates of reduced, saline, groundwater into the Dragon’s Lair Tunnel of the Crystal Beach Spring Cave System. J. Cave and Karst Studies. 62:1 36.
Garman, M., L. Robbins, and V. Harwood (1999) Mineral precipitates within Sulphur Spring, Florida. 4th International Symposium on Subsurface Microbiology Abstract Book.
Garman, M., J. Paul, V. Harwood, and L. Robbins (1999) Chemolithotrophic based ecosystem in the Crystal Beach Spring Cave System. 4th International Symposium on Subsurface Microbiology Abstract Book.
Garman, K. M. (1997). The Crystal Beach Spring ecosystem. J. Cave and Karst Studies. 59:3 167.
Garman, K. M. (1997). The freshwater/saltwater mixing zone in the Waynes World Sink cave system. J. Cave and Karst Studies. 59:3 169.
SHORT COURSES
Co-presenter of Techniques for Electrical Resistivity Surveys, 2004, North American Environmental Field Conference and Exposition, Tampa, Florida.
Co-presenter of Application of Geophysics to Ground Water Issues, 2003, National Ground Water Association Conference, Orlando, Florida.
Co-presenter of Techniques for Three-Dimensional Electrical Resistivity Surveys, 2003, Geophysics 2003, the 3rd Annual Conference on the Application of Geophysical and NDT Methodologies to Transportation Facilities and Infrastructure, Orlando, Florida
Owner – Garman Engineering Company LLC, dba GEC
1226 Old Charlotte Pike
Pegram, TN 37143 E-mail: mgarman@gecnashville.com
EDUCATION
1984 B.E., summa cum laude, Civil & Environmental Engineering/Geology, double major, Vanderbilt University
1991 M.S., Physical Oceanography, The Florida State University
2010 Ph.D. Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, The University of South Florida
EMPLOYMENT
2007-present Owner, Garman Engineering Company, LLC
2005-2006 Senior Engineer, GEC, Inc.
1998-2005 Senior Project Manager and Principal Engineer, Subsurface Evaluations, Inc., Tampa, FL.
1996-1998 Project Manager and Principal Engineer, Evans Environmental & Geosciences, Inc., Tampa, FL.
1994-1996 Project Manager, Brown & Root Environmental, Clearwater, FL.
1993-1994 Senior Environmental Scientist, King Engineering Associates, Tampa, FL.
1987-1993 Project Engineer, Roy F. Weston, Inc., Knoxville, TN, Clearwater, FL, and Los Alamos, NM.
1984-1987 Graduate Student Fellowship, American Society for Engineering Education, Office of Naval Research Fellowship, Tallahassee, FL.
1978-1984 Lab Technician (part time), Geotek Engineering Company, Nashville, TN.
EXPERTISE
Geophysical survey methods, including ground-penetrating radar (GPR), micro-gravity, electrical resistivity imaging (ERI), capacitively coupled resistivity (CCR), seismic refraction, and electromagnetic conductivity (EMC) for stratigraphy evaluation, sinkhole evaluation, cave and tunnel detection, concrete structure evaluation and other geotechnical engineering applications. Underwater videography – Document research in underwater caves for local, state and federal agencies and the Secretary of Ecology for the Yucatan State of Mexico. My video has been included in The Learning Channel program “Understanding Caves” and I worked with producer Shane Moore on the PBS special “Springs Eternal.”Exploration and Research Diving for water quality and ecosystem studies - Certified Cave Diver, Nitrox Diver, Trimix Diver, and Rebreather Diver. Have performed numerous research and exploration projects for government agencies including City of Tampa, Pinellas County Florida, Pasco County Florida, Florida State Parks, National Parks Service-Kalaupapa National Historic Park, and the Secretary of Ecology for the Yucatan State of Mexico.Drilling applications for sampling and well installation including hollow-stem auger, mud rotary, air rotary, reverse air rotary, rotosonic, and casing advance mechanisms.
