Patrick Friend Joins Integral’s Marine Science and Engineering Practice

Patrick Friend, Ph.D., P.G., is joining science and engineering firm Integral Consulting Inc. (Integral) as a strategic advisor to support its Marine Science and Engineering practice.

Dr. Friend has a Ph.D. in sediment dynamics from the University of Southampton’s National Oceanography Centre, and more than 20 years of experience in project delivery and management in coastal and marine sciences. He brings to Integral a wealth of project experience in ports and harbors, sediment transport, coastal hazards and coastal resiliency, and offshore energy.

Dr. Friend was lead scientist on a number of high-impact European Union sediment projects, and has consulted extensively for port and harbor authorities, including the MOSE flood protection scheme in Venice, Italy. In the offshore energy industry, he engaged in successful high-value investment and asset acquisitions in Europe and Latin America, advising on global business development opportunities, risk assessment, quality assurance, and strategic planning. He is presently involved in a number of coastal hazard and resiliency projects in the Gulf of Mexico and farther afield.

Dr. Friend is a writer, reviewer, and editor for international scientific journals and has published on topics ranging from sediment transport pathways in dredged estuaries to shallow gas accumulation in modern deltaic systems.

Dr. Friend is joining Integral from Partrac, and will be based in Houston, Texas. Integral and Partrac will continue the close working relationship that exists between the two companies.