David Michalsen began with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District in 2004. He has been at the USACE, Seattle District since 2006 and is presently the Coastal Engineering Unit lead within the Hydraulic Engineering Section. Mr. Michalsen is a registered professional civil engineer in the State of Washington and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.    Mr. Michalsen received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Iowa in 2002. He received his Master of Ocean Engineering from Oregon State University in 2004.  He supports the USACE Civil Works mission and has worked on numerous coastal storm damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, deep draft navigation improvement, and Operations and Maintenance projects.  Mr. Michalsen’s project territory consists of coastal infrastructure located on the Oregon and Washington coast, including key waterways such as the Mouth of the Columbia River, Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor, Quillayute River, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Puget Sound.  Project examples include coastal navigation structure repair/rehabilitation, deep and shallow draft navigation channel deepening/realignment, dredge material management, beach nourishment, dune restoration, coastal/estuarine ecosystem restoration, and environmental remediation.  Mr. Michalsen also serves as a consultant to the USACE Emergency Management Office regarding coastal hazards in Washington State.  Mr. Michalsen has published several peer reviewed journal manuscripts and conference papers in the field of coastal engineering.