奈杰尔Pontee博士和道格·鲍曼产生了兴趣，沿海问题的同时彼此整个池塘成长。Nigel spent childhood holidays at his parents’ boat on the coast of North Wales, and spent hours wandering up and down the beach, looking at the sand, rocks, and waves coming in. Doug grew up in Midwestern America but was fascinated to learn from Jacque Cousteau and a high school biology teacher, so he moved to Key West to learn more. Doug was surprised to learn that marine science didn’t involve swimming with the whales but instead was more likely to involve wading in the mud!

他们两人继续学习沿海科学，海洋学，和他们现在领导CH2M的工作中帮助我们的客户建立弹性的海岸线。奈杰尔是CH2M的全球技术领导者海岸规划设计，和Doug是一位资深环境科学家和水资源管理Eecosystem组长。