Charles P. Beam

About Charles P. Beam

CHARLES P. BEAM, PE, PH, CFM, MBACivil, Structural, & Environmental Engineer; Hydrologist; Floodplain Manager; Wetland Scientist/ManagerCharles P. Beam has over 30 years of experience as a civil engineer (civil, structural, and environmental) including road and bridge design, geotechnical engineering, foundation analysis and design, hydraulics and hydrology, and wetlands assessments and delineation. He has been responsible for facility condition inspections, failure analyses, damage assessments, engineering investigations of all types of structures, and investigation of structural damage resulting from both wind and flood from numerous hurricanes and windstorms throughout the South and Southeast. His experience includes flood studies and assessments, property location and construction with regards to Special Flood Hazard Areas, watershed hydrology and storm drainage design and assessment, foundation analysis and design, and foundation distress investigations. Mr. Beam has provided engineering support services to many major insurance and adjusting companies and law firms throughout the southeast Atlantic region. This effort is related to structural failures and deficiencies, flood damages and hazards, faulty construction, code violations, and expert witness testimony. Mr. Beam has provided expert witness testimony and reporting related to water availability in a criminal negligence case and drainage issues resulting from land development. Mr. Beam has performed many asbestos inspections, assessments, and abatement estimates. He has been employed as an Adjunct Professor of Mathematics and Physical Science at Southern Wesleyan University, an Adjunct Instructor of Mathematics at Midlands Technical College, an Adjunct Instructor of Environmental Science at Virginia College, and an Adjunct Instructor of Mathematics at Southeastern Institute. He has managed several transportation projects for the Richland County Penny Transportation Program including greenways, a neighborhood improvement plan, and dirt road to pave program. He was currently involved in land development and foundation design for Southeastern Real Estate Companies (Southeastern Land Management and Surveying, LLC) in Columbia, SC and geotechnical investigations / asbestos inspections for Geo-Systems Design & Testing, Inc. based in West Columbia, SC. He is a Senior Hydrologist (part-time) with Seres Engineering & Services, LLC working on geotechnical, environmental, and hydrology aspects of federal government contracts. He is currently the Program Chair of CEG at CPCC in Charlotte, NC.

Experience

1. Senior Hydrologist

   Seres Engineering & Services, Llc

   Jul 2021 — Present

   Floodplain Management and Research/Statistics for Water Quality for Federal Projects- SHL Floodplain Evaluation - Regulatory Review Technical Memorandum for Shepley\'s Hill Landfill (former Fort Devens Army Installation) in Devens, Massachusetts- Hydrology/Hydrogeology Review of Munitions Response for Quality Assurance Project Plan as per Mid-Atlantic Group Optimized Remediation Contract at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Eustis, Virginia- Hydrology/Statistics Review (Sanitas Software) of Groundwater Organics Concentration Trends for Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility at Washington, Camp Springs, Maryland- Landfill Groundwater/Landfill Gas Monitoring Review Using Mann-Kendall Statistical Software for Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility at Washington, Camp Springs, Maryland- PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalky substances) contamination of surface water (Shawsheen River and Elm Brook) for Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts- Waters of the US hydrology and floodplain management for Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan Bangor Air National Guard Base in Bangor, Maine- Waters of the US, wetlands, hydrology, and floodplain management for Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (Team Lead) McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Hopkins, South Carolina

Education

• The University of Manchester

  Molecular Spectroscopy

• Southern Wesleyan University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General

  2012 — 2014

• Trident Technical College

  AutoCAD and Computer Programming(QuickBASIC)

  1995 — 1995

• College of Charleston

  Associate/Bachelor of Science Foundation, Applied Mathematics

  1987 — 1989

• Converse University

  Graduate Level Mathematics via SCETV online

  2009 — 2009

• Texas A&M University

  Master’s Degree, Civil Engineering (Water Resources) w/ Concentration in Mathematical Modeling

  1992 — 1994

• North Carolina Stream Restoration Institute

  Guide to Stream Restoration

• American Law Institute/American Bar Association

  Professional Development Course, Wetlands Law and Regulation

• Thomas Edison State University

  Associate of Science (A.S.), Mathematics and Natural Sciences

  2009 — 2009

• Surveying & Mapping Society of Georgia

  Freshwater & Tidal Wetlands Land Surveying in Georgia, Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management

• Clemson University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Civil Engineering

  1989 — 1992