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Rick Zaunbrecher

UAI Project Manager

Rick Zaunbrecher works for a division of C.H. Fenstermaker & Associates, Underwater Acoustics International, as UAI Project Manager. Mr. Zaunbrecher has over 30 years of experience in surveying and site assessment. He has a high degree of responsibility in Project Management and Operational Support in the Surveying Industry. Receiving an Associate’s Degree in Drafting and Design Technology in 1984 from Southwest Louisiana Technical School, Mr. Zaunbrecher continued his career as a Senior Survey Analyst for 29 years. He gained a certificate in Kongsberg Sonar & Underwater Acoustics from the Marine Science Institute University of California Santa Barbara in 2008. Now at Fenstermaker, Mr. Zaunbrecher is responsible for project management, project coordination, logistics coordination, project site assessment and planning, as well as project development.

Areas of Expertise

• Surveying and Site Assessment in the Marine Oil & Gas Industry
• Underwater Acoustics
• Project Management and Coordination
• Logistics Coordination

Achievements

• Marine Science Institute University of California Santa Barbara –  Certificate 2008
• Kongsberg Sonar & Underwater Acoustics, Santa Barbara, California
• First place: National Society of Professional Surveyors Mapping Competition
• Validate Location of Historical Sunken WWII Steamer Vessel through  sonar records

Professional Memberships

• Marine Technology Society (MTS)
• United States Society on Dams (USSD)