Maritime Archaeologist
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MAA, University of Maryland, Masters of
Applied Anthropology, 1996
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BA, University of Maryland, 1990
Mr. Bilicki is a specialist in the field of maritime
archaeology and remote sensing.
He has applied remote sensing techniques to survey, locate, and map the
shallow water environment.
Submerged cultural resources detected are the focus of his work with
hundreds of dives to investigate shipwrecks and submerged landscapes.
During his undergraduate studies at
the University
of Maryland,
Mr. Bilicki began interning with the State of
Maryland’s
Maritime Archaeology Program. He
became one of the program’s full-time archaeologist in 1992 performing
federal permit reviews, historical research, remote sensing surveys, and
systems maintenance. During his
sixteen years of service to the state, he performed over 22 surveys and
investigations of submerged cultural resources on all major rivers of
Maryland
and the Chesapeake Bay.
As project manger or
assistant manger, Mr. Bilicki was responsible for the survey vessels, remote
sensing survey, historical research, volunteer coordinator, dive master,
data analysis, data processing, and report writing.
In 2006, Mr. Bilicki left the State
of Maryland
and created his own consulting firm for maritime archaeology and remote
sensing surveys. Relocating to
the Virginia’s
Eastern Shore, he completed the first remote sensing survey around
Jamestown
Island
documenting 70+ submerged targets.
The consulting firm will allow client’s to receive specialized
assistance to detect and protect unknown submerged cultural resources.
Mr. Bilicki resides on the Virginia
Eastern Shore with his wife and daughter where they enjoy boating, fishing,
and the outdoors.
