JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – The Corps of Engineers-Alaska District has selected Bill Walters as the new Alaska Area Office’s first engineer. He is the former Southern Alaska Area Office engineer.
Walters’ selection was a result of the corps’ changing mission to create a faster, more affordable and better organization. The corps’ goal is to be the agency of choice for design and construction services.
“Bill Walters has proven to be a valued leader of the Southern Alaska Area Engineer Office,” said Col. Christopher Lestochi, commander, U.S Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District. “He is highly respected by our stakeholders, his peers and has been a respected federal employee for more than 37 years.”
In his new position, Walters will oversee resident offices at Eielson Air Force Base, Clear Air Force Station, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and forts Greely and Wainwright, as well as a large majority of the state’s civil works projects.
Walters previously managed engineers, technicians and support staff on military construction at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Fort Greely and several remote military sites in Alaska; civil works construction at various locations throughout Alaska; and annual maintenance dredging at harbors throughout the state for the southern office.
Additionally, he was the resident engineer and administrative contracting officer for the corps’ Elmendorf Resident Office for five years, where he oversaw construction projects on base and at remote Air Force stations throughout Alaska.
Walters is a registered professional engineer in Alaska. He has a master’s degree in civil engineering from Stanford University, Menlo Park, California, and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
ABOUT THE ALASKA AREA ENGINEER OFFICE
The Alaska Area Engineer Office was established in March at JBER, where staff members from its restructured northern and southern area engineer offices consolidated to create the new shop.
The mission of the office is to provide statewide construction services for the corps’ military, civil works and interagency partners. In fiscal year 2015, the corps is conducting about 200 of those projects, totaling more than $285 million.
The office is located at Building 2218, next to the corps’ district headquarters at JBER. To reach the area office, call 907-753-2835.
Release no. 15-004