VICKSBURG,
MISS…The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District recently selected
David Wallace as chief of its Design Branch of Engineering Division.
In this
position, Wallace will be responsible for supervising and managing the branch
to provide engineering design activities to support the Vicksburg District’s
(District) civil works program. The civil works-engineering program consists of
major construction of navigation locks and dams, flood control dams and
reservoirs, channel improvements, floodwalls, pumping stations, and road and
railroad relocations.
Prior to this
selection, he was chief of the Technical Services Section of the Technical
Support Branch of Engineering Division where he was responsible for the
acquisition and management of architectural and engineering contract services
and public facility relocation services for the District.
Wallace began
his career with the District in 1990 as an environmental engineer in the Water
Quality Section, Hydraulics Branch of Engineering Division. He later was
selected by the Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 as a national
Brownfield liaison for the City of Jackson.
A native
of Amite City, Louisiana, he is a graduate of Amite High School. He earned his
Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in civil engineering from Louisiana Tech
University. He is a registered
professional engineer in the State of Louisiana.
He and his wife
Stephanie have four children.
Release no. 16-007