Shem Stygar

Shem Stygar is a Senior Water Resources Engineer at the California Department of Water Resources, where responsibilities include developing recommendations to implement the 2018 Water Conservation Legislation focused on efficient water management. Prior experience includes serving as a Water Resource Engineer, collaborating with state agencies on a Standardized Water Use Reporting Form, and as a Staff Engineer at ENGEO, managing water resource and geotechnical projects while performing various analyses. As a Process Engineer at Carollo Engineers, project responsibilities encompassed evaluating design alternatives and assisting in project construction. Stygar also contributed as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, focusing on stormwater sampling routines for research on roadway deicer, and completed an internship as a Transportation Engineer Intern. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.