Colonel Michael J. Walsh assumed command of the South Atlantic Division on June 24, 2004.  His previous assignment was Chief of Staff, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

As SAD Commander, Colonel Walsh oversees engineering, construction, and real estate activities for the Army and Air Force in the Southeastern United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean.  He is also responsible for water resources development activities which include management of major harbors, federal navigable waterways, and multiple-purpose reservoirs.

As USACE Chief of Staff from May 2003 to June 2004, he was responsible for directing, coordinating, supervising, integrating, and training more than 900 personnel to provide responsive engineering support to the Army and Nation at home and abroad.  He worked closely with Army, other MACOMs, Department of Defense staff, and members of Congress to ensure USACE provided exceptional support to the Army and Nation in peace and war. 

Colonel Walsh served as USACE Executive Director of Civil Works from August 2001 to May 2003.  He provided executive direction and oversight to 200 personnel in the DC headquarters and to 25,000 Corps employees who execute the daily civil works mission throughout the United States.

Colonel Walsh's career includes two USACE district commands:  Sacramento District from 1998 to 2001 and San Francisco District from 1994 to 1996.

Colonel Walsh has held a wide variety of Army command and staff assignments.  They include project management officer for Engineer Branch, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe (SHAPE); Environmental Task Force Leader, Fort Stewart, GA; Executive Officer, 92nd Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, GA and Saudi Arabia; Project Engineer and Assistant Area Engineer, Baltimore District; Construction Officer, 18th Engineer Brigade, Darmstadt, Germany; and Commander, Company B, 94th Engineer Battalion, Darmstadt, Germany.

Colonel Walsh graduated from Polytechnic Institute of New York in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering.  He also earned a master's degree in construction management from the University of Florida.  His military education includes the Engineer Officers Basic and Advanced Courses, US Army Command and General Staff College, and the US Army War College.

He was born in Brooklyn, NY, and is married with two children.