Piedroba Marine Construction (PMC) today announced it has successfully completed the first year of teaching the Dredging Fundamental Course to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Luis Prieto-Portar, PhD, PE, PMC’s Principal and Chief Executive Officer and Pablo Prieto y Munoz, PhD, PE, PMC’s Executive Vice-President led the team through classes in Virginia Beach, VA. and New Orleans, LA.
During each week long session that included a field trip, the students learned fundamental dredging theory and practice through lectures, field trips, group discussions and examinations. Dr. Prieto-Portar highlighted the outstanding cooperation of the Army Corps instructors: ‘ It was a true pleasure to work with instructors like Thomas Verna and Jeffrey McKee . Their knowledgeable and experienced contribution played a major role in obtaining great reviews from the participants’.