Louisville engineer brings wealth of experience to mega project

Published July 25, 2013
Mike Braden is the new division chief for the Olmsted Locks and Dam construction project.

Mike Braden is the new division chief for the Olmsted Locks and Dam construction project.

LOUISVILLE, KY – Michael Braden brings years of engineering and leadership experience to the $3.1 billion Olmsted Locks and Dam construction project on the lower Ohio River as the next Olmsted Division chief, Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers starting July 28.

Braden has been with the Louisville District since he was a cooperative student 20 years ago and he is currently chief of the design branch in the district’s engineering division. The district employs approximately 1,200 people executing civil works and military construction missions with a workforce that includes engineers, architects, planners, economists, biologists, lock operators and archeologists.

Braden holds a BA (’89) degree in European military history and a BS (’94) degree in electrical engineering, both from the University of Louisville. After completing his initial cooperative education rotations and Department of the Army internship with the Corps of Engineers, Braden went on to Louisville District staff assignments in construction at the Olmsted resident office, architect-engineer contract management, project management for the Reserve support team and chief of cost engineering. He also completed a developmental assignment as a military program manager at the Lakes and Rivers Division in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a one-year deployment in Iraq as chief of engineering for the Gulf Region District.

The Louisville native is a registered professional engineer in Kentucky and holds certified cost engineer and project management professional credentials. Braden is facilities engineer level 2 certified and has completed the Kentucky Engineering Center’s leadership PE program. He is a member of the Society of American Military Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

For information about the Olmsted lock replacement project, click here.


Contact
Jon Fleshman
502-315-7475

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Louisville engineer brings wealth of experience to mega project

Published July 25, 2013
Mike Braden is the new division chief for the Olmsted Locks and Dam construction project.

Mike Braden is the new division chief for the Olmsted Locks and Dam construction project.

LOUISVILLE, KY – Michael Braden brings years of engineering and leadership experience to the $3.1 billion Olmsted Locks and Dam construction project on the lower Ohio River as the next Olmsted Division chief, Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers starting July 28.

Braden has been with the Louisville District since he was a cooperative student 20 years ago and he is currently chief of the design branch in the district’s engineering division. The district employs approximately 1,200 people executing civil works and military construction missions with a workforce that includes engineers, architects, planners, economists, biologists, lock operators and archeologists.

Braden holds a BA (’89) degree in European military history and a BS (’94) degree in electrical engineering, both from the University of Louisville. After completing his initial cooperative education rotations and Department of the Army internship with the Corps of Engineers, Braden went on to Louisville District staff assignments in construction at the Olmsted resident office, architect-engineer contract management, project management for the Reserve support team and chief of cost engineering. He also completed a developmental assignment as a military program manager at the Lakes and Rivers Division in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a one-year deployment in Iraq as chief of engineering for the Gulf Region District.

The Louisville native is a registered professional engineer in Kentucky and holds certified cost engineer and project management professional credentials. Braden is facilities engineer level 2 certified and has completed the Kentucky Engineering Center’s leadership PE program. He is a member of the Society of American Military Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

For information about the Olmsted lock replacement project, click here.


Contact
Jon Fleshman
502-315-7475

Release no. 13-014