The Smart Seawall® Team
Over 100 years of combined expertise in shoreline development
SEAWALL
Smart Seawall Technologies, Inc.® Inventor, Founder, & CEO
Pepsy M. Kettavong
Conventional hard-surface seawall solutions just hold back water.
Years of researching and studying shorelines confirmed for me that each traditional seawall offers its own advantages, however with significant limitations. Concrete, sheet pile, and other hard-surface seawalls oppose 1-hundred percent of the wave force. This creates damage to adjacent properties and undercuts the substrate and can cause the surrounding structures to shake on impact. Revetment (armor stone) becomes unstable over time, shifts with seasonal changes, and upon installation begins to weaken. Gabion cages made with riprap and medium-sized stone suffer a similar fate with the settling and shifting of stone. This leaves a large void, exposing the concrete underside to the elements which leads to destruction. We must have innovative technology to address the global issue of shoreline erosion.
Seeing Advantage in Nature
As I contemplated the shortcomings of existing seawalls I wondered: Can I create a shoreline system that works with the force of nature to holistically protect and preserve coastal property?
Employing my strategic and creative expertise, I invented a seawall system that embraces the beauty and power of nature and protects the shoreline in calm and rough water environments. A team of experts, which included a physicist, engineer, architect, and a metal fabricator, collaborated with me on executing a technical analysis of my new seawall design. Then, we constructed a true-scale prototype using a steel plate and existing U-shaped sheet pile. We installed it in Lake Ontario, a North American Great Lake, and the results surpassed all expectations.
The patented Smart Breakwall Diversion System (SBDS) 11072900 and patent pending Interlocking Modular Smart Seawall Diversion and Recreation System and Method of Installation (IMSSDRS) 17/864,243 redirects the force of nature away from the shoreline and back to its natural environment. It combines the best of existing technologies with new mechanisms creating a superior shoreline protection system for high and rough water conditions.
Redefining Shoreline Protection
Smart Seawall Technologies, Inc. developed an adaptable shoreline solution that goes beyond shoreline protection. The Smart Seawall provides an aesthetically-pleasing, elegant shoreline protection system that enriches our communities and enhances aquatic habitats.
Smart Seawall Technologies, Inc. reimagined and produced a distinctive shoreline solution system where humanity and aquatic life co-exist.
Smart Seawall Technologies® Leadership Team
With over 100 years of combined shoreline experience.
Joseph M. Marasco, PhD
COO, Smart Seawall Technologies, Inc.
Prior CEO and co-founder of profitable chemical technology firms, Life-Sciences executive with 40 years of successfully commercializing early stage technologies into sustainable businesses.
Tristen N. Short
Director of North American Business Development, Smart Seawall Technologies, Inc.
Lifelong environmental advocate and communication specialist focused on increasing awareness of our dependence on maintaining healthy coastal marine life.
Susanne S. Perrone
CMO, Smart Seawall Technologies, Inc.
Over three decades of experience developing marketing strategies and ad campaigns for Fortune 500 companies in client, advertising agency, and media environments.
Deborah Johnstone
Bookkeeper, Smart Seawall Technologies, Inc.
Over 30 years of experience in bookkeeping and office management
Miguel Santana
Manufacturing, Smart Seawall Technologies, Inc.
Over 25 years of experience in manufacturing production.
Tom Pierce
Owner, Pierce Design Corporation
Industrial Designer working with Fortune 500 companies for over 35 years, taking projects from concept to mass production.
Jason Dobbs, AIA
Architect
Vice President and Partner, Pardi Architects
A licensed architect recognized for the design, creation, and construction of notable and unique commercial structures.
Bret M. Webb, Ph.D., P.E.,D.CE
Professor of Coastal Engineering at University of South Alabama
Coastal Engineering Advisor to Smart Seawall Technologies, Inc.
Coastal engineering is a specialty area of civil engineering that accounts for the unique wave, tide, and sand transport processes in the planning, design, and operation of civil engineering infrastructure within the coastal environment.
Dr. Quinton White
Executive Dir. MSRI/Professor of Biology, Marine Science
Dr. White is Executive Director, Marine Science Research Institute and Professor of Biology and Marine Science at Jacksonville University.
Robert Harmony
Polymer Engineering
Polymer engineering, composite formulation expert solving manufacturing problems for Fortune 500 companies for over 50 years.
Shailesh K. Patel, MSC., CPSSC.
Founder and President, Dredging & Marine Consultants, LLC
Over 30 years of experience in engineering and environmental consulting, developing viable projects for private, municipal, and county entities
Carsten Thoermer
Founder and CEO, Aqua-Nautik Underwater Work, LLC.
Internationally renowned expert on seawall marine construction and design, working both under and above the water’s surface.
Jason Cottrill
Electric Engineering & Applied Physics
Electrical engineer and physicist with 20 years professional experience across Test, V&V, Reliability, Sustainment, and Applied Physics.
Kino Obeso
Vice-President, Dauer Manufacturing
Architectural and artistic lighting design professional. Lighting industry veteran with decades long expertise in commercial lighting designs across retail, hospitality, and consumer markets.
Matthew Pyle
Founder, MP 3D Designs LLC
FEA Analysis and Mechanical Engineering professional.
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