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James R. Morris, Jr., Ed.D.
Dr. Morris possesses a career in economic/industrial development and
higher education spanning more than 45 years. Until co-founding
Genesis Consulting Group in June of 2006, Dr. Morris served as a
member of the board of directors and as a senior vice president for
Wilbur Smith Associates with responsibility for the firm’s
infrastructure and facilities group. Before joining Wilbur Smith
Associates, he was the chief of staff for the South Carolina
Department of Commerce, the state’s lead agency for business
recruitment, retention, and trade. Prior to then, he was the
executive vice president of the South Carolina Manufacturers
Alliance, the trade association for all manufacturers in the state
of South Carolina, representing almost one-third of the
manufacturing workforce. Beginning in 1994, Dr. Morris served as the
first executive director of the Central Carolina Economic
Development Alliance, representing six counties in the Midlands.
David K. Brandes, PE
Mr. Brandes is a registered professional engineer and posseses more than 18
years of technical experience in infrastructure planning, site
development, and community development initiatives. These
initiatives have included services for community
redevelopments/revitalizations, industrial/business parks,
manufacturing facilities, recreational facilities (including
pedestrian/bikeway trails), educational facilities, office
complexes, retail/wholesale facilities, and residential/mixed-use
housing developments. Mr. Brandes further possesses extensive
experience in utility design (including water, sewer, and other
facilities), as well as designs for access roads and rail spurs. As
an employee of Wilbur Smith Associates beginning in 1987, Mr.
Brandes most recently served as a vice president and director of the
firm’s site development division.
J. Edward Schooler, PE
Mr. Schooler is a registered professional engineer and a certified
wastewater treatment plant operator in South Carolina with 30 years
of experience in civil and environmental engineering. Mr. Schooler
was most recently a vice president and director of Wilbur Smith
Associates’ municipal services division following more than 10 years
as a program manager for industrial services, and as a senior
project manager for municipal and environmental engineering
projects, with Columbia, SC-based B.P. Barber & Associates, Inc.
Prior to then, Mr. Schooler gained an additional 18 years of
industry experience with several firms in the Columbia, SC, area.
A. Carroll Barker, Sr.
Mr. Barker possesses over 24 years of experience in water resources
engineering and has extensive hands-on experience in
hydrologic/hydraulic system engineering and design. Mr. Barker’s
specific areas of expertise include project management, stormwater
management and design, floodplain analysis and design, hydrologic
analysis, and computer modeling. Most recently, Mr. Barker served as
vice president and director of Wilbur Smith Associates’ water
resources division. He has also held positions with Piedmont Olsen
Hensley, as well as Post Buckley Schuh and Jernigan, Inc., and the
United States Geological Survey. |
