Mr. Michael Bachand is currently serving as a Technical Manager supporting the development of the National Levee Safety Program and specifically focused on leading the Intergrated Levee Management component since 2020. Mr. Bachand began working for the New England District (NAE) in May 2012 as the district’s Levee Safety Program Manager. Prior to NAE, Mike spent approximately 13 years working in private industry for a consulting engineering company called CDM Smith. Mike joined CDM Smith upon graduating from college at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. He is a registered professional engineer in Massachusetts and Louisiana and holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.