Posted on October 11, 2021
Waylon Humphrey has been selected to serve as the new Operations Division Chief for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, effective November 22, 2021.
He will have responsibility for overall direction, staff management, and program management of the Louisville District’s Operations Division, which includes nearly 400 employees, operating and maintaining 17 multi-purpose lake reservoirs, nine navigation locks and dams, and an emergency operations center.
“I’m honored to be selected for this role and look forward to stretching the infrastructure life cycle with the critical tax dollars we have available,” said Humphrey.
Humphrey has more than 12 years of experience working with the Louisville District Operations program. Currently, he serves as the Deputy Chief of Operations Division for the district, where he has served since 2017. Humphrey is a Professional Engineer in Kentucky and Ohio and is a graduate of the USACE Leadership Development Program III and LDP II programs. Humphrey has a Masters of Engineering in Engineering Management, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Louisville Speed Scientific School.
