{"id":1116,"name":"Ken Myers","url":"","description":"Ken Myers is a vice president for water resources from our U.S. West Water team. Ken has built a nearly five-decade career dedicated to federal water infrastructure, dam safety and flood risk management \u2014 spending more than 20 years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Sacramento District and over 30 years supporting major civil works programs in the private sector. After graduating from Chico State University in 1978, he joined USACE through its two-year Junior Engineer Training rotational program. His early assignment as a construction inspector on the New Melones Dam \u2014 completed while he was onsite \u2014 sparked a long-term commitment to complex dam and flood control projects. Upon completing his rotations, Ken landed in the District\u2019s Levees and Channels Section, where he spent many years advancing urban flood protection work and gaining deep knowledge of the federal project development and delivery process.\r\n\r\nAfter more than two decades of federal service, Ken transitioned to the private sector, where he continued to support USACE and its non-federal partners across California. Over the past 14 years with AECOM, he has remained closely aligned with the USACE Sacramento District, working with regional flood agencies and joint powers authorities to deliver major dam, levee and flood system improvements. In his current role, Ken helps guide AECOM\u2019s partnership with USACE and advance critical water infrastructure programs that protect communities and support long-term resilience.","link":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/blog\/author\/kenmyers\/","slug":"kenmyers","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ken-Myers-profile.png","48":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ken-Myers-profile.png","96":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ken-Myers-profile.png"},"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}