Gary Schimek

Gary Schimek currently serves as the Director of Public Works for the City of Mountlake Terrace and is also the Utility Management Services Regional Director for Blue Cypress Consulting, LLC. With extensive experience in public works and utilities management, Gary previously held roles as Utilities Engineering Strategic Advisor and Utilities Engineering and Environmental Programs Division Manager for the City of Issaquah, as well as Environmental and Utilities Services Manager and Natural Resources Division Manager for the City of Redmond. Gary’s career began at Seattle Public Utilities, where Gary managed a drainage and wastewater section. Educational credentials include a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.