Holistic & Integrated Services

Environmental and Geoscience Consultancy
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Sedimentology & Coastal Zone Management


The Granary
Teifi Wharf
Castle Street
Cardigan
Ceredigion
SA43 3AA


Tel: +44 (0)1239 614564
Fax: +44 (0)1239 621987
E-mail: ziggy-otto@supanet.com

Contents
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Introduction page 2
Services provided by Holistic & Integrated Services page 3
Curriculum vitae: Dr Siegbert Otto page 4
Publications page 5
Research abstracts submitted to conferences / meetings page 6


Introduction
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Holistic & Integrated Services is an independent scientific consultancy which provides specialist advice and a comprehensive range of analytical services to industry, government agencies and other bodies concerned with environmental problems.

A central objective of Holistic & Integrated Services is to make available the results of state-of-the-art research in a form which is readily usable by a wider community of applied environmental scientists, managers and planners. HIS is also able to draw on the expertise of a number of specialists in Reading, Cardiff and elsewhere, and can provide a unique service to industry and government institutions faced with the task of identifying, monitoring and solving environmental problems.

With Holistic & Integrated Services being a very small consultancy, we are able to offer a financially very competitive service without compromising the quality. Additionally, no two studies are identical, consequently prices are not hard and fast and therefore substantial discounts could be available depending on the scope and urgency of individual projects.


Services provided by Holistic & Integrated Services
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Areas of special expertise include:
· Natural hazard assessment
River and coastal erosion and siltation
Reservoir sedimentation
Flooding
Tidal surges
Wind erosion
Sand dune encroachment and stabilisation
· Sediment transport dynamics
· Natural resource evaluation
· Mineral assessment
· Mineral and chemical analysis
· Site surveys
· CASI, LIDAR and air photograph interpretation
· Development of environmental and geoscientific software
· Model verification
· Environmental management strategies and risk appraisal
Environmental Impact Assessments and Statements
Shoreline and Estuary Management Plans
· Literature reviews and translations

Investigative methods include:
· Field measurement and sampling
· Tracer experiments
· Physical and chemical analysis of materials
· Flume and wave tank studies
· Computational modelling

Petroleum related services include:
· Accurate and highly detailed core descriptions
· Interpretation of depositional environments and facies
· Multi-well correlation studies
· Providing an insight into probable reservoir architecture
· Detailed clastic petrography for reservoir characterisation
· In-depth x-ray diffraction (XRD) and x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyses
· State of the art scanning electron microscopy (SEM), including quantitative x-ray analysis
· Identification of reservoir related formation damage problems
· Analysis of geologically controlled drilling problems