LICENSES & ASSOCIATIONS
• Licensed professional engineer, Florida (No. 46510)
• Licensed professional engineer, Tennessee (No. 22998)
• Licensed professional geologist, Florida (No. 1649)
• National Association for Cave Diving, (Vice President 1999-2005)
• National Speleological Society
• Association of Engineering Geologists
PUBLICATIONS
Halliday W., S. Kempe, K.M. Garman, S. Garman (2009). GSA Annual Meeting in Portland Abstract: Rheogenic Caves and Cavernous Structures of Kalaupapa Peninsula,
Molokai Island, Hawaii, USA: A Mars Analog Revisited. SESSION NUMBER 66: Volcanic Caves: Geological and Microbiological Terrestrial Analogs of Potential Extraterrestrial Conditions.
Garman, K.M. and Garey, J.R. (2005). The transition of a freshwater karst aquifer to an anoxic marine system. Estuaries, 28: (5) 686-693.
Garman, K.M. and S. Purcell (2004). Applications for Capacitively Coupled Resistivity Surveys in Florida. The Leading Edge. Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
Garman, K.M., and S. Purcell (2004) Geologic Evaluations Beneath Existing Structures Using Foundation Imager™ Three-Dimensional Resistivity Surveys. Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Garman, K.M., and S. Purcell (2004) Applications For Capacitively Coupled Resistivity Surveys In Florida. Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Garman, K.M., and S. Purcell (2003) Three-Dimensional Electrical Resistivity Surveys To Identify Buried Karst Features Affecting Road Projects. Geophysics 2003, the 3rd Annual Conference on the Application of Geophysical and NDT Methodologies to Transportation Facilities and Infrastructure, Orlando, Florida.
Garman, K.M., S. Garman, J. Hyniova, and J. Rehacek (2003) Investigation of Salinity Increases in Sulphur Spring, Tampa, Florida. National Cave and Karst Management Symposium, Gainesville, Florida.
Garman, K.M. and W.L. Wilson (2002) Identification and Delineation of Sinkhole Collapse Hazards in Florida Using Ground Penetrating Radar and Electrical Resistivity Imaging. Geophysics 2002, the 2nd Annual Conference on the Application of Geophysical and NDT Methodologies to Transportation Facilities and Infrastructure.
Modern Resistivity Advances Leading to Integrated Single Solution Results on Subsurface Characterization in Clayey Soils and Karst Terrain by K. Michael Garman for Geotechnical and Materials Engineers Council Conference 2002.
Biodiversity associated with anoxic, sulfidic environments in West Central Florida cave systems by K. Michael Garman for the March 2002 Karst Frontiers Conference by the Karst Waters Institute.
Garman, K. M. (2000). Estimates of seepage rates of reduced, saline, groundwater into the Dragon’s Lair Tunnel of the Crystal Beach Spring Cave System. J. Cave and Karst Studies. 62:1 36.
Garman, M., L. Robbins, and V. Harwood (1999) Mineral precipitates within Sulphur Spring, Florida. 4th International Symposium on Subsurface Microbiology Abstract Book.
Garman, M., J. Paul, V. Harwood, and L. Robbins (1999) Chemolithotrophic based ecosystem in the Crystal Beach Spring Cave System. 4th International Symposium on Subsurface Microbiology Abstract Book.
Garman, K. M. (1997). The Crystal Beach Spring ecosystem. J. Cave and Karst Studies. 59:3 167.
Garman, K. M. (1997). The freshwater/saltwater mixing zone in the Waynes World Sink cave system. J. Cave and Karst Studies. 59:3 169.
SHORT COURSES
Co-presenter of Techniques for Electrical Resistivity Surveys, 2004, North American Environmental Field Conference and Exposition, Tampa, Florida.
Co-presenter of Application of Geophysics to Ground Water Issues, 2003, National Ground Water Association Conference, Orlando, Florida.
Co-presenter of Techniques for Three-Dimensional Electrical Resistivity Surveys, 2003, Geophysics 2003, the 3rd Annual Conference on the Application of Geophysical and NDT Methodologies to Transportation Facilities and Infrastructure, Orlando, Florida