Technical Manager - National Levee Safety Program
US Army Corps of Engineers
North Billerica, Massachusetts
Mr. Bachand is currently serving as a Technical Manager within the Levee Safety Production Center supporting the development of the National Levee Safety Program since 2021. He is supporting the development of State Levee Safety Programs and integration of USACE/FEMA programs to support levee safety activities across the Nation. From 2018 to 2021, Mr. Bachand was the Chief of the Geotechnical/Water Resources Branch in the New England District and served as the Dam/Levee Safety Officer. Mr. Michael Bachand began working for the New England District (NAE) in May 2012 as the district’s Levee Safety Program Manager (LSPM). While at the New England District, he served at the LSPM from 2012 to 2018 during which time he was responsible for overseeing the administration of USACE’s Levee Safety Program polices for over 60 levee systems in New England. At the New England District, Mike served as the Director of NAE’s Leadership Development Program for 3 years.
Prior to coming to USACE, Mike spent approximately 13 years working in private industry for a consulting engineering company called CDM Smith. During that time with CDM Smith, Mike worked on various types of projects all over the U.S. and internationally. His experiences (and his future wife) lead him down to Louisiana between 2001 and 2007. Upon returning to Cambridge, he managed a group of geotechnical engineers across multiple offices in the Northeast. Over this time he worked on several dam and levee projects for CDM Smith.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM MT