Curriculum Vitae: Dr Siegbert Otto

Summary Joint honours B.Sc. degree in Geology and Oceanography from University College of Swansea. Received Sibly Prize in Geology and Departmental Oceanography Prize while at Swansea. M.Sc. in Sedimentology and its Applications from Reading University. Ph.D. in Environmental Sedimentology / Geology (Reading University). Research Fellow in the Geology Department of Birkbeck College (University of London). Lecturer at the University of West England (Bristol). Teifi Estuary Project Officer in Cardigan (West Wales). 11 years of relevant postgraduate and consultancy experience gained from working for petroleum and petroleum service companies, academic institutions, local authorities and environmental agencies in the United Kingdom and in Israel. Currently specialising in environmental management strategies and risk appraisal, including Environmental Impact Assessments and Statements, Shoreline and Estuary Management Plans, Coastal Zone Management, hydrodynamic modelling, and as information service provider, with yearly publications since 1996.
Professional experience1991 - presentJune 1997 - May 1998Sept. 1997 - June 1998June 1999 - August 2000 KIMBERLEY SERVICES; NOW: HOLISTIC & INTEGRATED SERVICES - ENVIRONMENTAL & GEOSCIENCE CONSULTANTProjects / contracts to date included: o Igneous, metamorphic & sedimentary petrology, geochemistry & provenance of archaeological artifacts (Hebrew University of Jerusalem). o Geochemical analysis of Kaolinite rich oil well samples from Libya (Petroclays). o Core descriptions of wells 9/13a-45 & 210/24a-5 (Leppard Sedimentology). o Sedimentology, petrology & diagenesis of siliciclastic & carbonate oil well samples from the North Sea, Mongolia & the Middle East (SSI). o Sedimentology of the Cretaceous Madiela Formation in 12 off-shore Gabon oil wells (SSI -Amerada Hess). o Petrology & diagenesis of the Triassic Sherwood Sandstone Group in the Wessex Basin, English Channel (SSI - E.E.Caledonia). o Geology & structure of Cornwall - The making of the Cornish landscape (Tormark Press). o Saltmarshes, Sea Level Rise and Coastal Zone Management (EA - Severn Estuary). o Teifi Estuary Management Action Plan 2001-2005 (TEEMI). DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, BIRKBECK COLLEGE, UNI. OF LONDONRESEARCH FELLOW: Coastal Morphodynamics & Hydrodynamic Modelling DEPARTMENT OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, UWE, BRISTOLLECTURER: Sedimentology and Coastal Zone ManagementTEIFI ESTUARY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE PROJECT OFFICER (CARDIGAN): Author of Teifi Estuary Joint Issues Report, Teifi Estuary Management Plan & Teifi Estuary Management Action Plan
Qualifications1986-19891989-19901990-1996 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SWANSEA, SWANSEA(1989) B.Sc. (Hons) Geology and OceanographyAWARDS: Sibly Prize for Geology (1988); Departmental Oceanography Prize (1989)PRIS (SEDIMENTOLOGY), UNIVERSITY OF READING(1990) M.Sc. Sedimentology and its ApplicationsPRIS (SEDIMENTOLOGY), UNIVERSITY OF READING(1996) Ph.D. Environmental Sedimentology / Geology
Other experience o Geological mapping of Cretaceous & Cenozoic carbonate & siliciclastic sediments in the Middle East. o Calcretes & Palaeosols. o Evaporite geochemistry. o Teaching practical classes in sedimentology & palaeontology (PRIS). o Organizer & field guide of workshops & editor of proceedings o Scientific translations (English, German, Hebrew).
Publications
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OTTO, S. (2000c) Teifi Estuary Action Plan 2001-2005. Teifi Estuary Environmental Management Initiative, March 2001.

OTTO, S. (2000b) A Vision for the Teifi Estuary - A Strategic Template for the Application of EU Objective I Funding. Teifi Estuary Environmental Management Initiative, June 2000.

OTTO, S. (2000a) Draft Teifi Estuary Management Plan. Teifi Estuary Environmental Management Initiative, May 2000.

OTTO, S. (1999) The Teifi Estuary - Joint Issues Report. Teifi Estuary Environmental Management Initiative, December 1999.

OTTO, S. (1998) Off-shore sand banks and their role in coastal sedimentary processes: The Welsh coast of the outer Severn Estuary, SW Britain. In: M.R. Bennett & P. Doyle (eds) Issues in Environmental Geology: a British Perspective, p. 326-373.

OTTO, S. (1997b) A geo-scientific bibliography of British estuaries. Publication No. 97/2, Kimberley Services, Reading.

OTTO, S. (1997a) A scientific bibliography of Coastal Zone Management (including 200 WWW sites). Publication No. 97/1, Kimberley Services, Reading.

OTTO, S. (1996g) Some observations on saltmarsh vegetation along the Severn Estuary: implications for the re-evaluation of grazing practices and marsh restoration schemes. In: S. Otto (Ed.) Coastal Zone Management in the Severn Estuary: Contributions towards a concerted strategy plan. Field Guide and Proceedings, Saltmarsh Field Workshop - 26 September 1996. Publication No. 96/4, Kimberley Services, Reading.

