The Bureau of Reclamation’s California Great-Basin Region announced Feb. 4 that it selected Jesse Castro as manager of its Division of Design and Construction.
Castro’s division is responsible for providing a variety of technical engineering, geologic, survey, and mapping support services for the region, according to a news release from the USBR. The division serves as the lead for the Regional Dam Safety Program and manages the Battle Creek Restoration project.
“Jesse brings a wealth of experience to this position; he’s worked in Reclamation since 2003 in multiple positions with Folsom’s Central California Area Office before becoming the mechanical and electrical branch chief,” Regional Director, Ernest Conant, said in the release. “We are looking forward to Jesse’s leadership and expertise in guiding our region through the many complex engineering solutions ahead of us.”
Castro spent the past three years as mechanical and electrical branch chief, as well as serving as regional engineer overseeing a variety of projects including the Folsom Dam Raise and the Delta-Mendota Canal Intertie Pumping Plant, the release stated.
The Folsom Dam is located about 25 miles north of Sacramento.
Castro has a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, according to the release. Before joining the USBR, he was as an engineer for Rubicon Manufacturing.
The USBR was established in 1902 and is the largest wholesaler of water in the United States, bringing water to more than 31 million people, the Bureau’s website stated.
