Dave Sorem

Now serving as manager and partner at Mike Bubalo Construction Co., Inc., David joined the company in 2000. Currently he oversees estimating, engineering, and operations activities for large-scale underground utility development projects in five Southern California counties. Formerly, David served as project manager at Steve Bubalo Construction Co., Inc., responsible for estimating sewer, storm drain and waterline projects. He began his professional career at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, where he held civil engineering positions of increasing responsibility, culminating in the post of Section Head, Design Division, Contracting Section. David is a member in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and ASCE’s Construction Institute. He serves on the board of directors of the Engineering Contractors Association (ECA), and the Construction Industry Coalition on Water Quality (CICWQ). His group technical committee efforts involve developing specification standards for public works projects. David holds a B.S. degree in civil engineering from North Dakota State University in Fargo. He has completed graduate courses at USC in advanced steel and concrete design, and at California State University, Los Angeles in engineering applications of computers and advanced structural analysis.