KNOWLEDGE. EXPERIENCE. RESULTS.
Highlights
30+ years in the
US Army Corps of Engineers
Senior Economist, USACE Headquarters
National Manager, USACE
water project planning
Lead instructor, USACE Planning Principles and Procedures course
Practice Areas
Land use
Flood risk management
Waterway and maritime restoration
Strategic and program management
Dredging
Federal agency consulting
Education
MA, Michigan State University
BA, University of Minnesota
Contact
John J. Burns
Senior Advisor
After three decades with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, John is an expert in the economic analyses involved with water resources planning
and federal policy.
For more than a decade, John was National Manager for the Corps of Engineers’ planning program for large-scale water resources projects. This included the $140 million General Investigations Program and the Corps’ operations in the Florida Everglades, Rio Salado, Oakland Harbor, Savannah Harbor, Columbia River Channel deepening, and New York-New Jersey Harbor navigation.
As one of the top economists in the Corps of Engineers, John gained a deep understanding of how the Corps applies economic analysis to pending projects.
John honed his economic skills as Senior Economist and Program Manager at Corps of Engineers headquarters. He prepared multiple water resource economic analyses including the Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbors and Oakland Harbor.
Other Experience
Lead instructor for the Corps’ Planning Principles and Procedures course
Economist in the Corps of Engineers’ Jacksonville and Atlanta offices where he handled economic analysis for the Cross Florida Barge Canal Navigation Project and the Miami Beach/Dade County Storm Damage Prevention and Beach Erosion Control Project
Chairman, Independent Scientific Review Panel for the Indian River Lagoon-South, Florida Project Implementation Report
Instructor, Army Corps of Engineers Planning Associates Program (Inland Navigation)
Chairman, Economics ITR Team for the Ohio River Mainstem System Study