Date: August 18, 2026 10:30AM-1:00PM
Location: Tulsa District USACE Office – 1st Floor Auditorium (Map)
CityPlex Tower – 2488 East 81st Street, Tulsa, OK
Topic: Resiliency – Hazard Vulnerability Analysis Workshop. An interactive desktop Hazard Vulnerability Analysis exercise and an update on the Tulsa Levees. Miro Kurka will be the presenter and exercise moderator.
POC: Miro Kurka
Miro’s bio is below:
Miroslav Kurka, P.E., PMP, F-SAME leads Mead & Hunt’s Corps of Engineers and Federal Water Program and manages multiple U.S. Corps of Engineers (USACE) clients. As part of Mead & Hunt’s One Water team, Miro focuses on integrating all aspects of water resource science and engineering to deliver exceptional services to Federal, state, municipal and industry clients. Miro has 45 years’ experience and has successfully managed many planning, feasibility studies and design projects. He was Principal-In-Charge of a highly successful new hydroelectric project on an existing USACE dam, and project manager for numerous USACE civil works and two airfield projects. Miro also has 30 years of experience as an Army engineer and commanded two USACE Districts – Tulsa District and Afghanistan Engineer District – and was Deputy Commander of the USACE Northwestern Division in Portland. As a District Commander, he managed large USACE civil works studies and construction projects, and worked with Headquarters, USACE, State officials and Congress to solve major water resource regulatory and policy issues. He has also been responsible for military construction and maintenance projects in the United States and Central Asia.
He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, Central Michigan University and the National Defense University, a registered professional engineer in Oklahoma and Oregon, and a Project Management professional.