David Miller & Associates

What David Miller & Associates does

David Miller & Associates, Inc. (DMA) is a privately held, multidisciplinary consulting firm specializing in water resource and environmental infrastructure planning. Founded approximately in 2002 and headquartered in Vienna, Virginia — a Washington, D.C. suburb — the firm operates four offices across the eastern and midwestern United States (Vienna, VA; Cary, IL; Buffalo, NY; Berlin, VT) and has provided project development services to federal, state, local, and private clients for over 20 years. Its service portfolio centers on five interconnected lines: overarching Water Resources Project Planning & Development, Commercial Navigation (port deepening and channel widening), Environmental Restoration and Mitigation, Flood Risk Management, and NEPA Documentation. The firm combines plan formulation, feasibility studies, benefit-cost analysis, environmental assessments, and permitting support across the full federal civil works project lifecycle — from planning initiation through authorization, construction, and operations and maintenance.

Technically, DMA relies on a conventional engineering analytics stack: GIS-based spatial analysis, HEC-FDA flood damage modeling, hydrologic and hydraulic simulation, benefit-cost and incremental cost analysis, and — in select engagements — linear programming optimization to reduce mitigation costs. Its value proposition rests on integrating deep interdisciplinary expertise (water resources engineering, resource economics, biology, geomorphology, decision sciences, civil/environmental engineering, and computer modeling) into single project teams that can deliver federal-compliant planning deliverables.

DMA's business model is professional services revenue earned through project-based contracts, primarily with the US Army Corps of Engineers across 15+ named districts, supplemented by engagements with state and regional port authorities (Canaveral, Virginia, North Carolina State, Georgia, Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, and Port Everglades). The firm pursues work through federal procurement and direct enterprise sales to government clients, frequently teaming with larger AEC subcontractors (David Evans and Associates, Moffatt Nichol, Dial Cordy, Taylor Engineering) on major port and harbor feasibility studies. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the firm maintains a 1-10 core employee footprint supported by an external consultant network.

Name

David Miller & Associates

Legal name

David Miller & Associates, Inc.

Website

https://dma-us.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

David Miller & Associates is a multidisciplinary consulting firm specializing in water resources and environmental infrastructure planning, serving federal, state, local, and private clients across the United States with port navigation, flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and NEPA documentation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Resources Consulting

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance (BPAHAJAJ)

Keywords

• Water resources planning
• Environmental infrastructure consulting
• Flood risk management
• Commercial navigation consulting
• NEPA documentation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: DMA provides multidisciplinary consulting services for water resource and environmental infrastructure planning, formulation, financing, and implementation. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with Federal agencies (primarily US Army Corps of Engineers), state agencies, local governments, and private clients. Services include feasibility studies, environmental assessments, NEPA documentation, benefit-cost analyses, plan formulation, and design services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

David Miller & Associates is a multidisciplinary consulting firm that delivers water resources project planning and development services for Federal, state, local, and private clients in the United States. The firm provides plan formulation, feasibility studies, NEPA documentation, benefit-cost analyses, environmental assessments, ecosystem restoration studies, and design support for infrastructure projects spanning commercial navigation, flood risk management, coastal storm risk management, ecosystem restoration, water supply, recreation, streambank and shore protection, hydropower, and wastewater treatment. Engagements are awarded through government procurement and direct contracts, primarily with US Army Corps of Engineers districts and port authorities.

Product overview

David Miller & Associates is a multidisciplinary consulting firm offering a portfolio of water resource and environmental infrastructure services. The company provides five interconnected service lines: Water Resources Project Planning & Development (the overarching service integrating all project types), Commercial Navigation (port deepening and channel improvement studies), Environmental Restoration, Mitigation & Impact Assessment Studies (ecosystem restoration and environmental compliance), Flood Risk Management (flood damage reduction planning and analysis), and NEPA Documentation (environmental impact assessment and permitting). These services work together to guide clients through the complete project development lifecycle from initial planning through authorization, construction, and operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Resources Project Planning & Development
• Commercial Navigation
• Environmental Restoration, Mitigation, & Impact Assessment Studies
• Flood Risk Management
• NEPA Documentation

Quantifiable outcome

• Identified over $2 million in additional benefits, increasing the benefit-cost ratio of the NED plan from 1.04 to 1.5 for Greenbrier River Basin flood damage reduction project
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Arcadis has a sizable US water and environment practice with capabilities in flood resilience, ecosystem restoration, and federal infrastructure planning. As a global, multi-sector consultancy it competes for many of the same USACE and port authority engagements as DMA but from a much broader platform.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting giant with a large USACE water resources practice spanning planning, design, NEPA, and construction management. It competes with DMA on federal IDIQs and major feasibility studies but as a broad incumbent across many infrastructure sectors rather than a water-niche specialist.
• WSP USA: WSP USA (including the legacy Wood Environment & Infrastructure business) provides federal water, environmental, and NEPA services to USACE and other agencies. It is a broad incumbent that competes for the same USACE planning and navigation study contracts as DMA, but at materially greater scale and global reach.
• Stantec: Stantec operates a large North American water resources practice covering USACE planning studies, flood management, environmental restoration, and NEPA documentation. It is a broader infrastructure consultancy than DMA but competes directly for the same federal water planning task orders.

Direct peers

• Kleinfelder: Kleinfelder provides engineering, environmental, and regulatory compliance consulting with substantial federal water infrastructure work including USACE projects, NEPA documentation, and ecosystem restoration. Its interdisciplinary water/environmental planning model mirrors DMA's staffing approach at a larger scale.
• HDR: HDR's water resources practice delivers USACE planning studies, flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and NEPA documentation, and it has a long track record as a Corps prime contractor. The mix of federal water planning, interdisciplinary technical staff, and Section 203/204 navigation experience makes it one of the closest comparables to DMA at greater scale.
• Brown and Caldwell: Brown and Caldwell is a water-focused environmental engineering consultancy with strong federal agency relationships in flood control, ecosystem restoration, and water resources planning. Its federal practice competes directly with DMA on USACE feasibility and NEPA-driven engagements.
• Anchor QEA: Anchor QEA is a mid-sized water resources and environmental engineering firm specializing in riverine and estuarine restoration, sediment management, and USACE planning studies. Its niche on ecosystem restoration and navigation projects closely matches DMA's portfolio of federal planning work.
• Michael Baker International: Michael Baker International is a USACE-focused engineering consultancy with significant federal water resources, navigation, floodplain management, and NEPA capabilities. Its long history as a Corps contractor and similar mix of feasibility, EIS, and benefit-cost work makes it a direct competitive peer in DMA's core federal market.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech is a leading global water resources and environmental engineering consultancy with deep USACE contractor experience across flood control, navigation, and ecosystem restoration—directly overlapping DMA's core feasibility study, NEPA, and benefit-cost analysis services. Like DMA, it combines hydrologic/hydraulic modeling expertise with environmental planning and serves federal water agencies as a primary client base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

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