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Michael Stuhr is proud to have dedicated his career to public service, from working as a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulator to leading the Portland Water Bureau (PWB), and has a passion for building seismically resilient infrastructure.

He earned his bachelor鈥檚 degree from the U.S. Military Academy, his master鈥檚 in geotechnical engineering from Stanford University, and a master鈥檚 in business administration from the University of California, Davis.

Stuhr joined the PWB in 2003 as director of maintenance and construction and served as its chief engineer for 10 years before being named director in 2015. As chief engineer, his management responsibilities included planning, design, construction and emergency management. He also served as co-chair of the Water and Waste Water Task Group for the Oregon Resilience Plan, a 50-year seismic resilience plan to guide policy and investments statewide.
Among his career highlights was joining the PWB team in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to help rebuild their wastewater system.

鈥淭he experience we have gained by assisting our partners in New Orleans has improved the way we do our work. And it鈥檚 the right thing to do. That鈥檚 what community is all about,鈥� he said.

Stuhr was also proud to be the chief engineer when the PWB invested in the city鈥檚 Emergency Coordination Center and built the water bureau鈥檚 Interstate facility to Type 4 seismic code.

鈥淭his means the people responsible for keeping the water on will be able to work following a major earthquake,鈥� he said.

He noted that he shares his successes with a team of dedicated public servants. For example, the Skidmore main break, the largest main break in recent history, was repaired in 38 hours.

鈥淎s with all of our projects, that phenomenal outcome was the result of our committed crews and staff,鈥� he said.

鈥淲e sometimes forget what we have accomplished,鈥� Stuhr added.