OTTO, S. (1996f) Sea level rise in the Severn Estuary: considerations for managed retreat. In: S. Otto (Ed.) Coastal Zone Management in the Severn Estuary: Contributions towards a concerted strategy plan. Field Guide and Proceedings, Saltmarsh Field Workshop - 26 September 1996. Publication No. 96/4, Kimberley Services, Reading.

OTTO, S. (1996e) The Wentlooge Levels: past, present and future. In: S. Otto (Ed.) Coastal Zone Management in the Severn Estuary: Contributions towards a concerted strategy plan. Field Guide and Proceedings, Saltmarsh Field Workshop - 26 September 1996. Publication No. 96/4, Kimberley Services, Reading, p. 2-25.

OTTO, S. (1996d) (Editor) Coastal Zone Management in the Severn Estuary: Contributions towards a concerted strategy plan. Field Guide and Proceedings, Saltmarsh Field Workshop - 26 September 1996: Publication No. 96/4: Kimberley Services, Reading.

OTTO, S. (1996c) A scientific bibliography of temperate saltmarshes. Publication No. 96/3, Kimberley Services, Reading.

OTTO, S. (1996b) A scientific bibliography of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary. Publication No. 96/2, Kimberley Services, Reading.

OTTO, S. (1996a) Sea level rise and saltmarsh erosion with special reference to the Severn Estuary, SW Britain: Publication No. 96/1: Kimberley Services, Reading.


Research abstracts submitted to conferences / meetings:
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Workshop on Environmental Sedimentology of the Coastal Zone
BSRG 1996 Annual Meeting - December 15, 1996 - Trinity College Dublin
S. OTTO (Kimberley Services) Saltmarsh morphodynamics in the Severn Estuary, SW Britain: Insights gained from wave refraction modelling

Environmental Geology: the modern frontier
January 15, 1997 - University of Greenwich and English Nature
S. OTTO (Kimberley Services) & J. Stoodley (PRIS) Offshore sand banks and their role in coastal sedimentary processes: Examples from the Severn and Thames Estuaries

International Conference on Geography and Environmental Consultancy: Present Problems and Future Prospects (9-10 April 1997 - The University of Birmingham, U.K.)
S.OTTO (Kimberley Services) The impact of grazing on the stability of back-marsh cliffs in the Severn Estuary: towards the re-evaluation of agricultural practices on estuarine saltmarshes

International Conference on Geography and Environmental Consultancy: Present Problems and Future Prospects (9-10 April 1997 - The University of Birmingham, U.K.)
S.OTTO (Kimberley Services) Coastal Zone Management in the Severn Estuary, SW Britain: contributions towards a concerted strategy plan

Coastal Processes, Landforms and Management Issues
(1-3 July 1997 - University College Scarborough)
S. OTTO (Kimberley Services) Vertical saltmarsh growth models: are we missing a vital dimension?

MAFF Conference of River and Coastal Engineers
(July 1997 - University of Keele)
S. OTTO (Kimberley Services) Shoreline instability along the macro-tidal Severn Estuary, SW Britain: how to distinguish between causes and effects?

IGCP 367 UK Working Group Meeting & North Norfolk Coast Meeting
(9-12 September 1997 - University of East Anglia, Norwich)
C. BRISTOW & S. OTTO (Birkbeck College & JEI) Coastal morphodynamics along the N. Norfolk coast: insights gained from wave refraction modelling

IAS / SEPM Meeting on Environmental Sedimentology
(27 - 29 October 1997 - Venice)
S. OTTO, C.S. BRISTOW (Birkbeck College & JEI) & L. HANSFORD (UCL) Morphodynamics of a cuspate foreland: Benacre Ness on the East Suffolk coast, UK

28th International Conference on Coastal Engineering: Solving Coastal Conundrums
(7-12 July 2002 - Cardiff)
S. OTTO, G. GUTHRIE, G. WILLIAMS, C. HERBERT & E. WILLIAMS (2002) Managing the Teifi Estuary, West Wales (UK): Stepping beyond understanding

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